ML19340C076

Supplemental Information Needed for Acceptance of the Application for a License Amendment Re Modification to the Restricted and Exclusion Areas for the Renewed Facility License No. CX-22

ML19340C076
Person / Time
Site:	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Issue date:	12/10/2019
From:	Xiaosong Yin NRC/NRR/DANU/UNPL
To:	Ji W Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Xiaosong Yin, DANU/UNPL, 415-1404
References
EPID L-2019-LLA-0254
Download: ML19340C076 (5)

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December 10, 2019 Dr. Wei Ji, Facility Director RPI Critical Experiments Facility Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute JEC room 5040 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590

SUBJECT:

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION NEEDED FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE AMENDMENT RE MODIFICATION TO THE RESTRICTED AND EXCLUSION AREAS FOR THE RENEWED FACILITY LICENSE NO. CX-22 (EPID: L-2019-LLA-0254)

Dear Dr. Ji By letter dated July 11, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML19205A066), the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for the RPI critical experiment facility. The proposed LAR would modify the RPIs technical specifications regarding its restricted and exclusion areas.

Consistent with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.90, Application for amendment of license, construction permit, or early site permit, an application to amend a license (including the technical specifications) must be filed with the Commission, as specified in 10 CFR 50.4, Written communications. The application must fully describe the changes desired, and follow, as far as applicable, the form prescribed for the original application. Section 50.34, Contents of applications; technical information, of 10 CFR addresses the content of technical information required and stipulates that the submittal address the design and operating characteristics, unusual or novel design features, and principal safety considerations.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff performed an acceptance review of the LAR and determined that the information described in the enclosure to this letter is needed to find the application acceptable and begin the detailed technical review. Accordingly, the NRC staff requests a supplement to the application to address the information described in the enclosure to this letter by February 21, 2020. If the supplement is not received by the agreed date, the application will not be accepted for review pursuant to 10 CFR 2.101, Filing of application, and the NRC may cease its associated review activities. Any request for additional time to provide the supplement should include the reason for requesting additional time and a proposed date to provide the supplement to allow the NRC staff to make an informed decision on whether to grant the request.

W. Ji The information requested and associated time frame in this letter were discussed with Glenn Winters, Operations Supervisor, on December 5, 2019, and with you and you staff members on December 12 and December 16, 2019, respectively.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1404, or by electronic mail at Xiaosong.Yin@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Xiaosong Yin, Project Manager Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Licensing Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-225 License No. CX-22

Enclosure:

As stated cc: w/enclosure: See next page

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Docket Docket No. 50-225 cc:

Mayor of the City of Schenectady State Liaison Officer Designee Schenectady City Hall Senior Project Manager 105 Jay St. Radioactive Waste Policy and Nuclear Schenectady, NY 12305 Coordination New York State Energy Research &

Dr. Shekhar Garde Development Authority Dean, School of Engineering 17 Columbia Circle Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Albany, NY 12203-6399 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter Reactor Operations Supervisor Attention: Ms. Amber Johnson Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dept of Materials Science and Engineering JEC Room 2049 University of Maryland Department of Mechanical Aerospace 4418 Stadium Drive and Nuclear Engineering College Road, MD 20742-2115 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590 Chief, Radiation Section Division of Environmental Remediation NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7255 Radiation Safety Officer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 21 Union Street Gurley Building 2nd Floor Troy, NY 12180 RCF Supervisor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NES Building, Room 1-10, MANE Department 110 8th St.

Troy, NY 12180 Annette Chism, Director EH&S Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 21 Union Street Gurley Building 2nd Floor Troy, NY 12180

ML19340C076 NRR-058 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UNPL/PM* NRR/DANU/UNPL/LA* NRR/DANU/UNPL/BC NAME XYin NParker GCasto DATE 12/9/2019 12/9/2019 10/10/2019 OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION NEEDED FOR ACCEPTANCE OF A LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE LICENSE NO. CX-22; DOCKET NO. 50-225

1) Provide a detailed description of a) what has been changed regarding the restricted and exclusion areas, not just the numerical number changes; b) the scale of the areas lost due to the construction around the facility; and c) environmental impacts for those lost areas.

2) Provide systematic radiological survey data, including (but not limited to) area exposure rate measurements, soil and ground water samples, etc., to support that there is no significant risk to the public and to the environment from those areas released for unrestricted use.

3) Provide justification for applicable impacts to your license and ability to continue to meet regulatory requirements in 10 CFR 20, special license conditions in your safety analysis report, and obligated standards in your license, including but not limited to public dose limits, accident dose estimates for your licensed maximum hypothetical accident.

4) Describe any changes made to methodologies or calculations used to justify licensed radiological limits or reporting criteria.

Enclosure