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August28,2015DocketNo.50-193Mr.PatrickBoyle,ProjectManagerResearchandTestReactorLicensing BranchDivisionofPolicyandRulemaking u.s.NuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC)OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation Washington, DC20555
DearMr.Boyle:
Thisletterand theenclosures constitute theannualreportrequiredbytheRINSCTechnical Specifications (Section6.8.4).Enclosure 1providesreactoroperating statistics.
Enclosure 2providesinformation pertaining tounscheduled reactorshutdowns orscrams.Enclosure 3discusses maintenance operations performed duringthereporting period.Enclosure 4describes changestothefacilitycarriedoutundertheconditions ofSection50.59ofChapter10oftheCodeofFederalRegulations.
Lastly,Enclosure 5summarizes theradiological controlsinformation.
Ifthereareanyquestions regarding thisinformation, pleasecallmeat401-874-9451.
Sincerely,Constance HathawayHealthPhysicist Enclosures (5)Copyto:Mr.CraigBassett,USNRCDr.JohnJ.Breen,Chairman, NRSCDr.ClintonChichester,
- Chairman, RIAECDr.NancyBreen,RIAECMr.HowardChun,RIAECDr.BahramNassersharif, RIAECDr.YanaK.Reshetnyak, RIAEC ENCLOSURE 1REACTOROPERATING STATISTICS Technical Specifications Section6.8.4.aMonthYearOperating HoursEnergy(MWH)Energy(MWD)July201445.7352.602.19August201448.1038.551.60September 201430.7840.171.67October201415.6820.130.84November201426.8533.081.38December201430.1838.721.61January201523.7029.731.24February201533.9027.571.15March201536.0539.871.66April201538.4335.351.47May201530.9036.531.52June201532.7842.301.76TOTALFY2015393.08434.6018.11TotalEnergyOutputsinceInitialCriticality:
65,142.92 MWhrsor2714.29MWdays.
ENCLOSURE 2UNSCHEDULED SHUTDOWNS ORSCRAMSThefollowing isalistoftheunscheduled shutdowns orscramsthatoccurredduringthe2014-2015 reporting period.Thisinformation isrequiredbyTechnical Specification 6.8.4.bDateRunNo.LogbookPageCauseDescription 07/09/1488906078Instrumentation Scramcausedbypowerloss08/04/1489046093/94Instrumentation ShortPeriodandOperatorscramduetointerference withwiresoverbridgeduringrodadjustment
/Hi-fluxscramduetooperatorerror08/14/14891160101Instrumentation Scramduetoperiodspike11/10/14894260132/133Mechanical Overpower scramduringswapofcoolingloopsduringoperation.
Coldwaterinidleloopcausedoverpower 11/18/1489456036OperatorHiPowerscramduringstartup-operatorerror02/20/1589756110Instrumentation ReactorScramduetonoise02/23/1589766111Instrumentation Shortperiodscramduetonoise02/26/1589796114OperatorScramduetooperatorerror03/23/1589886123Mechanical Scramduetopowersurgethroughout facility04/23/1590066143OperatorOverpower scramduetooperatorerror08/26/1590486187/88Instrumentation Unscheduled shutdownduetopowersurgeandtwooverpower scramsduetoinstrulnentation issueduringtesting ENCLOSURE 3MAINTENACE OPERATIONS Technical Specification 6.8.4.crequiresalistingofthemajormaintenance operations performed inthe2014-2015 reporting periodincluding theirimpactuponthesafeoperation ofthereactorandthereasonsforthecorrective maintenance.
Asstatedinlastyear'sreport,amajorsecuritysystemupgradewasmadetothefacilitybeginning inAprilof2014.ThesystemwentliveasofJuly30th,2014.Thesystemhasbeentestedseveraltimesinaccordance withquarterly facilitytestingrequirements andisworkingasexpected.
ENCLOSURE 4FACILITYCHANGES-lOCFR50.59 REVIEWTechnical Specification 6.8.4.drequiresthatweprovidealistinganddescription ofany10CFR50.59evaluations conducted duringthe2014-2015 reporting period.Therewerenofacilitychangesmadeduringthisperiodrequiring a10CFR50.59evaluation.
ENCLOSURES RADIOLOGICAL CONTROLS1.Environmental SurveysoutsidetheFacility-Technical Specification 6.8.4.eQuarterly TLD1badgesaredeployedoutsidethereactorbuildinginthreeseparatelocations.
Thegeneralpublicdoesnotfrequenttheselocations andtherefore occupancy factorsmaybeusedtoapproximate annualdose.Theallowable externaldoseratesmustbebelow100mremperyear.Thequarterly dosesinunitsofmremareshowninthetablebelow.LOCATION3rdQTR20144thQTR20141stQTR20152ndQTR2015Northeast Wall0330Noreportavailable Demineralizer 1168380Noreportavailable DoorHeatExchanger 29035Noreportavailable DoorTheseareasareinlocations whereaccessislimited.Consequently, thegeneralpublicwillnotfrequenttheseareas,andappropriate occupancy factorscanbeusedtoapproximate annualdose.Assumingthatthemaximumtimethatamemberofthegeneralpublicwouldbepresentinoneoftheselocations is10minutesperday,anoccupancy factorof0.01canbeusedtoobtaintheannualdosethatwouldbereceivedbyamemberofthegeneralpublic,inanyoftheseareas.TheannualdoserateattheNortheast Wall,Demineralizer andHeatExchanger Doorsisdependent ontheoperations scheduleofthereactor.Ignoringthefactthatthedoserateisnotpresent24hoursperday,andapplyingtheoccupancy factorof0.01,theannualdosethatwouldbereceivebyanindividual inthedemineralizer roomwouldbe2.79mrem.ThedosereceivedattheHeatExchanger Doorwouldbe0.64mrem.TheannualdosereceivedattheNortheast wallwouldbe0.33mrem.Thevariations fromquartertoquarterandfrompreviousreportsweredueinparttomovements ofitemswithinthereactorbuildingduringthefiscalyearandvaryinguseofthedifferent irradiation facilities.
Notethatwhiledosereportsforthesecondquarterofthisyear(2015)arenotavailable atthetimeofthiswriting,thesedosesarenotexpectedtosignificantly changetheoverallannualdosereceivedbythegeneralpublic.Thisexpectation isbasedonthehistoryofthesedosevaluesandlackofchangeoffactorswhichcouldaffectdoserates.2.AnnualExposures Exceeding 500mrem-Technical Specification 6.8.4.fTherewerenopersonnel exposures greaterthan500mrem.3.Radioactive Effluents
-Technical Specification 6.8.4.gA.Individual gaseouseffluentconcentrations foreachreactoroperation arerecordedontheMonthlyInformation Sheets(FormNSC-78).Theconcentration ofradioactive materials inthelThermoluminescent Dosimeter; Radiation Detection Co.readsthedosimeters atminimumof10mrem.
effluentreleasedfromthefacilityexhauststacksshallnotexceedlE+05timesconcentrations specified in10CFR20,AppendixB,TableII,whenaveragedovertimeperiodspermitted by10CFR20?Gammaspectroscopy ofstackgassampleshasshownthattheprincipal gaseouseffluentisArgon-41.
Themaximumconcentration forthisprinciple contaminant permitted underTechnical Specifications islE-8llCi/ccxlE+5==lE-3llCi/cc.Concentrations releasedduringtheyearwerelessthan0.02ofthatlimit.ThetotalArgon-41releaseduringthereporting periodwas6.083E+1curies.Thecalculated effective doseequivalent fortheirreleaseis1.3mrem/year (COMPLYCode).B.Liquideffluentconcentrations releasedtotheseweraredocumented ontheSewerDischarge Radioassay Report(NSC-09).
Eachreleasewasapprovedpriortodischarge withitsphbeingwithintheacceptable rangeandwiththesumofthefractions oftherespective radioisotopes permonthbeingbelowthedischarge limitof1.Forthereporting period,thetotalvolumeofdischarge was3,406,870 ml.Theisotopesandtheirrelativeactivities discharged aregivenbelow.Radioisotope TotalActivityDischarged (microcuries)
H3414C14420Cdl0911.3Pb2142.72Bi2145.622Technical Specifications, Section3.7.2.