ML24243A043
| ML24243A043 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Abilene Christian University |
| Issue date: | 09/16/2024 |
| From: | Jeremy Bowen NRC/NRR/DANU |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML24243A039 | List: |
| References | |
| NRC-2022-0167 | |
| Download: ML24243A043 (4) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-610; NRC-2022-0167]
Abilene Christian University;
Molten Salt Research Reactor;
Construction Permit
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice; issuance.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing notice of the
issuance of Construction Permit No. CPRR-124 to Abilene Christian University (ACU).
DATES: Construction Permit No. CPRR-124 was issued on September 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0167 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for th is action. You may obtain publicly available
information related to this action by any of the following methods:
- Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC-2022-0167. 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 doc uments 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 (P DR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at
301-415-4737, or via email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are provided
in the Availability of Documents section.
- NRCs PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly
available documents, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Rivera, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 301-415-7190; email: Richard.Rivera@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
In accordance with section 2.106 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR), the NRC is providing notice of the issuance of Construction Permit No.
CPRR-124 to ACU. The construction permit, wh ich is immediately effective, authorizes
ACU to construct a research reactor in the Gayle and Max Dillard Science and
Engineering Research Center on the ACU campus in Abilene, Texas, as described in
ACUs construction permit application, as supplemented. With respect to the
construction permit application filed by ACU, the NRC staff performed an environmental
review and a safety review, and its evaluat ions and conclusions are documented in an
environmental assessment and a safety eval uation, respectively. Based, in part, on
these documents, the NRC found that the applicable standards and requirements of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions regulations
have been met. The NRC also found that any required notifications to other agencies or
bodies have been duly made and that, among other things, there is reasonable
2 assurance that the activities authorized by the construction permit will be conducted in
compliance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. On the basis of the
foregoing, the NRC found that there is reasonable assurance that taking into
consideration siting criteria, the proposed facility can be constructed and operated at the
proposed location without undue risk to the health and safety of the public, subject to the
conditions listed in the construction permit. Furthermore, the NRC found that ACU is
technically and financially qualified to engage in the activities authorized and that the
issuance of the construction permit will not be inimical to the common defense and
security or to the health and safety of the public. Finally, the NRC found that the
applicable requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have been satisfied.
Accordingly, the immediately effective construction permit was issued on
September 16, 2024.
II. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to interested
persons through ADAMS.
Document Description ADAMS Accession No.
Construction Permit No. CPRR-124 ML24243A040
Safety Evaluation Related to the Abilene ML24243A042 Christian University Construction Permit Application for the Molten Salt Research Reactor Environmental Assessment for the ML23300A053 Construction Permit Application for the Abilene Christian University Molten Salt Research Reactor ACU Construction Permit Application, as ML22227A201 (Package) supplemented ML22293B816 (Package)
3 Document Description ADAMS Accession No.
ML23319A094 (Package)
ML24121A271 (Package)
ML24219A258 (Package)
Dated: September 16, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Jeremy Bowen, Director, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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