ML041120167
| ML041120167 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | National Bureau of Standards Reactor |
| Issue date: | 04/09/2004 |
| From: | Weiss S US Dept of Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML041120167 (3) | |
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U N IDd STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology u M Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-April 9,2004 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555
Subject:
Docket #50-184
Subject:
License Renewal Application for the National Institute of Standards and Technology Reactor The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pleased to submit its application to renew the operating license for the NIST reactor, the NBSR, for an additional 20 years. The docket number assigned by the NRC is 50-184 and the license number is TR-5. This application consists of the following documents to support license renewal: Safety Analysis Report (document number NBSR-14), Technical Specifications as Appendix A to the license (NBSR-15), Environmental Report (NBSR-16), and a letter from the NIST Deputy Chief Financial Officer certifying that congressional appropriations for decommissioning the NBSR will be requested when necessary.
NIST reanalyzed postulated accidents and transients using the latest neutronic and thermal hydraulic analysis programs. In all cases the new analysis shows that the analysis performed when the NBSR was initially licensed was conservative and the margins for safety are greater than originally documented. NIST has concluded that operation of the NBSR will present no undue hazard to any member of the general public or to the staff.
There is no change to the NBSR Operator Requalification Plan, Emergency Plan, or Safeguards Plan.
If you have any questions please contact me on 301-975-6265 Sincerely, eymour H. Weiss Chief Reactor Operations and Engineering foCeS as IS Enc: hardcopy and five CDs per enldvonAt N LST
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on
-20 cc: CD enclosed Marvin Mendonca (NRC)
Craig Bassett (NRC)
Montgomery County Executive County Office Building Rockville, MD 20858 Honorable Steve Silverman, Council President Montgomery County Council Stella B. Werner Council Office Building Rockville, MD 20850 Gordon A. Aoyagi Fire Administrator Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service 101 Monroe Street Rockville, MD20850 Director Department of State Planning 301 West Preston Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Director Department of Natural Resources Power Plant Siting Program Energy and Costal Zone Administration Tawes State Office Building Annapolis, MD 21401
^UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology "Arts of d Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-April 9, 2004 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Re: Funds for Decommissioning of the NIST Research Reactor This is to certify that congressional appropriations for decommissioning of the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) reactor will be requested when necessary. The amount of the appropriation request will be based on FY 2004 independent estimate of 30.2 million for additional costs of decommissioning. This estimate will be adjusted for future years according to the formula provided in the independent estimate from Duratek, Inc.
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'K. Day D ufy Chief Financi fficer NISI