ML20235V309
| ML20235V309 | |
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| Site: | 05000087 |
| Issue date: | 10/05/1987 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML20235V309 (2) | |
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/ j NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D, C. 20555 k ..O f SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPORTING AMENDMENT N0. 10 FACILITY LICENSE NO. R-119 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION WESTINGHOUSE NUCLEAR TRAINING REACTOR DOCKET NO. 50-87
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letter dated June 19, 1987, the licensee, Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Westinghouse), requested that its license be amended to :
"possetsion-only" status. Westinghouse submitted a revised Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) (Section 111), Technical Specifications, and a Security Plan (Appendices A and D to the FSAR), and requested an exemp-tion from the requirements for an emergency plan. On July 30, 1987, Westinghouse submitted revised FSAR and Technical Specification pages; Westinghouse also withdrew its Physical Security Plan because all Special Nuclear Material (SNM) has been removed from the facility. On July 8, 1987, Westinghouse submitted an application for a license amendment for a Dismantling Plan.
2.0 EVALUATION l In preparation for dismantling and decommissioning the reactor, Westinghouse shipped the fuel and neutron sources offsite. Therefore, the only radioactive material onsite consists of activated byproduct material and byproduct materials used as sealed sources for calibration purposes. The license has been amended to exclude possession of SNM and to limit possession of byproduct materials to those materials that have l been produced by operation of the facility. The licensee has proposed i that an emergency plan is not necessary under the above conditions. '
However, under 10 CFR 50.54(r) an emergency plan would be required for a possession only license for a research or test reactor. The staff finds l that, since there is no fuel or neutron sources on site and since the '
reactor will not be operated, a specific exemption under 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(ii) is appropriate, and is granted. A physical security plan ;
is no longer required; however, a new Technical Specification Section 7.7 i has been added to provide facility access control.
The Technical Specifications have been modified extensively to reflect the " possession-only" status requested by Westinghouse. In general, those Technical Specifications relating to reactor operation, performance, safety, surveillance, and related reporting were deleted.
Those relating to staff and population safety, surveillance, monitoring, organization, and related reporting requirements have been retained.
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All specifications relating to in-core fuel, coolant, and moderator systems; . reactor control and safety systems; and in-core experiments have been deleted. Since the reactor cannot be fueled or operated, these items are no longer i: levant and Technical Specifications that address them are not meaningful. Those Technical Specifications that pertain to the " possession-only" status of the facility were retained. They include the radiation monitoring system and administrative functions.
The amended Technical Specifications will continue to ensure that the various activities permitted under the " possession-only" license status will be conducted without significant risk to the health and safety of onsite personnel or the public or to the environment.
3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
This amendment involves changes in the installation or use of facility components located within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20 and changes in inspection and surveillance requirements. The staff has determined that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration (as discussed below), there is no significant change in the types or significant increase in the amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite, and there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. Accordingly, 3 1
this amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion 1 setforthin10CFR51.22(c)(9). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no '
environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of this amendment.
4.0 CONCLUSION
The staff concludes that amending this license to a possession-only status is appropriate. The staff has further concluded, based on the
- considerations discussed above that: (1)becausetheamendmentdoesnot involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated, or create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated, or involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety, the amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration; (2) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by the proposed activities; and (3) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations and the issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or the health and safety of the public.
Principal Contributor: Theodore S. Michaels _
Dated: October 5, 1987 l
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