ML15310A126
| ML15310A126 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oregon State University |
| Issue date: | 01/13/2016 |
| From: | Alexander Adams Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch |
| To: | Reese S Oregon State University |
| Shared Package | |
| ML15310A110 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC ME8443 | |
| Download: ML15310A126 (11) | |
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January 13, 2016 Dr. Steven R. Reese, Director Radiation Center Oregon State University 100 Radiation Center Corvallis, OR 97331-5903
SUBJECT:
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT NO. 23 TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-106 TO ALLOW THE IRRADIATION OF UP TO THREE MEDICAL ISOTOPES PRODUCTION TARGETS CONTAINING FISSIONABLE MATERIAL (TAC NO. ME8443)
Dear Dr. Reese:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 23 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-106 for the Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor (OSTR). The amendment consists of changes to the facility operating license and technical specifications (TSs) in response to your application dated April 13, 2012 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12124A265), as revised and supplemented by letters dated January 8, 2013, August 23, 2013, April 14, 2014, March 2, 2015, July 13, 2015, and email dated January 4, 2016 (ADAMS Accession Nos.
ML12124A266, ML13252A181, ML14106A379, ML15063A428, ML15198A031, and ML16005A551, respectively). The proposed changes would allow the irradiation of up to three medical isotope production targets containing fissionable material in the OSTR.
As discussed with and agreed by you during a telephone conversation on December 21, 2015, the NRC staff is also reissuing the TSs in their entirety to correct pagination and font conversion errors introduced by the NRC staff when: 1) the renewed license and the order modifying the license to reflect the conversion from HEU-to LEU-fuel (implemented as Amendment No. 22) were issued in September 2008, and 2) the TSs were converted to Portable Document Format (PDF) for inclusion in ADAMS. Due to a difference in the effective date for each action, the errors were not identified by the staff until after both licensing actions became effective.
The safety evaluation supporting Amendment No. 23 is enclosed. If you have any questions regarding this action, please contact Mr. Michael Balazik at (301) 415-2856, or by electronic mail at Michael.Balazik@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Alexander Adams Jr., Branch Chief Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-243
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No. 23 to Renewed License No. R-106
- 2. Safety Evaluation cc: See next page
Oregon State University Docket No. 50-243 cc:
Mayor of the City of Corvallis Corvallis, OR 97331 Ken Niles Division Administrator Nuclear Safety Division Oregon Department of Energy 625 Marion Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3737 Dr. Cynthia Sagers Vice President for Research Oregon State University A312 Kerr Administrative Services Bldg.
Corvallis, OR 97331-5904 Dr. Todd Keller Reactor Administrator Oregon State University 100 Radiation Center, A-100 Corvallis, OR 97331-5903 Dr. Andrew Klein, Chairman Reactor Operations Committee Oregon State University 100 Radiation Center, A-100 Corvallis, OR 97331-5904 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611
ML15310A110 (Pkg.); ML15310A126 (Letter); ML15310A309 (Enclosure 2)
- via e-mail NRR-106 OFFICE DPR/PROB/RE DPR/PRLB/BC*
DPR/PRLB/LA*
NAME WSchuster AAdams NParker DATE 12/21/2015 12/21/2015 12/22/2015 OFFICE DPR/PRLB/PM OGC DPR/PRLB/BC NAME MBalazik MYoung AAdams DATE 12/22/2015 1/13/2016 1/13/2016
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY DOCKET NO. 50-243 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 23 Renewed License No. R-106
- 1.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A.
The application for amendment to Facility Operating License No. R-106 filed by the Oregon State University (the licensee) on April 13, 2012, as supplemented on January 8, 2013, August 23, 2013, April 14, 2014, March 2, 2015, July 13, 2015, and January 4, 2016, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions rules and regulations set forth in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Chapter I; 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 Commissions regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; 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 of issuance for this amendment is not required by 10 CFR 2.106, Notice of Issuance.
- 2.
Accordingly, paragraph 2.B.(2) f. of License No. R-106 is hereby amended to read as follows:
- f.
to receive, possess, and use, but not separate, in connection with operation of the facility, up to 0.5 kilograms of contained uranium-235 enriched to less than 20 percent in the form of molybdenum-99 production targets.
- 3.
Accordingly, paragraph 2.C.(2) of License No. R-106 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2)
Technical Specifications The technical specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 23, are hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the technical specifications.
- 4. This license amendment is effective as of the date of issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Alexander Adams Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Changes to Amend Facility Operating License and Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: January 13, 2016
Attachment ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 23 RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-106 DOCKET NO. 50-243 Replace the following pages of the Facility Operating License No. R-106 with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contains marginal lines indicating the area of change.
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Amendment No. 23 January 13, 2016
- f.
to receive, possess, and use, but not separate, in connection with operation of the facility, up to 0.5 kilograms of contained uranium-235 enriched to less than 20 percent in the form of molybdenum-99 production targets.
Amendment No. 23 January 13, 2016 (3)
Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 30 to receive, possess and use in connection with operation of the facility the following:
- a. up to a 7-curie sealed polonium-210 beryllium source which may be used for reactor startup;
- b. up to a 3-curie sealed americium-241 beryllium neutron source which may be used for reactor startup;
- c. such byproduct material as may be produced by the operation of the facility.
Byproduct material cannot be separated except for byproduct material produced in experiments.
C. This renewed operating license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the following Commission regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I:
Parts 20, 30, 50, 51, 55, 70, and 73; is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act, and to the rules, regulations and orders of the Commission now, or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:
(1)
Maximum Power Level The licensee is authorized to operate the facility at steady-state power levels not in excess of 1.1 megawatts (thermal), and in the pulse mode, with reactivity insertions not to exceed $2.55.
(2)
Technical Specifications The technical specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 23, are hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the technical specifications.
(3)
Physical Security Plan The licensee shall maintain and fully implement all provisions of the NRC-approved physical security plan, including amendments and changes made pursuant to the authority of 10 CFR 50.54(p). The approved security plan consists of documents withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 73.21, entitled Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor Physical Security Plan, as revised.
Attachment ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 23 RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-106 DOCKET NO. 50-243 Replace the following pages of the Appendix A, Technical Specifications with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number.
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