ML102620021

Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Triga Research Reactor - Approval of Request for an Extension, Response to Request for Additional Information Dated July 19, 2010

ML102620021
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Site:	Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Issue date:	09/27/2010
From:	Alexander Adams Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch
To:	Melanson M US Dept of Defense, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Meyer W, NRR/DPR/PRLB, 301-415-0897
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TAC ME1587
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September 27, 2010 Colonel Mark A. Melanson, PhD Director Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute 8901 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20889-5603

SUBJECT:

ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE - APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION, RE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED JULY 19, 2010 (TAC NO. ME1587)

Dear Colonel Melanson:

The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received your letter dated August 25, 2010 (Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML102440034), requesting an extension to the response time described in a letter from NRC to you dated July 19, 2010 (ADAMS Accession No. ML101870035). You requested an extension to October 8, 2010, to complete the responses to our requests for additional information (RAIs) that your staff will be able to complete without outside technical assistance.

You also requested an extension until December 31, 2011, to complete the responses to those RAIs which will require outside technical assistance.

We reviewed your request and approve the extension request to October 8, 2010, for the RAI responses that your staff will complete without outside assistance. However, we require additional information regarding the second request for an extension until December 31, 2011, to respond to RAIs which require outside technical assistance. Please provide an explanation for the December 31, 2011, extension request date with a projected schedule of the milestones which will indicate continued progress for responding to these RAIs.

If you have any questions, please contact Walter Meyer at 301-415-0897 or by electronic mail at walter.meyer@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Alexander Adams, Senior Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-170 cc: See next page

Docket No. 50-170 Armed Forces Radiobiology Research cc:

Director, Maryland Office of Planning 301 West Preston Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Montgomery County Executive 101 Monroe Street, 2nd Floor Rockville, MD 20850 Mr. Stephen I. Miller Reactor Facility Director Armed Force Radiobiology Research Institute 8901 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, MD 20889-5603 Environmental Program Manager III Radiological Health Program Air & Radiation Management Adm.

Maryland Dept of the Environment 1800 Washington Blvd.,Suite 750 Baltimore, MD 21230-1724 Rich McLean, Manager Nuclear Programs Maryland Department of Natural Resources Tawes B-3 Annapolis, MD 21401 Director Air & Radiation Management Adm.

Maryland Dept of the Environment 1800 Washington Blvd., Suite 710 Baltimore, MD 21230 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611

ML101870035). You requested an extension to October 8, 2010, to complete the responses to our requests for additional information (RAIs) that your staff will be able to complete without outside technical assistance.

You also requested an extension until December 31, 2011, to complete the responses to those RAIs which will require outside technical assistance.

We reviewed your request and approve the extension request to October 8, 2010, for the RAI responses that your staff will complete without outside assistance. However, we require additional information regarding the second request for an extension until December 31, 2011, to respond to RAIs which require outside technical assistance. Please provide an explanation for the December 31, 2011, extension request date with a projected schedule of the milestones which will indicate continued progress for responding to these RAIs.

If you have any questions, please contact Walter Meyer at 301-415-0897 or by electronic mail at walter.meyer@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Alexander Adams, Senior Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-170 cc: See next pageDISTRIBUTION:

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