ML16077A301
| ML16077A301 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute |
| Issue date: | 12/01/2016 |
| From: | Alexander Adams NRC/NRR/DPR/PRLB |
| To: | |
| Montgomery C, NRR/DPR, 301-415-3398 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16077A284 | List: |
| References | |
| NRC-2012-0272, TAC ME1587 | |
| Download: ML16077A301 (6) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-170; NRC-2012-0272]
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License renewal; issuance.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-84, held by the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI or the licensee) for the continued operation of its AFRRI Training, Research, Isotopes Production, General Atomics (TRIGA) reactor for an additional 20 years.
DATE: The Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-84 is effective on November 30, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2012-0272 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods:
- Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2012-0272. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-3463; e-mail: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
- NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection
at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ADAMS Public Documents and then select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in a table in the Availability of Documents section of this document.
- NRCs PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRCs PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy K. Montgomery, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone:
301-415-3398; e-mail: Cindy.Montgomery@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The NRC has issued renewed Facility Operating License No. R-84, held by the licensee, which authorizes continued operation of the AFRRI TRIGA reactor, located in Bethesda, Maryland. The AFRRI TRIGA reactor is a heterogeneous pool-type, natural convection, light-water cooled and shielded reactor. The renewed license authorizes the licensee to operate the AFRRI TRIGA reactor up to a steady-state power level of 1.1 megawatts thermal with pulsing capability using reactivity insertions up to 2.45% k/k. The renewed Facility Operating License No. R-84 will expire 20 years from its date of issuance, November 30, 2016.
The renewed facility operating license complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the
Commissions regulations in Chapter I of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
and sets forth those findings in the renewed facility operating license. The agency afforded an opportunity for hearing in the Notice of Opportunity for Hearing published in the Federal Register on November 15, 2012 (77 FR 68155). The NRC received no request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene following the notice.
The NRC staff prepared a Safety Evaluation Report related to the renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-84 and concluded, based on that evaluation, that the licensee can continue to operate the facility without endangering the health and safety of the public. The NRC staff also prepared an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact regarding the renewal of the facility operating license, noticed in the Federal Register on November 25, 2016 (81 FR 85268), and concluded that renewal of the facility operating license will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment.
Availability of Documents The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through ADAMS accession numbers, as indicated.
ADAMS Document Accession No.
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Renewal of Operating ML041800067 License R-84 for 1 MW TRIGA Research Reactor (June 24, 2004)
Reactor Operator Requalification Program for Armed Forces Radiobiology ML041800071 Research Institute (June 24, 2004)
Environmental Report for Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute ML041800068 (June 24, 2004)
Safety Analysis Report for Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute ML101650415 (AFRRI) (June 24, 2004) (redacted version)
Safety Analysis Report Chapters 4 and 13 for Armed Forces Radiobiology ML101650422 Research Institute (AFRRI) (March 4, 2010) (redacted version)
Request for Additional Information Regarding Financial Qualifications for the ML102310075 License Renewal Review (August 13, 2010)
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Response to Request for Additional Information dated July 19, 2010 Re: Technical Specifications ML110260024 (September 27, 2010) (redacted version)
Letter Re: Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute-Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal ML103070121 (TAC No. ME1587) (October 21, 2010)
Request for Additional Information Re: License Amendment, Separation of ML103560456 Byproduct Material (December 15, 2010)
Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License ML110460687 Renewal (February 7, 2011)
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute - Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal ML112232300 (June 20, 2011)
Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for ML11269A030 Renewal of License R-84 (September 6, 2011)
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute - Response to NRC Request ML113410120 for Additional Information Questions 14-41 and Resubmittal of Technical Specifications (October 20, 2011) (redacted version)
Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for ML11341A133 License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (November 28, 2011)
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Technical Responses to ML113460085 NRC Request for Additional Information Re: License Renewal (TAC No.
ME1587) (November 28, 2011) (redacted version)
Request For Additional Information Regarding The Application For License ML12122A146 Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (April 20, 2012)
Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for ML12032A054 License Renewal (TAC NO. ME1587) (January 17, 2012)
Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License ML12272A303 Renewal (September 21, 2012)
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute - Response to Request for ML13182A084 Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC ME1587) (June 28, 2013)
US Dept of Defense, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences -
Submittal of revised Technical Specifications, Docket 50-170 ML13254A064 (August 27, 2014)
Request for Additional Information Regarding the Renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-84 for the AFRRI TRIGA Reactor Facility ML14349A319 (December 4, 2014)
Letter from Stephen L. Miller Enclosing Revision of the Technical ML15093A099 Specifications for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Reactor (license R-84, docket 50-170) (March 30, 2015)
Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License ML16040A310 Renewal (February 9, 2016)
Submittal of Technical Specifications for the Armed Forces Radiobiology ML16060A210 Research Institute Facility (February 26, 2016)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , Armed Forces Radiobiology Research ML16218A224 Institute TRIGA Research Reactor Proposed License Renewal, IPaC Trust Resources Report, (August 5, 2016)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Consultations ML16120A505 Frequently Asked Questions, (July 15, 2013)
Response to NRR Request for Additional Information Regarding the ML16232A164 Application for License Renewal for AFRRI Facility (August 5, 2016)
US Department of Defense, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute ML16258A463 (AFRRI), Submittal of Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (September 12, 2016)
Reactor Operator Requalification Program for the AFRRI TRIGA Reactor ML16258A464 Facility (September 12, 2016)
Request for Additional Information Regarding the Application for License ML16267A447 Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (September 21, 2016)
AFRRI Email Regarding License Renewal Application (September 26, 2016) ML16270A541 AFRRI Email Response to Request for Additional Information for License ML16271A536 Renewal (September 27, 2016)
Letter from Stephen L. Miller Enclosing Revision of the Technical ML16278A111 Specifications for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Reactor (September 30, 2016)
US Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Letter Regarding Review ML16321A461 of Draft License R-84 (November 16, 2016)
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute - Issuance of Renewed ML16077A303 Facility Operating License No. R-84 for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Research Reactor (November 30, 2016)
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of December, 2016.
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.