ML102140012

Environmental Assessment Regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License No. Cx-22 for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility (Tac No. ME1591). Transmittal Letter

ML102140012
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Site:	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Issue date:	06/03/2011
From:	William Kennedy Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch
To:	Sreepada S Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Kennedy W, NRR/DPR, 415-2784
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June 3, 2011 Prof. Sastry R Sreepada, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Building JEC- room 2032, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590

SUBJECT:

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REGARDING RENEWAL OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. CX-22 FOR THE RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE CRITICAL EXPERIMENTS FACILITY (TAC NO. ME1591)

Dear Dr. Sreepada:

Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact regarding the application submitted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute dated November 19, 2002, as supplemented by letters dated July 21, July 28, and September 3, 2008; June 28, August 31, October 14, and October 28, 2010; and February 14 and May 9, 2011, for a renewed Facility Operating License No. CX-22 for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Critical Experiments Facility. The proposed action would renew Facility Operating License No. CX-22 for twenty years from the date of issuance of the renewed license. The enclosed is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact me at 301-415-2784 or by electronic mail at William.Kennedy@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

William B. Kennedy, Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-225

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June 3, 2011 Prof. Sastry R Sreepada, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Building JEC- room 2032, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590

SUBJECT:

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REGARDING RENEWAL OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. CX-22 FOR THE RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE CRITICAL EXPERIMENTS FACILITY (TAC NO. ME1591)

Dear Dr. Sreepada:

Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact regarding the application submitted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute dated November 19, 2002, as supplemented by letters dated July 21, July 28, and September 3, 2008; June 28, August 31, October 14, and October 28, 2010; and February 14 and May 9, 2011, for a renewed Facility Operating License No. CX-22 for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Critical Experiments Facility. The proposed action would renew Facility Operating License No. CX-22 for twenty years from the date of issuance of the renewed license. The enclosed is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact me at 301-415-2784 or by electronic mail at William.Kennedy@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, William B. Kennedy, Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-225

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Docket No. 50-225 Critical Experiments Facility cc:

Mayor of the City of Schenectady Schenectady, NY 12305 Tim Rice Chief, Radiation Section Division of Hazardous Waste and Radiation Management NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7255 Peter F. Caracappa, Ph.D, CHP Radiation Safety Officer NES Building, Room 1-10, MANE Department Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th St.

Troy, NY 12180-3590 Mrs. Jessica Berry, RCF Supervisor NES Building, Room 1-10, MANE Department Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th St.

Troy, NY 12180 Peter Collopy, Director EH&S Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 21 Union Street Gurley Building 2nd Floor Troy, NY 12180 Alyse Peterson, State Liaison Officer Designee Senior Project Manager Radioactive Waste Policy and Nuclear Coordination New York State Energy Research & Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611