82_FR_6672 82 FR 6660 - Texas A&M University

82 FR 6660 - Texas A&M University

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FR Document2017-01233

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the issuance of a license amendment to Facility Operating License No. R-23, held by the Texas A&M University (TAMU or the licensee) for the Aerojet General Nucleonics Model 201-Modified (AGN-201M) reactor facility located in the Zachry Engineering Center on the TAMU College Station Campus, Brazos County, Texas. The amendment would delete from the technical specifications (TSs) the Zachry Engineering Center location that constituted the reactor facility for the AGN-201M reactor and associated components. The reactor, associated components, and its special nuclear material (SNM) have been removed from the Zachry Engineering Center and temporarily stored at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, in Brazos County, Texas, where TAMU operates another reactor. The license amendment would also delete the license conditions requiring a physical security plan (PSP) and TSs requiring procedures that implement the security plan and audits of the PSP and its implementing procedures as the SNM possession limit in the license is below the quantity of material that requires a security plan. If approved, removal of the Zachry Engineering Center from the TSs would allow the unrestricted use of the rooms where the AGN-201M reactor, its associated components and its byproduct and SNM were formerly located. The NRC is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed license amendment.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-59; NRC-2017-0007]


Texas A&M University

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 
the issuance of a license amendment to Facility Operating License No. 
R-23, held by the Texas A&M University (TAMU or the licensee) for the 
Aerojet General Nucleonics Model 201-Modified (AGN-201M) reactor 
facility located in the Zachry Engineering Center on the TAMU College 
Station Campus, Brazos County, Texas. The amendment would delete from 
the technical specifications (TSs) the Zachry Engineering Center 
location that constituted the reactor facility for the AGN-201M reactor 
and associated components. The reactor, associated components, and its 
special nuclear material (SNM) have been removed from the Zachry 
Engineering Center and temporarily stored at the Texas Engineering 
Experiment Station, in Brazos County, Texas, where TAMU operates 
another reactor. The license amendment would also delete the license 
conditions requiring a physical security plan (PSP) and TSs requiring 
procedures that implement the security plan and audits of the PSP and 
its implementing procedures as the SNM possession limit in the license 
is below the quantity of material that requires a security plan.
    If approved, removal of the Zachry Engineering Center from the TSs 
would allow the unrestricted use of the rooms where the AGN-201M 
reactor, its associated components and its byproduct and SNM were 
formerly located. The NRC is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) 
and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) associated with the 
proposed license amendment.

DATES: The EA and FONSI are available as of January 19, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0007 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-2017-0007. 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].
     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: Patrick G. Boyle, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD 
20852; telephone: 301-415-3936; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering the issuance of a license amendment to 
Facility Operating License No. R-23, held by TAMU, which would delete 
(1) part of TS 5.3, removing the Reactor Room, Control Room and 
Accelerator Room in the Zachry Engineering Center as a storage location 
for the AGN-201M reactor and associated components and allowing the 
unrestricted use of the Zachry Engineering Center that was the former 
location of the AGN-201M reactor; (2) license conditions 2.C.(3) and 
2.D, removing the requirement that the licensee maintain a PSP; and (3) 
TS 6.4.3.c and parts of TS 6.6.f, removing requirements for procedures 
that implement the PSP and audits of the PSP and implementing 
procedures. The facility is located in the Zachry Engineering Center on 
the TAMU campus, Brazos County, Texas.
    The licensee submitted its license amendment request by letter 
dated November 21, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16326A447), as 
supplemented by letters dated December 16 and 20, 2016 (ADAMS Accession 
Nos. ML16352A000, ML16351A502, and ML17011A079); and January 9 and 11, 
2017 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML17010A057 and ML17012A069). The NRC staff 
prepared an EA to document its environmental findings related to the 
proposed license amendment in accordance with section 51.21 of title 10 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Based on the results of 
the environmental review conducted for this EA, the NRC staff did not 
identify any significant environmental impacts associated with the 
proposed action and is, therefore, issuing a FONSI in accordance with 
10 CFR 51.32.

II. Environmental Assessment

Facility Locations and Previous Actions

    The Zachry Engineering Center, located on the TAMU College Station 
Campus, in Brazos County, Texas housed the AGN-201M reactor as well as 
offices and laboratories in which radiological materials were used in 
support of reactor operations. The AGN-201M has a power rating of 5 
watts, thermal and uses a polyethylene and uranium dioxide plate type 
fuel with a uranium-235 enrichment of less than 20%. The reactor core 
is cooled by natural convection and therefore, the reactor does not 
have an external cooling loop. Texas A&M University purchased the AGN 
reactor in 1957 and moved it to the Zachry Engineering Center in 1972. 
The AGN-201M reactor was located on the ground floor in the

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southwest portion of the building and has not been operated since 2014.
    TAMU operates a second reactor at the Nuclear Science Center, 
within the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, also located on the 
TAMU College Station Campus, in Brazos County, Texas.
    The NRC staff approved the SNM transfer and relocation of the AGN-
201M reactor and associated components in license amendments dated 
August 31, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16109A153), and November 11, 
2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15315A027), respectively. TAMU completed 
the transfer of SNM in the form of AGN-201M reactor fuel, control rods, 
and a plutonium beryllium start up source to the TAMU System, Nuclear 
Science Center Reactor Facility License No. R-83 and the remaining AGN-
201M reactor components containing byproduct material and trace 
quantities of SNM were relocated to the Texas Engineering Experiment 
Station on October 15, 2016.
    TAMU requested that the NRC amend the AGN-201M license to allow the 
unrestricted use of the Zachry Engineering Center, proposed changes to 
conditions and TSs in the license, and provided radiation survey 
results to support its amendment application.

Description of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would delete the Reactor Room, Control Room and 
Accelerator Room in the Zachry Engineering Center as a location for the 
storage of the AGN-201 reactor and associated components, allowing the 
unrestricted use of the Zachry Engineering Center that was the former 
location of the AGN-201M reactor. The proposed action would also delete 
license conditions that require a PSP, and delete TS 6.6.f. and 
6.4.3.c, which require PSP implementing procedures and audits of the 
PSP and its implementing procedures because SNM for the AGN-201M has 
been transferred to another NRC license and, hence, the license no 
longer authorizes possession of a quantity of SNM that requires a PSP 
under the regulations in 10 CFR 73.67. In order to remove the Zachry 
Engineering Center rooms constituting the reactor facility from the TSs 
and allow unrestricted use of those locations in accordance with 10 CFR 
20.1402, residual radioactivity that is distinguishable from background 
radiation at the reactor facility may not exceed 25 mrem (0.25 mSv) per 
year total effective dose equivalent (TEDE) to a member of the public 
and the residual radioactivity must be reduced to levels that are as 
low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).

The Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action is needed (1) to remove from Facility Operating 
License No. R-23 and release the rooms that constitute the AGN-201M 
reactor facility at the Zachry Engineering Center, which would enable 
the rooms to be used for other purposes without radiological 
restrictions, and (2) to delete license conditions requiring the 
licensee to maintain a PSP and delete associated PSP procedural and 
audit requirements in the TSs.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC staff has completed its environmental review of the 
proposed action and concludes that the proposed action will not present 
any undue risk to public health and safety. After removal of the AGN-
201M reactor, associated components, and SNM, and their relocation to 
the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, TAMU conducted clean-up 
activities at the Zachry Engineering Center. TAMU developed a final 
status survey plan (ADAMS Accession No. ML16316A002), completed the 
final status survey of the Zachry Engineering Center rooms where the 
AGN-201M reactor, associated components, and SNM were previously 
located (ADAMS Accession No. ML17010A057) and found that the facility 
met the requirements for unrestricted use in 10 CFR part 20, subpart E. 
An NRC staff confirmatory survey was conducted during the week of 
November 14, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16355A083).
    The NRC staff is preparing a safety evaluation in connection with 
its review of the proposed action. Based on the clean-up activities 
carried out by the licensee, the NRC staff's review of TAMU's final 
status survey report and the results of the NRC staff confirmatory 
survey, the NRC staff has concluded, pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1402, that 
residual radioactivity at the site does not exceed 25 mrem (0.25 mSv) 
TEDE. In addition, since no residual radioactivity distinguishable from 
background was found at the site, ALARA has been met. Therefore, the 
Zachry Engineering Center rooms which constituted the reactor facility 
(as designated in TS 5.3) are suitable to be released for unrestricted 
use and can be removed from the TSs. TAMU also requests that the NRC 
delete license conditions requiring a PSP and associated PSP TSs 
because physical possession of the SNM for the AGN-201M reactor has 
been transferred to, and is being stored under, another NRC license and 
therefore a PSP is not required for the AGN-201M under 10 CFR 73.67. 
Further details of the NRC's safety review will be provided in the 
safety evaluation related to the license amendment that, if issued by 
the NRC, would authorize the proposed action.
    The proposed action does not authorize any effluent or material 
releases, does not change any release criteria set forth in the present 
regulations, and the results of the NRC confirmatory survey confirmed 
that any residual radioactivity at the Zachry Engineering Center 
facility comply with criteria for unrestricted release of a site set 
forth in 10 CFR 20.1402. No changes would occur in the types of any 
effluents that may be released offsite, and there would be no 
significant increase in the amount of any effluent released offsite. 
Thus there would be no significant increase in occupational or public 
radiation exposure. In addition, because all of the SNM has been 
removed from the Zachry Engineering Center, deletion of license 
conditions requiring a PSP and deletion of associated TSs is 
appropriate. Therefore, the proposed action would result in no 
significant radiological environmental impacts.
    With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed 
action does not authorize of involve any reactor facility construction 
activities and would not result in visual resource impacts, increases 
in noise or air emissions, or have any foreseeable impacts to historic 
properties, water resources, and aquatic or terrestrial resources. 
Similarly, the proposed action would result in no socioeconomic or 
environmental justice impacts. Therefore, there would be no significant 
non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed 
action.
    Accordingly, the NRC staff concludes that there would be no 
significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered 
the denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' 
alternative). Denial of the license amendment request would result in 
no change in current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts 
of the proposed action and the ``no action'' alternative would be 
similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

    The proposed action would not involve the use of any different

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resources than those previously considered in the document ``Texas A&M 
University--Facility Operating License No. R-23,'' dated August 26, 
1957 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16085A206).

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    The NRC staff did not enter into consultation with any other 
Federal agency or with the State of Texas regarding the environmental 
impact of the proposed action. However, on December 22, 2016, the NRC 
notified the Texas State official, Mrs. DeAnn Walker, Director, Office 
of the Governor Office of Budget and Policy, of the proposed action. 
The State official had no comments.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The NRC is considering the issuance of a license amendment to 
Facility Operating License No. R-23, held by TAMU, which would delete 
(1) part of TS 5.3, removing the Reactor Room, Control Room and 
Accelerator Room in the Zachry Engineering Center as a storage location 
for the AGN-201M reactor and associated components and allowing the 
unrestricted use of the Zachry Engineering Center that was the former 
location of the AGN-201M reactor; (2) license conditions 2.C.(3) and 
2.D, removing the requirement that the licensee maintain a PSP; and (3) 
TS 6.4.3.c and parts of TS 6.6.f, removing requirements for procedures 
that implement the PSP and audits of the PSP and implementing 
procedures. The facility is located in the Zachry Engineering Center on 
the TAMU campus, Brazos County, Texas.
    On the basis of the EA included in Section II of this notice and 
incorporated by reference, the NRC staff finds that the proposed action 
will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human 
environment. The NRC staff's evaluation considered information provided 
in the licensee's application, as supplemented, and the NRC staff's 
review of related environmental documents. Section II above identifies 
the documents related to the proposed action and includes information 
on the availability of these documents. Accordingly, the NRC has 
determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the 
proposed action.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of January 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mirela Gavrilas,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
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                                                  Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 105;                      Brazos County, Texas, where TAMU                       I. Introduction
                                                  Washington, DC 20408.                                   operates another reactor. The license
                                                                                                                                                                    The NRC is considering the issuance
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        amendment would also delete the
                                                                                                                                                                 of a license amendment to Facility
                                                  Denise LeBeck, by telephone at 301–                     license conditions requiring a physical
                                                                                                                                                                 Operating License No. R–23, held by
                                                  837–3250, or by email at denise.lebeck@                 security plan (PSP) and TSs requiring
                                                                                                                                                                 TAMU, which would delete (1) part of
                                                  nara.gov.                                               procedures that implement the security
                                                                                                                                                                 TS 5.3, removing the Reactor Room,
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                          plan and audits of the PSP and its
                                                                                                                                                                 Control Room and Accelerator Room in
                                                  original notice about this meeting stated               implementing procedures as the SNM
                                                                                                                                                                 the Zachry Engineering Center as a
                                                  it was scheduled for February 29, 2017,                 possession limit in the license is below
                                                                                                                                                                 storage location for the AGN–201M
                                                  at 10:00 a.m. (see 81 FR 94426,                         the quantity of material that requires a
                                                                                                                                                                 reactor and associated components and
                                                  December 23, 2016). However, that was                   security plan.
                                                                                                                                                                 allowing the unrestricted use of the
                                                  an incorrect date. This notice changes                     If approved, removal of the Zachry
                                                                                                                                                                 Zachry Engineering Center that was the
                                                  the meeting date to February 23, 2017,                  Engineering Center from the TSs would
                                                                                                                                                                 former location of the AGN–201M
                                                  to reflect the actual meeting date.                     allow the unrestricted use of the rooms
                                                                                                                                                                 reactor; (2) license conditions 2.C.(3)
                                                     The meeting’s purpose is to discuss                  where the AGN–201M reactor, its
                                                                                                                                                                 and 2.D, removing the requirement that
                                                  the Presidential Library program and                    associated components and its
                                                                                                                                                                 the licensee maintain a PSP; and (3) TS
                                                  topics related to public-private                        byproduct and SNM were formerly
                                                                                                                                                                 6.4.3.c and parts of TS 6.6.f, removing
                                                  partnerships between Presidential                       located. The NRC is issuing an
                                                                                                                                                                 requirements for procedures that
                                                  Libraries and Presidential Foundations.                 environmental assessment (EA) and
                                                                                                                                                                 implement the PSP and audits of the
                                                  The meeting is open to the public.                      finding of no significant impact (FONSI)
                                                                                                                                                                 PSP and implementing procedures. The
                                                  Meeting attendees may enter from the                    associated with the proposed license
                                                                                                                                                                 facility is located in the Zachry
                                                  Pennsylvania Avenue entrance, and                       amendment.
                                                                                                                                                                 Engineering Center on the TAMU
                                                  must show photo identification to enter.                DATES:   The EA and FONSI are available                campus, Brazos County, Texas.
                                                  No visitor parking is available at the                  as of January 19, 2017.                                   The licensee submitted its license
                                                  Archives building; however, there are                   ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                   amendment request by letter dated
                                                  commercial parking lots and metered                     NRC–2017–0007 when contacting the                      November 21, 2016 (ADAMS Accession
                                                  curb parking nearby.                                    NRC about the availability of                          No. ML16326A447), as supplemented
                                                  Patrice Little Murray,                                  information regarding this document.                   by letters dated December 16 and 20,
                                                  Committee Management Officer.                           You may obtain publicly available                      2016 (ADAMS Accession Nos.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–01155 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          information related to this document                   ML16352A000, ML16351A502, and
                                                                                                          using any of the following methods:                    ML17011A079); and January 9 and 11,
                                                  BILLING CODE 7515–01–P
                                                                                                             • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to                2017 (ADAMS Accession Nos.
                                                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov and search                  ML17010A057 and ML17012A069). The
                                                                                                          for Docket ID NRC–2017–0007. Address                   NRC staff prepared an EA to document
                                                  NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      questions about NRC dockets to Carol                   its environmental findings related to the
                                                  COMMISSION                                              Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                    proposed license amendment in
                                                  [Docket No. 50–59; NRC–2017–0007]                       email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                    accordance with section 51.21 of title 10
                                                                                                          technical questions, contact the                       of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
                                                  Texas A&M University                                    individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                   CFR). Based on the results of the
                                                                                                          INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                    environmental review conducted for
                                                  AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                             document.                                              this EA, the NRC staff did not identify
                                                  Commission.
                                                                                                             • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                        any significant environmental impacts
                                                  ACTION: Environmental assessment and                    Access and Management System                           associated with the proposed action and
                                                  finding of no significant impact;                       (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly                       is, therefore, issuing a FONSI in
                                                  issuance.                                               available documents online in the                      accordance with 10 CFR 51.32.
                                                                                                          ADAMS Public Documents collection at                   II. Environmental Assessment
                                                  SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
                                                                                                          http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                  Commission (NRC) is considering the
                                                                                                          adams.html. To begin the search, select                Facility Locations and Previous Actions
                                                  issuance of a license amendment to
                                                                                                          ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                                  Facility Operating License No. R–23,                                                                             The Zachry Engineering Center,
                                                                                                          select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                  held by the Texas A&M University                                                                               located on the TAMU College Station
                                                                                                          Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                  (TAMU or the licensee) for the Aerojet                                                                         Campus, in Brazos County, Texas
                                                                                                          please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                  General Nucleonics Model 201-                                                                                  housed the AGN–201M reactor as well
                                                                                                          Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                  Modified (AGN–201M) reactor facility                                                                           as offices and laboratories in which
                                                                                                          1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                  located in the Zachry Engineering                                                                              radiological materials were used in
                                                                                                          email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
                                                  Center on the TAMU College Station                                                                             support of reactor operations. The
                                                  Campus, Brazos County, Texas. The                          • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                    AGN–201M has a power rating of 5
                                                  amendment would delete from the                         purchase copies of public documents at                 watts, thermal and uses a polyethylene
                                                  technical specifications (TSs) the                      the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                        and uranium dioxide plate type fuel
                                                  Zachry Engineering Center location that                 White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                     with a uranium-235 enrichment of less
                                                  constituted the reactor facility for the                Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                       than 20%. The reactor core is cooled by
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                                                  AGN–201M reactor and associated                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       natural convection and therefore, the
                                                  components. The reactor, associated                     Patrick G. Boyle, Office of Nuclear                    reactor does not have an external
                                                  components, and its special nuclear                     Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear                       cooling loop. Texas A&M University
                                                  material (SNM) have been removed from                   Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD                   purchased the AGN reactor in 1957 and
                                                  the Zachry Engineering Center and                       20852; telephone: 301–415–3936; email:                 moved it to the Zachry Engineering
                                                  temporarily stored at the Texas                         Patrick.Boyle@nrc.gov.                                 Center in 1972. The AGN–201M reactor
                                                  Engineering Experiment Station, in                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             was located on the ground floor in the


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                                                  southwest portion of the building and                   that are as low as reasonably achievable               and is being stored under, another NRC
                                                  has not been operated since 2014.                       (ALARA).                                               license and therefore a PSP is not
                                                     TAMU operates a second reactor at                                                                           required for the AGN–201M under 10
                                                                                                          The Need for the Proposed Action
                                                  the Nuclear Science Center, within the                                                                         CFR 73.67. Further details of the NRC’s
                                                  Texas Engineering Experiment Station,                      The proposed action is needed (1) to                safety review will be provided in the
                                                  also located on the TAMU College                        remove from Facility Operating License                 safety evaluation related to the license
                                                  Station Campus, in Brazos County,                       No. R–23 and release the rooms that                    amendment that, if issued by the NRC,
                                                  Texas.                                                  constitute the AGN–201M reactor                        would authorize the proposed action.
                                                     The NRC staff approved the SNM                       facility at the Zachry Engineering                        The proposed action does not
                                                  transfer and relocation of the AGN–                     Center, which would enable the rooms                   authorize any effluent or material
                                                  201M reactor and associated                             to be used for other purposes without                  releases, does not change any release
                                                  components in license amendments                        radiological restrictions, and (2) to                  criteria set forth in the present
                                                                                                          delete license conditions requiring the                regulations, and the results of the NRC
                                                  dated August 31, 2016 (ADAMS
                                                                                                          licensee to maintain a PSP and delete                  confirmatory survey confirmed that any
                                                  Accession No. ML16109A153), and
                                                                                                          associated PSP procedural and audit                    residual radioactivity at the Zachry
                                                  November 11, 2015 (ADAMS Accession
                                                                                                          requirements in the TSs.                               Engineering Center facility comply with
                                                  No. ML15315A027), respectively.
                                                  TAMU completed the transfer of SNM                      Environmental Impacts of the Proposed                  criteria for unrestricted release of a site
                                                  in the form of AGN–201M reactor fuel,                   Action                                                 set forth in 10 CFR 20.1402. No changes
                                                  control rods, and a plutonium beryllium                                                                        would occur in the types of any
                                                                                                             The NRC staff has completed its                     effluents that may be released offsite,
                                                  start up source to the TAMU System,                     environmental review of the proposed
                                                  Nuclear Science Center Reactor Facility                                                                        and there would be no significant
                                                                                                          action and concludes that the proposed                 increase in the amount of any effluent
                                                  License No. R–83 and the remaining                      action will not present any undue risk
                                                  AGN–201M reactor components                                                                                    released offsite. Thus there would be no
                                                                                                          to public health and safety. After                     significant increase in occupational or
                                                  containing byproduct material and trace                 removal of the AGN–201M reactor,
                                                  quantities of SNM were relocated to the                                                                        public radiation exposure. In addition,
                                                                                                          associated components, and SNM, and                    because all of the SNM has been
                                                  Texas Engineering Experiment Station                    their relocation to the Texas Engineering
                                                  on October 15, 2016.                                                                                           removed from the Zachry Engineering
                                                                                                          Experiment Station, TAMU conducted                     Center, deletion of license conditions
                                                     TAMU requested that the NRC amend                    clean-up activities at the Zachry                      requiring a PSP and deletion of
                                                  the AGN–201M license to allow the                       Engineering Center. TAMU developed a                   associated TSs is appropriate. Therefore,
                                                  unrestricted use of the Zachry                          final status survey plan (ADAMS                        the proposed action would result in no
                                                  Engineering Center, proposed changes                    Accession No. ML16316A002),                            significant radiological environmental
                                                  to conditions and TSs in the license,                   completed the final status survey of the               impacts.
                                                  and provided radiation survey results to                Zachry Engineering Center rooms where                     With regard to potential non-
                                                  support its amendment application.                      the AGN–201M reactor, associated                       radiological impacts, the proposed
                                                  Description of the Proposed Action                      components, and SNM were previously                    action does not authorize of involve any
                                                                                                          located (ADAMS Accession No.                           reactor facility construction activities
                                                     The proposed action would delete the                 ML17010A057) and found that the                        and would not result in visual resource
                                                  Reactor Room, Control Room and                          facility met the requirements for                      impacts, increases in noise or air
                                                  Accelerator Room in the Zachry                          unrestricted use in 10 CFR part 20,                    emissions, or have any foreseeable
                                                  Engineering Center as a location for the                subpart E. An NRC staff confirmatory                   impacts to historic properties, water
                                                  storage of the AGN–201 reactor and                      survey was conducted during the week                   resources, and aquatic or terrestrial
                                                  associated components, allowing the                     of November 14, 2016 (ADAMS                            resources. Similarly, the proposed
                                                  unrestricted use of the Zachry                          Accession No. ML16355A083).                            action would result in no
                                                  Engineering Center that was the former                     The NRC staff is preparing a safety
                                                                                                                                                                 socioeconomic or environmental justice
                                                  location of the AGN–201M reactor. The                   evaluation in connection with its review
                                                                                                                                                                 impacts. Therefore, there would be no
                                                  proposed action would also delete                       of the proposed action. Based on the
                                                                                                                                                                 significant non-radiological
                                                  license conditions that require a PSP,                  clean-up activities carried out by the
                                                                                                                                                                 environmental impacts associated with
                                                  and delete TS 6.6.f. and 6.4.3.c, which                 licensee, the NRC staff’s review of
                                                                                                                                                                 the proposed action.
                                                  require PSP implementing procedures                     TAMU’s final status survey report and                     Accordingly, the NRC staff concludes
                                                  and audits of the PSP and its                           the results of the NRC staff confirmatory              that there would be no significant
                                                  implementing procedures because SNM                     survey, the NRC staff has concluded,                   environmental impacts associated with
                                                  for the AGN–201M has been transferred                   pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1402, that                       the proposed action.
                                                  to another NRC license and, hence, the                  residual radioactivity at the site does
                                                  license no longer authorizes possession                 not exceed 25 mrem (0.25 mSv) TEDE.                    Environmental Impacts of the
                                                  of a quantity of SNM that requires a PSP                In addition, since no residual                         Alternatives to the Proposed Action
                                                  under the regulations in 10 CFR 73.67.                  radioactivity distinguishable from                        As an alternative to the proposed
                                                  In order to remove the Zachry                           background was found at the site,                      action, the NRC staff considered the
                                                  Engineering Center rooms constituting                   ALARA has been met. Therefore, the                     denial of the proposed action (i.e., the
                                                  the reactor facility from the TSs and                   Zachry Engineering Center rooms which                  ‘‘no-action’’ alternative). Denial of the
                                                  allow unrestricted use of those locations               constituted the reactor facility (as                   license amendment request would result
                                                  in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1402,                      designated in TS 5.3) are suitable to be
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                                                                                                                                                                 in no change in current environmental
                                                  residual radioactivity that is                          released for unrestricted use and can be               impacts. The environmental impacts of
                                                  distinguishable from background                         removed from the TSs. TAMU also                        the proposed action and the ‘‘no action’’
                                                  radiation at the reactor facility may not               requests that the NRC delete license                   alternative would be similar.
                                                  exceed 25 mrem (0.25 mSv) per year                      conditions requiring a PSP and
                                                  total effective dose equivalent (TEDE) to               associated PSP TSs because physical                    Alternative Use of Resources
                                                  a member of the public and the residual                 possession of the SNM for the AGN–                       The proposed action would not
                                                  radioactivity must be reduced to levels                 201M reactor has been transferred to,                  involve the use of any different


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                                                  6662                         Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2017 / Notices

                                                  resources than those previously                           For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.               assumed Federal income tax and
                                                  considered in the document ‘‘Texas                      Mirela Gavrilas,                                       supporting documentation.
                                                  A&M University—Facility Operating                       Deputy Director, Division of Policy and                   The Commission invites comments on
                                                  License No. R–23,’’ dated August 26,                    Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor                  whether the Postal Service’s filing in
                                                  1957 (ADAMS Accession No.                               Regulation.                                            this docket is consistent with the
                                                  ML16085A206).                                           [FR Doc. 2017–01233 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am]            policies of 39 U.S.C. 3634 and 39 CFR
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                 3060.40 et seq. Comments are due no
                                                  Agencies and Persons Consulted                                                                                 later than February 3, 2017. The Postal
                                                                                                                                                                 Service’s filing can be accessed via the
                                                    The NRC staff did not enter into
                                                                                                          Postal Regulatory Commission                           Commission’s Web site (http://
                                                  consultation with any other Federal
                                                                                                                                                                 www.prc.gov).
                                                  agency or with the State of Texas                       [Docket No. T2017–1; Order No. 3751]                      The Commission appoints Jennaca D.
                                                  regarding the environmental impact of                                                                          Upperman to serve as Public
                                                  the proposed action. However, on                        Income Tax Review                                      Representative in this docket.
                                                  December 22, 2016, the NRC notified
                                                  the Texas State official, Mrs. DeAnn                    AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.                III. Ordering Paragraphs
                                                  Walker, Director, Office of the Governor                ACTION:   Notice.                                        It is ordered:
                                                  Office of Budget and Policy, of the                                                                              1. The Commission establishes Docket
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   The Commission is noticing a
                                                  proposed action. The State official had                 recent Postal Service filing concerning                No. T2017–1 to consider the calculation
                                                  no comments.                                            the calculation of the assumed Federal                 of the assumed Federal income tax on
                                                                                                          income tax on competitive products                     competitive products for FY 2016.
                                                  III. Finding of No Significant Impact
                                                                                                          income for Fiscal Year 2016. This notice                 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Jennaca
                                                     The NRC is considering the issuance                  informs the public of the filing, invites              D. Upperman is appointed to serve as an
                                                  of a license amendment to Facility                      public comment, and takes other                        officer of the Commission to represent
                                                  Operating License No. R–23, held by                     administrative steps.                                  the interests of the general public in this
                                                  TAMU, which would delete (1) part of                                                                           proceeding (Public Representative).
                                                                                                          DATES: Comments are due: February 3,
                                                  TS 5.3, removing the Reactor Room,                                                                               3. Comments are due no later than
                                                                                                          2017.
                                                  Control Room and Accelerator Room in                                                                           February 3, 2017.
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Submit comments                               4. The Secretary shall arrange for
                                                  the Zachry Engineering Center as a                      electronically via the Commission’s                    publication of this order in the Federal
                                                  storage location for the AGN–201M                       Filing Online system at http://                        Register.
                                                  reactor and associated components and                   www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
                                                  allowing the unrestricted use of the                                                                             By the Commission.
                                                                                                          comments electronically should contact
                                                  Zachry Engineering Center that was the                  the person identified in the FOR FURTHER               Stacy L. Ruble,
                                                  former location of the AGN–201M                         INFORMATION CONTACT section by                         Secretary.
                                                  reactor; (2) license conditions 2.C.(3)                 telephone for advice on filing                         [FR Doc. 2017–01196 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  and 2.D, removing the requirement that                  alternatives.                                          BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
                                                  the licensee maintain a PSP; and (3) TS                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  6.4.3.c and parts of TS 6.6.f, removing                 David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
                                                  requirements for procedures that                        202–789–6820.
                                                  implement the PSP and audits of the                                                                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             COMMISSION
                                                  PSP and implementing procedures. The
                                                  facility is located in the Zachry                       Table of Contents
                                                  Engineering Center on the TAMU                          I. Introduction                                        [Release No. 34–79778; File No. SR–
                                                  campus, Brazos County, Texas.                           II. Notice of Commission Action                        PEARL–2016–01]

                                                     On the basis of the EA included in                   II. Ordering Paragraphs
                                                                                                                                                                 Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX
                                                  Section II of this notice and                           I. Introduction                                        PEARL, LLC; Notice of Filing and
                                                  incorporated by reference, the NRC staff                  In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3634                    Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
                                                  finds that the proposed action will not                 and 39 CFR 3060.40 et seq., the Postal                 Rule Change To Amend Exchange
                                                  have a significant effect on the quality                Service filed its calculation of the                   Rule 510 To Extend the Penny Pilot
                                                  of the human environment. The NRC                       assumed Federal income tax on                          Program
                                                  staff’s evaluation considered                           competitive products income for fiscal                 January 12, 2017.
                                                  information provided in the licensee’s                  year (FY) 2016.1 The calculation details                  Pursuant to the provisions of Section
                                                  application, as supplemented, and the                   the FY 2016 competitive product                        19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
                                                  NRC staff’s review of related                           revenue and expenses, the net                          of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
                                                  environmental documents. Section II                     competitive products income before tax,                thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that,
                                                  above identifies the documents related                  and the assumed Federal income tax on                  on December 30, 2016, MIAX PEARL,
                                                  to the proposed action and includes                     that income.                                           LLC (‘‘MIAX PEARL’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’)
                                                  information on the availability of these                                                                       filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                                                                                          II. Notice of Commission Action
                                                  documents. Accordingly, the NRC has                                                                            Commission (‘‘Commission’’) a
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                                                  determined not to prepare an                              In accordance with 39 CFR 3060.42,                   proposed rule change as described in
                                                  environmental impact statement for the                  the Commission establishes Docket No.                  Items I and II below, which Items have
                                                  proposed action.                                        T2017–1 to review the calculation of the               been prepared by the Exchange. The
                                                    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day             1 Notice of the United States Postal Service of
                                                                                                                                                                 Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                  of January 2017.                                        Submission of the Calculation of the FY 2016
                                                                                                                                                                   1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                                                                          Assumed Federal Income Tax on Competitive
                                                                                                          Products, January 12, 2017.                              2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.



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Document Created: 2018-02-01 15:16:38
Document Modified: 2018-02-01 15:16:38
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionEnvironmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; issuance.
DatesThe EA and FONSI are available as of January 19, 2017.
ContactPatrick G. Boyle, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD 20852; telephone: 301-415-3936; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 6660 

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