ML14056A562

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor Transmittal Letter and Enclosure 1, Issuance of License Amendment No. 39 Regarding Changes to the Physical Security Plan

ML14056A562
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Site:	MIT Nuclear Research Reactor
Issue date:	05/12/2014
From:	Alexander Adams Division of Policy and Rulemaking
To:	Newton T Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Schuster W
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION May 12, 2014 Dr. Thomas H. Newton Director of Reactor Operations Massachusetts Institute of Technology 138 Albany Street Mail Stop: MITNRL-NW 12 Cambridge, MA 02139

SUBJECT:

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY REACTOR - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT NO. 39 TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-37 REGARDING CHANGES TO THE PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN (TAC NO. MF2770)

Dear Dr. Newton:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 39 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-37 for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor. The amendment consists of changes to the license in response to your application dated September 10, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML13262A129).

The amendment changes a license condition to reflect the current revision of the NRC-approved Physical Security Plan. Enclosure 2 is an Official Use Only - Security-Related Information (OUO-SRI) version of the safety evaluation supporting Amendment No. 39. Enclosure 3 is the publicly available version of the safety evaluation supporting Amendment No. 39.

NOTE: Enclosure 2 Transmitted Herewith Contains Security-Related Information. When Separated from this Document Is DECONTROLLED.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION T. Newton If you have any questions regarding this action, please contact William Schuster at (301) 415-1590.

Sincerely,

/RA Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-20 License No. R-37

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 39

2. Safety Evaluation (OUO-SRI Version)

3. Safety Evaluation (Publicly Available Version) cc w/encls. 1 and 3: See next page OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Docket No.50-020 cc:

City Manager City Hall Cambridge, MA 02139 Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Beverly Anderson, Interim Director Radiation Control Program Department of Public Health Schrafft Center, Suite 1M2A 529 Main Street Charlestown, MA 02129 John Giarrusso, Planning and Preparedness Division Chief Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611

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NAME WSchuster PBlechman EReed SUttal AAdams DATE 02/27/2014 02/27/2014 04/08/2014 04/15/2014 05/12/2014 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DOCKET NO. 50-20 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY REACTOR AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 39 License No. R-37

1. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A. The application for amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-37 filed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (the licensee) on September 10, 2013, conforms to the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the regulations of the Commission as stated in Chapter I of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR);

B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance that (i) the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public and (ii) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Commission; D. The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; E. This amendment is issued in accordance with the regulations of the Commission as stated in 10 CFR Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions, and all applicable requirements have been satisfied; and F. Prior notice of this amendment was not required by 10 CFR 2.105, Notice of proposed action, and publication of a notice for this amendment is not required by 10 CFR 2.106, Notice of issuance.

2. Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the license as indicated in the enclosure to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(3) of License No. R-37 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(3) Additional Conditions The licensee shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security plan, including amendments and changes made pursuant to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p). The approved physical security plan consists of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nuclear Reactor Laboratory document, withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 73.21, entitled, Physical Security Plan for the M.I.T. Research Reactor Facility, dated July 22, 2013, as revised.

3. This license amendment is effective as of the date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Change to the Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-37 Date of Issuance: May 12, 2014

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 39 RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-37 DOCKET NO. 50-20 Replace the following page of the Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-37 with the attached revised page. The revised page is identified by amendment number and contains a vertical line indicating the area of change.

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3. Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 30, to receive, possess, and use:

a. a 150-curie antimony-beryllium sealed neutron source in connection with operation of the facility;

b. such byproduct material as may be produced by operation of the facility, which, except for byproduct material produced in non-fueled experiments, shall not be separated; and

c. byproduct materials activated in reactors other than the MIT reactor (for use in the reactor hot cells) that are in solid form and have atomic numbers 3 through 83. The total inventory of this byproduct material shall not exceed 100,000 curies at any one time. This material may be irradiated in the reactor.

C. This renewed license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in Parts 20, Standards for Protection against Radiation, 30, 50, 51,55, Operators Licenses, 70, and 73, Physical Protection of Plants and Materials, of the Commissions regulations; is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and the rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified below:

Maximum Power Level

1. The licensee is authorized to operate the reactor at steady-state power levels not to exceed 6.0 megawatts (thermal).

Technical Specifications

2. The technical specifications contained in Appendix A are hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall operate the reactor in accordance with the technical specifications.

Additional Conditions

3. The licensee shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security plan, including amendments and changes made pursuant to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p). The approved physical security plan consists of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nuclear Reactor Laboratory document, withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 73.21, entitled, "Physical Security Plan for the M.I.T. Research Reactor Facility,"

dated July 22, 2013, as revised.

Amendment No. 39 May 12, 2014