ML13221A421
| ML13221A421 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | University of California-Davis |
| Issue date: | 10/02/2013 |
| From: | Alexander Adams Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch |
| To: | Klein B McClellan Nuclear Research Center |
| Adams A, 301-415-1127 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML13221A421 (4) | |
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October 2, 2013 Dr. Barry Klein, Director McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center University of California - Davis 5335 Price Avenue Building 258 McClellan, CA 95652
SUBJECT:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS - STATE OF CALIFORNIA LICENSE AT MCCLELLAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER
Dear Dr. Klein:
This is in reply to your letter dated May 31, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML13193A300), inquiring about the ability of the State of California (California) to issue a license to the University of California, Davis with the McClellan Nuclear Research Center (MNRC) as a place of use. The MNRC and its reactor are regulated under a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license issued under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50. The issuance of the California license would result in areas of the MNRC being a place of use under both California and NRC licenses.
The NRC has no specific objection to the MNRC being a place of use under a California issued materials license. The following considerations would apply:
Activities authorized by the California license cannot result in noncompliance with the NRC technical specifications for reactor operation. This does not prevent California from licensing isotopes, material forms and quantities not authorized by the NRC license.
The University will need to carefully track materials to ensure that they are on the proper license and that the materials are within the authorization of the specific license.
Your letter states that nonreactor modifications will be approved by California and the University. Any modifications to the NRC-licensed facility as described in the Safety Analysis Report to accommodate California activities are subject to the requirements in 10 CFR 50.59 in addition to any California requirements. These modifications must be reviewed under the reactor license before they are made, not when jurisdiction is transferred at some future point from California to NRC as proposed in your letter.
If you have any questions about California regulated activities at the MNRC, please do not hesitate to contact me at 301-415-1127 or by e-mail at Alexander.Adams@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-607 cc: See next page
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DATE 08/12/2013 08/12/2013 09/12/2013 OFFICE FSME/DMSSA/ASPB/BC NRR/DPR/DD (A)
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University of California-Davis/McClellan MNRC Docket No. 50-607 cc:
Dr. Wesley Frey, Radiation Safety Officer 5335 Price Avenue, Bldg. 258 McClellan AFB, CA 95652-2504 Mr. Walter Steingass, Reactor Supervisior 5335 Price Avenue, Bldg. 258 McClellan AFB, CA 95652-2504 California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street, MS-34 Sacramento, CA 95814 Radiological Health Branch California Department of Public Health P.O. Box 997414, MS 7610 Sacramento, CA 95899-7414 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611