ML20134F326

Application for Amend to License R-103,requesting Approval to Revise Figure 6.0 of TS 6.1,administrative Structure Showing Line of Authority for Mgt & Operation of Umrr & TS 6.1.d

ML20134F326
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Site:	University of Missouri-Columbia
Issue date:	10/29/1996
From:	Mckibben J, Meyer W MISSOURI, UNIV. OF, COLUMBIA, MO
To:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9611050165
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• R: search Reactor Center Research Park Columbia, Missouri 65211 iI- Telephone (573) 882-4211 FAX [573] 882=3443 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA October 29,1996 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Station PI-37 Washington,DC 20555 REIERENCE: Docket 50-186 University of Missouri Research Reactor Licensa R-103

SUBJECT:

l'echnics . Specification changes requested pursuant to 10CFR50.59(c) and 10CF' J.90.

The University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) requests approval to revise Figure 6.0 of Technical Specification 6.1 and Technical Specification 6.1.d. as described and evaluated below:

A) Proposed Chawes to Fieure 6.0:

Figure 6.0 of Technical Specification 6.1 is the administrative structure showing the line of authority for the management and operation of the University of Missouri Research Reactor  ;

(MURR). '

The University of Missouri requests three rev.% ions to the administrative structure. The first revision request is to delete the specific person (/ ice Provost or Associate Provost) within the Provost's Office to whom the Reactor Director reports. Currently the Director reports to the Vice Provost for Research. The University would like to change this reporting line to the Associate Provost in the Provost's office. The University would like the administrative structure to reflect the Dire : tor reporting to the Office of the Provost rather than a specific person in the Office of the Provost, albwing the University the flexibility to delegate the responsibility and authority for MURR to the appropriate person in the Office of the Provost. The Provost will assure the assignment of n:sponsibility will not decrease the effectiveness of management oversight of MURR. This is consistent with ANSI /ANS-15.1, "The Development of Technical Specifications for Research Reactors," Section 6.1.2 where it states " responsibilities of one level may be assumed by designated alternates or by higher levels, conditional upon appropriate qualifications."

NUREG-1537, " Guidelines for Preparing and Review of Applications for Licensing of Non-Power Reactors," Section 14, Technical Snecifications. states the NRC accepts the responsibility  ;

guidance provided in ANSI /ANS- 15.1.

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The second revision request is to have the Reactor Advisory Committee be appointed by and report l to the Office of the Provost,instead of the Chancellor. This request is consistent with the guidance  !

in ANSI /ANS 15.1, under organization structure regarding the reporting and communications lines for the reactor review group designated to advise reactor management (in our case, tue Reactor Advisory Committee). i The third revision request does not involve a change to the direct line of authority, but substitutes a new communications / consultation link from the MURR Health Physics Manager to University of l Missouri upper administration in place of the communications / consultation link from the Facility Director via the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for the University of Missouri System materials  ;

license (#24-00513-32) to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Before July 1993, the University of Missouri System materials license provided oversight for authorized activities involving licensed radioactive materials at the UM-Columbia campus, including at the MURR. At that time, in a shift from central oversight and managemere, the University was granted five ,

individual broadscope materials licenses, one for each cartpus and one for MURR. l l

Now that MURR has its own broadscope materials license, the UM-Columbia materials license RSO has no direct responsibility for radiation protection for broadscope materials use at the i MURR. The consultation / communications link therefore serves little purpose.

We feel that the Technical Specification administrative organizational chart for the R-103 license ,

should be revised to include a different consultation / communications link fmm the Health Physics l Manager to upper administration. This link would formalize a line of communication for the Reactor Health Physics Manager to use if there were unaddressed radiation protection concerns at MURR.

B) Pronosed Change to Technical Soccification 6JgL: .

l The last two sentences of Technical Specification 6.1.d. state:

"The Reactor Advisory Committee shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter.

A meeting of a subcommittee shall not be deemed to satisfy the requirement of the parent committee meeting quarterly."

We would like the second sentence to be revised to be consistent with the preceding sentence regarding the schedule for Reactor Advisory Committee meetings. We request the second sentence be revised to read: ,

"A meeting of a subcommittee shall not be deemed to satisfy the requirement of the parent committee meeting at least once during each calendar quarter."

The inconsistency between the two existing sentences results from the difference between " meeting at least once each calendar quarter" and the Technical Specification definition of quanerly implied by T.S.1.2 regarding interpretation of time intervals. Quarterly implies meetings will be held within four months of each other. Meetir,g each calendar guarter implies meetings will occur within four distinct three month periods with no specified mterval between meetings.

The University finds that meeting each calendar quarter is conducive to long term planning and scheduling of meetings for the non-MURR Reactor Advisory Committee members.

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j Attached are the Technical Specification pages that will implement the proposed changes described P

in this letter. The administrative change proposed for Figure 6.0 continues to meet the administrative needs of a Class 104 license as outlined in Section 6.0 of ANSI /ANS-15.1 (1990)

" Development of Technical Specifications for Research Reactors." i These requested changes have no affect on the safety of reaction operations, no reduction in 1

management oversight,' involve no changes to the reactor safety systems; and are requested j pursuant to 10CFR50.59(c) and 10CFR50.90. 4 j~ If you have any questions, please call me or J. Charles McKibben at (314) 882-4211.

4 i Sincerely, ENDORSEMENT:

Reviewedand App ved 4

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3 Walt A. Meyer, Jr." J. Charles McKibben

Reactor Manager Interim Director attachments xc

Reactor Advisoty Committee RAC Safety Subcommittee j i

Dr. Elaine Charlson, Associate Provost i Mr. Tim Reidinger, U.S. NRC, Region III i

Mr. Al Adams, U.S. NRC, Washington, D.C.

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