ML020520714
| ML020520714 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | University of Virginia |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2002 |
| From: | Alexander Adams NRC/NRR/DRIP/RORP |
| To: | |
| Adams, A, NRR/DRIP/RORP, 415-1127 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML020520714 (5) | |
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March 4, 2002 LICENSEE: University of Virginia (UVA)
FACILITY: UVA Research Reactor (UVARR)
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING BETWEEN UVA AND NRC STAFFS On December 14, 2001, representatives of the NRC staff met at NRC Headquarters with representatives of the UVA, the licensee for the UVARR. Representatives of the licensees contractor (CH2MHILL) also attended the meeting. Enclosure one is a list of meeting attendees. Enclosure two is the briefing material provided by the licensee at the meeting.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss decommissioning of the UVARR. Topics were the timetable for the approval of the UVARR decommissioning plan (DP), actions that the licensee can take prior to approval of the DP, samples for the confirmatory survey, and NRC feedback on the UVA DP.
The UVARR DP is currently under review by the NRC staff. The CAVALIER DP for the second reactor on site was approved in 1992.
The timetable for approval of the UVA DP was discussed. The licensee was working with a deadline of June 30, 2002, to ship waste to the Barnwell disposal site; however, subsequent discussion with the licensee has indicated that this date has been relaxed to June 30, 2003.
The NRC staff stated that it would give completion of the review high priority given workload constraints and the priority of other commitments. Currently, it is estimated that the DP approval will be issued in March 2002.
Discussions focused on what actions the licensee could take without an approved DP. One acceptable activity included general housekeeping, such as disposal of loose items and additional characterization (as long as decommissioning was not needed to perform the characterization). It was noted that with the approved CAVALIER DP, the licensee could start decommissioning activities at any time and the CAVALIER would allow the licensee an opportunity to gain decommissioning experience on a reactor with significantly less radioactive material than the UVARR. A question was asked about changes to the CAVALIER DP.
Because the CAVALIER DP was approved by an Order (the approval process in place in 1992),
any changes to the DP would require NRC approval.
Contact:
301-415-1127 The final and confirmatory surveys were discussed. NRC will observe the licensees conduct of its final survey as well as conduct confirmatory measurements. The licensee asked about sampling in areas where backfilling of excavations would be advantageous. The NRC will work with the licensee in those circumstances to the extent practicable to meet the licensees needs.
The NRC staff stated that the DP would probably be issued with license conditions. The purpose of the conditions would be to prevent changes to the DP without NRC approval that could impact the process of demonstrating compliance with the regulations for unrestricted release and to require submission of information that the licensee would obtain during the decommissioning process (such as the submission of additional characterization and groundwater study results).
/RA/
Alexander Adams, Jr., Senior Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Section Operating Reactor Improvements Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-62 and 50-396
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Meeting Attendees
- 2. Briefing Material cc w/enclosures: Please see next page
University of Virginia Docket Nos. 50-62/396 cc:
Department of Environmental Quality Office of Grants Management/Intergovernmental Affairs 629 East Main Street, Sixth Floor Richmond, VA 23219 Dr. William Vernetson Director of Nuclear Facilities Department of Nuclear Engineering Sciences University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611 Office of the Attorney General 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Virginia Department of Health Radiological Health Program P.O. Box 2448 Richmond, VA 23218 Dr. Ralph O. Allen, Chairman Reactor Decommissioning Committee University of Virginia Environmental Health and Safety P.O. Box 3425 Charlottesville, VA 22904 Mr. Paul E. Benneche, Supervisor Nuclear Reactor Facility Environmental Health and Safety University of Virginia P.O. Box 400322 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4322
March 4, 2002 The final and confirmatory surveys were discussed. NRC will observe the licensees conduct of its final survey as well as conduct confirmatory measurements. The licensee asked about sampling in areas where backfilling of excavations would be advantageous. The NRC will work with the licensee in those circumstances to the extent practicable to meet the licensees needs.
The NRC staff stated that the DP would probably be issued with license conditions. The purpose of the conditions would be to prevent changes to the DP without NRC approval that could impact the process of demonstrating compliance with the regulations for unrestricted release and to require submission of information that the licensee would obtain during the decommissioning process (such as the submission of additional characterization and groundwater study results).
/RA/
Alexander Adams, Jr., Senior Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Section Operating Reactor Improvements Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-62 and 50-396
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Meeting Attendees
- 2. Briefing Material cc w/enclosures: Please see next page DISTRIBUTION:
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ACCESSION NO.: ML020520714 TEMPLATE #: NRC-001
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LIST OF MEETING ATTENDEES MEETING BETWEEN THE NRC STAFF AND VETERANS ADMINISTRATION November 28, 2001 NAME TITLE PHONE ORGANIZATION Alexander Adams NRC Project Manager 301-415-1127 NRC/REXB Ralph Allen, CHM., D&D COM 434-982-4911 U.VA Robert U. Mulder UVAR Director 434-982-5446 U.VA Lark A. Lundberg CH2M Hill Project Mgr. 865-483-9032 X502 Robert S. Eby CH2M Hill Corp. Sponsor 865-483-9032 X522 Pat Ervin CH2M Hill Project Eng. 720-252-6078 Gene Imbro Chief, REXB 301-415-1168 NRC Yutaka Miyawaki Foreign Assignee/NRC (From MEXT of Japan)
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