ML112720632

11/10/2011, Forthcoming Public Meeting with the University of Missouri - Columbia to Discuss Conversion from High-Enriched Uranium to Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel

ML112720632
Person / Time
Site:	University of Missouri-Columbia
Issue date:	10/06/2011
From:	Alexander Adams Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch
To:	Patricia Silva Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch
Adams, A 415-1127
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• Commission's Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings." (67 FR 36920) May 28, 2002 October 6, 2011 MEMORANDUM TO: Patricia A. Silva, Acting Chief Research and Test Reactor Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Alexander Adams Jr., Senior Project Manager /RA/ Research and Test Reactor Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC MEETING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - COLUMBIA TO DISCUSS CONVERSION FROM HIGH-ENRICHED URANIUM TO LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM

FUEL DATE & TIME: Thursday, November 10, 2011 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

LOCATION: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Room O-13-G-04 Rockville, Maryland 20852

PURPOSE: To discuss conversion of the Missouri University Research Reactor (MURR) from high-enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium fuel and the impact of conversion on the classification of the reactor as a research reactor.

CATEGORY 1*: This is a Category 1 Meeting. The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

MEETING CONTACT: Alexander Adams Jr., NRR 301-415-1127 alexander.adams@nrc.gov

PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and the Office of the General Counsel (OGC).

NRC U of Missouri A. Adams, NRR R. Butler J. Adams, NRR L. Foyto X. Yin, NRR C. McKibben J. Quichocho, NRR L. Chandler S. Uttal, OGC T. Poindexter B. Mizuno, OGC P. Silva, NRR The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in a meeting, or if you need a meeting notice or a transcript or other information from a meeting in another format (e.g., Braille, large print), please notify the NRC's meeting contact. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Docket No. 50-186

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Agenda cc w/att: See next page AGENDA: NRC-MURR HEU-LEU CONVERSION MEETING Thursday, November 10, 2011 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

1. Introductions (NRC/MURR)

2. MURR Persentation Topics (MURR) I. Confirmation of Overall Objective A. Key Cornerstones 1. Driver for the Change

2. Research Reactor Status II. BACKGROUND A. Regulatory Posture of MURR 1. Recap: Definition of a Class 104c Facility under 10 CFR 50.21 and Associated Requirements

2. Recap: Definition of a Non-Power Reactor Under 10 CFR Part 50 and Associated Requirements

III. REGULATORY OPTIONS A. Conversion to Testing Facility Status B. Exemption from Testing Facility Classification C. Petition for Rulemaking to Revise Definition of Testing Facility IV. PATH FORWARD A. Regulatory and Licensee Actions B. Review Process C. Timetables

3. Discussion (NRC/MURR)

4. Public comments and questions (NRC)

5. Adjourn

ML112720632 NRC-001 University of Missouri-Columbia Docket No. 50-186 cc: John Ernst, Associate Director Regulatory Assurance Group Research Reactor Facility Columbia, MO 65201 Homeland Security Coordinator Missouri Office of Homeland Security P.O. Box 749 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Planner, Dept of Health and Senior Services Section for Environmental Public Health 930 Wildwood Drive, P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570

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