ML21168A051
| ML21168A051 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | University of Lowell |
| Issue date: | 02/09/2022 |
| From: | Joshua Borromeo NRC/NRR/DANU/UNPL |
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| Helvenston E | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML21168A050 | List: |
| References | |
| NRC-2018-0053 | |
| Download: ML21168A051 (5) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-223; NRC-2018-0053]
University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Reactor AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License renewal; issuance.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-125, held by the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML, the licensee), for the continued operation of the University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Reactor (UMLRR) for an additional 20 years from the date of issuance.
The facility is located on the UML campus in Lowell, Massachusetts.
DATE: Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-125 was issued on February 3, 2022, and is effective as of the date of issuance.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0053 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods:
- Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0053. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email:
Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
- NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public
Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in a table in the Availability of Documents section of this document.
- NRCs PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents, by appointment, at the NRCs PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Helvenston, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-4067; email: Edward.Helvenston@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I.Discussion The NRC has issued a renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-125, held by UML, which authorizes operation of the UMLRR. The UMLRR is a plate-type-fueled research reactor located on the UML campus in Lowell, Massachusetts. The renewed license continues to authorize the licensee to operate the UMLRR at a steady-state power level up to a maximum of 1000 kilowatts (thermal). Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-125 will expire 20 years from its date of issuance, February 3, 2022.
The renewed facility operating license complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the 2
Commissions rules and regulations set forth in chapter I of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commissions regulations, and sets forth those findings in the renewed facility operating license. The agency afforded an opportunity for hearing in the Notice of Opportunity to Request a Hearing published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2018 (83 FR 12036). The NRC received no requests for a hearing following the notice.
The NRC staff prepared a safety evaluation report (SER) - Renewal of the Facility Operating License for the University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Reactor related to the renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-125 and concluded, based on that evaluation, that the licensee can continue to operate the facility without endangering the health and safety of the public. The NRC staff also prepared an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact regarding the renewal of the facility operating license, published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2021 (86 FR 41998),
and concluded that renewal of the facility operating license will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment.
II.Availability of Documents Documents related to this action, including the license renewal application and other supporting documentation, and the SER prepared by the NRC staff for the license renewal, are available to interested persons as indicated.
Document ADAMS Accession No.
University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Submittal of ML17296B070 (Package)
Revision 7 to Emergency Plan, dated May 23, 2013 University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Submittal of Revision 7 to Physical Security Plan, dated ML15015A016 January 13, 2015 3
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Request for Renewal of Facility Operating License R-125 and SAR, dated ML16042A015 (Package)
October 20, 2015 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Submittal of Revision 2 to Operator Requalification Program, dated ML16076A405 (Package)
March 16, 2016 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Operator Requalification Program for License Renewal ML16335A327 (Package) and Submittal of Revision 3 to Operator Requalification Program, dated November 30, 2016 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request for Additional Information for License Renewal, ML17090A348 (Package) dated March 31, 2017 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Financial ML17192A428 (Package)
Qualifications for License Renewal, dated July 11, 2017 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding the Physical Security Plan for License Renewal and Submittal of ML17222A071 Revision 8 to Physical Security Plan, dated August 7, 2017 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Submittal of Revision ML17261A211 9 to Physical Security Plan, dated September 13, 2017 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request for Additional Information for License Renewal, ML18006A003 (Package) dated January 6, 2018 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Additional Clarifying ML18032A534 (Package)
Information for License Renewal, dated February 1, 2018 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request for Additional Information Primarily Related to ML19064B373 (Package)
Technical Specifications, dated March 5, 2019 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Submittal of Revised ML19100A273 SAR Section 7.4.1.2, dated April 10, 2019 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request for Additional Information Primary Related to ML19291C293 Instrumentation and Controls, dated October 18, 2019 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Supplement to October 18, 2019, Response to Request for Additional ML19297F433 Information, dated October 24, 2019 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Second Supplement to October 18, 2019, Response to Request for Additional ML19353C523 Information, dated December 19, 2019 4
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Supplement to ML19354A610 December 19, 2019, letter, dated December 20, 2019 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Items 7.4.c and 7.5.a from Request for Additional Information ML20055F604 Primarily Related to Instrumentation and Controls, dated February 24, 2020 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Supplemental Information Provided in Response to Audit, dated ML20274A248 (Package)
September 30, 2020 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Supplemental Information Provided in Response to Audit, dated ML21030A004 January 30, 2021 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Supplemental Information Provided in Response to Audit, dated ML21047A245 February 16, 2021 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Request for Additional Language in Proposed License Conditions, ML21095A245 dated April 5, 2021 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Review of Renewal ML21110A053 License Conditions, dated April 20, 2021 NRC Staff Safety Evaluation Report - Renewal of the Facility Operating License for the University of ML21168A054 Massachusetts Lowell Research Reactor, dated February 3, 2022 Dated: February 9, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Joshua M. Borromeo, Chief, Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Licensing Branch, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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