ML25037A341
| ML25037A341 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Issue date: | 02/10/2025 |
| From: | Miller A NRC/NRR/DANU/UNPL |
| To: | Mahan S US Dept of Interior, Geological Survey (USGS) |
| Gallagher B | |
| References | |
| EA-NRR-2025-0013, EPID L-2024-NLO-0000 | |
| Download: ML25037A341 (1) | |
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Ms. Shannon Mahan, Reactor Administrator U.S. Geological Survey Denver Federal Center NWQL Building 95 Entrance E-3, M.S. 963 Denver, CO 80225-0046
SUBJECT:
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-113, FOR THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TRIGA RESEARCH REACTOR TO CONFORM IT WITH ORDER EA-NRR-2025-0013 (EPID NO. L-2024-NLO-0000)
Dear Ms. Mahan:
By order dated February 6, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Package Accession No. ML24354A200), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) modified Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-113 for the U.S. Geological Survey TRIGA Research Reactor such that it has no fixed term. Accordingly, the NRC is issuing the enclosed Amendment No. 15 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-113 to reflect that modification.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1080 or via email at Andrew.Miller@nrc.gov or contact Brooke Gallagher at (301) 415-5280 or via email at Brooke.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Andrew Miller, 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 Docket No. 50-274 License No. R-113
Enclosure:
Amendment No. 15 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-113 cc w/enclosure: GovDelivery Subscribers February 10, 2025 Signed by Miller, Andrew on 02/10/25
ML25037A341 NRR-058 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UNPL/PM NRR/DANU/UNPL/LA OGC/NLO NRR/DANU/UNPL/BC*
NAME BGallagher NParker JWachutka HCruz DATE 2/7/2025 2/7/2025 2/7/2025 2/7/2025 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UNPL/PM NAME AMiller DATE 2/10/2025
Enclosure LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 15 RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-113 DOCKET NO. 50-274 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TRIGA RESEARCH REACTOR Replace the following page of Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-113 with the revised page. The revised page is identified by amendment number and contains a marginal line indicating the area of change.
Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-113 Remove Insert 4
4 Amendment No. 15 February 10, 2025 h.
to receive, possess, but not use or separate, in connection with operation of the facility, such byproduct materials as may be produced by operation of other facilities in the form of TRIGA-type reactor fuel received from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
4.
Pursuant to the Act and Title 10 CFR, Chapter 1, Part 40, Domestic Licensing of Source Material, in connection with the operation of the facility, to receive, possess, and use, up to 1 millicurie of source material for reactor-based experiments, sources for calibration of detectors, and reference sources for use in reactor-based analytical techniques.
C.
This license shall be deemed to contain, and is subject to the conditions specified 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 51, 55, 70, and 73 of the Commissions regulations; is subject to all provisions of the Act, and to the rules, regulations and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect, and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:
1.
Maximum Power Level The licensee may operate the reactor at steady-state power levels not in excess of 1,000 kilowatts (thermal) and to pulse the reactor in accordance with the limitations in the Technical Specifications.
2.
Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised by Amendment No. 13, are hereby incorporated in their entirety in the license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.
3.
Physical Security Plan The licensee shall maintain and fully implement all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security plan, including changes made pursuant to the authority of 10 CFR 50.54(p). The approved physical security plan, entitled Security Plan for the DFC Reactor Facility, Revision XXI, dated November 2020, consists of documents withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 73.21.
This license is effective as of the date of its issuance and has no fixed term.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
/RA/
William M. Dean, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Appendix A, Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: October 14, 2016