[ RadSafe ] Article: Nuke reactors on campuses keep lowprofile

[Boing, Lawrence E.]

There were numerous references in the article to R R that have been long
shutdown.  In fact most of those shutdown ones have already been
decommissioned or are currently in that process. Seems like they used an
old reference or something to get their HEU fueled cores information
from.

L Boing

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
Behalf Of Michael McCarty
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 12:23 PM
To: O.Bruce Bugg; radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Article: Nuke reactors on campuses keep
lowprofile


>>> "O.Bruce Bugg" <obbugg at gsp.net> 09/08/05 10:34 AM >>>
 
The article makes at least one factual misstatement:
 
The Georgia Tech and University of Michigan reactors have been closed,
not converted to LEU.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Actually the Ford Reator at U of M was converted to LEU before it was
closed.  The neutron spectrum changed with the change in fuel but it ran
that way for years before all the fuel was returned to the DOE in
preparation for reactor decommissioning.  I rode "shotgun" with the MSP
Motor Carrier officers escorting each load of fuel to the state line.

The fresh fuel was stored in a locked closet off of the reactor deck.
Even with the restricted access to the building I suspect that such
light-weight security would not be allowed in today's world.

Mike

Michael J. McCarty
Physicist, MDEQ Radiological Laboratory

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Waste and Hazardous
Materials Division Radiological Protection and Medical Waste Section
Environmental Monitoring Unit
815 Terminal Road
Lansing, MI  48906

phone:  517-335-8196
fax:  517-335-9551
e-mail:  mccartmj at michigan.gov 




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