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Ltr Dtd 5/13/10; Subj: Request for a Section 106 Review Under the National Historic Preservation Act for the Washington State University Research Reactor in Pullman, Washington
ML101340270
Person / Time
Site: Washington State University
Issue date: 05/13/2010
From: Dwyer J P
NRC/RGN-I/DNMS/CRDB
To: Griffith G
State of WA, Dept of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
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Download: ML101340270 (3)


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May 13, 2010

Greg Griffith

Office of Archeology & Historic Preservation

P.O. Box 48343

Olympia, WA 98504-8343

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR A SECTION 106 REVIEW UNDER THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

RESEARCH REACTOR IN PULLMAN, WASHINGTON

Dear Mr. Griffith:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering issuance of a renewed Facility

Operating License No. R-76, which would authorize continued operation of the Washington

State University (WSU) Modified TRIGA Nuclear Radiation Center Reactor (NRCR). NRCR is a 1 MegaWatt (thermal) research reactor located in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington. The

proposed action would renew Facility Operating License No. R-76 for a period of 20 years from

the date of issuance of the renewed license.

The NRCR is located within the Dodgen Research Facility (DRF) on the WSU campus in

Whitman County, Pullman, Washington. The DRF has research and teaching laboratories, classrooms, offices, and workshops, and is located at the eastern terminus of Roundtop Road.

The DRF is surrounded by a golf course and some prairie land. WSU took possession of the

original structure with the reactor in 1958 and the Facility Operating License was issued on

March 6, 1961. Construction of additional offices and laboratories was completed on

September 29, 1970.

The proposed action would allow the NRCR to continue operations as it has been for the past

49 years. The licensee has not requested any changes to the facility design or operating

conditions as part of this renewal request. The proposed action will not increase the probability

or consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of effluents that may

be released off site. There should be no increase in occupational or public radiation exposure.

Therefore, renewal of the license should not change the environmental impact of facility

operation.

The National Historic Preservation Act requires federal agencies to consider the effects of their

undertakings on historic properties. The National Register of Historic Places lists nine historical

sites in the Pullman, Washington area. Eight of the sites are located in the City of Pullman and

one site is to the south of the NRCR. None of the sites are closer than 0.5 miles to the NRCR.

Given the distance between the facility and the historic sites, continued operation of the WSU

NRCR will not impact any historical sites. Based on this information, the NRC finds that the

potential impacts of license renewal would have no adverse effect on historic and

archaeological resources.

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G. Griffith 2

We request your Office's concurrence with this assessment. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Steven R. Courtemanche of my staff at (610) 337-5075 or at

steven.courtemanche@nrc.gov.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely, Original signed by James P. Dwyer James P. Dwyer, Chief

Commercial and R&D Branch

Division of Nuclear Materials Safety G. Griffith 2

We request your Office's concurrence with this assessment. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Steven R. Courtemanche of my staff at (610) 337-5075 or at

steven.courtemanche@nrc.gov.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely, Original signed by James P. Dwyer James P. Dwyer, Chief

Commercial and R&D Branch

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