[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88275-88276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29359]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-170; NRC-2012-0272]
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
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-84, held by the Armed Forces
Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI or the licensee) for the
continued operation of its AFRRI Training, Research, Isotopes
Production, General Atomics (TRIGA) reactor for an additional 20 years.
DATES: The Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-84 is effective on
November 30, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2012-0272 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-2012-0272. 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: The NRC has issued renewed Facility
Operating License No. R-84, held by the licensee, which authorizes
continued operation of the AFRRI TRIGA reactor, located in Bethesda,
Maryland. The AFRRI TRIGA reactor is a heterogeneous pool-type, natural
convection, light-water cooled and shielded reactor. The renewed
license authorizes the licensee to operate the AFRRI TRIGA reactor up
to a steady-state power level of 1.1 megawatts thermal with pulsing
capability using reactivity insertions up to 2.45% [Delta]k/k. The
renewed Facility Operating License No. R-84 will expire 20 years from
its date of issuance, November 30, 2016.
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 agency afforded an opportunity for hearing in
the Notice of Opportunity for Hearing published in the Federal Register
on November 15, 2012 (77 FR 68155). 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 related to the
renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-84 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 Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact regarding the renewal of the facility operating license, noticed
in the Federal Register on November 25, 2016 (81 FR 85268), and
concluded that renewal of the facility operating license will not have
a significant impact on the quality of the human environment.
Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons through ADAMS accession numbers, as indicated.
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ADAMS accession
Document No.
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Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Renewal ML041800067
of Operating License R-84 for 1 MW TRIGA Research
Reactor (June 24, 2004).............................
Reactor Operator Requalification Program for Armed ML041800071
Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (June 24,
2004)...............................................
Environmental Report for Armed Forces Radiobiology ML041800068
Research Institute (June 24, 2004)..................
Safety Analysis Report for Armed Forces Radiobiology ML101650415
Research Institute (AFRRI) (June 24, 2004) (redacted
version)............................................
Safety Analysis Report Chapters 4 and 13 for Armed ML101650422
Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI)
(March 4, 2010) (redacted version)..................
Request for Additional Information Regarding ML102310075
Financial Qualifications for the License Renewal
Review (August 13, 2010)............................
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Response ML110260024
to Request for Additional Information dated July 19,
2010 Re: Technical Specifications (September 27,
2010) (redacted version)............................
Letter Re: Armed Forces Radiobiology Research ML103070121
Institute-Request for Additional Information
Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC
No. ME1587) (October 21, 2010)......................
Request for Additional Information Re: License ML103560456
Amendment, Separation of Byproduct Material
(December 15, 2010).................................
Request for Additional Information Regarding the ML110460687
Application for License Renewal (February 7, 2011)..
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute-- ML112232300
Response to Request for Additional Information
Regarding the Application for License Renewal (June
20, 2011)...........................................
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Response to Request for Additional Information ML11269A030
Regarding the Application for Renewal of License R-
84 (September 6, 2011)..............................
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute-- ML113410120
Response to NRC Request for Additional Information
Questions 14-41 and Resubmittal of Technical
Specifications (October 20, 2011) (redacted version)
Response to Request for Additional Information ML11341A133
Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC
No. ME1587) (November 28, 2011).....................
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, ML113460085
Technical Responses to NRC Request for Additional
Information Re: License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587)
(November 28, 2011) (redacted version)..............
Request For Additional Information Regarding The ML12122A146
Application For License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587)
(April 20, 2012)....................................
Response to Request for Additional Information ML12032A054
Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC
No. ME1587) (January 17, 2012)......................
Request for Additional Information Regarding the ML12272A303
Application for License Renewal (September 21, 2012)
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute-- ML13182A084
Response to Request for Additional Information
Regarding the Application for License Renewal (TAC
ME1587) (June 28, 2013).............................
U.S. Dept of Defense, Uniformed Services University ML13254A064
of the Health Sciences--Submittal of revised
Technical Specifications, Docket 50-170 (August 27,
2014)...............................................
Request for Additional Information Regarding the ML14349A319
Renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-84 for
the AFRRI TRIGA Reactor Facility (December 4, 2014).
Letter from Stephen L. Miller Enclosing Revision of ML15093A099
the Technical Specifications for the Armed Forces
Radiobiology Research Institute Reactor (license R-
84, docket 50-170) (March 30, 2015).................
Request for Additional Information Regarding the ML16040A310
Application for License Renewal (February 9, 2016)..
Submittal of Technical Specifications for the Armed ML16060A210
Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Facility
(February 26, 2016).................................
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Armed Forces ML16218A224
Radiobiology Research Institute TRIGA Research
Reactor Proposed License Renewal, IPaC Trust
Resources Report, (August 5, 2016)..................
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species ML16120A505
Consultations Frequently Asked Questions, (July 15,
2013)...............................................
Response to NRR Request for Additional Information ML16232A164
Regarding the Application for License Renewal for
AFRRI Facility (August 5, 2016).....................
U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces Radiobiology ML16258A463
Research Institute (AFRRI), Submittal of Request for
Additional Information Regarding the Application for
License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587) (September 12,
2016)...............................................
Reactor Operator Requalification Program for the ML16258A464
AFRRI TRIGA Reactor Facility (September 12, 2016)...
Request for Additional Information Regarding the ML16267A447
Application for License Renewal (TAC No. ME1587)
(September 21, 2016)................................
AFRRI Email Regarding License Renewal Application ML16270A541
(September 26, 2016)................................
AFRRI Email Response to Request for Additional ML16271A536
Information for License Renewal (September 27, 2016)
Letter from Stephen L. Miller Enclosing Revision of ML16278A111
the Technical Specifications for the Armed Forces
Radiobiology Research Institute Reactor (September
30, 2016)...........................................
U.S. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute ML16321A461
Letter Regarding Review of Draft License R-84
(November 16, 2016).................................
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute-- ML16077A303
Issuance of Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-
84 for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research
Institute Research Reactor (November 30, 2016)......
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of December, 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Alexander Adams, Jr.,
Chief, Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch, Division of Policy
and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2016-29359 Filed 12-6-16; 8:45 am]
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