License and Tech Spec

Question 1

UCI TRIGA Reactor license

Answer 1

for medical, research, or development; up to 5 kilograms U235 enriched in detectors, fission plates, foils, chemical compounds and solutions;

Question 2

reactor shutdown

Answer 2

subcritical by at least $1.00 reactivity in reference core conditions (all control rods in, no core work in progress, key removed)

Question 3

channel check

Answer 3

qualitative verification of acceptable performance

Question 4

channel test

Answer 4

signal introduction to channel to verify operation

Question 5

channel calibration

Answer 5

adjustment of the entire channel such that output corresponds with acceptable accuracy

Question 6

operable

Answer 6

component or system is capable of performing the intended function

Question 7

operating

Answer 7

component or system is performing intended function

Question 8

reactor secured

Answer 8

insufficient moderator or fissile material to attain criticality; all control rods down, key removed, no core work, no experiments moving

Question 9

shutdown margin

Answer 9

minimum shutdown reactivity necessary to be subcritical from any permissible operating condition; >$0.55

Question 10

monthly

Answer 10

not to exceed 6 weeks

Question 11

quarterly

Answer 11

not to exceed 4 months

Question 12

semi-annual

Answer 12

not to exceed 7.5 months

Question 13

annnual

Answer 13

not to exceed 15 months

Question 14

biennial

Answer 14

not to exceed 2.5 years

Question 15

quinquennial

Answer 15

not to exceed 6 years

Question 16

fuel safety limit

Answer 16

1000 degrees C; to maintain fuel integrity and prevent fission product release

Question 17

fuel limiting safety system setting

Answer 17

425 degrees C; scram trip for fuel temperature to prevent reaching safety limit

Question 18

pulse

Answer 18

after steady state power level is less than 1 kW and total reactivity worth of FTR and ATR is less than $3.00 combined;

Question 19

damaged fuel

Answer 19

bend > 1/16 inch over element length; grother > 1/8 inch

Question 20

needed pulsing channels and scrams

Answer 20

fuel element temperature and power level; all scrams except reactor power

Question 21

experiment rules

Answer 21

unsecured or moveable experiments are <$1.00; single experiment reactivity <$3.00; sum of all experiments <$3.00