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University of Massachusetts at Lowell Request for Additional Information Regarding the Renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-125 for the University of Massachusetts at Lowell Research Reactor and Related to the Physical Security Plan
ML17152A209
Person / Time
Site: University of Lowell
Issue date: 07/14/2017
From: Eben Allen
NRC/NRR/DPR/PRLB
To: Prosanta Chowdhury
Univ of Massachusetts - Lowell
Helvenston E
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CAC MF7199
Download: ML17152A209 (4)


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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION July 14, 2017 Dr. Partha Chowdhury, Director Nuclear Radiation Laboratory University of Massachusetts-Lowell One University Avenue Lowell, MA 01854

SUBJECT:

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT LOWELL - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE RENEWAL OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-125 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT LOWELL RESEARCH REACTOR AND RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN (CAC NO. MF7199)

Dear Dr. Chowdhury:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is continuing its review of your application for the renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-125 for the University of Massachusetts at Lowell Research Reactor dated October 20, 2015 (a redacted version of the application is available on the NRCs public Web site at www.nrc.gov under Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML16042A015).

During our review, questions have arisen for which additional information is needed. The enclosed request for additional information (RAI) identifies the additional information needed to continue our review. We request that you provide responses to the enclosed RAIs within 30 days from the date of this letter.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.30(b), Oath or affirmation, you must execute your response in a signed original document under oath or affirmation. Your response must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.4, Written communications. Information included in your response that is considered sensitive or proprietary, that you seek to have withheld from the public, must be marked in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding. Any information related to safeguards should be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 73.21, Protection of Safeguards Information: Performance Requirements. Following receipt of the additional information, we will continue our evaluation of your renewal request.

NOTE: THE ENCLOSURE TRANSMITTED HEREWITH CONTAINS OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION. WHEN SEPARATED FROM THE ENCLOSURE, THIS DOCUMENT IS DECONTROLLED.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION If you have any questions, or need additional time to respond to this request, please contact Edward Helvenston at 301-415-4067, or by electronic mail at Edward.Helvenston@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eben Allen, Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-223 License No. R-125

Enclosure:

As stated cc: See next page

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION University of Massachusetts - Lowell Docket No. 50-223 cc: w/enclosure Mr. Leo Bobek Reactor Supervisor University of Massachusetts - Lowell One University Avenue Lowell, MA 01854 cc: w/o enclosure Mayor of Lowell City Hall Lowell, MA 01852 Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Jack Priest, 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 P.O. Box 118300 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611

Pkg.: ML17152A205; Letter: ML17152A209; Encl.: ML17152A212; *concurred via email OFFICE NRR/DPR/PRLB/PM* NRR/DPR/PRLB/PM*

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