82 FR 3814 - University of Missouri-Columbia Research Reactor
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 3814-3816] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-00523] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-186; NRC-2013-0090] University of Missouri--Columbia Research Reactor 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-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 [[Page 3815]] 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Document ADAMS accession No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 3816]] 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. [FR Doc. 2017-00523 Filed 1-11-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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Document title accession No(s).
or Web site
Information on Cumulative Radiological Health Impacts in Support of the Clinch River Nuclear ML16340A259.
Site Early Site Permit Application.
Meteorological Information in Support of the Clinch River Nuclear Site Early Site Permit Appli- ML16340A256.
cation.
Information on Radiation Protection and Accident Consequences in Support of the Clinch River ML16340A258.
Nuclear Site Early Site Permit Application.
Information on Alternate Cooling Water Systems in Support of the Clinch River Nuclear Site ML16344A061.
Early Site Permit Application.
Information on Terrestrial Ecology in Support of the Clinch River Nuclear Site Early Site Permit ML16348A552.
Application.
Information on Stability of Subsurface Materials and Foundation in Support of the Clinch River ML16350A420.
Nuclear Site Early Site Permit Application.
Site Selection Information in Support of the Clinch River Nuclear Site Early Site Permit Applica- ML16350A429.
tion.
Aquatic Ecology Information in Support of the Clinch River Nuclear Site Early Site Permit Appli- ML16356A485.
cation.
Environmental Protection Plan Information in Support of the Clinch River Nuclear Site Early ML16363A378.
Site Permit Application.
The NRC will post other publically ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
available materials related to this NRC–2013–0090 when contacting the Regulatory Commission, Washington,
application in ADAMS and on the NRC about the availability of DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
NRC’s public Web site at http:// information regarding this document. 0893; email: Geoffrey.Wertz@nrc.gov.
www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/esp/ You may obtain publicly-available SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
clinch-river.html. information related to this document
using any of the following methods: I. Discussion
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day
of January 2017. • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to The NRC has issued renewed Facility
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. http://www.regulations.gov and search Operating License No. R–103, held by
Francis M. Akstulewicz,
for Docket ID NRC–2013–0090. Address the licensee, which authorizes
questions about NRC dockets to Carol continued operation of the MURR,
Director, Division of New Reactor Licensing,
Office of New Reactors.
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; located in the University Research Park,
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For adjacent to the main campus of the
[FR Doc. 2017–00529 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am]
technical questions, contact the University of Missouri—Columbia, in
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individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Columbia, Missouri. The MURR is an
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this open pool-type reactor which is light-
document. water moderated and cooled. It is
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• NRC’s Agencywide Documents licensed to operate at a maximum
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Access and Management System steady state power level of 10 MWt. The
[Docket No. 50–186; NRC–2013–0090] (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- renewed Facility Operating License No.
available documents online in the R–103 will expire 20 years from its date
University of Missouri—Columbia ADAMS Public Documents collection at of issuance.
Research Reactor http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ The renewed facility operating license
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory adams.html. To begin the search, select complies with the standards and
Commission. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
ACTION: License renewal; issuance. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Commission’s rules and regulations.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory please contact the NRC’s Public The Commission has made appropriate
Commission (NRC) issued a renewal of Document Room (PDR) reference staff at findings as required by the Act and the
Facility Operating License No. R–103, 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Commission’s regulations in chapter I of
held by the Curators of the University of email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The title 10 of the Code of Federal
Missouri—Columbia (the licensee), for ADAMS accession number for each Regulations (10 CFR), and sets forth
the continued operation of its document referenced (if it available in those findings in the renewed facility
University of Missouri—Columbia ADAMS) is provided the first time that operating license. The agency afforded
Research Reactor (MURR or the reactor) a document is referenced. For the an opportunity for hearing in the Notice
at a maximum steady-state power level convenience of the reader, the ADAMS of Opportunity for Hearing published in
of 10 megawatts thermal (MWt) for an accession numbers are provided in a the Federal Register on May 20, 2013
additional 20 years from the date of table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ (78 FR 29393). The NRC received no
issuance. The MURR facility is located section of this document. request for a hearing or petition for
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in the University Research Park, • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and leave to intervene following the notice.
adjacent to the main campus of the purchase copies of public documents at The NRC staff prepared a safety
University of Missouri-Columbia, in the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One evaluation report (SER) for the renewal
Boone County, Columbia, Missouri. White Flint North, 11555 Rockville of Facility Operating License No. R–103
DATES: The renewed facility operating Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. and concluded, based on that
license No. R–103 is effective on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: evaluation, that the licensee can
January 4, 2017. Geoffrey A. Wertz, Office of Nuclear continue to operate the facility without
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then The NRC has prepared an
of January 2017. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS environmental assessment (EA) in
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, support of its review of the proposed
Michael Balazik, please contact the NRC’s Public actions in accordance with the
Chief (Acting), Research and Test Reactors Document Room (PDR) reference staff at requirements of 10 CFR part 51
Licensing Branch, Division of Policy and 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by ‘‘Environmental Protection Regulations
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the for Domestic Licensing and Related
Regulation. convenience of the reader, the ADAMS Regulatory Functions,’’ which
[FR Doc. 2017–00523 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] accession numbers are provided in a implements the NRC’s environmental
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ protection program under the National
section of this document. Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 1969, as amended. Based on this EA, the
NUCLEAR REGULATORY purchase copies of public documents at NRC has concluded that a finding of no
COMMISSION the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One significant impact (FONSI) is
[Docket No. 040–06377; NRC–2014–0041] White Flint North, 11555 Rockville appropriate. The NRC will make a
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. decision to amend the license following
Department of the Army, U.S. Army FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: completion of a safety evaluation report.
Research, Development and Laurie A. Kauffman, Division of Nuclear
Engineering Command, Armament II. Environmental Assessment
Materials Safety, Region I, U.S. Nuclear
Research, Development and Regulatory Commission, King of Description of the Proposed Action
Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal; Prussia, PA 19406; telephone: 610–337– The proposed action is to amend NRC
Picatinny, New Jersey 5323; email: Laurie.Kauffman@nrc.gov. License No. SUB–348 to authorize the
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: decontamination of Area 1222 so that
Commission. residual radioactivity above background
I. Introduction
ACTION: Environmental assessment and can be reduced to a level that meets the
finding of no significant impact; The NRC is considering the issuance criteria in 10 CFR part 20, subpart E,
issuance. of a license amendment to NRC’s Source ‘‘License Termination Criteria,’’
Materials License No. SUB–348 (License specifically, 10 CFR 20.1402,
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory No. SUB–348). The license is held by ‘‘Radiological Criteria for Unrestricted
Commission (NRC) is considering the the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Use.’’ This criteria allows unrestricted
issuance to license amendment of SUB– Research, Development and Engineering use of a site if the maximum total
348, issued on July 13, 1961 and held Command (RDEC), Armament Research, effective dose equivalent to an average
by the Department of the Army, U.S. Development and Engineering Center member of the critical group is 25
Army Research, Development and (ARDEC or the licensee), for its facilities millirem per year (0.25 millisievert
Engineering Command (RDEC), located at the Picatinny Arsenal in (mSv) per year) and the residual
Armament Research, Development and Morris County, New Jersey. The ARDEC radioactivity above background has
Engineering Center (ARDEC or the submitted to the NRC a license been reduced to levels that are as low
licensee), for its facilities located at the amendment request and proposed as is reasonably achievable.
Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County, decommissioning plan for Area 1222. The NRC License No. SUB–348 was
New Jersey. The ARDEC requested authorization to issued on July 13, 1961, pursuant to 10
DATES: The Environmental assessment decontaminate the small remaining CFR part 40, and has been amended
and finding of no significant impact amounts of depleted uranium and periodically since that time. This
referenced in this document is available radium in Area 1222, and proposed a license authorizes ARDEC to use
on January 12, 2017. decommissioning plan that included uranium and thorium in any form for
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID information describing how Area 1222 purposes of conducting research and
NRC–2014–0041 when contacting the would meet the criteria described in development activities. The ARDEC
NRC about the availability of part 20 of title 10 of the Code of Federal conducts authorized activities under
information regarding this document. Regulations (CFR), subpart E, ‘‘License this license at numerous other locations
You may obtain publicly-available Termination Criteria’’ following on the arsenal, and is not requesting
information related to this document decommissioning. Issuance of the license termination.
using any of the following methods: amendment would authorize the The Picatinny Arsenal is situated on
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to decontamination of Area 1222. The 6,500 acres of land and consists of office
http://www.regulations.gov and search ARDEC license would not be otherwise space, laboratories, and specialized
for Docket ID NRC–2014–0041. Address affected, and the ARDEC will continue facilities. The Picatinny Arsenal is
questions about NRC dockets to Carol to conduct authorized activities under located in a mixed residential and
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; this license at other locations on the commercial area. Area 1222, which
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For Picatinny Arsenal site. The ARDEC includes an open detonation pit area
technical questions, contact the requested this action in a letter dated and the adjacent hillside areas, is
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER July 23, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. located on the arsenal property in the
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this ML14078A564). The NRC’s valley toward the northern end of the
document. consideration of the license amendment arsenal and lies at the base of the
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents request for the proposed Copperas Mountain. In the 1970’s, the
Access and Management System decommissioning plan, and notice of an ARDEC used Area 1222 for open
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- opportunity to request a hearing was detonation of munitions and as a
available documents online in the publicly noticed in Federal Register demilitarization area. NRC-licensed
ADAMS Public Documents collection at notice (79 FR 18934–18936; March 27, activities performed in Area 1222 were
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 2014) (ADAMS Accession No. restricted to the detonation of a limited
adams.html. To begin the search, select ML14058A702). number of mines containing small
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| Action | License renewal; issuance. | |
| Dates | The renewed facility operating license No. R-103 is effective on January 4, 2017. | |
| 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] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 3814 |
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