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University of Texas at Austin - Review of the Physical Security Plan in Support of Renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-129
ML21015A342
Person / Time
Site: University of Texas at Austin
Issue date: 01/19/2021
From: Geoffrey Wertz
NRC/NRR/DANU/UNPL
To: Charlton W
University of Texas at Austin
Wertz G
References
EPID L-2017-RNW-0032
Download: ML21015A342 (4)


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January 19, 2021 Dr. William Charlton, Director Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory The University of Texas at Austin Pickle Research Campus, Building 159 10100 Burnet Road Austin, TX 78758

SUBJECT:

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN - REVIEW OF THE PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN IN SUPPORT OF RENEWAL OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-129 (EPID NO. L-2017-RNW-0032)

Dear Dr. Charlton:

By letter dated December 12, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12156A097), as supplemented, the University of Texas at Austin (UTA) submitted an application for renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-129 for the UTA Training, Research, Isotopes, Generic Atomics (TRIGA) Mark II Nuclear Reactor. As part of the license renewal review, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff reviewed the UTA physical security plan (PSP), dated December 7, 2016, as submitted by letter dated December 14, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17067A431 - cover letter only). The results of the NRC staff review involved issuing requests for additional information (RAI), by letter dated April 5, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18060A063 - cover letter only). In response to the RAIs, updated PSPs were submitted by letters dated September 27, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18298A015 - cover letter only), and December 2, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20345A136 - cover letter only).

Based on this review, the NRC staff concludes that the UTA PSP, titled University of Texas (TRIGA II nuclear research reactor) Physical Security Plan, dated December 2, 2020, is in compliance with the applicable regulations contained in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 73, Physical Protection of Plants and Materials, referenced in Regulatory Guide 5.59, Standard Format and Content for a Licensee Physical Security Plan for the Protection of Special Nuclear Material of Moderate or Low Strategic Significance. In addition, the NRC staff concludes that the site-specific security measures committed to in the confirmatory action letter dated October 22, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML032320212 -

cover letter only), have been incorporated into the PSP.

W. Charlton 2 We request that UTA continue to implement its approved PSP. If you have any questions regarding the NRC staffs review, please contact me at 301-415-0893, or by electronic mail at Geoffrey.Wertz@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Wertz, Geoffrey on 01/19/21 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. 50-602 License No. R-129 cc: See next page

University of Texas Docket No. 50-602 cc:

Bureau of Radiation Control John G Ekerdt, PhD State of Texas The University of Texas at Austin 1100 West 49th Street Chemical Engineering Austin, TX 78756 200 E. Dean Keeton St, Stop C0400 Austin, TX 78712-1589 Jay Hartzell, President The University of Texas at Austin Dr. Richard Neptune, Dept. Chair Office of the President Walker Department of Mechanical 110 Inner Campus Drive, G3400 Engineering Austin, TX 78712-3400 204 E. Dean Keeton St., ETC 5.200 (C2200)

Dan Jaffe Executive Vice President Austin, TX 78712-1591 and Provost (Interim)

The University of Texas at Austin Dean Sharon Wood 110 Inner Campus Drive, G1400 The Cockrell School of Engineering Austin, TX 78712-3400 301 E. Dean Keeton St., ECJ 10th Floor (C2100)

DeAnn Walker, Director Austin, TX 78712-2100 Office of the Governor Office of Budget and Policy Ashley Forbes, Director P.O. Box 12428 Radiation Materials Division, MC 233 Austin, TX 78711 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Paul Whaley, Associate Director P.O. Box 13087 Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory Austin, TX 78711-3087 The University of Texas at Austin 10100 Burnet Road, Building 159 Austin, TX 78758 Larry Hall, Reactor Supervisor Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory The University of Texas at Austin 10100 Burnet Road, Building 159 Austin, TX 78758 Test, Research and Training Reactor Newsletter Attention: Amber Johnson Dept of Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland 4418 Stadium Drive College Park, MD 20742-2115

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