ML20234A631

Request for Clarification Physical Security Plan Review - Cover Letter - (Public Version)

ML20234A631
Person / Time
Site:	Aerotest
Issue date:	09/17/2020
From:	Geoffrey Wertz NRC/NRR/DANU/UNPL
To:	Slaughter D Aerotest
Wertz G, NRR/DANU/UNPL, 301-415-0893
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ML20234A643	List: ML20234A631
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EPID L-2019-LLA-0065
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION September 17, 2020 Dr. David M. Slaughter President and Reactor Administrator Aerotest Operations, Inc.

3455 Fostoria Way San Ramon, CA 94583

SUBJECT:

AEROTEST OPERATIONS, INC. - REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION RE:

PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN REVIEW IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR A POSSESSION-ONLY LICENSE FOR THE AEROTEST RADIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH REACTOR FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-98 (EPID NO. L-2019-LLA-0065)

Dear Dr. Slaughter:

By letter dated March 21, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19084A051), as supplemented by letters dated June 28, 2019, and August 14, 2019 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML19184A112 and ML19231A127, respectively),

Aerotest Operations, Inc. applied for an amendment to Facility Operating License No. R-98 for the Aerotest Radiography and Research Reactor (ARRR). The requested amendment would modify Facility Operating License No. R-98 to a possession-only license in support of your decision to permanently cease operation of the ARRR.

During an audit conducted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff on December 11, 2019, the NRC staff discussed several changes needed to the ARRR physical security plan (PSP) to support your request for a possession-only license. ARRR staff provided an updated PSP by letter dated March 26, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20134H946 - cover letter only). The NRC staff review noted that several of the required changes were not implemented, and provided a requests for additional information (RAIs) by letter dated June 18, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20164A225 - cover letter only). ARRR staff provided RAI responses by letter dated July 28, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No: ML20220A422 - cover letter only). The NRC staff reviewed the RAI responses and noted that some were not complete, and require clarifications, as described in the attached enclosure to this letter, in order to complete our review. The needed clarifications were discussed by teleconference on August 18, 2020. The NRC staff requests a response to the enclosed clarifications, or a written request for additional time to respond, including the proposed response date and a brief explanation of the reason, by 60 days from the date of this request. Following receipt of the RAIs, the NRC staff will continue its review of the ARRR possession-only license amendment.

Also, ensure the cover letter and enclosed RAI responses, including a revision of the PSP, if provided, are marked properly, as stated below.

NOTE: Document transmitted herewith contains security-related information.

When separated from the enclosure, this document is decontrolled OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION D. Slaughter The responses to the RAI must be submitted in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.4, Written communications, and pursuant to 10 CFR 50.30(b), Oath or affirmation, and be executed in a signed original document under oath or affirmation.

Information included in the response that you consider sensitive or proprietary, and seek to have withheld from public disclosure, must be marked in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding. Any information related to safeguards should be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 73.21, Protection of Safeguards Information:

Performance Requirements.

If you have any questions regarding the NRC staffs review or if you intend to request additional time to respond, please contact me at 301-415-0893, or by electronic mail at Geoffrey.Wertz@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Geoffrey A. Wertz, 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. 50-228 License No R-98

Enclosure:

As stated cc:

California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street, MS-34 Sacramento, CA 95814 Radiologic Health Branch P.O. Box 997414, MS 7610 Sacramento, CA 95899-7414 Test, Research and Training Reactor Newsletter Attention: Ms. Amber Johnson Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland 4418 Stadium Drive College Park, MD 20742-2115 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION

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