81 FR 93969 - University of Maryland; Maryland University Training Reactor

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 246 (December 22, 2016)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-70, held by the University of Maryland (UMD or the licensee) for the operation of the Maryland University Training Reactor (MUTR) for an additional 20 years. The NRC is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed renewal of the license.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-166; NRC-2010-0250]


University of Maryland; Maryland University Training Reactor

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; 
issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-70, held by the University 
of Maryland (UMD or the licensee) for the operation of the Maryland 
University Training Reactor (MUTR) for an additional 20 years. The NRC 
is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no 
significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed renewal of the 
license.

DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in this document is available on 
December 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2010-0250 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-2010-0250. 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: Eben S. Allen, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-4246; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering renewal of Facility License No. R-70, held 
by the UMD, which would authorize continued operation of the MUTR, 
located in College Park, Prince George's County, Maryland. Therefore, 
as required by section 51.21 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Criteria for and identification of licensing 
and regulatory actions requiring environmental assessments,'' the NRC 
performed an EA. Based on the results of the EA that follows, the NRC 
has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the 
renewed license and is issuing a FONSI. The renewed license will be 
issued following the publication of this notice.

II. Environmental Assessment

Description of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would renew Facility License No. R-70 for a 
period of 20 years from the date of issuance of the renewed license. 
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's application 
dated May 12, 2000, as supplemented by letters dated June 7, August 4, 
September 17, and October 7, 2004; April 18, 2005; April 25, (two 
letters), August 28 (two letters), September 7, November 9, and 
December 18, 2006; May 27, July 28, and September 22, 2010; January 31, 
February 2, May 2, July 5, July 29, September 26, September 28, and 
October 12, 2011; February 9, March 14, May 22, and August 29, 2012; 
March 21, 2013; April 10, June 18, and November 25 (two letters), 2014; 
December 2, 2015; and January 5, February 18, February 29, and November 
17, 2016. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.109, ``Effect of timely renewal 
application,'' the existing license remains in effect until the NRC 
takes final action on the renewal application.

Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action is needed to allow the continued operation of 
the MUTR to routinely provide teaching, research, and services to 
numerous institutions for a period of 20 years.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC is preparing its safety evaluation (SE) of the proposed 
action to issue a renewed Facility Operating License No. R-70 to allow 
continued operation of the MUTR for a period of 20 years and concludes 
there is reasonable assurance that the MUTR will continue to operate 
safely for the additional period of time. The details of the NRC 
staff's SE will be provided with the renewed license that will be 
issued as part of the letter to the licensee approving its license 
renewal application. This document contains the EA of the proposed 
action.
    The MUTR is located on the northeastern quadrant of UMD campus in a 
dedicated building connected to the Chemical and Nuclear Engineering 
Building. The reactor is housed in a building constructed primarily of 
concrete, brick, and steel which serves as a confinement. The reactor 
site comprises the reactor building and a small area immediately 
surrounding it. Adjacent to the reactor site are three buildings: The 
J.M. Patterson Building; the Asphalt Institute, and the Animal and 
Avian Sciences building. The nearest permanent residences are located 
approximately 370 meters (1,200 feet) from the site boundary. The 
nearest dormitories are located approximately 230 meters (750 feet) 
from the reactor.
    The MUTR is a light water open pool type reactor licensed for a 
maximum 250 kilowatt (thermal) steady state power using low-enriched 
uranium (less than 20 percent) TRIGA (Training, Research, Isotope 
Production, General Atomics) fuel. The reactor is not licensed to 
operate in a pulse mode. The

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fuel is located at the bottom of an aluminum tank with a volume of 
approximately 22,700 liters (6,000 gallons) and a depth of 6.5 meters 
(21.25 feet). The pool tank is surrounded by at least 2.0 meters (6.5 
feet) of concrete and 0.6 meters (2 feet) of water. A detailed 
description of the reactor can be found in the MUTR Safety Analysis 
Report (SAR).
    The licensee has not requested any changes to the facility design 
or operating conditions as part of the application for license renewal. 
No changes are being made in the types or quantities of effluents that 
may be released off site. The licensee has systems in place for 
controlling the release of radiological effluents and implements a 
radiation protection program to monitor personnel exposures and 
releases of radioactive effluents. As discussed in the NRC staff's SE, 
the systems and radiation protection program are appropriate for the 
types and quantities of effluents expected to be generated by continued 
operation of the reactor. Accordingly, there would be no increase in 
routine occupational or public radiation exposure as a result of 
license renewal. A separate SE to determine the probability and 
consequence of accidents of the proposed action is being drafted by NRC 
staff. If the NRC staff concludes in the SE that the probability and 
consequence of accidents are within NRC requirements, then the proposed 
license renewal will not have a significant environmental impact with 
respect to accidents.
    Therefore, with the exception of the impacts associated with 
accidents which the NRC staff is evaluating separately from this EA, 
license renewal would not change the environmental impact of facility 
operation. The NRC staff evaluated information contained in the 
licensee's application and data reported to the NRC by the licensee for 
the last 5 years of operation to determine the projected radiological 
impact of the facility on the environment during the period of the 
renewed license. The NRC staff found that releases of radioactive 
material and personnel exposures were all well within applicable 
regulatory limits. Based on this evaluation, the NRC staff concluded 
that continued operation of the reactor would not have a significant 
environmental impact.

A. Radiological Impacts

Environmental Effects of Reactor Operations

    Gaseous radioactive effluents are discharged by the facility 
exhaust system via vents located on the roof of the reactor building, 
through a rollup door, and personnel door located on the north side of 
the facility. The current primary path for gaseous effluents is through 
those two doors. The only significant nuclide found in the gaseous 
effluent stream is argon-41. The licensee estimates argon-41 releases 
from a calculated release of argon-41 based on hours of reactor 
operation. Licensee calculations indicate that annual argon-41 releases 
result in an offsite concentration of argon-41 which is below the limit 
of 1.0E-8 microcuries per milliliter specified in 10 CFR part 20, 
Appendix b, ``Annual Limits on Intake (ALIs) and Derived Air 
Concentrations (DACs) of Radionuclides for Occupational Exposure; 
Effluent Concentrations; Concentrations for Release to Sewerage,'' for 
air effluent releases. The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's 
calculations and found them to be reasonable. Total gaseous radioactive 
releases reported to the NRC in the licensee's annual reports were less 
than the air effluent concentration limits set by 10 CFR part 20, 
Appendix b. The potential radiation dose to a member of the general 
public resulting from this concentration is less than 2 millirem (0.02 
milliSieverts) and complies with the dose limit of 100 millirem (1 
milliSievert) set by 10 CFR 20.1301, ``Dose limits for individual 
members of the public.'' Additionally, this potential radiation dose 
complies with the air emissions dose constraint of 0.1 milliSievert (10 
millirem) specified in 10 CFR 20.1101(d).
    The licensee disposes of liquid radioactive wastes by discharge to 
the sanitary sewer, in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 
20.2003(a). During the past 5 years, the licensee has reported in its 
annual reports, no routine releases of liquid radioactive waste. No 
significant solid low-level radioactive waste was generated at the 
MUTR. According to the licensee, no spent nuclear fuel has been shipped 
from the site to date. To comply with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
1982, UMD has entered into a contract with the U.S. Department of 
Energy (DOE) that provides that DOE retains title to the fuel utilized 
at the MUTR and that DOE is obligated to take the fuel from the site 
for final disposition.
    Data reported to the NRC by the licensee shows that personnel 
exposures are well within the total effective dose equivalent limit of 
5,000 millirem (50 milliSievert) set by 10 CFR 20.1201, ``Occupational 
dose limits for adults,'' and as low as reasonably achievable. Fixed 
mounted dosimeters are mounted on the east and west exterior walls of 
the reactor building and provide gross quarterly readings (not adjusted 
for background) of total radiation exposures at those locations. These 
dosimeters typically measure average annual doses of approximately 87 
millirem (0.87 milliSievert). No changes in reactor operation that 
would lead to an increase in occupational dose are expected as a result 
of the proposed action.
    The licensee conducts an environmental monitoring program to record 
and track the radiological impact of MUTR operation on the surrounding 
unrestricted area. The program consists of quarterly exposure 
measurements at four locations on the site boundary and at two control 
locations away from any direct influence from the reactor. The 
Radiation Protection Officer administers the program and maintains the 
appropriate records. Over the past 5 years, the survey program 
indicated that radiation exposures at the monitoring locations were not 
significantly higher than those measured at the control locations. 
Year-to-year trends in exposures are consistent between monitoring 
locations. Also, no correlation exists between total annual reactor 
operation and annual exposures measured at the monitoring locations.
    Based on the NRC staff's review of the past 5 years of the 
licensee's annual reports, the NRC staff concludes that continued 
operation of the MUTR would not have a significant radiological impact 
on the surrounding environment. No changes in reactor operation that 
would affect off-site radiation levels are expected as a result of 
license renewal.

Environmental Effects of Accidents

    Accident scenarios are discussed in Chapter 13 of the MUTR SAR. The 
maximum hypothetical accident is the uncontrolled release of the 
gaseous fission products contained in the gap between the fuel and the 
fuel cladding in one fuel element to the reactor confinement and into 
the environment. The licensee conservatively calculated doses to 
facility personnel, the maximum potential dose to a member of the 
public, and the dose at the nearest residence. The NRC staff checked 
the licensee's calculations to verify that the doses represent 
conservative estimates for the maximum hypothetical accident. 
Occupational doses resulting from this accident would be 12 millirem 
(0.12 milliSievert), below the 10 CFR part 20, ``Standards for 
Protection Against Radiation,'' annual limit of 5,000 millirem (50 
mSievert). Maximum doses for members of the public resulting from this 
accident would be 99 millirem (0.99 mSievert), below the 10 CFR part 20

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annual limit of 100 millirem (1.0 mSievert). The proposed action will 
not increase the probability or consequences of accidents.

B. Non-Radiological Impacts

    The MUTR core is located near the bottom of the reactor pool. The 
pool contains approximately 22.7 m\3\ (6,000 gallons) of water which 
acts as a coolant for the reactor core and provides a large heat sink. 
The water in the pool is cooled by a primary cooling system consisting 
of a primary pump, a heat exchanger, a filtration and demineralizer 
water processing system, and associated piping. Cooling of the reactor 
core is by natural convection of the water through the reactor core. 
The water enters the cooling channels at the bottom of the core, warms 
as heat from the fission process is transferred to the water, and rises 
out of the core and into the bulk pool water. The reactor can run for 
several hours without operating the primary cooling system to remove 
heat from the reactor pool because of the large heat sink provided by 
the volume of water in the pool. When heat needs to be removed from the 
reactor pool the primary cooling system is operated. The primary 
coolant is cooled by secondary coolant in the heat exchanger, the 
secondary coolant is an open loop of city water that is discharged to 
the sanitary sewer. The MUTR facility annual usage of city water is 
minimal, less than 1 percent of the total University consumption. 
During operation, the secondary system is maintained at a higher 
pressure than the primary system to minimize the likelihood of primary 
system contamination entering the secondary system, and ultimately the 
environment. Additional controls are included in the facility design, 
as indicated in the MUTR Environmental Report, included in the 
licensee's application, ``. . . to preclude the contamination of the 
city water supply by the reactor facility, the city water supply passes 
through a backflow prevention valve after entering the reactor pump 
room before it is distributed to the make-up water and cooling 
systems.''
    The reactor's low power level results in a small amount of heat 
that is released to the environment. Release of this heat (thermal 
effluent) from the MUTR facility will not have a significant effect on 
the environment. As stated above, minimal amounts of secondary water 
discharges to the sanitary sewer system after passing through the 
primary heat exchanger.
    The Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability, and Risk 
provides the University of Maryland community with information to 
comply with Federal, State, local and university requirements for 
managing hazardous and other regulated wastes. Because there is no 
cooling tower, secondary water treatment chemicals are not used at the 
MUTR facility. Small amounts of chemicals may be used at the MUTR 
facility that are typical of what is used in a university research 
environment. What chemicals or hazardous waste that is produced in 
conjunction with operation of the facility is disposed of in accordance 
with campus hazardous waste procedures maintained by the Department of 
Environmental Safety, Sustainability, and Risk.
    Because the proposed action does not involve any change in the 
operation of the reactor, water use at the reactor is a small 
percentage of the university's water use, chemical use is small and 
disposal complies with all requirements, and the heat dissipated to the 
environment is minimal, the NRC staff concludes that the non-
radiological impacts from proposed action will not have a significant 
impact on the environment.

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Considerations

    The NRC has responsibilities that are derived from NEPA and from 
other environmental laws, which include the Endangered Species Act, 
Coastal Zone Management Act, National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), 
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and Executive Order 12898, 
Environmental Justice. The following presents a brief discussion of 
impacts associated with these laws and other requirements.
1. Endangered Species Act
    The Wildlife and Heritage Service of the Maryland Department of 
Natural Resources has stated that there are no State or Federal records 
documenting rare, threatened, or endangered species within the 
boundaries of the MUTR site. Based on this information, the NRC staff 
finds that the potential impacts of the proposed action would have no 
adverse effect on rare, threatened, or endangered species within the 
MUTR site boundary.
2. Coastal Zone Management Act
    The MUTR is not located within any managed coastal zones; nor would 
the MUTR effluents and emissions impact any managed coastal zones. 
Based on this information, the NRC staff finds that the potential 
impacts of the proposed action would not adversely affect managed 
coastal zones.
3. National Historic Preservation Act
    The NHPA requires Federal agencies to consider the effects of their 
undertakings on historic properties. The National Register of Historic 
Places lists historic properties in the vicinity of the MUTR and the 
UMD. The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) was contacted and a 
project review form was submitted. The SHPO determined that license 
renewal would have no adverse effect on historic properties in the 
vicinity of the MUTR. Based on this information, the NRC staff finds 
that the potential impacts of the proposed action would have no adverse 
effect on historic and archaeological resources.
4. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
    The licensee is not planning any water resource development 
projects, including any of the modifications relating to impounding a 
body of water, damming, diverting a stream or river, deepening a 
channel, irrigation, or altering a body of water for navigation or 
drainage. Based on this information, the NRC staff finds that the 
potential impacts of the proposed action would not adversely affect 
water resource near the MUTR site boundary.
5. Executive Order 12898--Environmental Justice
    The environmental justice impact analysis evaluates the potential 
for disproportionately high and adverse human health and environmental 
effects on minority and low-income populations that could result from 
the relicensing and the continued operation of the MUTR. Such effects 
may include human health, biological, cultural, economic, or social 
impacts.
    Minority Populations in the Vicinity of the MUTR--According to the 
2010 Census, approximately 49 percent of the total population (total of 
approximately 7,900,000 individuals) residing within a 50-mile radius 
of MUTR identified themselves as minority. The largest minority 
population were Black or African American (2,172,000 persons or 27 
percent), followed by Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin of any race 
(approximately 871,000 persons or 11 percent). According to the U.S. 
Census Bureau's 2010 Census, about 85.1 percent of the Prince George's 
County population identified themselves as minorities, with persons of 
Black or African American origin comprising the largest minority group 
(64.5 percent). According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2014 American 
Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, the minority population of Prince 
George's County, as a percent

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of the total population, had increased to 85.9 percent.
    Low-income Populations in the Vicinity of the MUTR--According to 
the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year 
Estimates, approximately 124,000 families and 736,000 individuals (6.4 
and 9.2 percent, respectively) residing within a 50-mile radius of the 
MUTR were identified as living below the Federal poverty threshold. The 
2014 Federal poverty threshold was $24,230 for a family of four.
    According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2014 American Community 
Survey 1-Year Estimates, the median household income for Maryland was 
$73,971, while 7.1 percent of families and 10.1 percent of the state 
population were found to be living below the Federal poverty threshold. 
Prince George's County had a lower median household income average 
($72,290) and a similar percentage of families (7.0 percent) and 
individuals (10.2 percent) living below the poverty level, 
respectively.
    Impact Analysis--Potential impacts to minority and low-income 
populations would mostly consist of radiological effects, however 
radiation doses from continued operations associated with the license 
renewal are expected to continue at current levels, and would be below 
regulatory limits.
    Based on this information and the analysis of human health and 
environmental impacts presented in this environmental assessment, the 
NRC staff concludes that the proposed license renewal would not have 
disproportionately high and adverse human health and environmental 
effects on minority and low-income populations residing in the vicinity 
of the MUTR.

Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    As an alternative to license renewal, the NRC considered denying 
the proposed action. If the NRC denied the request for license renewal, 
reactor operations would cease and decommissioning would be required. 
The NRC staff notes that, even with a renewed license, the MUTR will 
eventually require decommissioning, at which time the environmental 
effects of decommissioning will occur. Decommissioning will be 
conducted in accordance with an NRC-approved decommissioning plan which 
would require a separate environmental review under 10 CFR 51.21. 
Cessation of facility operations would reduce or eliminate radioactive 
effluents and emissions. However, as previously discussed in this 
environmental assessment, radioactive effluents and emissions from 
reactor operations constitute only a small fraction of the applicable 
regulatory limits. Therefore, the environmental impacts of license 
renewal and the denial of the request for license renewal would be 
similar. In addition, denying the request for license renewal would 
eliminate the benefits of teaching, research, and services provided by 
the MUTR.

Alternative Use of Resources

    The proposed action does not involve the use of any different 
resources or significant quantities of resources beyond those 
previously considered in the issuance of Amendment No. 7 to Facility 
Operating License No. R-70 for the MUTR, dated August 7, 1984, which 
renewed the Facility Operating License for a period of 20 years.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    In accordance with the agency's stated policy, on December 9, 2016, 
the NRC staff provided the Maryland State Nuclear Emergency 
Preparedness Coordinator an email of the staff's environmental 
assessment for publishing in the Federal Register regarding the 
environmental impact of the proposed action. The correspondence 
involved a thorough explanation of the environmental review, the 
details of this environmental assessment, and the NRC staff's findings. 
The State official responded by email December 16, 2016 and indicated 
the state of Maryland had no comments with this action.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The NRC staff has prepared this EA as part of its review of the 
proposed action. On the basis of the EA included in Section II above 
and incorporated by reference in this finding, the NRC finds that there 
are no significant environmental impacts from the proposed action, and 
the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality 
of the human environment. The NRC staff has determined that a FONSI is 
appropriate, and decided not to prepare an environmental impact 
statement for the proposed action.

IV. Availability of Documents

    The following table identifies the environmental and other 
documents cited in this document and related to the NRC's FONSI. These 
documents are available for public inspection online through ADAMS at 
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or in person at the NRC's PDR 
as described previously.

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                                                        ADAMS Accession
                      Document                                No.
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University of Maryland, Request for Renewal of Class         ML052910399
 104 Operating License R-70., May 12, 2000..........
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML022690533
 Information Re: Renewal of License R-70, October
 10, 2002...........................................
Transmittal of the University of Maryland's Response         ML041800348
 to the Request for Additional Information
 Pertaining to Sections Six through Ten of the
 Safety Analysis Report (SAR), June 7, 2004.........
University of Maryland's Response to the Request for         ML042240227
 Additional Information Re: Environmental Report for
 Training Reactor, August 4, 2004...................
Submittal of Additional Information as it Pertains           ML042940317
 to Section Eleven of the Safety Analysis Report for
 the Maryland University Training Reactor, September
 17, 2004...........................................
Response to the Request for Additional Information           ML042940408
 as it Pertains to Section Twelve of the Safety
 Analysis Report for the Maryland University
 Training Reactor, October 7, 2004..................
University of Maryland--Response to RAI Regarding            ML051160054
 the Technical Specifications for the Maryland
 University Training Reactor, April 18, 2005........
University of Maryland's Response to Request for             ML061250233
 Additional Information, as it Pertains to Section
 Two of Safety Analysis Report for Maryland
 University Training Reactor, April 25, 2006........
University of Maryland's Response to Request for             ML061280383
 Additional Information, as it Pertains to Section
 Two of Safety Analysis Report for Maryland
 University Training Reactor, April 25, 2006........
University of Maryland Responses to RAIs on the SAR,         ML101970209
 August 28, 2006....................................
University of Maryland's Response to Request for             ML16083A222
 Additional Information, September 7, 2006..........
University of Maryland's Responses to RAIs on the            ML101970210
 SAR, November 9, 2006..............................

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University of Maryland's Response to Request for             ML101480913
 Additional Information as it Pertains to Technical
 Specifications for Maryland University Training
 Reactor, December 18, 2006.........................
University of Maryland, Request for Additional               ML093420068
 Information Regarding the License Renewal for the
 Maryland University Training and Research Reactor,
 December 10, 2009..................................
University of Maryland, Request for Additional               ML100840239
 Information Regarding License Renewal Technical
 Matters (TAC ME1592), April 6, 2010................
University of MD Training Reactor (MUTR)--Submitting         ML101670413
 Responses to NRC 12/10/09 Request for Additional
 Information Regarding Financial Qualifications for
 Renewal of License, May 27, 2010...................
University of Maryland Responses Request for                 ML102110049
 Additional Information Regarding the License
 Renewal for Maryland University Training Reactor,
 July 28, 2010......................................
University of Maryland Training Reactor, Request for         ML102230338
 Additional Information Regarding License Renewal
 Revised Technical Specifications dated December 18,
 2006 (TAC No. ME1592), August 20, 2010.............
University of Maryland, Request for Additional               ML102710556
 Information Regarding the License Renewal for the
 Maryland University Training Reactor, September 22,
 2010...............................................
University of Maryland, Maryland University Training         ML110320459
 Reactor (MUTRA), Request for Additional Information
 (RAI) Regarding Remaining Technical Specifications,
 January 31, 2011...................................
University of Maryland, Maryland University Training         ML110350175
 Reactor, Response to Request No. #2 to the NRC's
 April 6, 2010 Request for Additional Information,
 February 2, 2011...................................
University of Maryland, Maryland University Training         ML11124A124
 Reactor (``MUTR''), Technical Specifications,
 Response to February 18, 2011, Request for
 Additional Information (``RAI'') Regarding
 Remaining Technical Specifications, May 2, 2011....
University of Maryland, NRC Response to Letter Dated         ML11171A566
 May 2, 2011, June 22, 2011.........................
University of Maryland, Maryland, Response to                ML11189A065
 Request for Additional Information in Regard to
 Remaining Technical Specifications, July 5, 2011...
University of Maryland, Response to Request for              ML11215A130
 Additional Information Regarding Dose to General
 Public in the Event of Maximum Hypothetical
 Accident (MHA), July 29, 2011......................
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML112130086
 Information Regarding the License Renewal for the
 Maryland University Training Reactor (Related to
 May 2, 2011) (TAC No. ME1592), August 26, 2011.....
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML112380621
 Information Regarding Dose Calculations, September
 8, 2011............................................
University of Maryland, Request for Additional               ML11277A026
 Information Regarding License Renewal for Maryland
 University Training Reactor (TAC No. ME1592),
 September 28, 2011.................................
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML11286A337
 Information Regarding the License Renewal for the
 Maryland University Training Reactor, October 12,
 2011...............................................
University of Maryland--Response to NRC Request for          ML12060A344
 Additional Information Regarding the License
 Renewal for the Maryland University Training
 Reactor, February 9, 2012..........................
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML102660113
 Information Re: Reactor Operator Requalification
 Program, February 15, 2012.........................
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML12081A017
 Information Re: Reactor Operator Requalification
 Program (TAC No. ME2431), March 14, 2012...........
University of Maryland, Request for Additional               ML12172A139
 Information Regarding the License Renewal for the
 Maryland University Training Reactor (``MUTR''),
 May 22, 2012.......................................
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML121870709
 Information, Re: Reactor Operator Requalification
 Program (TAC ME2431), July 16, 2012................
University of Maryland, Response to Request for              ML12255A400
 Additional Information Regarding the License
 Renewal for the Training Reactor (``MUTR''), August
 29, 2012...........................................
University of Maryland--Review and Approval of the           ML12306A112
 Requalification Training Program for Licensed
 Operators (TAC No. ME1592), November 15, 2012......
University of Maryland--License Renewal for the              ML13095A006
 Maryland University Training Reactor (MUTR), TAC
 ME1592), March 21, 2013............................
University of Maryland, College Park Request for             ML14141A630
 Additional Information Re: Financial Update for
 License Renewal for the University of Maryland (TAC
 ME1592), June 2, 2014..............................
University of Maryland Training Reactor--Report on           ML14176A078
 AR-41 Mitigation, June 18, 2014....................
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML14266A658
 Information Re: Review of the Argon-41 Radiological
 Dose Assessment for License Renewal (TAC ME1592),
 September 25, 2014.................................
University of Maryland, Response to Request for              ML14342A563
 Additional Information Regarding Financial Update
 for License Renewal, November 25, 2014.............
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML14332A300
 Information Re: Review of the ARGON-41 Radiological
 Dose Assessment for License Renewal of the Maryland
 University Training Reactor (TAC No. ME1592),
 November 25, 2014..................................
University of Maryland--Revised Physical Security            ML14364A086
 Plan For License Renewal of The Maryland University
 Training Reactor (TAC ME1592) License No. 70;
 Docket No. 50-166, December 19, 2014...............
Letter Request for Additional Information RE:                ML15058A276
 Physical Security Plan Review for License Renewal
 (TAC No. ME1592), March 12, 2015...................
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML15083A383
 Information for License Renewal of the Maryland
 University Training Reactor (TAC No. ME1592),
 August 21, 2015....................................
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML15219A471
 Information for License Renewal of the Maryland
 University Training Reactor Pertaining to Thermal
 Hydraulics, September 10, 2015.....................
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML15349A894
 Information for License Renewal Pertaining to
 Thermal Hydraulics, December 2, 2015...............
University of Maryland--Response to Request for              ML16008A072
 Additional Information for License Renewal, January
 5, 2016............................................
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML16061A003
 Information Re: For the Renewal of Facility
 Operating License No. R-70 the Maryland University
 Training Reactor Docket No. 50-166, February 29,
 2016...............................................
University of Maryland--Request for Additional               ML16323A447
 Information Re: For the Renewal of Facility
 Operating License No. R-70 the Maryland University
 Training Reactor Docket No. 50-166, November 17,
 2016...............................................
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th 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. 2016-30863 Filed 12-21-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P