ML12319A429

University of Texas Rai'S for License Amendment Request for Material Possession Limit Increase

ML12319A429
Person / Time
Site:	University of Texas at Austin
Issue date:	11/20/2012
From:	Paulette Torres Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch
To:	Whaley P University of Texas at Austin
References
TAC ME8076
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November 20, 2012 Mr. P. Michael Whaley, Associate Director Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station, R9000 Austin, Texas 78712

SUBJECT:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, RE: REQUESTED CHANGES TO THE FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (TAC NO. ME8076)

Dear Mr. Whaley:

We are continuing our review of your amendment request dated January 9, 2012, for Facility Operating License No. R-129 for the University of Texas at Austin Research Reactor. During our review of your amendment request, questions have arisen for which we require additional information and clarification. Please provide responses to the enclosed request for additional information within 30 days of the date of this letter.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 50.30(b), your response must be executed in a signed original under oath or affirmation. Your response must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.4, Written Communications. Information included in your response that is considered security, sensitive, or proprietary, that you seek to have withheld from the public, must be marked in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding. Following receipt of the additional information, we will continue our evaluation of your amendment request.

If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact Ossy Font at (301) 415-2490 or by electronic mail at ossy.font@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Paulette Torres, Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-602 cc w/encl:

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University of Texas at Austin Docket No. 50-602 cc:

Governors Budget and Planning Office P.O. Box 13561 Austin, TX 78711 Bureau of Radiation Control State of Texas 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 Dr. William Powers, Jr., President University of Texas at Austin Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory Austin, TX 78758 Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711 P. Michael Whaley, Associate Director Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory The University of Texas at Austin 10100 Burnet Road Austin, TX 78758 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611

ML12319A429 OFFICE DPR/PRLB DPR/PRLB: PM DPR/PRLB: LA DPR/PRLB: BC DPR/PRLB: PM NAME OFont PTorres GLappert AAdams PTorres DATE 11/06/2012 11/06/12 11/16/12 11/16/12 11/20/12 OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REQUESTED CHANGES TO THE FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN LICENSE NO. R-129; DOCKET NO. 50-602 We are continuing our review of the application for license amendment for authorization of additional special nuclear materials (SNM) and byproduct materials related to reactor operations or reactor-based research for the University of Texas. Your request is being reviewed in accordance with the applicable guidance provided in NUREG-1537, Guidance for Preparing and Reviewing Application for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors. During our review questions have arisen for which we require additional information and clarification.

Please provide responses to the following requests for additional information (RAI) within 30 days of the date of the letter.

1. The Facility Operating License for the University of Texas at Austin states that the licensee is licensed to receive, posses, and use Special Nuclear Material in connection with the operation of the facility [section 2.B(2)] and Byproduct Material in connection with the operation of the facility [section 2.B(3)]. This includes the associated reactor research program (experiments).

a. For materials directly related to the operation of the facility, please discuss how you plan to use the materials that you are requesting to add to the license.

b. For materials directly related to the reactor research program (experiments), please discuss how you plan to use the materials that you are requesting to add to the license.

c. Please specify if the materials are going to be used as part of a currently approved procedure or as part of an approved or planned experiment. Please identify which procedure(s) or experiment(s).