ML21130A565
| ML21130A565 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000128 |
| Issue date: | 05/17/2021 |
| From: | Patrick Boyle NRC/NRR/DANU/UNPL |
| To: | Mcdeavitt S Texas A&M Univ |
| Boyle P | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2021-NFA-0005 | |
| Download: ML21130A565 (4) | |
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May 17, 2021 Dr. Sean McDeavitt, Director Nuclear Science Center Texas A&M University Texas Engineering Experiment Station 1095 Nuclear Science Road, MS 3575 College Station, Texas 77843
SUBJECT:
TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION/TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM - ACCEPTANCE OF THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE AMENDMENT RE: REMOVAL OF LICENSE CONDITION POSSESSION LIMIT EXPIRATION DATE (EPID L-2021-NFA-0005)
Dear Dr. McDeavitt:
By letter dated May 3, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML21123A292), Texas Engineering Experiment Station/Texas A&M University System applied for an amendment to Facility Operating License No. R-83 for the Texas A&M University System TRIGA nuclear research reactor. The license amendment request (LAR) proposes removal of the expiration dates related to possession of the Aerojet General Nucleonics special nuclear material and byproduct material from license conditions B.2.d, B.2.e, and B.3.d. Consistent with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.90, Application for amendment of license, construction permit, or early site permit, an application to amend the license (including the technical specifications) must fully describe the changes desired and follow, as far as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. The requirements in 10 CFR Section 50.34, Contents of applications; technical information, cover the technical information to be included in the application and stipulate that it addresses design and operating characteristics, unusual or novel design features, and principal safety considerations.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff performed an acceptance review of the LAR and concluded that it includes enough information for the NRC staff to begin its detailed technical review. Notwithstanding the acceptance review, the NRC staff may require additional information to complete the detailed technical review. If needed, the NRC staff will request this information by separate correspondence within approximately 45 days of the date of this letter.
Based on the acceptance review, the NRC staff expects to complete its review and make a final determination on the LAR by July 31, 2021, as requested in the LAR. This date could change due to several factors, including requests for additional information, unanticipated changes to the scope of the review, unsolicited supplements to the LAR, and others. If the forecasted date changes, the NRC staff will notify you in writing of the new date and an explanation of the reason for the change.
S. McDeavitt If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3936, or by electronic mail at Patrick.Boyle@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Patrick G. Boyle, 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. 50-128 License No. R-83 cc: See next page Signed by Boyle, Patrick on 05/17/21
Texas A&M University Docket No. 50-128 cc:
Mayor, City of College Station P.O. Box Drawer 9960 College Station, TX 77840-3575 Governors Budget and Policy Office PO Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-2428 Dr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Deputy Director Texas A&M University Texas Engineering Experiment Station 241 Zachry Engineering Center College Station, TX 77843 Radiation Program Officer Bureau of Radiation Control Department of State Health Services Division for Regulatory Services 1100 West 49th Street, MC 2828 Austin, TX 78756-3189 Ashley Forbes, Director Radiation Materials Division, MC 233 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 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 Scott Miller Reactor Operations Manager Texas A&M University Texas Engineering Experiment Station 1095 Nuclear Science Road, MS 3575 College Station, TX 77843 State Energy Conservation Office Comptroller of Public Accounts P.O. Box 13528 Austin, TX 78711-3528
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