ML22301A156

Summary of August 30, 2022, Meeting with the National Organization of Test, Research, and Training Reactors

ML22301A156
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Issue date:	11/29/2022
From:	Cindy Montgomery NRC/NRR/DANU/UNPL
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National Organization of Test, Research, and Training Reactors

SUMMARY

OF AUGUST 30, 2022, MEETING WITH THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF TEST, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING REACTORS On August 30, 2022, an observation public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and representatives of the National Organization of Test, Research, and Training Reactors (TRTR). The purpose of this meeting was to discuss rulemaking, licensing, oversight, and upcoming meetings related to the TRTR community. The latest meeting notice and agenda, dated August 22, 2022, are available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) No. ML22234A241. A list of attendees is enclosed. The following is a description of the topics covered by the NRC staff and the TRTR community.

The NRC staff discussed the status of the non-power production and utilization facility license renewal rulemaking, which is with the Commission for their vote. The NRC responded to questions regarding the use of votes of previous Commissioners.

The NRC staff gave an update on the Commission direction to submit options regarding the enhanced security of special nuclear material. The NRC staff highlighted that the options, which include revising previous rulemaking, were discussed in two public meetings in 2022. The NRC staff also informed the TRTR that the options, and how they might be applied, are anticipated to be a topic at the TRTR Annual Conference.

The NRC staff discussed the progress of the revision of NUREG-1478, Operator Licensing Examiner Standards for Research and Test Reactors, Revision 2. The NRC staff informed the TRTR that the draft revision of the NUREG-1478 is under staff review. The NRC staff informed the TRTR that the contractor had staff changes and a meeting was scheduled with the new contractor designee. The NRC staff plans to meet and discuss with the contractor 1) proposed path forward 2) suggested timelines 3) project a 60-day public comment period 4) plan and conduct possible public meeting. The NRC staff committed to providing the TRTR notification once further information is available.

The TRTR discussed a concern regarding the issuance and upload of the operator licensing examinations into ADAMS. The NRC staff acknowledged the TRTR concerns and informed the TRTR of improvements to the overall processes of uploading and issuing operator licensing examinations. Additionally, NRC management emphasized their appreciation of TRTRs recognition, engagement and involvement with overall improvements in operator licensing processes.

November 29, 2022 The NRC staff discussed the new designation of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and how it could impact the TRTR community. The NRC staff also informed the TRTR that the CUI designation would be effective in about a year.

Finally, the NRC staff requested feedback on the use of Regulatory Guide 2.8, Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 50.59, Changes, Tests and Experiments, at Non-Power-Production or Utilization Facilities, that was recently issued. Some of the TRTR members stated they have used the guidance and did not identify any issues with its use.

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-3398, or Cindy.Montgomery@nrc.gov.

Cindy K. Montgomery, 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

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/enclosure: See next page Signed by Montgomery, Cynthia on 11/29/22

Research and Test Reactor Licensees Dr. Michael Nastasi, Department Head Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-313 Austin, TX 78756-3189 Mr. Ethan Taber, Reactor Manager Missouri University of Science and Technology Nuclear Reactor Facility 250 West 13th Street Rolla, MO 65409-0630 Dr. Siaka Yusuf, Facility Director Dow TRIGA Research Reactor The Dow Chemical Company Building 1602 Midland, MI 48674 Mr. Andrew Kauffman, Associate Director Ohio State University Nuclear Reactor Laboratory 1298 Kinnear Road Columbus, OH 43212-1154 Mr. Carlos Martinez, Site Manager GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Vallecitos Nuclear Center 6705 Vallecitos Road Sunol, CA 94586 Dr. Steven R. Reese, Director Oregon State University 100 Radiation Center Corvallis, OR 97331-5903 Dr. Marylou Dunik-Gougar Reactor Administrator Idaho State University Professor of Nuclear Engineering 921 S. 8th Avenue, MS 8065 Pocatello, ID 83209-8060 Dr. Kenan Unlu, Director Radiation Science and Engineering Center Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802-2301 Dr. Alan Cebula Nuclear Reactor Facility Manager Kansas State University 112 Ward Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-5204 Dr. Thomas H. Newton, Deputy Director National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST Center for Neutron Research U.S. Department of Commerce 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 6101 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6101 Mr. Jerry Newhouse, Director Reed College Reed Research Reactor 3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard Portland, OR 97202-8199 Dr. Seungjin Kim, Reactor Director Purdue University The School of Nuclear Engineering 516 Northwestern Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47906

Dr. Wei Ji, Director Reactor Critical Facility Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street JEC 5040 Troy, NY 12180 3590 Dr. Wesley D. Frey, Reactor Director McClellan Nuclear Research Center University of California, Davis 5335 Price Avenue, Building 258 McClellan, CA 95652-2504 Dr. Cameron Goodwin, Director Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center 16 Reactor Road Narragansett, RI 02882-1165 Mr. John Keffer, Reactor Supervisor Nuclear Reactor Facility Department of Chemistry University of California 1102 Natural Sciences 2 Irvine, CA 92697-2025 Andrew Cook, Interim Reactor Facility Director Chief, Reactor Division Radiation Sciences Department Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute 4555 South Palmer Road, Building Bethesda, MD 20889-5648 Dr. Donald Wall, Facility Director University of Florida Training Reactor P.O. Box 116400 Gainesville, FL 32611 Dr. Sean McDeavitt, Director Nuclear Science Center Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 1095 Nuclear Science Road, MS 3575 College Station, TX 77843-3575 Ms. Amber Johnson, Director Nuclear Reactor and Radiation Facilities University of Maryland Department of Materials Science and Engineering 4418 Stadium Drive, Room 1104 College Park, MD 20742-2115 Jonathan Wallick, Reactor Supervisor U.S. Geological Survey P.O. Box 25046, MS 974 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 Mr. Leo Bobek, Reactor Supervisor University of Massachusetts Lowell Nuclear Radiation Laboratory One University Avenue Lowell, MA 01854 Dr. Glenn E. Sjoden, Director Utah Nuclear Engineering Program Professor, Energy Solutions Presidential Endowed Chair Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Utah 110 Central Campus Dr., Rm 2000 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Mr. Matthew Sanford, Interim Reactor Facility Director University of Missouri-Columbia Research Reactor Center 1513 Research Park Drive Columbia, MO 65211

Mr. Robert Agasie, Reactor Director Nuclear Reactor Laboratory University of Wisconsin - Madison 1513 University Avenue, Room 1215 Madison, WI 53706-1687 Carl Willis, Chief Reactor Supervisor Nuclear Engineering Department 1 University of New Mexico, MSC-01-1120 Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Mr. Corey Hines, Director Washington State University Nuclear Radiation Center 50 Roundtop Drive Pullman, WA 99164 1300 Mr. Paul Whaley, Associate Director Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory The University of Texas at Austin 10100 Burnet Road, Building 159 Austin, TX 78758 Mr. John P. Foster, Director of Reactor Operations Nuclear Reactor Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology 138 Albany Street, MS NW12-110 Cambridge, MA 02139 Gregory Piefer, Ph.D.

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Enclosure LIST OF ATTENDEES AUGUST 30, 2022, MEETING WITH THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF TEST, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING REACTORS Name Organization Jeffrey Geuther The Pennsylvania State University George Miller John Keffer Andrew Cook Melissa Chui Alan Cebula Christophe Farwell Jonathan Wallick Ryan Lighty Paul Rades Siaka Yusuf Susan White Nick Garstka Hilary Lane Jere Jenkins Andrew Allison Jacqueline Matyas Jennifer Cheung Amy Hardin Martin, William Celia Oney David Koenigsfeld Colby Fleming Edward Lau Thomas Newton University of California at Irvine University of California at Irvine Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Dow Chemical Nuclear Energy Institute North Carolina State University Massachusetts Institute of Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology Cameron Goodwin Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission Amber Johnson University of Maryland Luke Gilde University of Maryland Johnathan Wallick U.S. Geological Survey Corey Hines Washington State University Patrick Boyle U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Cindy Montgomery U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

2 Geoffrey Wertz Michael Takacs Beth Reed Michele DeSouza John Nguyen U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Joshua Borromeo U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Justin Hudson Xiaosong Yin U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission