ML13211A191

Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute - Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-84.)

ML13211A191
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Site:	Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Issue date:	11/18/2016
From:	Montgomery C K NRC/NRR/DPR/PRLB
To:	Huff L A US Dept of Defense, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Montgomery C K
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November 18, 2016

Colonel L. Andrew Huff, Director Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute 8901 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, MD 20889-5603

SUBJECT:

ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT REGARDING RENEWAL OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-84 FOR THE ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE TRIGA REACTOR FACILITY (TAC NO. ME1587)

Dear Colonel Huff:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has forwarded a Notice of Issuance of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact regarding the application submitted by Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) TRIGA Reactor dated June 24, 2004, as supplemented by letters dated March 4, August 13, September 27, October 21, and December 15, 2010; February 7, June 20, September 6, October 20, and November 28, 2011; January 17, April 20, and September 21, 2012; June 28, and August 27, 2013; December 4, 2014; March 30, 2015; and February 9, February 26, August 5, September 12, September 21, September 26, September 27, September 30, and November 16, 2016, for a renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-84 for the AFRRI TRIGA Reactor, to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. The proposed action would renew Facility Operating License No. R-84 for 20 years from the date of issuance of the renewed license.

If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact me at 301-415-3398 or via electronic mail at Cindy.Montgomery@nrc.gov. Sincerely, /RA/ Cindy K. Montgomery, Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-170 cc: See next page Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Docket No. 50-170 cc: Director, Maryland Office of Planning 301 West Preston Street Baltimore, MD 21201

Montgomery County Executive 101 Monroe Street, 2nd Floor Rockville, MD 20850

Environmental Program Manager III Radiological Health Program Air & Radiation Management Adm. Maryland Dept of the Environment 1800 Washington Blvd., Suite 750 Baltimore, MD 21230-1724 Director Air & Radiation Management Adm.

Maryland Dept of the Environment 1800 Washington Blvd., Suite 710 Baltimore, MD 21230 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611 Manager Nuclear Programs Maryland Department of Natural Resources Tawes B-3 Annapolis, MD 21401 Mr. Stephen I. Miller, Director Reactor Facility Armed Force Radiobiology Research Institute 8901 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, MD 20889-5603

Colonel L. Andrew Huff, Director Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute 8901 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, MD 20889-5603

SUBJECT:

ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT REGARDING RENEWAL OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R 84 FOR THE ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE TRIGA REACTOR FACILITY (TAC NO. ME1587)

Dear Colonel Huff:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has forwarded a Notice of Issuance of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact regarding the application submitted by Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) TRIGA Reactor dated June 24, 2004, as supplemented by letters dated March 4, August 13, September 27, October 21, and December 15, 2010; February 7, June 20, September 6, October 20, and November 28, 2011; January 17, April 20, and September 21, 2012; June 28, and August 27, 2013; December 4, 2014; March 30, 2015; and February 9, February 26, August 5, September 12, September 21, September 26, September 27, September 30, and November 16, 2016, for a renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-84 for the AFRRI TRIGA Reactor, to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. The proposed action would renew Facility Operating License No. R-84 for 20 years from the date of issuance of the renewed license.

If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact me at 301-415-3398 or via electronic mail at Cindy.Montgomery@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Cindy K. Montgomery, Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-170 cc: See next page

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