ML19345D163
| ML19345D163 | |
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| Site: | Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute |
| Issue date: | 10/23/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Entwisle E AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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Your letter of September 15, 1980, to Chairman Ahearne concerning the status of the operating license renewal application for the research reactor at the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI),
Bethesda, Maryland, posed several questions. This response provides the answers in the same order as your questions.
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The AFRRI license renewal application was received on October 3, 1980.
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See response No. 1 above.
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Neither the Atomic Energy Act (42 USC 2011 et. seq.) nor t% NRC regulations (10 CFR Chapter 1) require a compulsory hearir~, for the renewal of the operating license of a research reactor. Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.105(a)(1),however, and prior to acting on the renewal, the NRC will prepare a notice of the proposed action to be published in the Federal Register. That notice of proposed action will provide that, within 30 days of its publication in the Federal Register, any person whose interest may be affected by the proceeding may file a petition for leave to intervene.
If there are no requests or other requirements for a hearing none will be held.
4 As prescribed in section 2.109, if a licensee files an application for renewal at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of an existing license, the existing license will not be. deemed to have expired until the application has been finally determined.
Accordingly, AFRRI may continue to operate within the operating conditions stipulated in their current license.
5.
Section Sl.5(a)(1)-(9) of Volume 10, Code of Federal Regulations-,
lists those facilities for which the NRC must prepare an enviren-mental impact statement (EIS) in connection with the issuance of a license. Research reactors are not among the facilities listed there.
Issuance of an ooerating license for a researca reactor i
does, however, fall within the category of actions set out in 10 CFR 51.5(b)(1) as possibly requ; ring the precaration of an Eis. Thus, as a minimum, an environmental impact aporaisal (EIA) mest be prepared to determine whether the proposed licensing i
action constitutes a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, thereby requiring preparation of an EIS.
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Secause renewal of an operating license is analogcus to reissuance i
of a license, the NRC mst undertake an EIA to determine whether tha preposed renewal constitutes a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
If an EIS is found to be necessary, the NRC will publish notice of its intent to prepare such a document in the Federal Register,10 CFR 51.6. Alternati vely.,
if the proposed licensing action is determined not to constitute a major Federal cction significantly affecting the quality cf the human environment, a negative declaration to that effe :t will be prepared and published in the Federal Register,10 CFr. 51.7 and 51.50(d).
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It will not be necessary for your client to file a Freedom of Information Act request in order to obtain a copy of the safety and environmental analysis submitted with the renewal application.
Follcwing receipt of an application for a facility license, a copy of that application is made available for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Roo::t, 1717 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.
C., 10 CFR 2.101(a)(2). Thus, your client will be able to read the application thru and to copy those parts of interest.
We hope this informatien is helpful, however, if you have other questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. Hal Bernard at (301) 492-8357.
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