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Psu Cover Letter 2022 SG
ML23193A780
Person / Time
Site: 07000113
Issue date: 07/19/2023
From: Jennifer Tobin
NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To: Teachy V
Pennsylvania State Univ
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EPID L-2023-LRQ-0000
Download: ML23193A780 (3)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 19, 2023 Virginia A. Teachy, Associate Vice President for Finance The Pennsylvania State University 406 Old Main University Park, PA 16802-1505

SUBJECT:

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYANNUAL SELF-GUARANTEE FOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS LICENSE -95 (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFICATION CODE: L-2023-LRQ-0000)

Dear Virginia A. Teachy:

By letter dated December 13, 2022 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System

[ADAMS] Accession No. ML23012A060), you submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) a document with a certified amount of financial assurance and associated annual self-guarantee test for Special Nuclear Materials License SNM-95 for The Pennsylvania State University (PSU). The Financial Assessment Branch of the Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards conducted a technical review of the adequacy of the submittal for SNM-95.

An evaluation of the analysis for the materials license is enclosed. The NRC staff concludes that PSU self-guarantee agreement meets the financial test criteria for a non-profit college that issues bonds. PSU conforms to the guidance in NUREG-1757, volume 3, revision 1 Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning GuidanceFinancial Assurance, Recordkeeping, and Timeliness, and meets the applicable requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 30 and 10 CFR section 70.25. Enclosed is a summary of the NRC staffs review of PSUs submittal.

As a reminder for the 2023 submittal, the self-guarantee must be submitted within 90 days of the close of the fiscal year. The requirements are established by the Final Decommissioning Planning Rule and the guidance provided in NUREG-1757, volume 3, revision 1.

In accordance with 10 CFR section 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter and the enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from ADAMS. The PDR is open by appointment only. You may submit your request to the PDR via email at PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST),

Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The ADAMS database is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

V. Teachy 2 If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me at 301-415-2328 or via email at: Jennifer.Tobin@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Tobin, Jennifer on 07/19/23 Jenny Tobin, Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 70-0113 License No. SNM-95

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation Report

ML23193A778(Pkg); ML23193A780 (ltr); ML23193A779(Enc)

OFFICE NMSSDFM/FFLB/PM NMSS/DFM/FFLB/LA NMSS/DFM/FFLB/BC NMSS/DFM/FFLB/PM NAME JTobin JCurry SLav JTobin DATE 7/14/2023 7/17/2023 7/17/2023 7/19/2023