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2015 ANNUAL REPORT Docket Number 50-607 License Number R-130
UCD/MNRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2015
- 1. Introduction The University of Ca l ifornia , Davis , McClellan Nuclear Research Center (MNRC) consists of a research reactor, associated radiography and positioning equipment, and a wide variety of equ ipment t o support broad-based research activities . This MNRC Annual Report is published each year in support of the license provided by th e United States Nuclear Regulatory Commissi on (NRC) .
The aforementioned license is for the operation of a steady-state TRIGA' reactor with pulsing and square wave capability.
It is the primary intent of this document to provide information relevant to the safe operation of the UCD/MNRC. A brief descr ipti on of the MNRC facility and administration is followed by operational events and hea l th physics information concerning this facility during CY 2015 .
- 2. UCD/MNRC Facility Description The UCD/MNRC is located on the McClellan Industrial Park site; the reactor is housed in Building 258 . The McClellan Industrial Park site is approximately 2600 acres, l ocated eight miles northeast o f Sacramento, California.
The UCD/MNRC fa cility is a three level 14,7 20 sq. ft. rectangular-shaped enclosure that surrounds a 2 MW research reactor. The UCD/MNRC provides four neutron beams to four bays for radiography and othe r res ea rch and commercia l activities . All four bays are capable of using radiography film techniques ,
but Bays l and 3 normally use electronic imaging devices. Space, sh i e l ding and environmental controls are provided by the enclosure for neutron radiography operatio ns performed on a varie ty o f samples. Adequate room has been provided to handle the components in a safe manner .
In addition to the radiography bays, the UCD/MNRC reactor also has several in-core facilities ranging from a pneumatic tube system to a central irradiation facility .
For more detailed information on the UCD/MNRC project , the reader is referred to the UCD/MNRC Safe ty Analysis Report .
3.0 UCD/MNRC Administration UCD/MNRC Organi zation. The UCD/MNRC is licensed by the Nuc l ear Regulatory commission (NRC) to operate under the provisions of operating license R-130.
The University of California Regents have designated the Chancellor at UC Davis to be the license holder. The UCO Cha n ce ll o r has in-turn de l egated the Vice Chancellor for Research to be the licensee of record.
The UCD/MNRC is under the direction of the UCD/MNRC Director .
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- 1. Performed 50 . 59 review f o r Experiment K 46 t o include Bi-Direct i onal Destruct Charges for Neutron Radiography .
2 . Performed 50.59 review for Experiment K 52 to perform Neutron Irradiation of Spec i al Nuclear Material.
5.0 Approved Changes to Experiments None 6.0 Licensing and Regulatory Activities 6 .1 NRC Items a . The Nuclear Regu lat ory Commission conducted a semi-annual audit the week of 09 February 2015 . No significant findings reported.
- b. Th e Nuc l ear Regulatory Commission conduct ed an audit the week of 6 July 2015 . No significant findings reported.
c . The Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducted an audit the week of 19 Oct ober 2015 . No significant findings reported .
- d. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Examiner granted one Reactor Operat o r License effective 28 January 2015.
- e. One Reactor Operator License terminated effective 26 May 2015 .
f_ On 3 June 2 015 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requested additional information concerning the LAR submitted 15 July 20 11.
6.2 Nu clear Safety Commit tee (UCD/NSC) a . The Nuc l ear Safe t y Committee he l d its semi-annual meetings on 26 February and 2 3 July 2015 .
b . The Nuclear Safety Committee performed an Operations audit on 28 Oct ober 20 15.
c . The Nuclear Safety Committee performed an audit of the Radiation Safety Pr og ram o n 23 No vember 2 0 15 .
d . The Nuclear Safety Committee performed a Securi ty audit on 14 December 2 0 15 .
7.0 OPERATIONS OPERATING HISTORY :
TOTAL OPERATING HOURS THIS YEAR : 1055 . 73 TOTAL OPERATING HOURS : 49472 . 06 TOTAL MEGAWATT HOURS THIS YEAR : 961 . 70 TOTAL MEGAWAT T HOURS: 64217.14 TOTAL NUMBER OF PULS ES PERFORMED THIS YEAR : 0 TOTAL NUMBER OF PULSES PERFORMED : 484 UCD/MNRC Annual RtlPOrt. 20 75 2
UCD/MNRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2015 7.1 UNSCHEDULED REACTOR SHUTDOWNS and NOTED PROBLEM AREAS:
In 2015 , there were thr ee(3) uns c heduled shutdowns at the MNRC reactor facil i ty . The fo ll owing is a list of the u nscheduled shutdowns :
20 15 UNSCHEDULE D REACTOR SHUTDOWNS Type of Failures Total Number csc 1 Other 2 TOTAL NUMBER OF UNSCHEDULED SHUTDOWNS IN 2015 3 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec csc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Other 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Notes 1 2 Notes:
1: Loss of off-site power due to weather (lightning strikes in the area) 2: Control Room Overheated due to loss of air conditioning January 1 . There were no unscheduled shutdowns in the month o f January .
2 . There was one callback to the faci l ity in J a nuary .
a . Rod Withdrawal Prohibit (RWP) alert , cleared on acknowledgement .
February
- 1. There were no unscheduled shutdowns i n the month of February.
2 . There were n o callbacks to the facility in Februa ry.
March
- 1. There was one unscheduled shutdown in the mont h of Ma r ch .
- a. Loss of building power. (Of f Sit e Power).
2 . There were two call backs to the facility in Mar ch .
- a. Both were Rod Withdrawal Prohibit (RWP)alerts that c leare d on acknowledgement
- 1. There was one unscheduled shutdown in the month of April.
a . Loss of Off Site Power due to lightning .
- 2. There were n o callbacks to the facility in the month of Apr il.
- 1. There were no unscheduled shutdowns in the month of May.
2 . There were no callbacks to the facility in the month of May .
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l :vi MNRC$ UCD/MNRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2015 June 1 . There were no unscheduled shutdowns in the month of June .
- 2. There was one callback to the facility in the month of June .
- a. Stack CAM blower power failure .
1 . There were no unscheduled shutdowns in July .
2 . There were two callbacks to the facility in the month of July .
a . Cooling Towe r High Water Level due to switch failure .
August
- 1. There were no unscheduled shutdowns in the month of Augus t.
2 . There were two ca llbacks to the faci li ty in the month of August .
- a. Rod Withdrawal Prohibit alert . Cleared on acknowledgement .
b . Stack CAM fault , cleared on acknowledgement.
September 1 . There were no unscheduled shutdowns in the month of September:
2 . There were no callbacks to the facility in the month of September .
October
- 1. There was one unscheduled shutdown in the month o f October .
a . Control Room Overheat , Anomaly - Loss o f Rod control.
2 . There were two cal lbacks to the facility in the month of October .
- a. CSC - DIS064 timeout .
b . Rod Withdrawal Prohibit alert, cleared on acknowledgement .
November 1 . There were no unscheduled shutdowns in the month of November .
2 . There were two callbacks to the facility in the month of November.
a . UPS fault. Cleared on acknowledgement b . Loss of Site Power .
December
- 1. There were no unscheduled shutdowns in December.
2 . There was one callback to the facility in the month of December .
a . Rod Withdrawal Prohibit alert , cleared on acknowledgement .
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During 2015 , there was 1 reported anomaly at the MNRC facility and no Radiological I ncident Investigations . The specifics are listed below :
There was one anomaly reported in the month of October . The report is as follows:
Anomaly Report For: AC-10 Failure Time: Unknown 10/4/15 (Sunday)
Reactor conditions prior to the anomaly and what occurred during the anomaly:
Rx was shut down for the weekend . At 2151 on Sunday, 10/4, the console alarmed for "Scram CSC-DIS064 Timeout" . SRO responded (see log entry 10/4/15 2300).
Upon opening on Monday morning, the control room was 84°F instead of 72°F and the console was alarming; alarms would not acknowledge; rebooting the console did not fix the problem; placed the console in Utilities mode. It was noted at the Temperature Control Panel that AC-10, the unit that cools the Control Room, was not running.
A portable fan was brought in to provide temporary cooling. Inspection of AC-10 showed the unit on, the condenser fan was not running and fan and housing were very hot to the touch .
The unit was shut off at its local disconnect. After about 30 seconds, it was attempted to restart the unit, which it did not. The unit was left off.
After discussion with the building manager, it was suggested to try restarting after the unit had been off for 10 minutes. At this time, the unit had been off approximately 20 minutes.
Before restarting, the fan was spun manually to be sure it would move, which it did. The unit was restarted successfully. The control room immediately began to cool off. When the temperature reached 76°F, the console was returned to normal. All unusual alarms cleared.
A Startup Checklist was performed successfully.
The reactor was started at 0922 to 1 MW for radiography. At 1330, the contractor arrived to repair the AC unit. After determining that radiography required only about 15 minutes more, the AC unit was shut off for repairs. At 1400, prior to hourly readings, the control rods were leveled successfully. At 1430, the reactor was attempted to be shutdown normally. At this time, the temperature in the control room was up to 79°F.
The reactor mode was switched to Manual, and all six control rods Down buttons were pressed . Shim 2 began to drive in, but the other rods did not appear to move. The reactor was manually scrammed from the console, and the direct reading instruments showed the reactor was shut down. Visual inspection confirmed the magnets were indeed all down, but the indications on the console were frozen.
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MNRC~ UCD/MNRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2015 At 1545, the repairs on AC-10 were competed, the unit restarted, and the control room was cooled down to normal. The console responded normally, and once the key was used to energize the magnets, all indications returned to normal. A Prestart Check was performed successfully.
Actions to correct the Anomaly:
Contractor was sent to troubleshoot unit. Portable fan was used to cool the control room during repairs .
Actions to prevent reoccurrence:
Contractor replaced units' condenser motor/starting capacitor and controller.
7.3 MAINTENANCE OTHER THAN PREVENTIVE:
January System# Description Work Performed Electrical Power 5350 Repair/Replace Emergency lights in several places Distribution February System# Description Work Performed Helium Supply 5490 Replaced expended He supply bottle System March System# Description Work Performed Demineralizer Changed out Makeup Water Tank inlet resin 5120 System bottles.
Auxiliary Makeup 5170 Changed out AMUWS system resin bottles Water System Helium Supply 5490 Replaced expended He supply bottle System 1803 Rad-Vac DOP test Radiological Vacuum Cleaner 1800 Reactor Ventilation DOP test Reactor Room Exhaust HEPA filters UCD/ MNRC Annual R'l'Ort 2 01 5 6
UCD/MNRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2015 System# Description Work Performed Replaced Stack CAM Photohelic, replaced 0-ring 1001 Stack CAM and tightened mechanical joints in airstream piping to resolve flow issue.
Replaced faulty Reactor Room entry door lock 5750 Facility General mechanism.
June System# Description Work Performed 1001 Stack CAM Replaced Stack CAM motor fuse holder 5750 Facility General Replaced broken light fixture on roof (stack)
August
- 1. MNRC completed the annual reactor maintenance shutdown during the month of August. Technical Specification required periodic maintenance as well as general maintenance was performed.
- 2. Parametric values noted during testing are as follows:
Control Rod Worth:
Transient Rod: $1.88 Shim 1: $2.70 Shim 2: $2.49 Shim 3: $2.87 Shim 4: $2.98 Regulating Rod: $2.80 Control Rod Scram Drop Times:
Transient Rod: 0.37 sec Shim 1: 0.39 sec Shim 2: 0.37 sec Shim 3: 0.40 sec Shim 4: 0.39 sec Regulating Rod: 0.39 sec Shutdown Margin: $5.96 The normal nuclear instrument calorimetric calibration was performed. Both the NPP channel and the NM-1000 channels of the Nuclear Instruments were satisfactory, and no adjustments were required.
At Power Scram values: NPP- 1000: 104% indicated, NM-1000: 104% indicated.
System# Description Work Performed Replaced broken threaded rod in latching 5720 Security System mechanism on Reactor Room door.
Control System 5310 Replaced CSC HiRes monitor Console (CSC)
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MNRC$ UCD/MNRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 201.5 September System# Description Work Performed 5490 Helium Supply Replace expended He supply bottle Building Ventilation Replaced the through wall fan between the Demin 5640 System Cage and the CAM room.
October System# Description Work Performed Building Ventilation Troubleshot and repaired AC-10 (Control Room 5640 System unit)
Building Ventilation 5640 Replaced HV-3 fan belt .
System December System# Description Work Performed Building Ventilation 5640 Replaced EF-3 Prefilter System 5720 Security System Replaced failed Keypad at East gate 5490 Helium Supply Replaced expended He supply bottle Demineralizer 5120 Replaced depleted resin bottles System 7 .4 Training January 1 . All l icensed operators and trainees completed Adminis t rat i ve Controls, Procedures and Regu l ations train i ng .
February 1 . Al l licensed operators comp l eted Fac i l i ty Design and Opera t i n g Characteristics and Instrumentation and Control Tra ini ng.
March
- 1. No scheduled training in March.
1 . All facility personnel attended ALARA/Safety/Security tra i n in g .
2 . Hosted and conducted traini n g for Uni versi t y of Cal i fornia Be r keley Nuclear Engineering classes . (Classroom and Practical Lab tra i ning)
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UCD/MNRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 20151 1 . No schedu l ed training for May .
June
- 1. Three Senior Reactor Operators completed Radiation Safety Traini n g for Operators
- 1. Al l licensed and candidate operators successfully completed the Annual Operators Examination.
2 . MNRC conducted summer school c lasses f or the University COSMOS program .
3 . One Senior Reactor Operator completed Radiation Safety Training for Ope rat ors .
- 4. All personnel completed Explosi ves Material Safety Training.
August
- 1. One Senior Reactor Operator completed Radiation Safety tra i ning f o r Ope rat o r s .
September
- 1. 3 licensed operators completed training o n Technica l Spe c if i cations .
October 1 . One Li censed Senior Reactor Operato r completed training on Technical Specifications.
November
- 1. 3 Senior Reactor Operators completed train i ng on Nuc l ear Th eory
- 2. Al l Senior Reactor Operato rs participated in the 2015 Security drill.
December
- 1. One Senior Reactor Operator completed training o n Technica l Specificat i ons .
2 . One Senior Reactor Operator completed training o n Nuclear The ory .
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McCLELLAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER UCD/MNRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2015 8.0 Radioactive Effluents A summary of the nature and amount of radioactive effluents released or discharged to the environment beyond the effective control of the MNRC, as measured at or prior to the point of such release or discharge, include the following:
8.1 Liquid Effluents No liquid effluents were released during 2015.
8.2 Airborne Effluents Airborne radioactivity discharged during 2015 is tabulated in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1 2015
SUMMARY
OF AIRBORNE EFFLUENTS MONTH TOTAL EST.MAX AVG. FRACTION OF EST. DOSE 121 FRACTION OF TOT. EST. AVERAGE EST. CONC.OF APPLICABLE FROM Ar-41 APPLICABLE QUANTITY CONC.OF QUAN. Ar-41 IN 10CFR20 Ar-41 FOR 10CFR20 OF ACT. PART. ACT.
Ar-41 UNRESTRICTED CONC. LIMIT FOR UNRESTRICTED DOSE IN RELEASED RELEASED AREA (l)(ll UNRESTRICTED AREA (ll CONSTRAINT PART. WITH AREA (ll FOR FORM HALF-LIFE UNRESTRICTED WITH > 8 DAYS AREA (l)( 4 l HALF-LIFE
>8 DAYS (Ci) (uCi/ml) (%) (mrem) (%) (Ci) (uCi/ml)
JAN 2.18 1.23E-10 1.2% 7.48E-01 7.48% NONE NONE FEB 1.97 1.23E-10 1.2% 7.51 E-01 7.51% NONE NONE MAR 1.80 1.01E-10 1.0% 6.17E-01 6.17% NONE NONE APR 1.84 1.03E-10 1.0% 6.30E-01 6.30% NONE NONE MAY 1.11 6.17E-11 0.6% 3.76E-01 3.76% NONE NONE JUN 1.65 9.19E-11 0.9% 5.60E-01 5.60% NONE NONE JUL 1.92 1.07E-10 1.1% 6.53E-01 6.53% NONE NONE AUG 0.93 5.16E-11 0.5% 3.14E-01 3.14% NONE NONE SEP 1.20 6.67E-11 0.7% 4.06E-01 4.06% NONE NONE OCT 1.82 1.01E-10 1.0% 6.17E-01 6.17% NONE NONE NOV 1.02 5.69E-11 0.6% 3.46E-01 3.46% NONE NONE DEC 1.07 5.98E-11 0.6% 3.64E-01 3.64% NONE NONE TOT 18.50 NONE NONE AVG 1.54 8.75E-11 0.9% 0.53 5.32%
(1) This location is 240 meters downwind which is the point of maximum expected concentration based on the worst case atmospheric conditions (see MNRC SAR Chapter 11).
(2) Based on continuous occupancy and the calculation techniques used in Appendix A of the MNRC SAR (Ar-41 at 2.3E-10 uCi/ml continuous for one year equals 1.4 mrem).
(3 ) 10CFR20 Limit for concentration is lE-8 (Appendix B, Table 2);
(4) Constraint for dose is 10 mrem/year [10CFR20.1101(d)]
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8.3 Solid Waste No solid radioactive waste was shipped this year.
9.0 Radiation Exposure Radiation exposure received by facility operations personnel, facility users, and visitors during 2015 is summarized in Table 2 below.
TABLE 2 2015
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OF PERSONNEL RADIATION EXPOSURES NUMBER OF AVERAGE GREATEST AVERAGE GREATEST INDIVIDUALS TEDE INDIVIDUAL EXTREMITY EXTREMITY PER TEDE INDIVIDUAL (mrem) (mrem) (mrem) (mrem)
FACILITY 9 19 55 53 210 PERSONNEL< 1 >
FACILITY USERS 27 <1.0 1 *
- VISITORS 661 0.3 2 * *
(1) Only 7 of the 9 facility radiation workers were employed at MNRC at the end of 2015.
- Extremity monitoring was not required.
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McCLELLAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER UCD/MNRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2015 10.0 Radiation Levels and Levels of Contamination Radiation levels and levels of contamination observed during routine surveys performed at the MNRC during 2015 are summarized in Table 3 below.
TABLE 3 2015
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OF RADIATION LEVELS AND CONTAMINATION LEVELS DURING ROUTINE SURVEYS AVERAGE HIGHEST AVERAGE HIGHEST 2
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OFFICE SPACES <0.1 <0.1 <5000< 1 > <5000< 1 >
REACTOR CONTROL RM <0.1 <0.1 <5000< 1 > <5000< 1 >
RADIOGRAPHY CONTROL RM <0.1 <0.1 <5000< 1 > <5000< 1 >
COUNTING LAB <0.1 <0.1 <5000< 1 > <5000< 1 >
STAGING AREA <0.1 <0.1 <5000< 1 > <5000< 1 >
COMPOUND <0.1 <0.1 <5000< 1 > <5000< 1 >
EQUIPMENT RM 0.2< 4 > 50< 5 > <800< 2 > <800< 2 >
DEMINERALIZER AREA 12.9<4 > 320< 5 > <800< 2 > <800< 2 >
REACTOR RM 2,7< 4 > 555< 5 > <800< 2 > <800< 2 >
SILICON STORAGE SHED <0.1 <0.1 <5000< 1 > <5000< 1 >
RADIOGRAPHY BAYS 0. 75< 3 > 480(&) <800< 2 > <800< 2 >
(1) <5000 dpm/100 cm 2 = Less than the lower limit of detection for a scanning survey.
(2) <800 dpm/100 cm2 = Less than the lower limit of detection for a swipe survey.
(3) Due to Bay 1 Storage Areas; all other areas and bays are significantly lower (typically <0.1 mrem/hr).
(4) General area dose rate.
(5) Maximum contact dose rate.
(6) 1 meter dose rate of beam port insert taken behind its shielding.
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McCLELLAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER UCD/MNRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2015 1 1.0 Environmental Surveys Environmental surveys performed outside of the MNRC during 2015 are summarized in Tables 4 & 5 below. The environmental survey program is described in the MNRC Facility Safety Analysis Report.
TABLE 4 2015
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AVERAGE HIGHEST (mrem) (mrem)
ON BASE (OFF SITE 1-20 & 64) 4 23 ON SITE (SITES 50 - 61 & 65-7 1) 12 31 (1) Natural background assumed to be the off base (Sites 27-42) average of 29 mrem.
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~UCD/MNRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2015 TABLE 5 2015
SUMMARY
OF RADIOACTIVITY IN WELL WATER ALPHA BETA TRITIUM Cs-137 (pCi/I) (pCi/I) (pCi/I) (pCi/I)
AVERAGE <MDA 3.37 <MDA <MDA HIGHEST <MDA 3.81 <MDA <MDA MDA is the minimum detectable activity at the 95% confidence level.
The MDA range for the analyzed radionuclides (pCi/L).
MIN MAX Alpha 1.35 2.19 Beta 1.75 2.00 Tritium 302 390 Cs-137 4.24 7 .69 UCD'rMNRC Annulll R.,,att 2015 20