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September 20, 2007
Douglas Morrell
2007 Status Report – DOE University Reactor Infrastructure and Education Assistance Program - University Reactor Fuel Assistance Program
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Program Management
DOE HQ John Gutteridge
DOE - Idaho Operations Office Jim Wade
Idaho National LaboratoryDepartment Manager Frances MarshallProject Manager Doug MorrellProject Engineer Tony VinnolaNuclear/Reactor Engineer Bill SteinkeQuality Engineer - at Idaho Dana CooperQuality Engineer - at Virginia Dave CappNuclear Materials Management Michelle WilkinsonSubcontract Administration - Universities Lynda Keller
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Points of ContactPoints of Contact Organization E-Mail Address Phone
Doug Morrell INL Douglas.Morrell@inl.gov208.526.587
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Tony Vinnola INL Anthony.Vinnola@inl.gov208.526.366
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Jim Wade DOE-ID WADEJR@ID.DOE.GOV208.526.687
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Frances Marshall INL Frances.Marshall@inl.gov208.533.444
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Bill Steinke INL William.Steinke@inl.gov208.526.654
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Dana Cooper INL Clinton.Cooper@inl.gov208.526.366
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Dave Capp INL dfcapp@bwxt.com434.522.654
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Michelle Wilkinson INL D.Wilkinson@inl.gov208.526.332
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Lynda Keller INL Lynda.Keller@inl.gov208.526.559
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Purpose of Program
The purpose of the University Reactor Infrastructure and Education Assistance Program - Reactor Fuel Assistance Program is to provide fresh nuclear reactor fuel to U.S. universities at no, or low, cost to the university, to promote nuclear engineering education and related research and development. The title of the fuel remains with the U.S. government and when universities are finished with the fuel, the fuel is returned to the U.S. government.
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The URFA Program
• Funded by the Department of Energy - Nuclear Energy division
• Managed by DOE-ID
• Contracted to the INL’s Management and Operations Contractor - Battelle Energy Alliance
• Program has been at Idaho since 1977
• INL subcontracts with 26 U.S. universities to supply fresh nuclear reactor fuel for operations
• Some have recurring needs for new fuel
– MURR, MIT
– UC-Davis, Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, Penn State,
Texas, NC State
IDAHO
ARIZONA
UTAH
MONTANA
WYOMING
NEWMEXICO
COLORADO
ALABAMA
FLORIDA
SOUTHCAROLI
NA
TENNESSEE
KENTUCKY
INDIANA
OHIO
NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
KANSAS
NEBRASKA
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN
IOWA
ILLINOIS
MISSOURI
ARKANSAS
MISSISSIPPI
OKLAHOMA
NORTH DAKOTA
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
WASHINGTON
ALASKA
W.VIRGINIA
PENNSYLVANIA
MAINE
VIRGINIA
NEWYORK
RHODE ISLAND
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
MARYLAND
NEW JERSEY
NEW HAMPSHIRE
VERMONT
MASSACHUSETTS
United States of America
TEXAS LOUISIANA
GEORGIA
MICHIGAN
HAWAII
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The URFA Program (cont)
• One Time Upgrades (Requested) - North Carolina State, Reed College
• Lightly Irradiated Fuel Transfers – Some Possibilities
• Spent Fuel Transfers to DOE Facilities – HEU to LEU conversions – Purdue, Washington State, Oregon
State, Wisconsin
– Routine shipments – MURR, MIT
– Potential shipments – UC-Davis, Texas – Austin, Utah, NC State, Reed College
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2007 Accomplishments
• Provided fuel to maintain university reactors with sufficient fuel to operate at current power levels - MURR, MIT
• 1 shipment of spent nuclear fuel from Texas A&M• 2 shipments of spent nuclear fuel from MURR• 1 shipment of spent nuclear fuel from MIT• Preparations for 1 shipment of spent nuclear fuel from
Purdue University• Preparation of Request For Proposal for new spent
nuclear fuel cask to replace the BMI cask• Publication and delivery of the quarterly TRTR newsletter• Preparation of the Nuclear Engineering Education
Sourcebook
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2008 Forecast
• Provide fuel to maintain university reactors with sufficient fuel to operate at current power levels - MURR, MIT
• Ship spent nuclear fuel from MURR• Ship spent nuclear fuel from MIT• Publication and delivery of the TRTR Newsletter –
University of Florida• Replace BMI spent nuclear fuel cask• Replace DOT 6M fresh fuel shipping containers for
MURR and MIT fuel shipments
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Requests for Assistance
• University Fuels subcontract renewals
• Future requests for fresh fuel or spent fuel shipments need to be communicated to program office – Provide documentation to justify request (E-mail notification preferred)
• Other university concerns or assistance to be communicated to program for consideration into future plans for DOE funding
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Future ChallengesSufficient Funding For:
– New fresh fuel for recurring fuel needs– Spent fuel shipments
$0.00
$500,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$1,500,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$2,500,000.00
$3,000,000.00
$3,500,000.00
FY-03
FY-04
FY-05
FY-06
FY-07
FY-08
Funding