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MONTHYEARRCF 24-01, Annual Report Cy 2023-Signed2024-02-29029 February 2024 Annual Report Cy 2023-Signed RCF 23-02, Annual Report Cy 2022-update-signed2023-06-0505 June 2023 Annual Report Cy 2022-update-signed RCF 22-01, Calendar Year (Cy) 2021 Operations Report of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Reactor Critical Facility (RCF)2022-02-28028 February 2022 Calendar Year (Cy) 2021 Operations Report of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Reactor Critical Facility (RCF) RCF 21-02, Annual Report Cy 2020-Update-Signed2021-03-31031 March 2021 Annual Report Cy 2020-Update-Signed RCF 21-01, Reactor Critical Facility Cy 2020 Operations Report2021-02-28028 February 2021 Reactor Critical Facility Cy 2020 Operations Report RCF 20-07, Extension Request to Respond to Additional Information Needed for the Application for a License Amendment Re Modification to the Restricted and Exclusion Areas for the Renewed Facility License No. CX-222020-07-0202 July 2020 Extension Request to Respond to Additional Information Needed for the Application for a License Amendment Re Modification to the Restricted and Exclusion Areas for the Renewed Facility License No. CX-22 RCF 20-02, Annual Report Cy 20192020-04-12012 April 2020 Annual Report Cy 2019 RCF 20-01, Supplemental Information Needed for Acceptance of the Application for a License Amendment Re Modification to the Restricted and Exclusion Areas2020-02-20020 February 2020 Supplemental Information Needed for Acceptance of the Application for a License Amendment Re Modification to the Restricted and Exclusion Areas RCF 19-04, Submittal of Omitted Step in the Pre-Startup Procedures Allowed the RCF to Be Operated Without a Required Nuclear Instrument Channel2019-08-22022 August 2019 Submittal of Omitted Step in the Pre-Startup Procedures Allowed the RCF to Be Operated Without a Required Nuclear Instrument Channel RCF 19-03, Rensselaer - Requests a Revision to the RPI Critical Experiments Facility, License CX-22, Technical Specifications2019-07-11011 July 2019 Rensselaer - Requests a Revision to the RPI Critical Experiments Facility, License CX-22, Technical Specifications RCF 18-01, Operations Report for Calendar Year 20172018-03-29029 March 2018 Operations Report for Calendar Year 2017 RCF 17-01, Submittal of 2016 Operations Report2017-04-28028 April 2017 Submittal of 2016 Operations Report RCF 16-01, Operations Report for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility, NRC License CX-22, Docket Number 50-2252016-04-29029 April 2016 Operations Report for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility, NRC License CX-22, Docket Number 50-225 RCF 15-01, Submittal of Calendar Year 2014 (CY2014) Operation Report of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Reactor Critical Facility (RCF) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the RPI Management2015-03-25025 March 2015 Submittal of Calendar Year 2014 (CY2014) Operation Report of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Reactor Critical Facility (RCF) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the RPI Management RCF 14-01, Operations Report for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility2014-03-14014 March 2014 Operations Report for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility RCF 13-01, Operations Report for Cy 20122013-03-14014 March 2013 Operations Report for Cy 2012 RCF 12-01, Operations Report for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility2012-03-0606 March 2012 Operations Report for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility RCF 11-01, Letter from Rensselaer Resignation of Timothy H. Trumbull as RPI Reactor Critical Facility Director2011-01-10010 January 2011 Letter from Rensselaer Resignation of Timothy H. Trumbull as RPI Reactor Critical Facility Director RCF 10-03, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Renewal of Facility Operating License2010-10-28028 October 2010 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Renewal of Facility Operating License RCF 10-02, Response to Request for Additional Information Re Renewal of Facility Operating License2010-06-28028 June 2010 Response to Request for Additional Information Re Renewal of Facility Operating License RCF 10-01, Operations Report for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility2010-02-0101 February 2010 Operations Report for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility RCF 08-04, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Renewal Application2008-07-28028 July 2008 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Renewal Application RCF 08-03, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Financial Qualification and the Requalification Program for Renewal of Facility License No. CX-222008-07-21021 July 2008 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Financial Qualification and the Requalification Program for Renewal of Facility License No. CX-22 RCF 08-02, Operations Report for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility2008-02-29029 February 2008 Operations Report for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility RCF 09-02, Submittal of Operations Report of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility for Calendar Year 20082008-02-13013 February 2008 Submittal of Operations Report of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility for Calendar Year 2008 RCF 07-01, 2006 Operations Report of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility2007-03-0101 March 2007 2006 Operations Report of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility 2024-02-29
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Rensselaer U.S. Nuclear'Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 L. DAVID WALTHOUSEN LABORATORY REACTOR CRITICAL FACILITY RCF 17-01 April 28, 2017 Re: Operations Report for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility, NRC License CX-22, Docket Number 50-225. To Whom It May Concern: This document constitutes the Calendar.Year 2016 Operations Report of the RPI RCF to the USNRC and to Rensselaer management.
- The Reactor Critical Facility (RCF) operated successfully during calendar year 2016. The RCF was used for one laboratory course and two introductory courses in the Nuclear Engineering curricula.
The facility staff trained. three Synior who passed an NRC licensing exam in January 2016. Students from. Vermont Technical.c;::onege carried out experimer.ts"similarto those performed in the* lab6rat6ry'course.
- ' * *. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *. .. * . Researcheis*:ftom Los Alamos National collected.
data with He3 detecto.rs in several subcritical configurations:
This exp.eriment was sponsored by Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory.
Work proceeded on critical experiments with the 0.640 pitch lattice plates. Critical .measurements were performed with 327-pin and 333-pin configurations.
Some subcritical measurements were conducted with fewer pins. The SPERT(Fl) fuel is 4.81 w/o enriched high density U0 2 pellet fuel clad in stainless steel, so it is similar to power plant reactor fuel. The RCF is now the* only facility in the U.S. carrying out reactor physics critical experiments in support of the power reactor function.
These experiments are similar to pbwer reactor startup measurements.
A NRC inspection was performed in August 2016. NRC findings have been reported in other correspondence.
Training and proficiency requirements for all licensed operators have been reviewed and are current. 1)1e NSRB t.he same, however,Dr.
Wei Ji replaced Dr. Yaron Danmias the The Technical
- specifications; App'. A to USNRCLicense CX-22 require the following operational items:* 1. Changes to facility design: The 327-pin core with Zr reflectors was altered with a* return to the nominal 332-pincore without Zr reflectors.
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- 2 .. : :Significant maintenance, repairs or performed on RCF systems: None
operating which to safety of RCF operations:
None 4. *
- checks, tysts, and.calibrations vyere conducted and logged:as required.
The results were . satisfactory.
On)une s', 2016 an emergency drill was conducted at the RCF. * * . . . . ***.. )PZO Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute p p 110 8th Street I Troy, NY 12180-3590 USA N f-1\..,
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- 5. Changes, tests or experiments requiring authorization from the USNRC under lOCFRS0.59 a orb: None 6. Calculated integrated thermal power: Approximately 77.5 x 10-3 kw-hr for all of 2016. 7. There were no unplanned scrams in the report interval.
- 8. Maintenance operations were carried out and logged with satisfactory results. 9. There were no discharges of radioactive effluents.
- 10. Environmental monitor dosimetry is performed at the exclusion area fence (EMl through EM4), and at the site boundary fence (EMS and EM6). The environmental monitoring results are reported without background subtraction, and the accumulated dose to an off-site control monitor is reported separately.
The sum of the quarterly control readings from 2016 was 123 mrem. The sums of the gross readings and net dose results for 2016 are: Gross Net EMl U6mrem Omrem EM2 131 mrem 8mrem EM3 110 mrem Omrem EM4 107 mrem Omrem EMS 104 mrem Omrem EM6 131 mrem 8mrem 11. A total of 11 personnel monitoring badges recorded an accumulated dose greater than the minimum reportable dose of 10 mrem in at least one quarter of 2016, for a total collective dose of 226 mrem. Sincerely, Cc: Dr. Shekhar Garde Dean of Engineering Ms. Annette Chism, Director Environmental Health and Safety Dr. Suvranu De, Head, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering . Department Mr. Glenn Winters, RCF Operations Supervisor Dr. Y aron Danon Chairman, NSRB and Head, Nuclear Engineering Program