ML20236N151
| ML20236N151 | |
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| Site: | 05000356 |
| Issue date: | 08/04/1987 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8708110389 | |
| Download: ML20236N151 (2) | |
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SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPORTING AMENDMENT N0. 4 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-117 l THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLIN0IS DOCKET NO. 50-356 j I
1.0 INTRODUCTION
In a letter dated January 6, 1987, as supplemented on May 29, 1987, the University of Illinois (VI), requested changes to the Technical Specifications for the University of Illinois LGPRA Reactor. The request was made because of a change in the status of Nuclear Engineering at VI from a Program to a Department. Changes in the staffing requirements of the Nuclear Reactor Laboratory and in the membership and meeting requirements of the Nuclear Reactor Committee were requested. Also l requested was an update of the Administrative Controls section of the Technical Specifications to reflect recent changes to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) administrative structure.
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In addition, to make the license condition more complete, paragraph 2.C.(1) is amended to add the peak induced power level allowed for j transient operation. This limit has always existed but was not stated j explicitly in paragraph 2.C.(1). i 2.0 EVALUATION The change in Nuclear Engineering from a Program to a Department and the l changes in staffing do not decrease the functional responsibilities of ]
reactor management. In the new organization, the Reactor Health .
Physicist reports to the Director of the Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, as !
opposed to the Health Physics Office in the former organization. Direct !
involvement of the University Health Physics Office at the Nuclear {
Reactor Laboratory will continue to be ensured by the addition to the l Technical Specifications of a requirement for independent oversight by 1 the Health Physics Office of health physics operations at the Nuclear i Reactor Laboratory. !
The membership of the Nuclear Reactor Committee will be expanded to insure a balanced knowledge of reactor safety and regulation. The ;
independence of the Committee will be increased by requiring that the !
operating staff shall not constitute a voting majority. The quarterly meeting requirement is changed to allow the interval between meetings to .
be as long as five months. This will ease the difficulty that is {
sometimes encountered in scheduling meetings during the summer months, i The Committee will continue to be available to review events as required i by the Technical Specifications. l G708110389 870004 PDR ADOCK 05000356 p PDR
-4 Editorial changes are made to section 6.0 of the Technical Specifications, Administrative Controls, to update the NRC' addresses where reports are to be sent.
The purpose of adding the peak induced power level allowed for transient operation to the license condition is to bring the Facility Operating License into conformity with current practice by stating in the body of the license both the maximum thermal power level and the peak induced i power level allowed for transient operation. The' peak induced power level allowed for transient operation was previously stated only in the 3 Technical Specifications. This change is editorial-in nature and does not l modify any actual license conditions.
3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
1 This amendment involves changes in the category of recordkeeping, j reporting, and administrative procedures and requirements. ~Accordingly, l this amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion l setforthin10CFR51.22(c)(10). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b)', no 1 environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be pre- i pared in connection with the issuance of this amendment. .j
4.0 CONCLUSION
The staff has concluded that: (1) because the amendment does not 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 does not 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 1 by the proposed activities; and (3) such activities will be conducted in i
. 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: Alexander Adams, Jr.
Dated: August 4,1987
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