[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78659-78661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26950]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-182; NRC-2011-0186]
Purdue University; Purdue University Research Reactor
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License renewal; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a renewal
of Facility Operating License No. R-87, held by the Purdue University
(the licensee) for the continued operation of its Purdue University
Research Reactor (PUR-1 or the reactor) for an additional 20 years.
DATES: The operating license renewal for Facility Operating License No.
R-87 is effective on October 31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2011-0186 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2011-0186. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. For
the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided
in a table in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of this
document.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy K. Montgomery, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3398; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC has issued renewed Facility Operating License No. R-87,
held by the licensee, which authorizes continued operation of the
Purdue University Research Reactor, located on the campus of Purdue
University, in the city of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
The PUR-1 is a heterogeneous pool-type, nuclear research reactor that
uses Materials Testing Reactor plate type fuel. The PUR-1 is licensed
to operate at a steady-state power level of 12 kilowatts thermal
(kW(t)). The renewed Facility Operating License No. R-87 will expire 20
years from its date of issuance.
The renewed facility operating license complies with the standards
and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the
Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission has
made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's
regulations in chapter I of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR), and sets forth those findings in the renewed facility
operating license. The NRC afforded an opportunity for hearing in the
Notice of Opportunity for Hearing published in the Federal Register on
November 3, 2011 (76 FR 68225). The NRC received no request for a
hearing or petition for leave to intervene following the notice.
The NRC staff prepared a safety evaluation report for the renewal
of Facility Operating License No. R-87 and concluded, based on that
evaluation, that the licensee can continue to operate the facility
without endangering the health and safety of the public. The NRC staff
also prepared an environmental asessment and finding of no significant
impact for the renewal of the facility operating license, noticed in
the Federal Register on October 27, 2016 (81 FR 74822), and concluded
that renewal of the facility operating license will not have a
significant impact on the quality of the human environment.
II. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons as indicated.
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Document ADAMS accession No.
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Application for relicense of License ML083040443
Number R-87 with Power Uprate (July
7, 2008).
Purdue University Safety Analysis ML111890201
Report (June 30, 2008) [Redacted
Version].
Purdue University--Request for ML101620125
Additional Information (RAI)
Regarding License Renewal.
[Decommissioning Funding Statement of
Intent] (June 3, 2010).
Purdue University--Request For ML101620184
Additional Information Regarding The
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal (Tac No. Me 1594), Responses
To RAIs Dated 24 March 2010
[Responses To ML100820019, fin
assurance, SOI, sig auth, fin rpt]
(June 4, 2010).
Response to Request for Additional ML11320A287
Information Regarding the Purdue
University Reactor License Renewal
(TAC ME1594), Response to RAIs Dated
6 July 2011 (ML101460429). (November
15, 2011).
Purdue University--Request for ML12006A193
Additional Information Regarding the
License Renewal, Responses to RAIs
Dated 6 July 2011 [Responses 11, 12,
13, 15, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28,
30, 31, 33, 35, 36, and 37] (January
4, 2012).
Purdue University--Responses to the ML12031A223
Request for Additional Information
Regarding the Purdue University
Reactor License Renewal dated July 6,
2011 [Responses 3, 4, 7, 10, 17, 19,
20, 22, 24, 29, 34, and 40] (January
30, 2012).
Purdue University--Request for ML14234A109
Additional Information Regarding the
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal (TAC NO. ME 1594), Responses
to RAIS (ML103400115 and ML103400250)
(Redacted Version). [Responses 45,
55, 62, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, and 73]
(January 31, 2012).
Request for Additional Information ML12156A364
Regarding the Purdue University
Reactor License Renewal (TAC ME1594),
Responses to RAIs (ML103400115 and
ML103400250). [Responses 43, 51, 56,
60, and 61] (June 1, 2012).
Purdue University--Request for ML12170B018
Additional Information Regarding the
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal (TAC No. ME1594), Responses
to RAIs (ML103400115 and
ML103400250). [Response 46, 47, 52,
57, and 59] (June 15, 2012).
Purdue University--Request for ML121850004
Additional Information Regarding the
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal, Responses to RAIs
(ML103400115 and ML103400250).
[Response 48, 58, 96, 97 and 98]
(June 29, 2012).
Purdue University--Request for ML12201A070
Additional Information Regarding the
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal, Response to RAI. [Response
49, 50, 53, 64, and 72] (July 13,
2012).
Purdue University--Response to Request ML12226A400
for Additional Information Regarding
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal (TAC No. ME1594, Responses to
RAIs (ML103400115 and ML103400250)
[Responses 54, 69, 77, 78, and 92]
(August 11, 2012).
Purdue University--Response to Request ML13101A044
Request for Additional Information
Regarding the Purdue University
Reactor License Renewal (TAC ME1594).
[Responses 54, 69, 77, 78, and 92]
(April 10, 2013).
Purdue University--Request for ML15210A280
Additional Information Regarding the
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal Application (TAC No. ME1594),
Responses to Letter Dated August 29,
2014 (ML14115A221). [RAI cover letter
for responses to Aug 29, 2015 NRC
letter] (July 24, 2015).
Purdue University--Request for ML15210A282
Additional Information Regarding the
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal Application (TAC No. ME1594),
Responses to Letter Dated August 29,
2014 (ML14115A221). Part 1 of 5. [RAI
Responses part 1 of 5: responses (1-
29), TS (30-64), d/c cost estimate
(65-68), Requal (69-73), SAR Chs. 1-5
(70-162)] (July 24, 2015).
Purdue University--Request for ML15210A283
Additional Information Regarding the
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal Application (TAC No. ME1594),
Responses to Letter Dated August 29,
2014 (ML14115A221). Part 2 of 5. [RAI
Responses part 2 of 5 (SAR chs. 6-
15)] (July 24, 2015).
Purdue University--Request for ML15210A285
Additional Information Regarding the
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal Application (TAC No. ME1594),
Responses to Letter Dated August 29,
2014 (ML14115A221). Part 3 of 5. [RAI
Responses Part 3 of 5 (drawings)]
(July 24, 2015).
Purdue University--Request for ML15210A287
Additional Information Regarding the
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal Application (TAC No. ME1594),
Responses to Letter Dated August 29,
2014 (ML14115A221). Part 4 of 5. [RAI
Responses Part 4 of 5 (drawings)]
(July 24, 2015).
Purdue University--Request for ML15210A288
Additional Information Regarding the
Purdue University Reactor License
Renewal Application (TAC No. ME1594),
Responses to Letter Dated August 29,
2014 (ML14115A221). Part 5 of 5. [RAI
Responses part 5 of 5 (NATCON,
Procedures, Drawings)] (July 24,
2015).
Purdue University--Response to NRC ML16047A382
Request for Additional Information
Regarding Physical Security Plan
Review for License Renewal (January
29, 2016).
Purdue University--Re-Submittal ML16083A219
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information Regarding
Physical Security Plan Review for
License Renewal (February 26, 2016).
Purdue Re-Submittal of Response to NRC ML16102A123
Request for Additional Information
Re: Physical Security Plan Review for
License Renewal (March 31, 2016).
Purdue University--Second Re-Submittal ML16134A083
of Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information Regarding
Physical Security Plan Review for
License Renewal (May 9, 2016).
Purdue University School of Nuclear ML16193A681
Engineering Notice of ADAMS Document
Correction, PUR-1, Docket 50-182,
ML16187A371. Technical
Specifications, Proposed Amendment 13
Enclosed. [Correction of the TSs,
originally submitted under
ML16187A371] (July 7, 2016).
Purdue University Responses to Request ML16207A426
for Additional Information re PUR-1
License Renewal and Power Uprate.
[Responses to RAIs ML15328A314] (July
19, 2016).
Purdue University--Response to Request ML16267A465
for Additional Information Regarding
the Reactor License Renewal
Application, Responses to Letter
dated July 25, 2016 (September 19,
2016).
Purdue University--Explanation of ML16277A165
Technical Specification Changes and
Emergency Operator Action (September
29, 2016).
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of November, 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Duane A. Hardesty,
Acting Chief, Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch, Division of
Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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