[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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