82 FR 3814 - University of Missouri-Columbia Research Reactor

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 8 (January 12, 2017)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-103, held by the Curators of the University of Missouri--Columbia (the licensee), for the continued operation of its University of Missouri--Columbia Research Reactor (MURR or the reactor) at a maximum steady-state power level of 10 megawatts thermal (MWt) for an additional 20 years from the date of issuance. The MURR facility is located in the University Research Park, adjacent to the main campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia, in Boone County, Columbia, Missouri.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-186; NRC-2013-0090]


University of Missouri--Columbia Research Reactor

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License renewal; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a renewal 
of Facility Operating License No. R-103, held by the Curators of the 
University of Missouri--Columbia (the licensee), for the continued 
operation of its University of Missouri--Columbia Research Reactor 
(MURR or the reactor) at a maximum steady-state power level of 10 
megawatts thermal (MWt) for an additional 20 years from the date of 
issuance. The MURR facility is located in the University Research Park, 
adjacent to the main campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia, in 
Boone County, Columbia, Missouri.

DATES: The renewed facility operating license No. R-103 is effective on 
January 4, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0090 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-2013-0090. 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]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it available in 
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. 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: Geoffrey A. Wertz, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0893; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion

    The NRC has issued renewed Facility Operating License No. R-103, 
held by the licensee, which authorizes continued operation of the MURR, 
located in the University Research Park, adjacent to the main campus of 
the University of Missouri--Columbia, in Columbia, Missouri. The MURR 
is an open pool-type reactor which is light-water moderated and cooled. 
It is licensed to operate at a maximum steady state power level of 10 
MWt. The renewed Facility Operating License No. R-103 will expire 20 
years from its date of issuance.
    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 May 20, 2013 (78 FR 29393). 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 (SER) for the 
renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-103 and concluded, based on 
that evaluation, that the licensee can continue to operate the facility 
without

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endangering the health and safety of the public. The NRC staff also 
prepared an environmental assessment and finding of no significant 
Impact for the renewal of the facility operating license, noticed in 
the Federal Register on November 29, 2016 (81 FR 86024), and concluded 
that renewal of the facility operating license will not have a 
significant impact on the quality of the human environment.

II. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through ADAMS accession numbers, as indicated. The 
SER, prepared by the NRC staff for the license renewal, is available 
under ADAMS Accession No. ML16124A887.

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               Document                       ADAMS accession No.
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Application for License Renewal for    ML062540114.
 the University of Missouri-Columbia
 Research Reactor as Per 10 CFR
 2.109--Cover Letter, August 31, 2006.
Safety Analysis Report for the         ML092110573.
 University of Missouri-Columbia
 Application for License Renewal
 Application--Volume 1 of 2--
 Redacted, August 31, 2006.
Safety Analysis Report for the         ML092110597.
 University of Missouri-Columbia
 Application for License Renewal--
 Chapters 10-18, Volume 2 of 2--
 Redacted, August 31,2006.
University of Missouri Research        ML062540121.
 Reactor (MURR) Environmental Report
 for License Renewal, August 31, 2006.
Written Communication as Specified by  ML100330073.
 10 CFR 50.4 (b)(1) Regarding the
 Response to the ``University of
 Missouri at Columbia--Request for
 Additional Information RE: License
 Renewal Environmental Report,''
 January 29, 2010.
University of Missouri, Columbia--     ML12354A237.
 Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information, Redacted,
 July 16, 2010.
University of Missouri--Columbia       ML120050315.
 Licensee Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information--Chapter 10,
 Related to Amendment Information
 Only, Redacted, August 31, 2010.
University of Missouri, Columbia,      ML102500533.
 Response to Request for Additional
 Information Regarding License
 Renewal, September 3, 2010.
University of Missouri, Columbia--     ML12355A019.
 Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information, dated June
 1, 2010, (TAC No.ME1580) Redacted,
 September 30, 2010.
University of Missouri, Columbia--     ML12355A023.
 Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information 45-Day
 Response Questions (TAC No. ME1580)
 Redacted, October 29, 2010.
Written Communication as Specified by  ML103060018.
 10 CFR 50.4 (b)(1) Regarding the
 Response to the ``University of
 Missouri at Columbia--Request for
 Additional Information RE: License
 Renewal, Safety Analysis Report,
 Complex Questions,'' dated May 6,
 2010, October 29, 2010.
University of Missouri, Columbia--     ML12355A026.
 Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information 45-Day
 Response Questions (TAC No. ME1580)
 Redacted, November 30, 2010.
University of Missouri-Columbia        ML110740249.
 Research Reactor Response to Request
 for Additional Information Regarding
 Renewal Request for Amendment
 Facility Operating License R-103,
 March 11, 2011.
University of Missouri-Columbia        ML11255A003.
 Research Reactor's Response to NRC
 Request for Additional Information
 Regarding a Renewal Request for
 Amended Facility Operating License R-
 103, September 8, 2011.
University of Missouri--Columbia       ML12010A186.
 Research Reactor, Written
 Communication as Specified by 10 CFR
 50.4 (b)(1) Regarding Responses to
 the University of Missouri at
 Columbia--Request for Additional
 Information RE: License Renewal,
 Safety Analysis Report, January 6,
 2012.
University of Missouri, Columbia--     ML12346A004.
 Licensee Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information dated May 6,
 2010 (Complex Questions) and June 1,
 2012 (45-Day Response Questions) RE:
 License Renewal (TAC No. ME1580)
 Redacted, June 28, 2012.
Written Communication as Specified by  ML15034A474.
 10 CFR 50.4 (b)(1) Regarding the
 Response to the University of
 Missouri at Columbia--Request for
 Additional Information Regarding the
 Renewal of Facility Operating
 License No. R-103 for the University
 of Missouri, January 28, 2015.
University of Missouri-Columbia--      ML15216A122.
 Response to Request for Additional
 Information Regarding Renewal
 Request for Amended Facility
 Operating License, July 31, 2015.
University of Missouri-Columbia,       ML15260A439.
 Request for a copy of the Emergency
 Plan in Support of Renewal of
 Amended Facility License No. R-103,
 September 15, 2015.
University of Missouri, Columbia-      ML15275A314.
 Responses to NRC Request for
 Additional Information, Dated April
 17, 2015, Regarding Renewal Request
 for Amended Facility Operating
 License, October 1, 2015.
University of Missouri-Columbia--      ML16041A221.
 Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information Dated
 December 17, 2015, Regarding Renewal
 Request for License No. R-103,
 February 8, 2016.
University of Missouri at Columbia--   ML16103A536.
 Responses to NRC Request for
 Additional Information dated
 February 8, 2016 Regarding Renewal
 Request for Amendment, April 8, 2016.
University of Missouri- Columbia       ML16110A164.
 Research Reactor, Response to
 Request for Additional Information
 on License Renewal Amendment
 Request, April 15, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia        ML16155A132.
 Research Reactor's Responses to the
 NRC Request for Additional
 Information, Dated October 28, 2015,
 Regarding Our Renewal Request for
 Amended Facility Operating License
 No. R-103, May 31, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia        ML16209A236.
 Response to Request for Additional
 Information Regarding the Proposed
 Technical Specifications for the
 License Renewal, July 25, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia        ML16246A010.
 Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information Regarding
 Renewal for Amended Facility
 Operating License, August 31, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia        ML16313A517.
 Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information Regarding the
 Technical Specifications for the
 Renewal for Amended Facility
 Operating License, November 7, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia        ML16321A485.
 Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information Regarding the
 Technical Specifications for the
 Renewal for Amended Facility
 Operating License, November 15, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia        ML16321A455.
 Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information Regarding the
 Security Plan for the Renewal for
 Amended Facility Operating License,
 November 15, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia        ML16350A424.
 Response to NRC Request for
 Additional Information Regarding the
 Renewal for Amended Facility
 Operating License, December 14, 2016.
University Of Missouri-Columbia        ML16124A885.
 Regarding Issuance of Renewed
 Facility Operating License No. R-103
 for The University Of Missouri--
 Columbia Research Reactor (TAC No.
 ME1580) January 4, 2017.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of January 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael Balazik,
Chief (Acting), Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch, Division 
of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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