81 FR 88275 - Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 88275-88276] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-29359] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-170; NRC-2012-0272] Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License renewal; issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-84, held by the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI or the licensee) for the continued operation of its AFRRI Training, Research, Isotopes Production, General Atomics (TRIGA) reactor for an additional 20 years. DATES: The Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-84 is effective on November 30, 2016. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2012-0272 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods:Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2012-0272. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. For the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in a table in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of this document. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy K. Montgomery, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3398; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC has issued renewed Facility Operating License No. R-84, held by the licensee, which authorizes continued operation of the AFRRI TRIGA reactor, located in Bethesda, Maryland. The AFRRI TRIGA reactor is a heterogeneous pool-type, natural convection, light-water cooled and shielded reactor. The renewed license authorizes the licensee to operate the AFRRI TRIGA reactor up to a steady-state power level of 1.1 megawatts thermal with pulsing capability using reactivity insertions up to 2.45% [Delta]k/k. The renewed Facility Operating License No. R-84 will expire 20 years from its date of issuance, November 30, 2016. The renewed facility operating license complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's regulations in Chapter I of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), and sets forth those findings in the renewed facility operating license. The agency afforded an opportunity for hearing in the Notice of Opportunity for Hearing published in the Federal Register on November 15, 2012 (77 FR 68155). The NRC received no request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene following the notice. The NRC staff prepared a Safety Evaluation Report related to the renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-84 and concluded, based on that evaluation, that the licensee can continue to operate the facility without endangering the health and safety of the public. The NRC staff also prepared an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact regarding the renewal of the facility operating license, noticed in the Federal Register on November 25, 2016 (81 FR 85268), and concluded that renewal of the facility operating license will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. Availability of Documents The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through ADAMS accession numbers, as indicated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADAMS accession Document No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Renewal ML041800067 of Operating License R-84 for 1 MW TRIGA Research Reactor (June 24, 2004)............................. Reactor Operator Requalification Program for Armed ML041800071 Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (June 24, 2004)............................................... Environmental Report for Armed Forces Radiobiology ML041800068 Research Institute (June 24, 2004).................. Safety Analysis Report for Armed Forces Radiobiology ML101650415 Research Institute (AFRRI) (June 24, 2004) (redacted version)............................................ Safety Analysis Report Chapters 4 and 13 for Armed ML101650422 Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) (March 4, 2010) (redacted version).................. Request for Additional Information Regarding ML102310075 Financial Qualifications for the License Renewal Review (August 13, 2010)............................ Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Response ML110260024 to Request for Additional Information dated July 19, 2010 Re: Technical Specifications (September 27, 2010) (redacted version)............................ Letter Re: Armed Forces Radiobiology Research ML103070121 Institute-Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (October 21, 2010)...................... Request for Additional Information Re: License ML103560456 Amendment, Separation of Byproduct Material (December 15, 2010)................................. Request for Additional Information Regarding the ML110460687 Application for License Renewal (February 7, 2011).. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute-- ML112232300 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (June 20, 2011)........................................... [[Page 88276]] Response to Request for Additional Information ML11269A030 Regarding the Application for Renewal of License R- 84 (September 6, 2011).............................. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute-- ML113410120 Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Questions 14-41 and Resubmittal of Technical Specifications (October 20, 2011) (redacted version) Response to Request for Additional Information ML11341A133 Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (November 28, 2011)..................... Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, ML113460085 Technical Responses to NRC Request for Additional Information Re: License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (November 28, 2011) (redacted version).............. Request For Additional Information Regarding The ML12122A146 Application For License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (April 20, 2012).................................... Response to Request for Additional Information ML12032A054 Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (January 17, 2012)...................... Request for Additional Information Regarding the ML12272A303 Application for License Renewal (September 21, 2012) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute-- ML13182A084 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC ME1587) (June 28, 2013)............................. U.S. Dept of Defense, Uniformed Services University ML13254A064 of the Health Sciences--Submittal of revised Technical Specifications, Docket 50-170 (August 27, 2014)............................................... Request for Additional Information Regarding the ML14349A319 Renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-84 for the AFRRI TRIGA Reactor Facility (December 4, 2014). Letter from Stephen L. Miller Enclosing Revision of ML15093A099 the Technical Specifications for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Reactor (license R- 84, docket 50-170) (March 30, 2015)................. Request for Additional Information Regarding the ML16040A310 Application for License Renewal (February 9, 2016).. Submittal of Technical Specifications for the Armed ML16060A210 Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Facility (February 26, 2016)................................. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Armed Forces ML16218A224 Radiobiology Research Institute TRIGA Research Reactor Proposed License Renewal, IPaC Trust Resources Report, (August 5, 2016).................. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species ML16120A505 Consultations Frequently Asked Questions, (July 15, 2013)............................................... Response to NRR Request for Additional Information ML16232A164 Regarding the Application for License Renewal for AFRRI Facility (August 5, 2016)..................... U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces Radiobiology ML16258A463 Research Institute (AFRRI), Submittal of Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (September 12, 2016)............................................... Reactor Operator Requalification Program for the ML16258A464 AFRRI TRIGA Reactor Facility (September 12, 2016)... Request for Additional Information Regarding the ML16267A447 Application for License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (September 21, 2016)................................ AFRRI Email Regarding License Renewal Application ML16270A541 (September 26, 2016)................................ AFRRI Email Response to Request for Additional ML16271A536 Information for License Renewal (September 27, 2016) Letter from Stephen L. Miller Enclosing Revision of ML16278A111 the Technical Specifications for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Reactor (September 30, 2016)........................................... U.S. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute ML16321A461 Letter Regarding Review of Draft License R-84 (November 16, 2016)................................. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute-- ML16077A303 Issuance of Renewed Facility Operating License No. R- 84 for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Research Reactor (November 30, 2016)...... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of December, 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief, Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2016-29359 Filed 12-6-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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Accession No. ML16288A185); (3) the for Docket ID NRC–2012–0272. Address a steady-state power level of 1.1
NRC’s final environmental impact questions about NRC dockets to Carol megawatts thermal with pulsing
statement (NUREG–1437, Supplement Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; capability using reactivity insertions up
50), for GGNS published in November email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For to 2.45% Dk/k. The renewed Facility
2014; and (4) the NRC’s record of technical questions, contact the Operating License No. R–84 will expire
decision. individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 20 years from its date of issuance,
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day INFORMATION CONTACT section of this November 30, 2016.
of December, 2016. document. The renewed facility operating license
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory complies with the standards and
Commission. Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
Jane E. Marshall, of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
available documents online in the
Acting Director, Division of License Renewal,
ADAMS Public Documents collection at Commission’s rules and regulations.
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. The Commission has made appropriate
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
[FR Doc. 2016–29357 Filed 12–6–16; 8:45 am]
adams.html. To begin the search, select findings as required by the Act and the
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Commission’s regulations in Chapter I
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Regulations (10 CFR), and sets forth
NUCLEAR REGULATORY please contact the NRC’s Public those findings in the renewed facility
COMMISSION Document Room (PDR) reference staff at operating license. The agency afforded
[Docket No. 50–170; NRC–2012–0272] 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by an opportunity for hearing in the Notice
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the of Opportunity for Hearing published in
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research convenience of the reader, the ADAMS the Federal Register on November 15,
Institute accession numbers are provided in a 2012 (77 FR 68155). The NRC received
table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ no request for a hearing or petition for
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory leave to intervene following the notice.
Commission. section of this document.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and The NRC staff prepared a Safety
ACTION: License renewal; issuance.
purchase copies of public documents at Evaluation Report related to the renewal
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One of Facility Operating License No. R–84
Commission (NRC) issued a renewal of White Flint North, 11555 Rockville and concluded, based on that
Facility Operating License No. R–84, Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. evaluation, that the licensee can
held by the Armed Forces Radiobiology FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: continue to operate the facility without
Research Institute (AFRRI or the Cindy K. Montgomery, Office of Nuclear endangering the health and safety of the
licensee) for the continued operation of Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear public. The NRC staff also prepared an
its AFRRI Training, Research, Isotopes Regulatory Commission, Washington, Environmental Assessment and Finding
Production, General Atomics (TRIGA) DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– of No Significant Impact regarding the
reactor for an additional 20 years. 3398; email: Cindy.Montgomery@ renewal of the facility operating license,
DATES: The Renewed Facility Operating nrc.gov. noticed in the Federal Register on
License No. R–84 is effective on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC November 25, 2016 (81 FR 85268), and
November 30, 2016. has issued renewed Facility Operating concluded that renewal of the facility
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID License No. R–84, held by the licensee, operating license will not have a
NRC–2012–0272 when contacting the which authorizes continued operation significant impact on the quality of the
NRC about the availability of of the AFRRI TRIGA reactor, located in human environment.
information regarding this document. Bethesda, Maryland. The AFRRI TRIGA Availability of Documents
You may obtain publicly-available reactor is a heterogeneous pool-type,
information related to this document natural convection, light-water cooled The documents identified in the
using any of the following methods: and shielded reactor. The renewed following table are available to
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to license authorizes the licensee to interested persons through ADAMS
http://www.regulations.gov and search operate the AFRRI TRIGA reactor up to accession numbers, as indicated.
ADAMS accession
Document No.
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Renewal of Operating License R–84 for 1 MW TRIGA Research Reactor
(June 24, 2004) .......................................................................................................................................................................... ML041800067
Reactor Operator Requalification Program for Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (June 24, 2004) ....................... ML041800071
Environmental Report for Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (June 24, 2004) ....................................................... ML041800068
Safety Analysis Report for Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) (June 24, 2004) (redacted version) ......... ML101650415
Safety Analysis Report Chapters 4 and 13 for Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) (March 4, 2010) (re-
dacted version) ........................................................................................................................................................................... ML101650422
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Request for Additional Information Regarding Financial Qualifications for the License Renewal Review (August 13, 2010) .... ML102310075
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Response to Request for Additional Information dated July 19, 2010 Re:
Technical Specifications (September 27, 2010) (redacted version) .......................................................................................... ML110260024
Letter Re: Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute-Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for
License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (October 21, 2010) ........................................................................................................ ML103070121
Request for Additional Information Re: License Amendment, Separation of Byproduct Material (December 15, 2010) ............ ML103560456
Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (February 7, 2011) .................................... ML110460687
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute—Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application
for License Renewal (June 20, 2011) ........................................................................................................................................ ML112232300
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ADAMS accession
Document No.
Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for Renewal of License R–84 (September 6,
2011) .......................................................................................................................................................................................... ML11269A030
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute—Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Questions 14–41 and
Resubmittal of Technical Specifications (October 20, 2011) (redacted version) ...................................................................... ML113410120
Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (Novem-
ber 28, 2011) .............................................................................................................................................................................. ML11341A133
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Technical Responses to NRC Request for Additional Information Re: Li-
cense Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (November 28, 2011) (redacted version) ........................................................................ ML113460085
Request For Additional Information Regarding The Application For License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (April 20, 2012) ..... ML12122A146
Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (Janu-
ary 17, 2012) .............................................................................................................................................................................. ML12032A054
Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (September 21, 2012) .............................. ML12272A303
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute—Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application
for License Renewal (TAC ME1587) (June 28, 2013) .............................................................................................................. ML13182A084
U.S. Dept of Defense, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences—Submittal of revised Technical Specifications,
Docket 50–170 (August 27, 2014) ............................................................................................................................................. ML13254A064
Request for Additional Information Regarding the Renewal of Facility Operating License No. R–84 for the AFRRI TRIGA Re-
actor Facility (December 4, 2014) ............................................................................................................................................. ML14349A319
Letter from Stephen L. Miller Enclosing Revision of the Technical Specifications for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Re-
search Institute Reactor (license R–84, docket 50–170) (March 30, 2015) ............................................................................. ML15093A099
Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (February 9, 2016) .................................... ML16040A310
Submittal of Technical Specifications for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Facility (February 26, 2016) ...... ML16060A210
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute TRIGA Research Reactor Proposed License
Renewal, IPaC Trust Resources Report, (August 5, 2016) ...................................................................................................... ML16218A224
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Consultations Frequently Asked Questions, (July 15, 2013) ................... ML16120A505
Response to NRR Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal for AFRRI Facility (Au-
gust 5, 2016) .............................................................................................................................................................................. ML16232A164
U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI), Submittal of Request for Additional
Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (September 12, 2016) ................................ ML16258A463
Reactor Operator Requalification Program for the AFRRI TRIGA Reactor Facility (September 12, 2016) ................................. ML16258A464
Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (September 21, 2016) ML16267A447
AFRRI Email Regarding License Renewal Application (September 26, 2016) ............................................................................ ML16270A541
AFRRI Email Response to Request for Additional Information for License Renewal (September 27, 2016) ............................. ML16271A536
Letter from Stephen L. Miller Enclosing Revision of the Technical Specifications for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Re-
search Institute Reactor (September 30, 2016) ........................................................................................................................ ML16278A111
U.S. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Letter Regarding Review of Draft License R–84 (November 16, 2016) .. ML16321A461
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute—Issuance of Renewed Facility Operating License No. R–84 for the Armed
Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Research Reactor (November 30, 2016) .................................................................. ML16077A303
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day This LR–ISG describes changes to aging INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
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| Action | License renewal; issuance. | |
| Dates | The Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-84 is effective on November 30, 2016. | |
| Contact | Cindy K. Montgomery, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3398; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 88275 |
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