ML19241C086
| ML19241C086 | |
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| Site: | MIT Nuclear Research Reactor |
| Issue date: | 06/06/1979 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Lisa Clark MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE |
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- L is i Occket No. 50-20 Mr. Lincoln Clark, Jr., Director Massachusetts Institute of Technology 123 Albany Street Cambridge, Massachesei.ts 02139
Dear Mr. Clark:
The Comission has issued the enclosed Amendment No.16 to Facility Operating License No. R-37 for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Reactor (MITp.).
This amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specification (TS) in response to your application dated December 4,1978.
This amendrent revises the Definitions section of the TS to add a definition of the term " frequency" as applied to surveillance tests' or other periodic activities.
We have evaluated the effect of this change and conc,lude that ii. has no effect on the safety of operations of MITR.
Rather, it is cerely an admin-istrative change which permics the same degree of flexibility in scheduling surveillance testing at MITR as is currently granted to other licensees.
Secause there are no unique characteristics of MITR that would dictate that sucn flexibility not be provided, we conclude that failure to include these provisions when the TS were criginally issued was due to an administrative oversight. This change also provides a similar degree of flexioility in scheduling other periodic activities such as audits and meetings.
We have deternined that the amendment does not authorize a r.hange in effluent types or total amounts nor an increase in power level and will not result in any significant environmental impact.
Having made this determination, we have further concluded that the amendment involves an action which is insigni-ficant from the standpoint of environmental impact and, pursuant to 10 CFR 151.5(d)(4), that an environmental impact statement or negative declaration and environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connecticn with the issuance of this amendment.
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k Mr. Lincoln Clark, Jr. The ar.endment does not involve significant new safety informaticn of a type not considered by a previous Cor:nission safety review of the facility.
It does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident, does not involve a significant decrease in a safety margin, and therefore does not involve a significant hazards consideration.
We have also concludtd that there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not bt endangered by this action.
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Enclosure:
Arendment No.16 to R-37 cc w/er.-losure:
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I Massachusetts Institute of Technology cc w/ enclosure (s):
Mayor of the City of Cambridge Camoricge, Massachusetts 0140) cc w/ enclosure (s) and incoming dtd..
12/4/78 Energy Facilities Siting Council 14th Ficar One Ashburton Place Boston, Massacnusetts 02108 0
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