ML16321A404
| ML16321A404 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Washington State University |
| Issue date: | 11/07/2016 |
| From: | Wall D Washington State Univ |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| GL-16-001 | |
| Download: ML16321A404 (2) | |
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.J WASHINGTON STATE ra lJNIVERSITY November 7, 2016 Re:
Response to NRC Generic Letter 2016-01 Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C 20555-0001 Nuclear Radiation Center This letter is submitted by Washington State University (Facility License Number R-76) in response to NRC Generic Letter 2016-01: Monitoring of Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools.
The referenced letter requests that non-power reactor licensees provide information in response to the following questions:
(1):
- :Are. neutron~absorbipg;.materiel:I? used. in.~ r~pct9r pop!, fu~I,, sto,r~ge pool, or other wet
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- ' bas.is (i.e., criticality safety analysis) fo~tile' storage ofreacfor fuel or spe'nt fuei' in a reactor pool, fuel storage pool, or ottie'r wet; locations,' '~s ~pplicable? ' '*
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- If neutron-absorbing materials *are credi.ted in the facility' licensing or design basis for the storage of reactor or spent fuel in a reactor, pool, fuel storage pool, or other wet.
locations, as applicable, then provide a description of, and technical basis for, any surveillance or monitoring programs used to confirm continued acceptable performance oft.he neutrnn-absorbing materials over time.
Washington State University's Response Question (1)
Used reactor fuel is held in fuel storage racks which are sub~ersed in a section of the reactor pool which has been des;ignated.as a storage area. The.fu~I storage racks sit at approximately 9 - 12 feetfromthe reactor.. There are no neutro.n-absorbfng 'materials. used in the reactor pool r
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- fuel storage area. Th.~,ge9metry ofJhe,.fuel~tcfra,ge racks is sufficient to mafntain an adequate margin of safety to protect against c.riticality in the s'torage rack~.
- criticaiitf anaiysis is documented in Appendix B of.th.e yY?U S,afety,Analy~i,s R~po.rt.which was submitted to the U.S.
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- NRC in 2008. please refer t.o /\\DAMS reference n_um9~r,MLP~2~8026?..
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Questions 2 and 3 are not applicable as Washington State University does not use neutron-absorbing materials as part of fuel storage.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on 7 November, 2016 Donald Wall, Ph.D.
Director