ML102800254

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Dept. of the Interior, USGS, Response to the RAI Concerning Financial Qualifications
ML102800254
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Site: U.S. Geological Survey
Issue date: 10/05/2010
From: Dickinson T
US Dept of Interior, Geological Survey (USGS)
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Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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U USGS science for a changingworld Department of the Interior US Geological Survey 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20192 October 5, 2010 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

Reference:

U.S. Geological Survey TRIGA Reactor (GSTR), Docket 50-274, License R-1 13 Request for Additional Information (RAI) dated May 19, 2010

Subject:

Response to the RAI Concerning Financial Qualifications Mr. Wertz:

The remaining answers to your RAI question #5 of May 19, 2010 are given in this letter. Please contact me at 703-648-6634 or Tim DeBey at 303-236-4726 if you have any questions concerning this response.

Sincerely, Tamara Dickinson, PhD U.S. Geological Survey Reactor Administrator I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on 10/5/10 Copy to:

Tim DeBey, Reactor Supervisor Denver Federal Center, MS 974 Denver; CO 80225-0046 p0

U.S. Geological Survey Statement of Intent Required To Renew the U.S. Geological Survey TRIGA Reactor License No. R- 113; Docket No. 50-274 Pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations 50.75(e)(1)(iv), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is providing this "Statement of Intent" in support of the USGS request to renew TRIGA Reactor License No. R-113a. The TRIGA Reactor is located at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado.

The USGS is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) which is a Federal agency of the United States Government. The USGS was established by the Organic Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (43 U.S.C. 31 et seq.). The USGS receives a Federal appropriation each year to fund the bureau's programs. The current USGS Federal appropriation is provided through the "Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010" (Public Law 111-88). Federal appropriations provide the authority to Federal agencies to incur obligations and to make payment from the U.S Treasury for purposes specified in the appropriations (31 U.S.C. 701(2) and the Federal Appropriations Law Manual, Volume 1, Chapter 2, A.2.a, pages 2-5).

Should the USGS effect a decision to decommission the USGS TRIGA Reactor, the USGS would include in its annual Budget Justification a request for Federal appropriated funds to decommission the USGS TRIGA Reactor. Based on the current cost estimate in 2010 dollars, the amount requested for the decommissioning would be $4,140,261. This amount would be requested sufficiently in advance of decommissioning to prevent delay of required activities.

The authority of the USGS Director to enter into binding obligations on behalf of the USGS is provided by the DOI Departmental Manual (DM) Chapters 220 DM 10 - General Administrative Delegation, and 205 DM 6 - General Delegations-Budget and Financial Management.

Marcia McNutt Date Director U.S. Geological Survey Enclosure

Cc: Dir Chron MS 114 Dir RF MS 411 AD/Geology MS 911 DP File MS 911 Reactor File MS 911 GS:GD:TLDickinson:tld:8/18/2010:703-648-6603 :#GS0000 1180

Links to Authorities/Documents Cited in the Statement Of Intent 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iv) - http:/lecfr.gpoaccess.qovlcgiltltext/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=b909eIdd5b6fdbc14f2628891939dfb0&rpn=div8&view=text&node=10:1.0.1.1.29.0.109.6 8&idno=10 43 USC 31 - http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?qetdoc+uscview+t43t44+28+2++%28%29%20%20AN D%20%28%2843%29%20ADJ%2 OUSC%29%3ACITE%20AND%20%28USC%20w%2F10%20%2831%29%29%3ACITE%20%20%20%20

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31 USC 701(2) - http://uscode.house.qov/uscode-cqi/fastweb.exe?qetdoc+uscview+t29t32+2166+0++%28%29%20%20AND%20%28%2831 %29%20ADJ

%20USC%29%3ACITE%20AND%20%28USC%20w%2F10%20%287102%29%29%3ACITE%20%20%2 0%20%20%20%20%20%20 Federal Appropriations Law Manual, Volume 1, Chapter 2, A.2.a, page 2 http://www.gao.gov/special pubs/d04261 sp.pdf 220 DM 10 - http://elips.doi.gov/app DM/act getfiles.cfm?relnum=3054 205 DM 6 - http://elips.doi.gov/app dm/act getfiles.cfm?relnum=3632