ML20209C890

Application for Renewal of License R-37 & Increase in Reactor Power from 5000 Kw to 6000 Kw.Listed Repts Are Encl, Per NRC

ML20209C890
Person / Time
Site:	MIT Nuclear Research Reactor
Issue date:	07/08/1999
From:	Bernard J, Litster D, Wen Hu L NUCLEAR REACTOR LABORATORY
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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ML20209C896	List: ML20209C890 ML20209C910 ML20209C915 ML20209C923 ML20209C933
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RTR-NUREG-1537 253-4202, NUDOCS 9907120281
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JOHN A. BERNARD 138 Albany Street, Cambrdge, MA 02139-4296 Activshon Analysis j

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The renewal of Operating License No. R-37, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (j l Research Reactor, Docket Nc. 50-20.

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U The Massachusetts Institute of Technology hereby requests renewal of Reactor Operating h License No. R-37. In addition, an increase in reactor power from 5000 kW to 6000 kW is >r requested. Enclosed per your letter of 24 August 1998 are the following: 14

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1. Updated Safety Analysis Report (SAR) {

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Financial Qualifications Environmental Report

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5. Operator Requalification Program t Neither the Emergency Plan nor the Physical Security Plan are enclosed because no 4g <

j changes are mquested at this time. i The following should be noted relative to the above submission. First, the format used for the SAR was NUREG-1537 with the exception that all coolant systems are described in Chapter 5 -

(as opposed to Chapters 5 and 9) and information on nuclear medicine is in a separate section, Chapter 17. Second, financial information on the MITR is contained in Chapter 15 of the SAR. In addition, a copy of MIT's latest financial statement is enc:ased.

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Please contact Dr. Hu or Dr. Bernard at (617)258-5860 or (617)253-4202, respectively,

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David J. Litster Vice-President for Research cc: USNRC - Senior Project Manager, NRR/ONDD USNRC - Region I- Project Scientist Effluents Radiation Protection Section (ERPS)

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