ML20238A775

Reminds That License R-120 for Univ Pulstar Reactor Scheduled to Expire on 881001.Univ Must Provide Guidance for Preparing Application for Renewal of License.Listed Documentation Should Be Included in Application

ML20238A775
Person / Time
Site:	North Carolina State University
Issue date:	09/02/1987
From:	Alexander Adams Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Poulton B North Carolina State University, RALEIGH, NC
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NUDOCS 8709090418
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@ 5 - h, ~ , / J j September 2, 1987 Docket No. 50-297 Dr. Bruce R. Poulton, Chancellor Room A, Holladay Hall North Carolina State University P. O. Box 7001 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7001

SUBJECT:

RENEWAL OF OPERATING LICENSE R-120 This letter is to remind you that the Operating License No. R-120 for the North Carolina State University Pulstar Reactor is scheduled to expire on October 1,1988, and to provide you guidance for preparing your app'ication for a renewal of the license. Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 2.109) allows continued operation under your current license until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acts upon an application for renewal provided the application is received at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of your current license.

l The NRC considers the renewal of a non-power reactor operating license to be i equivalent to reissuing the license. Therefore, renewal is not merely a routine administrative step, but involves in-depth reviews of all documenta-tion related to the facility, an on-site review, and publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER of a notice of your request that provides the opportunity for public participation, as well as a notice of the results of our review of your j application.

Your renewal application should address the requirements in applicable sections of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and should demonstrate that the reactor can continue to be operated safely and without adverse impact on the environment or the public. For the review of your l

renewal application, the NRC staff will apply the guidance contained in the NRC Division 2 Regulatory Guides for Research Reactors (Enclosure 1) and the industry standards in the American Nuclear Society ANS-15 Series for research reactors.

In order for us to perform an adequate review, you are requested to include, as part of your application, all of the following documentation, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.33 and 50.34:

1. Updated Safety Analysis Report (SAR)

A complete updated edition of your Safety Analysis Report (SAR) and Technical Specifications are required to be submitted with your renewal application. The SAR should include information that describes 8709090418 870902 7 DR ADOCK 0500

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B. R. Poulton September 2, 1987 the facility and all changes made during the license period; the design 1 bases and limits on its operation; and a safety analysis of the I structures, components and systems to ensure that they will be able to continue to perform their intended functions. Potential and reasonable accident scenarios and their consequences should be analyzed using the best current input data and computational techniques, and should be compared, wherever possible, with facility operating experience.

l Furthermore, the SAR'should include updated information and analyses on 1 demography, meteorology, geology, seismology and other natural and j unnatural phenomena'.

2. Financial Qualifications to Continue Operation [10 CFR 50.33(f)] l i

This information must show that there is reasonable assurance that you will be able to obtain the funds necessary to cover estimated operating i costs for the period of the requested license renewal plus the estimated il costs of permanently shutting down the facility and either deconsnissioning j it or maintaining it in a safe condition. To facilitate our review, we )

request that the following infonnation be provided, appropriately certified: 1

a. The most recently published annual financial statement of the University. Indicate the source of funds utilized to cover costs of operation of the reactor facility.

b. The estimated annual cost to operate the reactor for the requested period of renewal, the underlying assumptions and bases of the estimate and certification that future budgets will include these funds, and

c. The estimated costs of eventually shutting down the reactor and safely disposia of it, a listing of what is included in these costs, the assumptions underlying these estimated costs, the type of shutdown contemplated, and the source of funds to cover these costs.

3. Environmental Report (10 CFR 51)

Your Environmental Report (ER) should include sufficient operational data, analyses and discussions to provide a substantial basis for NRC to develop its environmental assessment (see enclosure for an example of an Environmental Report).

4. Technical Specifications The content and format for Technical Specifications should be in conformance with ANSI /ANS 15.1-1982, "The Development of Technical

. Specifications for Research Reactors." Any substantive change's to the

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'B. R. Poulton September 2, 1987 le current Technical Specifications should be proposed and justified at the time of the license renewal application so they can be evaluated during the review. Note that in following the ANSI /ANS 15.1-1982 format, bases must be included to support all " specifications."  !

5. Operator Recualification Program (10 CFR 50.54 (1-1) and 10 CFR 55)

A copy of your current and implemented operator requalification program must be submitted to ensure that it is reviewed with your renewal' application and meets current NRC requirements for non-power reactors (guidance contained in ANS 15.4-1978).

6. Emergency Plan (10 CFR 50.54(q) and (r) and 10 CFR 50, Appendix E)

As your revised Emergency Response Plan (ERP) has been approved by NRC, you need only reference those respective North Carolina State and NRC documents. However, if your wish to modify your EPP, any changes must be submitted for NRC review in accordance with the above-cited regulations, j 7. Physical Security Plan (10 CFR 73.67)

You have an approved Physical Security Plan on file with NRC WHch we shall review. Accordingly, you need only reference the license amendment containing that documentation. However, if you wish to modify your Physical Security Plan, changes should be made in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(p) or 10 CFR 50.90.

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The requirements for submitting your renewal application and all other l fonnal documentation relating to your license with respect to addressee, I notarization, signatory and number of copies are defined in 10 CFR 50.4 i' and 10 CFR 50.30.

9. Staff Visit As a part of our review of your facility, members of the NRC licensing ,

staff wf11 expect to visit your facility for a few days. This visit will i be coordinated with you 'o110 wing receipt of your application for j renewal. l i

For your further guidance in preparing the proper information to be included in your license renewal application, we are enclosing a copy of a license renewal package issued for a reactor facility (BMR, Enclosure 2) similar to yours. This includes the staff's Safety Evaluation Report and Environmental  ;

Assessment, and the new license for the reactor. Upon completion of our  ;

l review and a favorable evaluation of your facility, similar documents will be issued in conjunction with renewal of your reactor operating license. We ,

emphasize that these enclosures, except for the Technical Specifications, were l l

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. developed'and issued by the staff and are provided as examples of the types of findings we must make. Your documentation must provide the technical and descriptive information that will support our issuance of similar evaluations for your facility.

If you have any questions,.please contact me at (301)492-8207.

Sincerely, Yb A -

Alexander Adams, Jr , oject Manager Standardization an N -Power Reactor Project i ctorate Division of Reactor Projects III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Projects

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North CarolinaLState University Docket No.'50-297 cc: - Office of' Intergovernmental Relations 116 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27603

Dr. Paul J. Turinsky, Head Department of Nuclear Engineering North Carolina State University Box 7909 Raleigh,' North Carolina 27695-7909 Mr. Garry D. Miller -

. Nuclear. Reactor Program Department of Nuclear Engineering North Carolina State University

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a B. R. Poulton September 2, 1987 developed and issued by the staff and are provided as examples of the types of findings we must make. Your documentation must provide the technical and descriptive information that will support our issuance of similar evaluations for your facility.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301)492-8207.

Sincerely.

Original signed by Alexander Adams, Jr., Project Manager Standardization and Non-Power Reactor Project Directorate Division of Reactor Projects III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Projects

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