ML21222A099
| ML21222A099 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/17/2022 |
| From: | NRC/NRR/DRO |
| To: | NRC/OCIO |
| Shared Package | |
| ML21211A234 | List: |
| References | |
| NRC-2021-0149, OMB 3150-0018 | |
| Download: ML21222A099 (16) | |
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Part-55 Exemption Request for Research and Test Reactors/Non-Power Reactors By letter dated April 14, 2020, (ML20104C071), the NRC provided guidance to the industry for the expedited review of licensee requested exemptions from the operator requalification program requirements in 10 CFR 55.59(c)(1), 10 CFR 55.59(a)(1), and 10 CFR 55.59(a)(2),; and medical requirements in 10 CFR 55.21, 10 CFR 55.53(i), and 10 CFR 55.57(a)(6),; and licensed operator active status requirements in 10 CFR 55.53(e). Consistent with this regulation, and as detailed in the April 14, 2020, letter and its attachment, the NRC will expeditiously review requests from individual licensees for exemptions from the requirements specified in 10 CFR 55.59(c)(1), 10 CFR 55.59(a)(1), 10 CFR 55.59(a)
(2), 10 CFR 55.21, 10 CFR 55.53(i), 10 CFR 55.57(a)(6), or 10 CFR 55.53(e). If the licensee determines that it cannot meet criteria for an expedited review or that it needs a different Part 55 exemption, then the licensee must seek separate NRC approval through the normal exemption process. This form is intended for use by research and test reactor/non-power reactor licensees to request these exemptions.
APPROVED BY OMB NO. 3150-0018 Estimated burden per response to comply with this collection request: 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />. This form is used to submit COVID-19 related requests for an exemption from the requirements in 10 CFR Part 55. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the Information Services Branch (T-6 A10M), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov (mailto:Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov), and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202 (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.
- Required Demographics
- 1. Submitter Name/Title
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- 2. Email Address
- Please enter the email address for which you would like to receive communications regarding this request.
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- 3. Licensee/Organization
- Aerotest Operations, Inc.
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Dow Chemical Company GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC Idaho State University Kansas State University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Board of Curators of the University of Missouri National Institute of Standards and Technology North Carolina State University Ohio State University Oregon State University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission Texas A&M University Texas Engineering Experiment Station/Texas A&M University System Board of Regents of the University of California Board of Regents of the University of California University of Florida University of Maryland 8/10/2021 University of Massachusetts Lowell
The Curators of the University of Missouri University of New Mexico University of Texas at Austin University of Utah University of Wisconsin US Geological Survey Washington State University 8/10/2021
- 4. Facility Name
- Aerotest Radiography and Research Reactor AFRRI TRIGA-Mark F Tank-Type Nuclear Reactor Dow TRIGA Research Reactor GE Nuclear Test Reactor Idaho State University AGN-201M Research Reactor Kansas State Nuclear Reactor Facility Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor Facility Missouri University of Science and Technology Research Reactor National Bureau of Standards Test Reactor NC State Pulstar Nuclear Research Reactor Ohio State University Research Reactor Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor Penn State Breazeale Reactor Purdue University Research Reactor Reed Research Reactor RPI Critical Experiments Facility Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center TAMU Aerojet General Nucleonics Model 201-Modified (AGN-201M) Reactor Texas Engineering Experiment Station/Texas A&M University System Nuclear Science Center University of California Davis - McClellan Nuclear Research Center Reactor University of California Irvine - Nuclear Reactor Facility University of Florida Training Reactor Maryland University Training Reactor 8/10/2021 University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Reactor
University of Missouri - Columbia Research Reactor University of New Mexico AGN-201M Reactor UT TRIGA Mark II Nuclear Reactor University of Utah TRIGA Nuclear Reactor University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor U.S. Geological Survey TRIGA Research Reactor Washington State University Modified TRIGA Nuclear Reactor 8/10/2021
- 5. Docket Number
- 50-228 50-170 50-264 50-073 50-284 50-188 50-020 50-123 50-184 50-297 50-150 50-243 50-005 50-182 50-288 50-225 50-193 50-059 50-128 50-607 50-326 50-083 50-166 8/10/2021 50-223
50-186 50-252 50-602 50-407 50-156 50-274 50-027 8/10/2021
- 6. License Number
- R-98 R-84 R-108 R-33 R-110 R-88 R-37 R-79 TR-5 R-75 R-106 R-2 R-87 R-112 CX-22 R-95 R-23 R-83 R-130 R-116 R-56 R-70 R-125 8/10/2021 R-103
R-102 R-129 R-126 R-74 R-113 R-76 R-120
- 7. Project Manager
- E. Helvenston C. Montgomery G. Wertz D. Hardesty X. Yin L. Tran P. Boyle W. Kennedy M. Balazik
- 8. Need By Date
- Format: M/d/yyyy 8/10/2021
Requalification Exemption
- 9. For a requalification exemption check the YES box and provide the requested information in questions 10-16. If you are not filing for a requalification exemption check the NO box and proceed to question 17.
- YES NO
- 10. A request for exemption from the not to exceed two years requirement for the requalification program in 10 CFR 55.59(c)(1) for nonpower reactors, to the extent required under 55.59(c)(7));
- 11. Requalification Program Requirements: A request for exemption for operators and senior operators from the requirements in 10 CFR 55.59(a)
(1) and in 10 CFR 55.59(a)(2) for the purpose of allowing delay of these requalification program requirements during the COVID-19 PHE; 8/10/2021
- 12. Requalification Program Requirements: A statement that the tests and exam will be provided after the end of the PHE, but before the end of the calendar year (December 31, 2020).
- 13. Requalification Program Requirements: A statement that the facility licensee has modified or will, prior to the effective date of any exemption that is granted, modify its requalification program so that it will provide for training and evaluations of operator knowledge, skills, and abilities during the time when the biennial written exams and annual operating tests would have been scheduled to occur; and
- 14. Requalification Program Requirements: a statement that the facility licensee, in conjunction with the training program, will continue to evaluate operator performance in the plant and control room to identify and correct operator performance issues in a timely manner. If such a program does not exist, then provide a statement that the facility licensee will implement, prior to the effective date of any exemption that is granted, a program to evaluate operator performance in the plant and control room to identify and correct operator performance issues in a timely manner.
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- 15. Does your requalification program schedule conform to 55.59(c)(1), (i.e. not-to-exceed two years)?
YES NO
- 16. If you answered NO to question 15, please state your requalification program schedule:
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Medical Exemption
- 17. For a medical exemption check the YES box and provide the requested information in questions 18-19. If you are not filing for a medical exemption check the NO box and proceed to question 20.
- YES NO
- 18. Medical Requirements: a request for exemption from 10 CFR 55.21, 55.53(i), and, if applicable, 55.57(a)(6), and the names and docket numbers of the operators and senior operators for whom the exemption is being requested; and
- 19. Medical Requirements: a description of the interim compensatory measures that the facility licensee is using to address delay in receipt of recommendations from a licensed physician concerning the operators health. For example, the facility licensee, in coordination with the operator, might elect to have the operators partially examined, e.g., an assessment of the operators responses on an ANSI-standard-based questionnaire about medical history without an in-person examination. NOTE: Identify the version of ANSI/ANS 3.4 , "Medical Certification and Monitoring of Personnel Requiring Operator Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants," (i.e.,
either 1983, 1996 or 2013) or ANSI/ANS 15.4, Selection and Training of Personnel for Research Reactors, (i.e. either 1988, 2007, or 2016) that will be used.
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Licensed Operator Exemption
- 20. For a licensed operator exemption check the YES box and provide the requested information in questions 21-23. If you are not filing for a licensed operator active status check the NO box.
- YES NO
- 21. Licensed Operator Active Status for RTRs Requirements: A request for exemption from the minimum of four hours per calendar quarter requirement normally needed to maintain active status under 10 CFR 55.53(e);
- 22. Licensed Operator Active Status for RTRs Requirements: a statement that an authorized representative of the facility licensee will certify completion of alternative measures.
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- 23. Licensed Operator Active Status for RTRs Requirements: a description of the alternative measures (e.g., refresher training on operating procedures) being used for the hours under the four-hour minimum of 10 CFR 55.53(e);
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