ML18025B123
| ML18025B123 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Northwest Medical Isotopes |
| Issue date: | 01/16/2018 |
| From: | NRC/OGC |
| To: | NRC/OCM |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-609-CP, Construction Permit Mndtry Hrg, RAS 54173 | |
| Download: ML18025B123 (12) | |
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Northwest Medical Isotopes Construction Permit Application Review
- Mandatory Hearing (Safety Panel 1)
- January 23, 2018 NRC-011 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Official Hearing Exhibit In the Matter of:
NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC (Medical Radioisotope Production Facility)
Commission Mandatory Hearing Docket #: 05000609 Exhibit #:
Identified:
Admitted:
Withdrawn:
Rejected:
Stricken:
Other:
NRC-011-MA-CM01 1/23/2018 1/23/2018
Panelists
- Alexander Adams, Jr.
- Chief, Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch, NRR
-Project Manager, NRR
-Senior Project Manager, NMSS
-Project Manager, NRR 2
Licensing Process
- NWMI seeks a permit to construct a 10 CFR Part 50 production facility
- Licensing process for NWMI production facility similar to that for other non-power Part 50 facilities
- Unique licensing considerations 3
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Review
- Staff presented at subcommittee and full committee meetings
- Staff performed additional independent analysis
- ACRS recommended issuance of construction permit
- Staff documented the NWMI commitments in Safety Evaluation Report 4
Production Facility Licensing
- Production facility will process irradiated special nuclear material and separate byproduct material
- Special nuclear material batches contain greater than 100 grams of uranium-235
-Processes similar to those at existing fuel cycle facilities
- NUREG-1537, Interim Staff Guidance Augmenting NUREG-1537, NUREG-1520 5
Unique Licensing Considerations
- Two processes described within a single facility
-Production facility licensed under 10 CFR Part 50
-Target fabrication licensed under 10 CFR Part 70
- Understanding the interface between the two processes 6
Relationship Between Production Facility and Target Fabrication
- Both processes described in construction permit application
- Review focused on interface, shared systems, and impact
- Permit would authorize construction of 10 CFR Part 50 production facility 7
Proposed Permit Conditions
- Construction permit does not constitute approval of the safety of any design feature or specification
- Permit conditions
-Criticality Safety
-Quality Assurance
-Site Characteristics 8
Criticality Safety Conditions
- Criticality accident alarm system
- Subcritical limit
- Conditions are confirmatory
- Termination of conditions 9
Quality Assurance Condition Similar to requirements of 10 CFR 50.55(f),
condition would support
-Adequate implementation of commitments in design, procurement, and construction
-Maintenance of documentation
-Approval of certain QAPP changes
-Correction of deficiencies 1
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Geotechnical Condition
- NWMI committed to performing site-specific geotechnical investigation
- Since results could impact design bases, Staff recommends NWMI
-Identify sinkhole potential, soil characteristics, and liquefaction potential
-Submit design changes based on findings
- Results inform construction inspection 1
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- CFR
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
- NMSS - Office of Material Safety and Safeguards
- NWMI - Northwest Medical Isotopes
- QAPP - Quality Assurance Program Plan 1
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