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| issue date = 12/08/2017
| issue date = 12/08/2017
| title = LTR-17-0431-1 - Report on Safety Aspects of the Construction Permit Application for Nwmi Medical Radioisotope Production Facility
| title = LTR-17-0431-1 - Report on Safety Aspects of the Construction Permit Application for Nwmi Medical Radioisotope Production Facility
| author name = McCree V M
| author name = Mccree V
| author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DLP/PRLB
| author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DLP/PRLB
| addressee name = Bley D C
| addressee name = Bley D
| addressee affiliation = NRC/ACRS
| addressee affiliation = NRC/ACRS
| docket = 05000609
| docket = 05000609
| license number =  
| license number =  
| contact person = Balazik M F, NRR/DLP, 415-2856
| contact person = Balazik M, NRR/DLP, 415-2856
| case reference number = LTR-17-0431-1
| case reference number = LTR-17-0431-1
| document type = Letter
| document type = Letter
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{{#Wiki_filter:December 8, 2017 Dr. Dennis C. Bley, Chairman Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001
December 8, 2017
 
Dr. Dennis C. Bley, Chairman Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001  


==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
RESPONSE TO REPORT ON THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC, CONSTRUCTION PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY
RESPONSE TO REPORT ON THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC, CONSTRUCTION PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY


==Dear Dr. Bley:==
==Dear Dr. Bley:==


By letter dated November 6, 2017, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML17310B511), the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) reported on its review of the staff's safety evaluation report (SER) and Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC's (NWMI) preliminary safety analysis report for the NWMI, Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," construction permit application. This construction permit application describes the preliminary design and analysis of NWMI's proposed commercial medical radioisotope production facility, to be located in Columbia, Missouri. The proposed NWMI production facility would be used for the processing of special nuclear material to produce the medical radioisotope molybdenum-99. The ACRS undertook this review to fulfill the requirements of 10 CFR 50.58, "Hearings and report of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards," which mandate that the ACRS review and report on construction permits for facilities of the type described in 10 CFR 50.22, "Class 103 licenses; for commercial and industrial facilities."
By letter dated November 6, 2017, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML17310B511), the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) reported on its review of the staffs safety evaluation report (SER) and Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLCs (NWMI) preliminary safety analysis report for the NWMI, Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities, construction permit application. This construction permit application describes the preliminary design and analysis of NWMIs proposed commercial medical radioisotope production facility, to be located in Columbia, Missouri. The proposed NWMI production facility would be used for the processing of special nuclear material to produce the medical radioisotope molybdenum-99. The ACRS undertook this review to fulfill the requirements of 10 CFR 50.58, Hearings and report of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, which mandate that the ACRS review and report on construction permits for facilities of the type described in 10 CFR 50.22, Class 103 licenses; for commercial and industrial facilities.
In its letter, the ACRS recommended that a construction permit can be issued to NWMI. Based on information provided to the ACRS and its Subcommittee and discussions during meetings with NWMI and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff, the ACRS noted that the following items will be addressed during the final design of the facility: (1) selection of a strategy to detect, suppress, and extinguish fires at the facility; (2) reassessment of aircraft impact probabilities to show that either these probabilities are sufficiently low or that the facility is sufficiently protected from aircraft impact; (3) reassessment of threats to the facility posed by other man-made, external hazards such as highway traffic and nearby pipelines; and (4) measures to limit the probability of damage by high winds, wind-driven missiles, and external floods.
In its letter, the ACRS recommended that a construction permit can be issued to NWMI. Based on information provided to the ACRS and its Subcommittee and discussions during meetings with NWMI and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff, the ACRS noted that the following items will be addressed during the final design of the facility: (1) selection of a strategy to detect, suppress, and extinguish fires at the facility; (2) reassessment of aircraft impact probabilities to show that either these probabilities are sufficiently low or that the facility is sufficiently protected from aircraft impact; (3) reassessment of threats to the facility posed by other man-made, external hazards such as highway traffic and nearby pipelines; and (4) measures to limit the probability of damage by high winds, wind-driven missiles, and external floods.
The ACRS letter also identified that some additional attention will need to be given to high-frequency (i.e., greater than 10 hertz) seismic motions that do not threaten the structural integrity of the facility but may affect internal systems.
The ACRS letter also identified that some additional attention will need to be given to high-frequency (i.e., greater than 10 hertz) seismic motions that do not threaten the structural integrity of the facility but may affect internal systems.
NWMI has committed to selecting a fire strategy, reassessing aircraft impact probabilities, reassessing man-made external hazards, limiting the probability of damage by winds and floods, and evaluating the potential seismic high-frequency impact in its final safety analysis D. Bley  report. The staff is tracking these commitments in Appendix A of its SER related to the NWMI construction permit application.
NWMI has committed to selecting a fire strategy, reassessing aircraft impact probabilities, reassessing man-made external hazards, limiting the probability of damage by winds and floods, and evaluating the potential seismic high-frequency impact in its final safety analysis
The staff appreciates the ACRS' efforts on this matter and thanks the ACRS for its valuable input.
Sincerely, 
/RA by Robert J. Lewis for/  Victor M. McCree Executive Director for Operations  cc: Chairman Svinicki Commissioner Baran Commissioner Burns SECY D. Bley   


==SUBJECT:==
D. Bley                                        report. The staff is tracking these commitments in Appendix A of its SER related to the NWMI construction permit application.
RESPONSE TO REPORT ON THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC, CONSTRUCTION PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY  DATED: December 8, 2017 
The staff appreciates the ACRS efforts on this matter and thanks the ACRS for its valuable input.
Sincerely,
                                            /RA by Robert J. Lewis for/
Victor M. McCree Executive Director for Operations cc: Chairman Svinicki Commissioner Baran Commissioner Burns SECY


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LTR-17-0431-1 - Report on Safety Aspects of the Construction Permit Application for Nwmi Medical Radioisotope Production Facility
ML17324A412
Person / Time
Site: Northwest Medical Isotopes
Issue date: 12/08/2017
From: Mccree V
Research and Test Reactors Licensing Projects Branch
To: Dennis Bley
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
Balazik M, NRR/DLP, 415-2856
References
LTR-17-0431-1
Download: ML17324A412 (3)
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December 8, 2017 Dr. Dennis C. Bley, Chairman Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

SUBJECT:

RESPONSE TO REPORT ON THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC, CONSTRUCTION PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY

Dear Dr. Bley:

By letter dated November 6, 2017, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML17310B511), the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) reported on its review of the staffs safety evaluation report (SER) and Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLCs (NWMI) preliminary safety analysis report for the NWMI, Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities, construction permit application. This construction permit application describes the preliminary design and analysis of NWMIs proposed commercial medical radioisotope production facility, to be located in Columbia, Missouri. The proposed NWMI production facility would be used for the processing of special nuclear material to produce the medical radioisotope molybdenum-99. The ACRS undertook this review to fulfill the requirements of 10 CFR 50.58, Hearings and report of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, which mandate that the ACRS review and report on construction permits for facilities of the type described in 10 CFR 50.22, Class 103 licenses; for commercial and industrial facilities.

In its letter, the ACRS recommended that a construction permit can be issued to NWMI. Based on information provided to the ACRS and its Subcommittee and discussions during meetings with NWMI and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff, the ACRS noted that the following items will be addressed during the final design of the facility: (1) selection of a strategy to detect, suppress, and extinguish fires at the facility; (2) reassessment of aircraft impact probabilities to show that either these probabilities are sufficiently low or that the facility is sufficiently protected from aircraft impact; (3) reassessment of threats to the facility posed by other man-made, external hazards such as highway traffic and nearby pipelines; and (4) measures to limit the probability of damage by high winds, wind-driven missiles, and external floods.

The ACRS letter also identified that some additional attention will need to be given to high-frequency (i.e., greater than 10 hertz) seismic motions that do not threaten the structural integrity of the facility but may affect internal systems.

NWMI has committed to selecting a fire strategy, reassessing aircraft impact probabilities, reassessing man-made external hazards, limiting the probability of damage by winds and floods, and evaluating the potential seismic high-frequency impact in its final safety analysis

D. Bley report. The staff is tracking these commitments in Appendix A of its SER related to the NWMI construction permit application.

The staff appreciates the ACRS efforts on this matter and thanks the ACRS for its valuable input.

Sincerely,

/RA by Robert J. Lewis for/

Victor M. McCree Executive Director for Operations cc: Chairman Svinicki Commissioner Baran Commissioner Burns SECY

ML17324A412 *via email EDO-002 OFFICE NRR/DLP/PRLB/PM* NRR/DLP/PRLB/LA* NRR/DLP/PRLB/BC Tech Ed* NMSS/FCSE/FMB/BC NAME MBalazik NParker AAdams JDougherty RJohnson DATE 11/20/17 11/24/17 11/27/17 11/28/17 11/28/17 OFFICE OGC/NLO* NRR/DLP/D NRR/D EDO NAME MYoung LLund BHolian VMcCree (RLewis for)

DATE 11/29/17 11/30/17 12/5/17 12/8/17

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