ML101410609

Summary of Public Meeting with the University of Maryland to Discuss Delays in the Review of the License Renewal Application for the Maryland University Training Reactor

ML101410609
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Site:	University of Maryland
Issue date:	05/26/2010
From:	Traiforos S Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch
To:
Traiforos S, NRR/PRPB, 301-415-3965
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ML101410522	List: ML101410609
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TAC ME1592
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May 26, 2010 LICENSEE:

University of Maryland FACILITY:

Maryland University Training Reactor

SUMMARY

OF MAY 17, 2010 PUBLIC MEETING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND TO DISCUSS DELAYS IN THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE MARYLAND UNIVERSITY TRAINING REACTOR (TAC NO. ME1592)

On May 17, 2010, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of University of Maryland (UMD), the licensee for the Maryland University Training Reactor (MUTR), at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. A number of the attendees participated via Webinar.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss delays in the review of the License Renewal Application for the MUTR and formulate a path forward for the timely completion of the review.

A public meeting notice was issued on May 3, 2010, and posted on NRCs external (public) web page (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML1012000161). A revised public notice that included the meeting Agenda and information indicating a toll-free teleconference availability was issued on May 13, 2010 and posted on NRCs external (public) web page (ADAMS Accession No. ML101320294). A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1.

Both NRC and UMD management made opening remarks which were followed by presentations by both NRC and UMD staff.

The NRC staff discussed the most recent efforts to facilitate processing the license renewal applications as described in SECY-08-0161 and the Staff Requirements Memorandum which directed resources to support renewals. The MUTR staff has completed the vast majority of follow-up issues. There are currently five outstanding financial questions under a request for additional information (RAI) dated December 10, 2009 and five outstanding technical questions under a RAI dated April 6, 2010, the resolution of which will allow the completion of license renewal. The NRC staff stated that their goal was to complete the UMD license renewal by September 30, 2010. The NRC presentation to UMD and the public on May 17, 2010 is available for public review (See ADAMS Accession No. ML101370495).

The UMD staff discussed the preparation and review of the license renewal application during the period 1997-2009. The UMD also discussed the most recent communications and activities with the NRC staff. The UMD staff presentation to the NRC and the public on May 17, 2010 is available for public review (See ADAMS Accession No. ML101370441).

The dialogue between NRC and UMD was constructive resulting in an agreement that frequent communications were essential in expediting the processing of the application for license renewal. The NRC staff stated that they would take steps to help ensure that NRC expectations were clearly communicated and understood by the licensee.

Regarding the outstanding RAIs mentioned above, UMD indicated that the responses to the financial questions will be completed by May 28, 2010. The NRC staff discussed the outstanding technical questions with the licensee at the meeting to confirm that they were clearly understood by the licensee. The licensee agreed that they understood what information the NRC was seeking and why. UMD will provide a time estimate for the completion of the technical questions by May 28, 2010.

Members of the public, including representatives of the Organization of Test, Research and Training Reactors, were in attendance. Public Meeting Feedback forms were provided but not received.

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-3965, or spyros.traiforos@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Spyros A. Traiforos, Project Manager Policy and Rulemaking Projects Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No 50-166

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees cc: w/encl: See Next Page

PKG ML101410522 Meeting Notice ML101200161; Revised MN: ML101320294; Meeting Summary ML101410609, NRC Handouts: ML101370495 UMD Handouts ML101370441 NRC-001 OFFICE DPR/PRPB/PM DPR/PRPB/LA DPR/PRLB/ABC DPR/PRPB/PM NAME STraiforos GLappert AAdams (JQuichocho for)

STraiforos DATE 5/25/2010 5/25/2010 5/26/2010 5/26/2010

ENCLOSURE LIST OF ATTENDEES MAY 17, 2010, MEETING WITH UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND TO DISCUSS DELAYS IN THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE MARYLAND UNIVERSITY TRAINING REACTOR Name Organization F. DiMeglio U.S. NRC G. Wertz U.S. NRC W. Meyer U.S. NRC M. Krahenbuhl Dow Chemical K. Langley University of Utah P. Kohut BNL Contractor L. Cheng BNL G. Greene BNL J. Jenkins Purdue University J. Adams U.S. NRC J. Simpson U.S. NRC M. Dusaniwskyj U.S. NRC C. Cowdrey U.S. NRC A. Szabo U.S. NRC C. Montgomery U.S. NRC D. Hardesty U.S. NRC S. Miller TRTR M. Al-Sheikhly University of Maryland S. Weiss TRTR G. Pertmer University of Maryland R. Briber University of Maryland Xiaosong Yin U.S. NRC K. Brock U.S. NRC M. Dorman University of Maryland A. Bowden University of Maryland B. Reed U.S. NRC K. Lois U.S. NRC L. Tran U.S. NRC S. Traiforos U.S. NRC K. Watanabe Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization R. Carlson U.S. NRC T. Blount U.S. NRC B. Mizuno U.S. NRC-Office of General Counsel T. McGinty U.S. NRC A. Adams U.S. NRC

University of Maryland Docket No. 50-166 cc:

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