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Recission of Confirmatory Action Letter - Cornell University - Site-Specific Compensatory Measures Implementation Plan
ML040150520
Person / Time
Site: 05000157
Issue date: 01/29/2004
From: Matthews D
Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs
To: Aderhold H
Cornell Univ
Mendonca M, NRC/NRR/DRIP/RNRP, 415-1128
References
NRR-03-013
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January 29, 2004 CAL No. NRR-03-013 Mr. Howard Aderhold, Director Ward Center for Nuclear Sciences and Adj. Prof. of Materials Science and Engineering Cornell University 105 Ward Center Ithaca, NY 14853-7701

SUBJECT:

RESCISSION OF CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER - CORNELL UNIVERSITY - SITE-SPECIFIC COMPENSATORY MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Dear Mr. Aderhold:

By letter dated December 17, 2003, you informed me that all nuclear fuel was removed from the Cornell University research reactor and was stored at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. You also indicated your understanding that implementation of the site-specific compensatory measures is no longer required under that condition. This letter is to confirm that understanding. Your site-specific compensatory measures implementation plan specifically indicated that the plan would not be required once fuel was removed from the NRC-licensed research reactor facility. Further, the NRC has not required site-specific compensatory measures for research reactor facilities without reactor fuel. Therefore, we concur with your understanding, and agree that compliance with your plan is no longer required. Therefore, this letter rescinds our Confirmatory Action Letter No. NRR-03-13.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, and any response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Marvin Mendonca of my staff at 301-415-1128.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David B. Matthews, Director Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-157 License No. R-80

cc: Please see next page Cornell University Docket Nos. 50-97/157 cc:

Dr. John Silcox, Vice Provost for Physical Sciences and Engineering Cornell University 314 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-2801 Dr. Paul J. Merges, Director Bureau of Pesticides and Radiation NYS Department of Environmental Conservation 50 Wolf Road, Room 498 Albany, NY 12233-7255 Mr. Paul Craven Ward Center for Nuclear Sciences Cornell University 105 Ward Laboratory Ithaca, NY 14853 Mr. John P. Spath NYS Energy Research and Development Authority Corporate Plaza West 286 Washington Avenue Extension Albany, NY 12203-6399

January 29, 2004 CAL No. NRR-03-013 Mr. Howard Aderhold, Director Ward Center for Nuclear Sciences and Adj. Prof. of Materials Science and Engineering Cornell University 105 Ward Center Ithaca, NY 14853-7701

SUBJECT:

RESCISSION OF CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER - CORNELL UNIVERSITY - SITE-SPECIFIC COMPENSATORY MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Dear Mr. Aderhold:

By letter dated December 17, 2003, you informed me that all nuclear fuel was removed from the Cornell University research reactor and was stored at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. You also indicated your understanding that implementation of the site-specific compensatory measures is no longer required under that condition. This letter is to confirm that understanding. Your site-specific compensatory measures implementation plan specifically indicated that the plan would not be required once fuel was removed from the NRC-licensed research reactor facility. Further, the NRC has not required site-specific compensatory measures for research reactor facilities without reactor fuel. Therefore, we concur with your understanding, and agree that compliance with your plan is no longer required. Therefore, this letter rescinds our Confirmatory Action Letter No. NRR-03-13.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, and any response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Marvin Mendonca of my staff at 301-415-1128.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David B. Matthews, Director Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-157 License No. R-80 cc: Please see next page DISTRIBUTION:

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