ML17142A419

University of Missouri Research Reactor Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action License Amendment Request to Implement Selective Gas Extraction Target Experimental Facility at the University of Missouri Research Reactor

ML17142A419
Person / Time
Site:	University of Missouri-Columbia
Issue date:	06/06/2017
From:	Wertz G A NRC/NRR/DPR/PRLB
To:	Rhonda Butler Univ of Missouri
Wertz G A
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CAC MF9524
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June 6, 2017

Mr. Ralph A. Butler, Executive Director University of Missouri-Columbia Research Reactor Center 1513 Research Park Drive Columbia, MO 65211

SUBJECT:

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA RESEARCH REACTOR - ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO IMPLEMENT SELECTIVE GAS EXTRACTION TARGET EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH REACTOR (CAC NO. MF9524) Dear Mr. Butler:

By letter dated May 3, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession Package No. ML17132A252), the University of Missouri-Columbia Research Reactor submitted a license amendment request (LAR) to produce molybdenum-99 using the General Atomics Selective Gas Extraction process. The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's acceptance review of this LAR. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.

Consistent with Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), an amendment to the license, including the technical specifications, must fully describe the changes requested, and following as far as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. Section 50.34 of 10 CFR addresses the content of technical information required. This section stipulates that the submittal address the design and operating characteristics, unusual or novel design features, and principal safety considerations.

The NRC staff has reviewed your LAR and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to begin its detailed technical review to make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment.

From our discussions at the NRC public meeting conducted on February 13, 2017, you have requested the NRC staff to expedite this review. Based on the information provided in your LAR, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request could be completed in approximately one year. If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes in the forecasted review period, the reasons for the changes, along with the new completion estimate, will be communicated by me or other NRC staff. A milestone schedule is provided as an enclosure to this letter.

R. Butler - 2 - These estimates are based on the NRC staff's initial review of the LAR, and they could change, due to several factors including requests for additional information, unanticipated addition of scope to the review, and review by NRC advisor committees or hearing-related activities. If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact me at (301) 415-0893 or via electronic mail at Geoffrey.Wertz@nrc.gov. Sincerely,

/RA Alexander Adams Acting for/ Geoffrey A. Wertz, Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-186 Enclosure As stated

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University of Missouri-Columbia Docket No. 50-186 cc:

Les Foyto, Associate Director Reactor and Facilities Operations University of Missouri - Columbia Research Reactor Center 1513 Research Park Drive Columbia, MO 65211

Homeland Security Coordinator Missouri Office of Homeland Security P.O. Box 749 Jefferson City, MO 65102

Planner, Dept of Health and Senior Services Section for Environmental Public Health P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570

Deputy Director for Policy Department of Natural Resources 1101 Riverside Drive Fourth Floor East Jefferson City, MO 65101

A-95 Coordinator Division of Planning Office of Administration P.O. Box 809, State Capitol Building Jefferson City, MO 65101

Test, Research and Training Reactor Newsletter P.O. Box 118300 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 R. Butler - 3 -

SUBJECT:

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH REACTOR - ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO IMPLEMENT SELECTIVE GAS EXTRACTION TARGET EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH REACTOR (CAC MF9524) DATED: JUNE 6, 2017

DISTRIBUTION: PUBLIC LTran, NRR RidsNrrDprPrta PRLB r/f SLynch, NRR RidsNrrDpr RidsACRS_MailCTR AAdams, NRR GWertz, NRR RidsNrrDprPrtb RidsOgcMailCenter MBalazik, NRR ADAMS Accession No.: ML17142A419; *via e-mail NRR-084 OFFICE NRR/PRLB/PM* NRR/PRLB/LA* NRR/PRLB/BC NRR/PRLB/PM NAME GWertz NParker AAdams (AAdams for) GWertz DATE 5/23/17 5/23/17 6/6/17 6/6/17 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Enclosure MILESTONE SCHEDULE FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA RESEARCH REACTOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MOLYBDENUM-99, PART ONE, INCORE CHANGES LICENSE NO. R-103; DOCKET NO. 50-186 The table below provides the NRC staff's initial assessment of the timeframe for completion of the license amendment request based on our review of the application for acceptability for docketing. As noted in the letter, this schedule represents our best estimate, and is subject to change should additional technical review or regulatory actions be necessary. Key Milestones Target Completion Dates Receive License Amendment Request - Part 1 May 2017 Complete Acceptance Review June 2017 Issue Request for Additional Information (RAI) September 2017 Issue Supplemental RAI (if necessary)* December 2017 Complete Draft Safety Evaluation Report May 2018 Complete Safety Evaluation and Issue License Amendment June 2018

• If supplemental RAIs are not necessary, then the schedule can be improved by approximately 2 months.