ML20198R932

Safety Evaluation Supporting Amend 12 to License R-120

ML20198R932
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Site:	North Carolina State University
Issue date:	10/30/1997
From:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPORTING AMENDMENT NO.12 TO FACILITv LICENSE NO. R-120 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY DOCKET NO. 50-297

1.0 INTRODUCTION

By letter dated September 10,1997, North Carolina State University (NC State or the licensee) submitted a request for an amendment to Appendix A of Facility License No. R 120. Technical Specifications (TS) for the North Carolina State University PULSTAR Reactor. The requested changes would update Figure 5.2-1 of the TS, PULSTAR Reactor Site Map, and remove reference to Region ll in TS 6.7, Reporting Requirements.

2.0 EVALUATION The licensee has requested changes to TS Figure 5.21, PULSTAR Reactor Site Map. NC State has changed the names of some streets surrounding the reactor site. The requested change to the TS keeps the street names up to date. The staff finds that these changes are administrative in nature and are therefore acceptable.

The licensee has requested changes to TS 6.7, Reporting Requirements. The requestod changes would remove reference to Region 11in the TS. On August 4,1997, the non-power reactor inspection program was transferred for licensees in Region ll from the region to the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. A letter from the Region 11 Administrator to NC State dated August 1,1997, informed NC State of the change and instructed the' licensee to direct correspondence, reports, and inquiries to the Document Control Desk at NRC Headquarters. The staff finds that this change is administrative in nature, removes unneeded reporting requirements from the TS, and is therefore acceptable to the staff.

3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION

This amendment involves changes in recordkeeping, reporting, or administrative procedures or requirements. Accordingly, the amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of this amendraent.

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4.0 CONCLUSION

Tha staff has concluded, on the basis of the considerations discussed above, that -

(1) because the amendment does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of accidents previously evaluated, or create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated, and does not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety, the amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration; (2) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by the proposed activities; and (3) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations and the issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or the health and safety of the public.

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- Principai Contributor: A. Adams, Jr.

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