ML060680611

Ohio State University, Request for Additional Information, License Renewal, Ohio State University Research Reactor

ML060680611
Person / Time
Site:	Ohio State University
Issue date:	03/19/2006
From:	Jessie Quichocho NRC/NRR/ADRA/DPR/PRTB
To:	Kauffman A Ohio State University
Quichocho J, NRR/DPR/PRTB, 415-1225
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TAC MA7724
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March 19, 2006Mr. Andrew KauffmanAssociate Director Nuclear Reactor Laboratory Ohio State University 1298 Kinnear Rd.

Columbus, OH 43210

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING LICENSE RENEWAL, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH REACTOR (TAC NO. MA7724)

Dear Mr. Kauffman:

By a letter dated December 15, 1999, as supplemented on August 21, 2002, November 9,2004, August 18, 2005, and October 13, 2005, Ohio State University (licensee) submitted anapplication pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54 for Ohio State University Research Reactor (OSURR) forreview by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC staff is reviewing theinformation contained in the license renewal application (LRA) and has identified, in the enclosure, documents that are needed to perform an adequate review of your LRA to become part of your application.Please provide the necessary documents within 30 days of the date of this letter. Inaccordance with 10 CFR 50.30 (b), your response must be executed in a signed original under oath or affirmation. Following receipt of the documents, we will continue our evaluation of yourlicense renewal request.If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1225 or e-mail jfq@nrc.gov

.Sincerely, Jessie Quichocho, Project ManagerResearch and Test Reactors Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-150

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/enclosure: See next page Ohio State UniversityDocket No. 50-150 cc:

Ohio Department of HealthATTN: Radiological Health Program Director

P.O. Box 118 Columbus, OH 43216Ohio Environmental Protection AgencyDivision of Planning Environmental Assessment Section P.O. Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43216Mr. Richard D. MyserReactor Operations Manager Engineering Experiment Station Ohio State University 142 Hitchcock Hall Columbus, OH 43210Mr. Andrew KauffmanAssociate Director Nuclear Reactor Laboratory Ohio State University 1298 Kinnear Rd.

Columbus, OH 43210Dr. William VernetsonDirector of Nuclear Facilities Department of Nuclear Engineering Science University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611 March 19, 2006Mr. Andrew KauffmanAssociate Director Nuclear Reactor Laboratory Ohio State University 1298 Kinnear Rd.

Columbus, OH 43210

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING LICENSE RENEWAL, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH REACTOR (TAC NO. MA7724)

Dear Mr. Kauffman:

By a letter dated December 15, 1999, as supplemented on August 21, 2002, November 9,2004, August 18, 2005, and October 13, 2005, Ohio State University (licensee) submitted anapplication pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54 for Ohio State University Research Reactor (OSURR) forreview by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC staff is reviewing theinformation contained in the license renewal application (LRA) and has identified, in the enclosure, documents that are needed to perform an adequate review of your LRA to become part of your application.Please provide the necessary documents within 30 days of the date of this letter. Inaccordance with 10 CFR 50.30 (b), your response must be executed in a signed original under oath or affirmation. Following receipt of the documents, we will continue our evaluation of yourlicense renewal request.If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1225 or e-mail jfq@nrc.gov

.Sincerely, Jessie Quichocho, Project ManagerResearch and Test Reactors Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-150

Enclosure:

As statedcc w/enclosure: See next pageDISTRIBUTION

PUBLIC PRTr/fJQuichochoBThomasDHughesEHylton ACCESSION NO.: ML060680611TEMPLATE NO.: NRR-088OFFICEPRT:PMPRT:PMPRT:LAPRT:BCNAMEJQuichocho*DHughes*EHylton*BThomas*DATE3/13/063/13/063/10/063/19/06C = COVERE = COVER & ENCLOSUREN = NO COPYOFFICIAL RECORD COPY REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONREGARDING LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA)OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH REACTORDOCKET NO. 50-150In a letter dated December 15, 1999, as supplemented on August 21, 2002, November 9, 2004,August 18, 2005, and October 13, 2005, Ohio State University (licensee) submitted anapplication pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54 for Ohio State University Research Reactor (OSURR) forreview by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to renew the OSURR license for atwenty-year period. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff requires the followingdocuments:Financial Qualification

1. This information must show that there is reasonable assurance that you will be able toobtain the funds necessary to cover estimated operating costs for the period of the requested license renewal plus the estimated costs of decommissioning the facility. Tofacilitate our review, we request that the following information be provided, appropriatelycertified:a.Submit the most recently published annual financial statement of the University. Indicate the source of funds utilized to cover costs of operation of the OS URR.b.Submit the estimated annual cost to operate the reactor facility for the first fiveyears of the requested period of renewal, the underlying assumptions and bases of the estimate, and the sources of funds to cover these costs, and c.Submit copy of your current estimated costs of eventually shutting down(decommissioning) the reactor and safely disposing of it, a listing of what is included in these costs, the assumptions underlying these estimated costs, the type of shutdown contemplated, and the source of funds to cover these costs.Operator Requalification Program (10 CFR 50.54 (i-1) and 10 CFR Part 55) 2.Submit a copy of your current and implemented operator requalification program. Thiswill be reviewed with your renewal application to ensure it meets current NRCrequirements for non-power reactors. Please submit any changes you wish to make as part of the renewal application.Physical Security Plan (10 CFR 73.67) 3.You have an approved physical security plan on file with NRC which we shall review. Accordingly, you need only reference the existing security plan. However, you have not mentioned in your submittal if you wish to keep your current physical security plan or modify your physical security plan. Changes should be made in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(p) or 10 CFR 50.90.