ML20246K089
| ML20246K089 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Plum Brook |
| Issue date: | 08/29/1989 |
| From: | Alexander Adams Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | NRC |
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| NUDOCS 8909050368 | |
| Download: ML20246K089 (3) | |
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.^, UNITED STATES c NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 15' :) wasstwor N.o.c.rosss I August 29. 1989
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MEMORANDUM' FOR:' Sholly Coordinator FROM: Alexander Adams, Jr., Project Manager Ncn-Power Reactor, Decommissioning and Environmental Project Directorate Division of Reactor Projects III, IV, Y and Special Projects
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REQUEST FOR PUBLICATION IN BI-WEEKLY FR NOTICE - NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY LICOi! AND PROPOSED NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION DETERMINATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING National Aeronautics and Space Administrate,on (NASA). Plum Brook Station-Docket No. 50-30. Plum Brook Reactor D_ ate of amendrrent request; February 27, 1989 and June 22, 1989
_ Description of arnendment request: The amendment would change portions of the licensee's organizational structure. The facility currently has a possession cnly license and is in protected safe storage awaiting decommissioning. All special nuclear material has been removed from the site.
The Aeropropulsion facilities and Experiments Division would replace the Health Safety & Security Division as the division responsible to provide .
resources to maintain the Plum Brook Reactor in protected safe storage. As a result of this change, the Radiation Safety Officer would report to the Director of the Aeronautics Directorate in matters concerning radiation safety at the facility.
Basis for proposed no significant hazards consJgatioldeterinination: The Comission has provided standards for determining whether a significant hazards 1 consideration exists as stated in 10 CFR 50.92(c). A proposed amendnent to an cperating license for a facility involves no significant hazards considerations if operation of the facility in accordance with a proposed amendment would not:
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-(1) Involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; (2) Create the possib1? tty of a new or different i kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) Involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
(1) The proposed amendment does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated because the organizational changes will not affect the protected safe storage mode the facility is in. Furthermore, the Technical Specification continue to require that NASA provides whatever resources are required to maintain the facility in a condition that poses no hazard to the general public or to the environment.
(2) The proposed amendment does not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated because the change only involves portions of the organizational structure; and does not physically alter any system or cornponents, or the way the reactor is maintained in protected safe storage.
(3) The proposed amendment does not involve a significant reduction in a ,
margin of safety because there will be no change in the protected safe storage status of the facility or the resources committed to maintaining the facility in protected safe storage.
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^ The staff has concluded that the requested changes meet the standards for y
no significant' hazards: consideration and, therefore, has made a proposed deterninationLthat the requested license amendment does not involve a
- significant hazards' consideration.
f Local Public Document Room' location: N/A Attorney for licensee: N/A NP.C Project Director: Seymour H. Weiss 6" j .
Alexander Adams, Jr., ect Manager Non-Power Reactor, Dec issioning and Environmental Project Directorate Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, Y and Special Projects
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