ML072890036
| ML072890036 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oregon State University |
| Issue date: | 02/04/2008 |
| From: | Alexander Adams NRC/NRR/ADRA/DPR |
| To: | Reese S Oregon State University |
| montgomery c 415-3398 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD5155 | |
| Download: ML072890036 (5) | |
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February 4, 2008 Dr. Steven R. Reese, Director Radiation Center Oregon State University 100 Radiation Center Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5903
SUBJECT:
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY-REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING LICENSE RENEWAL REQUEST (TAC No. MC 5155)
Dear Dr. Reese:
We are continuing our review of your request for license renewal for the Oregon State University TRIGA Research Reactor which you submitted on October 5, 2004, as supplemented. During our review of your request, questions have arisen for which we require additional financial information and clarification. We discussed these questions on January 8, 2008, and you agreed that February 21, 2008, was a reasonable date for the submittal of your response. In accordance with 10 CFR 50.30(b), your response must be executed in a signed original under oath or affirmation. Following receipt of the additional information, we will continue our evaluation of your license renewal request.
If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact me at 301-415-1127.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Alexander Adams, Jr., Senior Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Branch A Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-243 License No. R-106
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/enclosure: see next page
Oregon State University cc:
Docket No. 50-243 Mayor of the City of Corvallis Corvallis, OR 97331 David Stewart-Smith Oregon Office of Energy 625 Marion Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97310 Dr. John Cassady, Vice Provost for Research Oregon State University Administrative Services Bldg., Room A-312 Corvallis, OR 97331-5904 Dr. Michael Hartman, Reactor Administrator Oregon State University Radiation Center, A-100 Corvallis, OR 97331-5903 Dr. Todd Palmer, Chairman Reactor Operations Committee Oregon State University Radiation Center, A-100 Corvallis, OR 97331-5904 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611
February 4, 2008 Mr. Steven R. Reese, Director Radiation Center Oregon State University 100 Radiation Center Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5903
SUBJECT:
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY-REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING LICENSE RENEWAL REQUEST (TAC No. MC 5155)
Dear Dr. Reese:
We are continuing our review of your request for license renewal for the Oregon State University TRIGA Research Reactor which you submitted on October 5, 2004, as supplemented. During our review of your request, questions have arisen for which we require additional financial information and clarification. We discussed these questions on January 8, 2008, and you agreed that February 21, 2008, was a reasonable date for the submittal of your response. In accordance with 10 CFR 50.30(b), your response must be executed in a signed original under oath or affirmation. Following receipt of the additional information, we will continue our evaluation of your license renewal request.
If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact me at 301-415-1127.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Alexander Adams, Jr., Senior Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Branch A Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-243 License No. R-106
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/enclosure: see next page DISTRIBUTION:
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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATION FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY DOCKET NO. 50-243
- 1. Under 10 CFR 50.33(d), certain information is required by an applicant, as applicable.
The application states that Oregon State University is a state institution, but does not provide other information required by the regulation. To complete the requirements in 10 CFR 50.33(d), please state the organizational form of the Oregon State University and provide the information that is applicable to Oregon State University. If none of the provisions of 10 CFR 50.33(d) are applicable, please so state.
- 2. The staffs analysis to determine whether the applicant is financially qualified to operate the reactor facility will include review of the applicants latest financial statements. Since this information is not included in the application, please provide a copy of the latest financial statements of the Oregon State University.
- 3. The application, dated 2004, states that the 1990 cost estimate to decommission the reactor has been updated annually by using the methodology described in NUREG-1307, with the current estimated cost being between $7.9 and $14.3 million (the applicants Decommissioning Funding Statement of Intent of July 31, 2007, estimated current costs at $12.2 million). In accordance with 10 CFR 50.75(d), please update the application to include the following: (1) a statement of the decommissioning method to be used (e.g., DECON) and, (2) the means of adjusting the future cost estimate and associated funding level that will be used over the life of the facility. Please provide a numerical example of the application of your chosen methodology.
- 4. The application includes a statement of intent as the method to provide decommissioning funding assurance, as provided for by 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv). Where the applicant intends to use a statement of intent as the method to provide decommissioning funding assurance, the staff must find that the applicant...is a Federal, State, or local government licensee... under 50.75(e)(1)(iv). To make this finding, the applicant must state that it is a State government organization and that the decommissioning funding obligations of the applicant are backed by the State government, and also provide corroborating documentation. Further, the applicant must provide documentation verifying that the signator of the statement of intent is authorized to execute such a document that binds the applicant financially. This documentation may be a governing body resolution, management directives, or other form that provides an equivalent level of assurance.
Because the application does not include all of the above information, please submit the following:
(a) Provide documentation that corroborates the statement in the application that Oregon State University is a State institution and a State of Oregon government licensee under 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv).
(b) State whether the decommissioning funding obligations for the Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor are backed by the State of Oregon government.
Provide documentation that corroborates this statement. For example, provide a copy of or complete citation to a state statute that expressly provides that the obligations, or at least the decommissioning funding obligations, of the Oregon State University are obligations backed or supported by the full faith and credit of the State of Oregon, or provide an opinion of the General Counsel of the Oregon State University with citations to statutes, regulations, and/or caselaw that the obligations, or at least the decommissioning funding obligations, of the Oregon State University are obligations backed or supported by the full faith and credit of the State of Oregon.
(c) Provide documentation verifying that the signator of the statement of intent is authorized to execute such a document that binds the applicant financially. For example, provide a copy of a university governing board or equivalent resolution that shows that the signator of the statement of intent has been authorized by the Oregon State University to bind the Oregon State University financially, at least with respect to funding the decommissioning of the Oregon State University TRIGA reactor, or provide a copy of an official Oregon State University delegation of authority showing the signator of the statement of intent is authorized to bind the Oregon State University financially, at least with respect to funding the decommissioning of the Oregon State University TRIGA reactor.