ML070650409

Request for Termination for Facility Licenses R-80 and R-89

ML070650409
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Site:	05000157, 05000097
Issue date:	02/28/2007
From:	Fay C Cornell Univ
To:	John Hickman NRC/FSME/DWMEP/DURLD
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222 Day Hall Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853-2801 Univesityt. 607.255.7200 Office of the Vice Provost f. 607.255.9030 for Research

• , www.research.cornell.edu / VPR February 28, 2007 John Hickman, Project Manager Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Engineering Management Program's United. States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE: Request for termination for Facility Licenses R-80 (Docket No. 50-157) and R-89 (Docket No. 97)

Dear Mr. Hickman:

The purpose of this letter is to formally request the termination of facility licenses for the Cornell TRIGA Reactor (facility license R-80) and the Cornell Zero Power Reactor (ZPR) facility (facility license R-89).

The facility license status for both the TRIGA and ZPR reactors were amended on June 6, 2006.

The amendments removed the authorization to operate the reactors and possess special nuclear material. In addition, changes to the Technical Specifications were approved in order to be compatible with license changes and administrative structure to support the decommissioning of the Ward Center for Nuclear Studies (WCNS).

All of the nuclear material under the licenses has been removed, decommissioning activities have been performed as required, and the Final Status Survey Report (FSSR) has been completed and submitted. On February 8, 2007, the NRC informed Cornell they completed review of the FSSR and found it acceptable, noting that the survey data presented was in accordance with the Decommissioning Plan (DP) and Final Status Survey Plan (FSSP) previously approved. We very much appreciate the professionalism and expediency with which the NRC completed review of the FSSR.

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Letter: Request for License Termination, John Hickman, USNRC February 28, 2007 Page 2 The following reference documents (Table 1) serve to document the process carried out by Cornell in completing our decommissioning process:

Table 1: Reference Documents Document Title Accession Document Number Date Decommissioning Plan for Ward Center for Nuclear Studies at Cornell ML032499421 7/31/03 University Request for Approval of the Decommissioning Plan for the Ward Center for ML032400186 8/22/03 Nuclear Studies at Cornell University and Issuance of a Decommissioning Order (Triga Reactor Docket No. 50-157, License R-80 and ZPR Docked No. 50-97, License R-89)

Request for a License Amendment to Withdraw NRC Authorization to ML053470326 12/06/05 Operate the Cornell TRIGA Reactor and to Withdraw Authorization to Receive and Possess Special Nuclear Material Cornell University Request for License Amendment to Withdraw NRC ML060310350 01/19/06 Authorization to Receive and Possess Special Nuclear Material Cornell University, License Amendment, Removing Authorization to ML060960465 06/06/06 Possess Fuel For Ward Center for Nuclear Studies at Cornell University Zero Power Reactor, MC0212 Letter to Dr. Charles R. Fay from Daniel E. Hughes re: Issuance of License ML061660547 06/06/06 Amendment No. 13 Removing Authorization to Operate and Possess Fuel for Ward Center for Nuclear Studies at Cornell University TRIGA Reactor Letter to Dr. Charles R. Fay from Daniel E. Hughes re: Ward Center for ML061030501 06/06/06 Nuclear Studies at Cornell University Zero Power Reactor-Amendment Re:

Decommissioning Plan Approval (TAC 9429)

Ward Center for Nuclear Studies at Cornell University Triga Reactor - ML061030405 06/15/06 Amendment 14 regarding Decommissioning Plan Approval (TAC No.

MCI 140)

Cornell University, Technical Specifications, Removing Authorization to ML61660545 06/19/06 Possess Fuel For Ward Center for Nuclear Studies at Cornel University Zero Power Reactor Final Status Survey for the former Ward Center for Nuclear Studies, Cornell ML070320517 01/19/07 University, NRC Docket Numbers20-097 and 50-157 Approval of Final Status Survey Plan for the Cornell University Ward ML062980259 10/26/07 Center for Nuclear Studies Reactor Facilities Approval of Final Status Survey Report for the Cornell University Ward ML070370348 02/08/07 Center for Nuclear Sciences Reactor Facilities In summary, Cornell University has now fully complied with the Commission's requirements for decontamination and decommissioning of these facilities and therefore formally requests the termination of facility license numbers R-80 and R-89 and release of Ward Lab for unrestricted use.

Letter: Request for License Termination, John Hickman, USNRC February 28, 2007 Page 3 Thank you for your assistance with our decommissioning efforts. If any additional information or clarification is required concerning this formal request for license termination for facility licenses R-80 and R-89, please contact this office.

Sinc -rely, Charles R. Fay Vice Provost for Research Administration Cc: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Joseph A. Bums, Vice Provost for Physical Sciences and Engineering Stephen Beyers, Ward D&D Project Manager

Cornell University Office of the Vice Provost for Research

ý00 222 Day Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853-2801 Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2378

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