IR 05000192/1989001

University of Texas Construction Inspection Reports 0500192/1989001 & 0500602/1989001

ML18285A672
Person / Time
Site:	05000192, University of Texas at Austin
Issue date:	02/10/1989
From:	Clay Johnson, Murphy M NRC Region 4
To:	University of Texas at Austin
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ML18285A704	List: IR 05000192/1986001 IR 05000192/1989001 IR 05000192/1989002 IR 05000192/1989003 IR 05000602/1987001 IR 05000602/1988003 IR 05000602/1988004 IR 05000602/1989002 IR 05000602/1989003 IR 05000602/1989006 IR 05000602/1989007 IR 05000602/1990001 IR 05000602/1990002 IR 05000602/1990003 IR 05000602/1990004 IR 05000602/1991001
References
IR 1989001, NUDOCS 8902220298
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APPENDIX U.S. NUCLEAR PEGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

NRC Inspection Peport: 50-192/89-01 OpPrating Licenses: R-9?

50-602/89-01 Construction Permit: CPRR-123 Dockets: 50-192 50-602 Licensee: University of Texas College of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Engineering Programs Austin, Texas 7871?

Fae i 11 ty Name: Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL) (TRIGA Mark I and Mark II)

Inspection At: NETL Balcones Research Center, and Taylor Hall NF.TL (Main Campus)

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Inspection Surrmary Inspection Conducted January 25, 1989 (Report 50-192/89-01; 50-60?/89-01)

Areas Inspected: Routine, announced inspection of surveillance requirements and general condition of the Mark I unit; construction status, schedule update, ad reactor equipment preservation and protective storage for the Mark Tl unit.

Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identified. Construction has resumed following selection of a new contractor (R. L. Pender and Associates) by the licensee's bonding company. The reactor systems and components provided hy General Atomic are adequately protected and stored. Techical Specifications (TS) requirements for the Mark T unit are being properly me DETAILS Persons Contacted

• T. Bauer, Assistant Director, NETL J. Green, Construction Inspector

• Denotes individual contacted for exit interview. TRIGA Mark I Unit The NRC inspectors reviewed the procedures manual and Technical Specifications for the Mark I unit. The University has discontinued operations of this unit but continues to maintain it until the fuel can be transferred to the new unit now under final construction. The review determined that the only surveillance requirements during this condition are periodic pool water level and conductivity checks. These are being accomplished as required. The licensee is also running the area radiation monitor and the continuous air monitoring syste Except for the F" ring, a11 fue 1 elements have been removed from the core II and are temporarily suspended in the pool. Fuel transfer to the new unit is presently planned for June 1989. Procedures for handling, loading, shipping and unloading are in draft form at this time. TRIGA Mark II Unit The NRC inspectors toured thP facility to review completion status and general area conditions. Some work has restarted in the office and laboratory area. The new contractor (R. L. Pender and Associates of Miami, Florida) will resume reactor building work when final insurance arrangements are complete During the tour, it was pointed out that the manufacturer (Patterson Kelley) had shipped the pool cooling heat exchanger without cleaning the unit's internals. The manufacturer hs since completed one field cleaning with unsatisfactory results. The unit is to he recleaned before final pipe installatio Some work had started on the pool water recirculation pipe but was presently held up because of a problem identified with some of the large size valve These valves are made from epoxy coated cast iron with stainless steel internals. It was noted that the epoxy coating on the valves was chipping, raising concerns over the potential for long tenn corrosion. This is being resolved by the license The tour also included the storage and prPservation of reactor equipmen The NRC inspectors found that the skid mounted pool water purification system, core support structure, beam port plug removal/storage container, and other miscellaneous structural material were being stored in a sealed

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trailer shippinq container. It was noted that the PVC piping for thP purification system filter had sustained damage during shipment and required repair by General Atomic (GA) prior to installatio The NRC inspertors observed that crated ractor control consoles, control equ;pment, radi,.tion monitors, ion exchange resin, radiation control assemblies and other miscellaneous equipment were stored 1n a separate, environfflf!ntally controlled buildin. It was pointed out that the refurbished transient rod control system had not been received from G One other item that has not been received from GA is the argon-41 measurement sytem.

4. Schedule Milestones Oue to construction delays, the milestone schedule dates as published tn NRC Inspection Report 50-602/RR-05 have been revised and are as follows as of January 25, 1989:

Milestones Completion Dat Actual Receive control room console October J, 1988 October 1, 19P8 and mechanical components Complete HVAC balancing February 15, 1989 f.omplete physical security elements ay 1, 19P9 Complete pool water system March 31, 1989 (1 ns ta11ation)

Complete preoperational test May l, 1989 procedures (including GA installation and test)

rnstall control room console April 15, 189 Install GA mechanical components April 1, 1989 (including purification system)

Install radiation monitoring April 15, 1989 equipment (installation by GA)

license two Senior Reactor Operators May 15, 1 f.omplete all operating procedures Complete a required by equipment irstallation 98% complete as of

,January 24, 1989

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Receive operating license June 1. 1989 Load reactor fuel - achieve 1n1t1al June 20, 19A9 cr1t1cal1ty 5. Exit Interview The 1nspection scope and findings were discussed with th Assistant Director, NETL, et the conclusion of the inspection on January ?5, 198 The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the material provided to, or reviewPd, by the NRC inspector.