ML20140H191
| ML20140H191 | |
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| Site: | 05000231 |
| Issue date: | 01/02/1970 |
| From: | Morris P US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| FOIA-97-34 NUDOCS 9705130003 | |
| Download: ML20140H191 (2) | |
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! UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY C0411SSION DOCKET NO. 50-231 i .o
' GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SOUTilWEST ATOMIC ENERGY ASSOCI ATES NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF NENDMENT 'ID PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE No request for a hearing or petition to intervene having been filed following publication of the notice of proposed action in the Federal Register on August 26,1969 (34 FR 1367S), the Ator.ic Energy Commission (The Corrission) has issued, effective as of the date of issuance, Amend-ment No.1 to Provisional Operating License No. DR-15 as proposed in that notice. The license, as previously issued, authorizes the General Electric Corpany (General Electric) and Southwest Atomic Energy Associates (SAEA),
with General Electric acting for itself and for SAEA, to possess, use and operate the plutonia-urania-fueled, fast spectrum, sodium-cooled experi-nental reactor at power levels up to 1 regawatt thermal. The reactor, !
known as the Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor (SEFOR), is located in Cove Creek Township, Washington County, Arkansas, approximately 19 miles southwest of Fayetteville, Arkansas. The amendment authorizes (1) the operation of the reactor at steady-state power icvels up to a maximum of 20 negawatts therral and in the pulsed mode of operations, in accordance with the revised technical specifications and (2) the receipt, possession and use of up to 10 nillicuries each of Krypton-85 Iodine-131, Xenon-133 and Cesium-137 in connection with the operation of the reactor. "Ihe technical specifications have been revised the provide that a licensed operator be 9705130003 970505 PDR FOIA VARADY97-34 PDR
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present at the plant at all tir.es and to clarify the degree of supervision necessary during certaln plant activitics.
1 i The Commission has found that the application for the provisional l l
l operating license arendment corplies with the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Cornission's regulations published in 10 CFR, Chapter I. The Comission has r.ade the findings which were set l 1
forth in the proposed amendment, and has concluded that the issuance of the arendrent will not be inir.ical to the corron defense and security or to the health and safety of the public. A copy of the license atendr.ent will be availabic for inspection at the Connission's Pulbic Docunent Room, 1717 11 Street, N'cl, IVashington, D. C. , or upon request addressed to the Atomic Energy Cormission, '#ashington, D. C. 20545, Attention: Director, Division of Reactor Licensing.
1 e Dated at llethesda, Maryland this I<c/ day of -:p , /f'M.
FOR 711f. ATOMIC ENERGY C0?'.'4ISSION Peter A. Piorris, Director Division of Reactor Licensing l
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