Program

Session I - Business Meeting and Organizational Reports

TRTR Business Meeting and Chairman's Report - Brian Dodd, Oregon State University

University Reactor Support Committee Update - Leo Bobek, Worcester Polytechnic

Status of University Reactor Fuel Assistance Program - Tony Vinnola, Lockheed Martin Idaho

Report on Activities of the International Group on Research Reactors (IGORR) - Kathy Rosenbalm, Oak Ridge National Lab

The Health of US Research Reactors: Survey Results - Brian Dodd, Oregon State University

Session II - Facility/Agency Status

The USDOE and TRTR - Terry Lash, Office of Nuclear Energy, USDOE

The University of Missouri - Rolla Reactor Facility Status - David Freeman, University of Missouri - Rolla

Georgia Tech Research Reactor: An Early Shutdown and D & D Case - Nolan E. Hertel, Peter Newby, Georgia Tech and Francisco Trejo NES

MURR Heading to 2001 and Beyond - Charlie McKibben, University of Missouri - Columbia

Session III - Upgrades and Modifications

2 MW Engineering Projects of The McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center - Anthony L. Brinkley, Alan R. Dailey, Robert S. Ferwerda, McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center

MNRC 2 MW Core Characteristics - Dan Newell, Wade Richards, McClellan NRC

Radiological Controls Associated with a Major Cavity Cut in the Biological Shield of the MNRC - Jeff Ching, Kirsten Ulowetz, McClellan NRC

Upgrades and Modifications to the Kansas State University Reactor Facility - Brendan Ryan, Kansas State University

Beryllium Reflector Change out And Upgrade at the High Flux Isotope Reactor - Colin West, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Session IV - Facility Utilization

Old Bones, Hard Rocks, Smoke, and Reactor Utilization - Mark Moore, Quality Service Associates, Inc

BNCT and MIT: A Status Report - Tom Newton, MIT

From Licence to Research and Development Quality at the IRI - Adrian Verkooijen,Technical University, Delft

Reactor-Based Slow Positron Beam at the University of Texas - Bernard Wehring, University of Texas

Session V - Fuel Issues

TRIGA International: A New TRIGA Fuel Fabrication Facility at CERCA - Gerard Harbonnier, Jean-Claude Ottone, CERCA

Mixed Oxide Fuel Testing in the Advanced Test Reactor - John M. Ryskamp, INEEL

RERTR Irradiations of Advanced Fuels in the ATR - James L. Snelgrove, Argonne National Laboratory

Research Reactor Fuel Transportation: NAC International's Experience and Capabilities - Dixon Parker, James Viebrock, Thomas Shelton, NAC International

Session VI - Fuel Issues (Continued)

DOE Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Acceptance Policy - Keith Brown, SAIC

The October 1995 Settlement Agreement and its Impacts on Shipment of Spent Fuel to the INEEL - David Houck, Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Co.

Decommissioning of University Test Reactors and the National Low-Level Waste Management Program - Robert Hanson, Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Co.

A New Multipurpose 10 MW TRIGA for Thailand - Junaid Razvi, Sorrento Electronics/TRIGA

Session VII - Operational Issues

Control Rod Cladding Failure on a AGN-201 Reactor - T. C. Gansauge and J. S. Bennion, Idaho State University

Fuel Leak at Reed College (Phase III) - Stephen Frantz, Reed College

Installation of a Stainless Steel Liner in the Bulk Shielding Tank of the Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor - Jack Higginbotham, Oregon State University

Groundwater Tritium Plume at the HFBR: Review of History, Consequences, and Current Status - David C. Rorer, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Session VIII - Safety Analyses

PSBR Safe Operating Envelope - Dan Hughes, Warren Witzig, Penn State University

Experience in Writing Safety Analyses to Meet NUREG 1537 - Bob Nelson, Research Reactor Safety Analysis Services

Overview of UFTR Safety Analysis Report and Technical Specification Revisions - Bill Vernetson, University of Florida

Depletion Calculations for the McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center - Ray Klann, Argonne National Laboratory, Dan Newell, McClellan NRC