ML032751034
| ML032751034 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Neely Research Reactor |
| Issue date: | 12/02/2003 |
| From: | Madden P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RORP |
| To: | Hertel N Neely Research Reactor |
| Hughes d.,NRR/DRIP/RNRP, 301-415-1631 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB8232 | |
| Download: ML032751034 (10) | |
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December 2, 2003 Dr. Nolan E. Hertel, Director Neely Nuclear Research Center Georgia Institute of Technology 900 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, GA 30332-0425
SUBJECT:
TERMINATION OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-97 FOR THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH REACTOR (TAC NO. MB8232)
Dear Dr. Hertel:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has reviewed Georgia Institute of Technologys (GT) request dated June 14, 2002, to terminate Facility Operating License No.
R-97 for the GT Research Reactor (GTRR). Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(b)(6), the NRC staff has concluded that the terminal radiation survey and associated documentation demonstrate that the decommissioning has been performed and that the facility and site meet the criteria for release in accordance with the NRC-approved GTRR Decommissioning Plan, June 1998.
The NRC completed its review of the GTRR Final Status Survey Report dated June 2002, which was submitted to NRC by letter dated June 14, 2002. The report documented the level of residual radioactivity remaining at the facility and stated that compliance with the criteria as approved in the NRC-approved decommissioning plan has been demonstrated.
On the basis of the decommissioning activities conducted by GT, the NRCs review of your final status survey report, the results of NRC inspections conducted at the GTRR, and the results of NRC confirmatory surveys, the NRC concludes that the decommissioning process is complete and the facility and site are suitable to be released for unrestricted use. Therefore, Facility Operating License No. R-97 is hereby terminated.
In connection with the license termination, we are enclosing two copies of Amendment No. 15 to Indemnity Agreement No. E-30. Please sign and return one copy to this office.
Dr. N. E. Hertel Also enclosed is a copy of the Notice of Approval of Decommissioning Plan and Notice of License Termination, which is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA by Marvin Mendonca Acting for/
Patrick M. Madden, Section Chief Research and Test Reactors Section New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-160
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No. 15 to Indemnity Agreement No. E-30
- 2. Federal Register Notice cc w/enclosures: See next page
Georgia Institute of Technology Docket No. 50-160 cc:
Mr. Charles H. Badger Office of Planning and Budget Room 608 270 Washington Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30334 Mayor of City of Atlanta 55 Trinity Avenue, S.W.
Suite 2400 Atlanta, GA 30335 Dr. William Vernetson Director of Nuclear Facilities Department of Nuclear Engineering Sciences University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611 Joe D. Tanner, Commissioner Department of Natural Resources 47 Trinity Avenue, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30334 Dr. Rodney Ice, MORS Neely Nuclear Research Center Georgia Institute of Technology 900 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, GA 30332-0425 Ms. Pamela Blockey-OBrien D23 Golden Valley Douglasville, GA 30134 Mr. E. F. Cobb Southern Nuclear Company 42 Iverness Center Birmingham, AL 35242 Dr. G. Wayne Clough, President Georgia Institute of Technology Carnegie Building Atlanta, GA 30332-0325 Ms. Glen Carrol 139 Kings Highway Decatur, GA 30030 Charles Bechhoefer, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. NRC, MS: T3-F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mr. James C. Hardeman, Jr.
Manager, Environmental Radiation Program Environmental Protection Division Dept. of Natural Resources State of Georgia 4244 International Parkway Suite 114 Atlanta, GA 30354 Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau, Dean College of Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology 225 North Avenue Atlanta, GA 30332-0425 Dr. Peter S. Lam Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. NRC, MS: T3-F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Dr. J. Narl Davidson, Interim Dean Chair, Technical and Safety Review Committee Georgia Institute of Technology 225 North Avenue Atlanta, GA 3033-0360 Dr. Charles Liotta, Vice Provost of Research and Dean of Graduate Studies Georgia Institute of Technology 225 North Avenue Atlanta, GA 30332
Dr. N. E. Hertel December 2, 2003 Also enclosed is a copy of the Notice of Approval of Decommissioning Plan and Notice of License Termination, which is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA by Marvin Mendonca Acting for/
Patrick M. Madden, Section Chief Research and Test Reactors Section New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-160
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- 1. Amendment No. 15 to Indemnity Agreement No. E-30
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Docket No. 50-160 AMENDMENT TO INDEMNITY AGREEMENT NO. E-30 AMENDMENT NO. 15 Effective December 2, 2003, Indemnity Agreement No. E-30 between Georgia Institute of Technology and the Atomic Energy Commission, dated December 21, 1962, as amended, is hereby terminated.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Catherine Haney, Program Director Policy and Rulemaking Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Accepted: 2003 By:
Georgia Institute of Technology
Docket No. 50-160 AMENDMENT TO INDEMNITY AGREEMENT NO. E-30 AMENDMENT NO. 15 Effective December 2, 2003, Indemnity Agreement No. E-30 between Georgia Institute of Technology and the Atomic Energy Commission, dated December 21, 1962, as amended, is hereby terminated.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Catherine Haney, Program Director Policy and Rulemaking Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Accepted: 2003 By:
Georgia Institute of Technology
7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DOCKET NO. 50-160 GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH REACTOR NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND NOTICE OF LICENSE TERMINATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is noticing the approval of the decommissioning plan for the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT or the licensee) GT Research Reactor (GTRR) and is also noticing the termination of Facility Operating License No.
R-97 for the GTRR.
The NRC has terminated the license of the decommissioned GTRR, which was in the Neely Nuclear Research Center in the north-central part of the GT campus in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, and has released the site for unrestricted use. The licensee requested termination of the license in a letter to NRC dated June 14, 2002. The GTRR was a 5 MW thermal, heavy-water-moderated, -cooled, and -reflected reactor that was fueled with uranium aluminum alloy plates. It was licensed and first operated in 1964 and had a licensed thermal power level of 1 MW, which was upgraded to 5000 kW thermal in 1974. The reactor was permanently shut down on November 17, 1995. The licensee submitted a decommissioning plan to NRC for review and approval in letters dated July 1, 1998, and February 8 and May 28, 1999. The decommissioning plan was approved by License Amendment No. 14 issued on July 22, 1999.
A Notice and Solicitation of Comments Pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1405 and 10 CFR 50.82(b)(5) Concerning Proposed Action To Decommission Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Research Reactor appeared in the Federal Register on February 1, 1999 (64 FR 4902). All comments received were considered by the staff during the review of the GTRR Decommissioning Plan.
The NRC completed its review of the GTRR Final Status Survey Report dated June 2002, which was submitted by the licensee to NRC by letter dated June 14, 2002. The report documented the level of residual radioactivity remaining at the facility and stated that compliance with the criteria as approved in the NRC-approved decommissioning plan had been demonstrated.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(b)(6), the NRC staff has concluded that the decommissioning has been performed in accordance with the approved decommissioning plan and that the terminal radiation survey and associated documentation demonstrate that the facility and site are suitable for release in accordance with the criteria in the NRC-approved decommissioning plan. Further, on the basis of the decommissioning activities conducted by GT, the NRCs review of the licensees final status survey report, the results of NRC inspections conducted at the GTRR, and the results of NRC confirmatory surveys, the NRC has concluded that the decommissioning process is complete and the facility and site are suitable to be released for unrestricted use. Based on the NRC staffs conclusions, Facility Operating License No. R-97 is terminated.
For further details see the licensees application for decommissioning dated July 1, 1998, and February 8 and May 28, 1999; the July 22, 1999, License Amendment No. 14 to Facility Operating License No. R-97; the licensees request for license termination dated June 14, 2002; the GTRR Final Status Survey Report dated June 2002, which was submitted to NRC by letter dated June 14, 2002; and NRC Inspection Report No. 50-160/2002-20, dated June 24, 2003, and corrected July 17, 2003. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR), at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records for GT dated after January 30, 2000, will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should call the NRC PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737 or e-mail pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of December 2003.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Marvin M. Mendonca, Acting Section Chief Research and Test Reactors Section New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation