ML23199A143
| ML23199A143 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000113 |
| Issue date: | 07/28/2023 |
| From: | Jennifer Tobin NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB |
| To: | Wilmot A Pennsylvania State Univ |
| Shared Package | |
| ML23199A140 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2023-DFB-0000 | |
| Download: ML23199A143 (3) | |
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION Aaron Wilmot Radiation Safety Officer Environmental Health and Safety The Pennsylvania State University 228 Academic Projects Building University Park, PA 16802
SUBJECT:
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY - 2022 TRIENNIAL UPDATE TO DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING PLAN AND DECOMMISSIONING COST ESTIMATE (EPID L-2023-DFB-0000)
Dear Aaron Wilmot:
By letter dated December 22, 2022 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
[ADAMS] Accession Number ML23012A064), you submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the triennial update to the Pennsylvania State University (PSU)
Decommissioning Funding Plan (DFP) required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Paragraphs 70.25(e)(2) for the Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License SNM-95.
The financial instrument used by the PSU was a self-guarantee (SG) consistent with 10 CFR 70.25(e)(2)(f)(2) for a nonprofit entity, such as a college or university. This was submitted for review in separate correspondence (ML23012A060) dated December 13, 2022.
The DFP update is to include a detailed decommissioning cost estimate (DCE) for meeting the criteria of the 10 CFR 20.1402, Radiological criteria for unrestricted use.
Following initial receipt, an acceptance review of your submittal was performed, and identified no administrative omissions or deficiencies that would prevent proceeding with a detailed review. This acceptance was sent to you, by e-mail dated January 22, 2020 (ML20022A087). There were no deficiencies identified in the detailed review. The Financial Assessment Branch of the Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards conducted the technical review of the adequacy of the submittal for SNM-95.
The PSU is required to submit a DCE to the NRC for review and approval as a part of the DFP update. By letter dated July 19, 2023 (ML23193A778), the NRC staff concluded that the SG satisfies the requirements of 10 CFR 70.25(e)(1), is consistent with NUREG-1757, volume 3, revision 1, Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance Financial Assurance, Recordkeeping, and Timeliness, February 2012 (ML12048A683), and is therefore acceptable. A technical evaluation report for the analysis of the materials license is enclosed. Enclosure 1 is not public, and is public. transmitted contains security-related information. When separated from enclosure 1, this letter and enclosure 2 are decontrolled.
July 28, 2023
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION A. Wilmot 2
OFFICIAL USE ONLYSECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, a copy of this letter and enclosure 2 will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The PDR is open by appointment. 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 a.m. and 4 p.m.
eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me at (301) 415-2328 or via email at: Jennifer.Tobin@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Jenny Tobin, Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 70-0113 License No. SNM-95
Enclosures:
- 1. Technical Evaluation Report (non-public)
- 2. Technical Evaluation Report (public)
Signed by Tobin, Jennifer on 07/28/23
ML23199A140(Pkg), ML23199A143 (Ltr), ML23199A142 (Encl 1),
ML23209A042 (Encl 2)
OFFICE DFM/FFLB/PM DFM/FFLB/LA DFM/FFLB/BC DFM/FFLB/PM NAME JTobin JCurry JDowns for SLav JTobin DATE 7/24/2023 7/26/2023 7/28/2023 7/28/2023