ML20134K812

Discusses Pulstar Nuclear Reactor Emergency Plan. Implementation of Changes Will Be Subj to Insp to Confirm That Changes Did Not Decrease Overall Effectiveness of Emergency Plan

ML20134K812
Person / Time
Site:	North Carolina State University
Issue date:	02/11/1997
From:	Alexander Adams NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Perez P North Carolina State University, RALEIGH, NC
References
TAC-M97248, NUDOCS 9702140242
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Department of Nuclear Engineering i Box 7909 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7909

SUBJECT:

PULSTAR NUCLEAR REACTOR EMERGENCY PLAN (TAC NO. M97213)

Dear Mr. Perez:

The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its initial review of changes to the PULSTAR Nuclear Reactor Emergency. Plan that you submitted on November 6, 1996, in compliance with 10 CFR 50.54(q). The changes were reviewed against Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, the guidance l criteria set forth in Regulatory Guide 2.6 (Rev. 1) and ANSI /ANS 15.16, l

" Emergency Planning.for Research Reactors."

Based on your determination that the changes do not decrease the overall. .

effectiveness of your emergency plan, and that it continues to meet the requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, NRC approval is not required.-

Our initial review of these changes indicates them to be in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q). Implementation of these changes will be subject to inspection to confirm that they did not decrease the overall effectiveness of your emergency, plan..

In accordance with'10 CFR 2.790 of the Conwiission's regulations, a copy of this letter will"be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. If you have any questions, please. contact me at ;(301) 415-1127.

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'+9 ,o February 11, 1997 Mr. Pedro B. Perez, Associate Director Nuclear Reactor Program North Carolina State University Department of Nuclear Engineering Box 7909 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7909

SUBJECT:

PULSTAR NUCLEAR REACTOR EMERGENCY PLAN (TAC NO. M97248)

Dear Mr. Perez:

The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its initial review of changes to the PULSTAR Nuclear Reactor Emergency Plan that '

you submitted on November 6, 1996, in compliance with 10 CFR 50.54(q). The changes were reviewed against Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, the guidance criteria set forth in Regulatory Guide 2.6 (Rev.1) and ANSI /ANS 15.16,

" Emergency Planning for Research Reactors."

Based on your determination that the changes do not decre6 se the overall effectiveness of your emergency plan, and that it continues to meet the requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, NRC approval is not required.

Our initial review of these changes indicates them to be in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q). Implementation of these changes will be subject to )

inspection to confirm that they did not decrease the overall effectiveness of  ;

your emergency plan. )

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of l this letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1127.

Sincerely,

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Alexander Adams, Jr.,fSenJ Project Manager '

Non-Power Reactors and3gcommissioning Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Office of Intergovernmental Relations Mr. Gerald D. Wicks, CHP 116 West Jones Street Reactor Health Physicist Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 North Carolina State University P. O. Box 7909 Mr. Pedro B. Perez, Associate Director Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7909 ,

Nuclear Reactor Program North Carolina State University P. O. Box 7909 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7909 ,

Dr. Donald Dudziak, Head Nuclear Engineering Department North Carolina State University P. O. Box 7909 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7909  !

Dr. William Vernetson Director of Nuclear Facilities <

Department of Nuclear Engineering Sciences University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, Florida 32611 Dr. Ratib A. Karam, Director Neely Nuclear Research Center i Georgia Institute of Technology l 900 Atlantic Drive, N.W. '

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Dr. R. U. Mulder, Director

,- UVA Reactor facility Dept. of Nuclear Engineering Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-2442 Dayne H. Brown, Director Division of Radiation Protection Department of Environmental, Health and Natural Resources P. O. Box 27687 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Dr. Nino A. Masnari Dean of Engineering North Carolina State University P. O. Box 7909 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7909 i l

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