ML071860146

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Letter Providing Initial Outline of Worcester Polytechnic Institute'S Plan for Moving Forward Following the Resignation of Current Director, Effective 06/30/2007
ML071860146
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Site: 05000134
Issue date: 06/27/2007
From: Darrell Adams, Curley M
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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100 Institute Road Worcester, MA 01609-2280, USA 508-831-5288, Fax 508-831-5064 www.wpi.edu Office of the Vice President for Finance and Operations June 27, 2007 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Stop 0-5 C12 Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE: License R-61 To Whom It May Concern:

As we discussed in two previous phone conversations with NRC representatives, Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI's) current Reactor Director Steve LaFlamme has resigned, effective June 30, 2007, and we are moving towards decommissioning the reactor. This letter provides an initial outline of our plan for moving forward, and includes some certifications.

Igeneral,.itls. our intent to move the fuel from the cotead place it intd storage poiini he pool pr~,,oSev6' s uealue WPI hereuy cbrtifes that the'rea'ctor -will not be operated after Junae30. " Wvill fil an'application, for.:aifensed.m'ndmentfor .'

possession only, and, will seek approval of revised technical specifications that waive certain surveillance igquirements related to reactor operations. It is our understanding that theNRC will helpDexeite thsappllt asi much as' possible.

We"will also seek to reinstate Roger Steele as' an SRO. Rogeris currently a fUllytime WPI employee who was previously an SRO at our reactor facility-for about two years, and whose SRO'license recently expired.

We also certify that WPI is headed towards decommissioning. We intend to engage the services of the decommissioning company TLG Services, Inc. (Bridgewater, CT) whose Phqse,! of decommissioning will be initiated. mid Fiscal Year 2008 (approximately DeqepnbeT,, 2Q7).

WPI haslno intent tb'store the'fuel long term On campus, so we'intend to remove the fuel as soon as possible.. We have been in contact with Douglass Morrell, Project Manager of

,the DOEtUniversity. ReactoriFuels Asistan'e Programn to begin'th'e process of fuel.:

removal.from can'pus . -

Beginning July1, 20071Michael Curley will be appointed'as Reactor'Diiector, i addition

,to his normal WPI dutiest Mike i*' a'fime WPI emil0oyee, in- charge of :compliance anid risk management, with an appointme'nt ifi Finance and Operations." Mike-will be given T1 " . '. .. : .

the authority by the Executive Vice President to make decisions regarding the reactor, and the finances to eventually complete the decommissioning process.

We certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of our knowledge. Executed on June 27, 2007.

Sincerely, Rkom-,

David S. Adams WPI RSO Finer a Opera fficer Finance and Operations Reviewed and approved by an officer of WPI, as indicated by the signature below:

Jeffre ol on Executive Vice President cc:

Alexander. Adams Jr.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 012-DI One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 2