ML101250168

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University of Texas at Austin Request for Revision or Amendment of License R-129, Docket 50-602 to Permit Receipt, Possession and Use of Byproduct Material Related to Reactor Operation or Research
ML101250168
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Site: University of Texas at Austin
Issue date: 03/04/2010
From: Whaley P
University of Texas at Austin
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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) *\ THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

  • 78712 * (512) 232-5370 Fax (512) 471-4589 March 4, 2010 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington D.C., 20555-0001 Ref: Letter of March 28 2008 (ML080920755) Docket 50-602

Subject:

Request for Revision or amendment of License R-129, Docket 50-602 to Permit Receipt, Possession and Use of Byproduct Material related to Reactor Operation or Research Sirs:

Amendment 6 to the Facility Operating License No. R-129, the University of Texas at Austin, Docket No., 50-602, permitted the facility to receive, possess, and use any byproduct material under the reactor license as long as the byproduct material was to be irradiated in the reactor within 31 days of receipt. The Safety Evaluation by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation expressed NRC staff concerns that "the reactor license would become.a substitute for a general byproduct material license by allowing the receipt and possession of byproduct material not related to a licensee's reactor operations or research."

A significant expansion of UT reactor-based research programs has resulted in the need for byproduct material at the facility that will not be irradiated but are necessary to the conduct of research programs (such as calibration and testing of equipment and instruments forbeam lines).

In addition there is significant risk that irradiation of byproduct material permitted under Amendment 6 might be significantly delayed by coordination issues, scheduling problems, or other unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the facility.

Therefore we are requesting paragraph 2.b.(3).(a).(vii), which currently specifies, "byproduct material to be irradiated in the reactor within 31 days of receipt," be revised to "byproduct material to be irradiated in the reactor, used in license maintenance or surveillance activities, or used in conjunction with reactor-based experimental programs."

Please contact me by phone (512-232-5373) or email (whaley@mail.utexas.edu) if you require clarification r further information.

P. Michael Whaley Associate Director Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory The University of Texas at Austin 512-232-5373 Page 1 of 2

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct Steven R. Biegalski NETL Director cc: S. Biegalski, Director H. Liljestrand, Reactor Oversight Committee Chair L Tran, Project Manager, NRC Page 2 of 2