ML093430400
| ML093430400 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Reed College |
| Issue date: | 12/10/2009 |
| From: | Dimeglio A Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch |
| To: | Frantz S Reed College |
| DiMeglio A, NRR/DPR/PRTA, 301-415-0894 | |
| References | |
| TAC ME1583 | |
| Download: ML093430400 (5) | |
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December 10, 2009 Mr. Stephen Frantz, Director Reed Reactor Facility Reed College 3203 S.E. Woodstock Boulevard Portland, OR 97202-8199
SUBJECT:
REED COLLEGE - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REED COLLEGE TRIGA REACTOR LICENSE RENEWAL (TAC NO.
ME1583)
Dear Dr. Frantz:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is continuing the review of your application for renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-112 for the Reed College Research Reactor dated August 29, 2007. During our review, questions have arisen for which we require additional information and clarification. Please provide responses to the enclosed requests for additional information within 60 days after the date of this letter. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50.30(b), your response must be executed in a signed original under oath or affirmation.
If you have any questions regarding this review, or need additional time to respond to this request, please contact me at 301-415-0894 or by electronic mail at: francis.dimeglio@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA by Kathryn M. Brock/
A. Francis DiMeglio, Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Branch A Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-288 License No. R-112
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
Reed College Docket No. 50-288 cc:
Mayor of the City of Portland 1220 Southwest 5th Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Reed College ATTN: Dr. Peter Steinberger Dean of Faculty 3203 S.E. Woodstock Boulevard Portland, OR 97202-8199 Reed College ATTN: Dr. Colin Diver, President 3203 S.E. Woodstock Boulevard Portland, OR 97202-8199 Ken Niles, Assistant Director Oregon Department of Energy 625 Marion Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3737 Terry D. Lindsey, Program Director Radiation Control Program Oregon Health Services Department of Human Services 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 640 Portland, OR 97232-2162 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611 Mr. Stephen Frantz, Director Reed Reactor Facility Reed College 3203 S.E. Woodstock Boulevard Portland, OR 97202-8199
December 10, 2009 Mr. Stephen Frantz, Director Reed Reactor Facility Reed College 3203 S.E. Woodstock Boulevard Portland, OR 97202-8199
SUBJECT:
REED COLLEGE - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REED COLLEGE TRIGA REACTOR LICENSE RENEWAL (TAC NO.
ME1583)
Dear Dr. Frantz:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is continuing the review of your application for renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-112 for the Reed College Research Reactor dated August 29, 2007. During our review, questions have arisen for which we require additional information and clarification. Please provide responses to the enclosed requests for additional information within 60 days after the date of this letter. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50.30(b), your response must be executed in a signed original under oath or affirmation.
If you have any questions regarding this review, or need additional time to respond to this request, please contact me at 301-415-0894 or by electronic mail at: francis.dimeglio@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA by Kathryn M. Brock/
A. Francis DiMeglio, Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Branch A Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-288 License No. R-112
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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ENCLOSURE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE RENEWED LICENSE FOR THE REED COLLEGE RESEARCH REACTOR LICENSE NO. R-112 DOCKET NO. 50-228 As required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 50.33(f)(2),
Applicants to renew or extend the term of an operating license for a nonpower reactor shall include the financial information that is required in an application for an initial license. To comply with this requirement, please provide the following updated and supplemental information to the August 29, 2007, Reed College application (the application) for a renewed license for the Reed College Research Reactor (RRR).
- 1.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.33(d), Contents of applications; general information, certain information is required by the applicant, Reed College, as applicable. To comply with the regulation, please update the application to include a statement of the organizational form of Reed College (e.g., corporation, etc.), the state where it is incorporated or organized and the principal location where Reed College does business, and the names, addresses and citizenship of directors and principal officers. Also, please state whether Reed College is owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or foreign government, and if so give details.
- 2.
The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will analyze the financial statements for the current year, which are required by 10 CFR 50.71(b), to determine if the applicant is financially qualified to operate the RRR. Since Reed Colleges financial statements submitted in 2007 are currently out of date, please provide a copy of the latest financial statements for the NRC staffs review.
- 3.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.33(f)(2), The applicant shall submit estimates for total annual operating costs for each of the first five years of operation of the facility. Since the information included in the application is outdated, please provide the following additional information:
(a)
Provide the estimated operating costs (in full dollar amounts) for each of the fiscal years (FY) 2012 through FY2016 (the first five-year period after the projected license renewal).
(b)
Provide Reed Colleges primary source(s) of funding to cover the operating costs for the above FY (e.g., state-funded budget, DOE grants, etc.).
- 4.
The August 29, 2007, submittal from Reed College to the NRC states that the current estimated cost to decommission the RRR is between $1 million and $1.5 million. In order for the NRC staff to complete its review of the decommissioning cost estimate, please update the application by including the following additional information:
(a)
A current cost estimate (2011 dollars) for the RRR to meet the NRCs radiological release criteria for decommissioning the facility for unrestricted use. Accordingly, describe the basis on how the cost estimate was developed, show costs specifically broken down into the categories of labor, waste disposal, other items (such as energy, equipment, and supplies), and include a contingency factor of at least 25 percent.
(b)
A statement of the decommissioning method to be used (e.g., DECON or other method).
(c)
A description of the means of adjusting the cost estimate and associated funding level periodically over the life of the facility, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.75(d)(2)(iii).
Since the application identified that the decommissioning cost estimate would be adjusted using the formula provided in 10 CFR 50.75(c)(2), please confirm whether that formula will continue to be the means of adjusting the RRRs cost estimate and associated funding level periodically over the life of the facility.
Also, provide a detailed numerical example updating the cost estimate to 2011 dollars.
- 5.
The application states that Reed College is using a self-guarantee to fund and carry out the required decommissioning activities if and when the RRR is decommissioned. For renewal of the RRR, please provide the following additional information:
(a)
An updated self-guarantee, including the current (2011) decommissioning cost estimate for the RRR. The updated submittal must include all the documentation as referenced in Section A.14 of Appendix A of NUREG-1757, Vol. 3, Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance. The documentation should be based on a 2011 license renewal date.
(b)
Documentation that the signator of the self-guarantee, if not the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer (e.g., corporate controller), has the authority to bind Reed College in the self-guarantee.