ML21188A209

Kansas State Univ., Request for Additional Information (Acc. ML19128A342) Response Time Extension

ML21188A209
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Site:	Kansas State University
Issue date:	06/09/2021
From:	Cebula A Kansas State University
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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KANSAS STATE TRIGA Mk II Nuclear U N I v E R s I T y Reactor Laboratory ATTN: Document Control Desk US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 9 June 2021

Subject:

Request for Additional Information (Acc.# ML19128A342} Response Time Extension To Whom It May Concern, On 5 June 2019, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) sent a Request for Additional Information (RAI) to the Kansas State University nuclear reactor facility (license R-88, docket 50-188) regarding a license amendment request (LAR) to add up to four 12%-loaded fuel elements to the core (Acc.#

ML1219A063). To complete the neutronics model, updated burn-up analysis is needed before benchmarking. As mentioned in the previous extension request, we have pursued external assistance for the analysis. A proposal from an external organization to perform the burn-up analysis and testing of the neutronics model is under review for funding. Because of prior commitments for the other organization, the proposal has a begin date of August of 2021 and a completion date at the end of February 2022 . To allow for the neutronic analysis completion and subsequent thermal-hydraulic analysis, the facility is requesting to extend the RAI response time an additional year to 9 June 2022 . If changes occur to the proposed tim,~line, the fa~ilitywill _n otify th~ NRC.

Previously discussed operations restrictions will remain in place . Advanced notification to the NRC will be provided if~chiH:iges to the administrative restrictions are expected prior to completion of the LAR review.

I swea r ur-ider penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Regar-ds, Alan T. Cebula Nuclear Reactor Facility Manager Alan L.evin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Kansas State Unive rsity ManhaUan, KS 66506 Phone: (785 )532-6657 Fax-: (785)532-7057 Email; , alanc@ksu.edu .

cc: Linh Tran, Project Manager Edwarq t,elvens~on, f?roject !'-:1arager .