[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 151-153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31815]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-166; NRC-2010-0250]


University of Maryland; Maryland University Training 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-70, held by the University of 
Maryland (UMD or the licensee) for the continued operation of its 
Maryland University Training Reactor (MUTR or the facility) Training, 
Research, Isotope Production, General Atomics (TRIGA) reactor for an 
additional 20 years.

DATES: The operating license renewal No. R-70 is effective on December 
22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2010-0250 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-2010-0250. 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]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it available in 
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. 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: Eben Allen, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-4246; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion

    The NRC has issued renewed Facility Operating License No. R-70, 
held by the licensee, which authorizes continued operation of the MUTR, 
located in College Park, Maryland. The MUTR is a heterogeneous pool-
type, natural convection, light-water cooled, and shielded TRIGA 
reactor. The MUTR is licensed to operate at a steady-state power level 
of 250 kilowatts thermal. The renewed Facility Operating License No. R-
70 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 agency afforded an opportunity for hearing in 
the Notice of Opportunity for Hearing published in the Federal Register 
on July 26, 2010 (75 FR 43566). 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-70 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

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Significant Impact for the renewal of the facility operating license, 
noticed in the Federal Register on December 22, 2016 (81 FR 93969), 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 through ADAMS accession numbers, as indicated.

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                     Document                       ADAMS  accession No.
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University of Maryland, Request for Renewal of      ML052910399
 Class 104 Operating License R-70., May 12, 2000.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML022690533
 Information Re: Renewal of License R-70, October
 10, 2002.
Transmittal of the University of Maryland's         ML101970211
 Response to the Request for Additional
 Information Pertaining to Sections Six through
 Ten of the Safety Analysis Report (SAR), June 7,
 2004.
University of Maryland's Response to the Request    ML042240227
 for Additional Information Re: Environmental
 Report for Training Reactor, August 4, 2004.
Submittal of Additional Information as it Pertains  ML042940317
 to Section Eleven of the Safety Analysis Report
 for the Maryland University Training Reactor,
 September 17, 2004.
Response to the Request for Additional Information  ML042940408
 as it Pertains to Section Twelve of the Safety
 Analysis Report for the Maryland University
 Training Reactor, October 7, 2004.
University of Maryland--Response to RAI Regarding   ML051160054
 the Technical Specifications for the Maryland
 University Training Reactor, April 18, 2005.
University of Maryland's Response to Request for    ML061250233
 Additional Information, as it Pertains to Section
 Two of Safety Analysis Report for Maryland
 University Training Reactor, April 25, 2006.
University of Maryland's Response to Request for    ML061280383
 Additional Information, as it Pertains to Section
 Two of Safety Analysis Report for Maryland
 University Training Reactor, April 25, 2006.
University of Maryland Responses to RAIs on the     ML101970209
 SAR, August 28, 2006.
University of Maryland, Response to Request for     ML16083A222
 Additional Information, September 7, 2006.
University of Maryland Responses to RAIs on the     ML101970210
 SAR, November 9, 2006.
University of Maryland's Response to Request for    ML101480913
 Additional Information as it Pertains to
 Technical Specifications for Maryland University
 Training Reactor, December 18, 2006.
University of Maryland, Request for Additional      ML093420068
 Information Regarding the License Renewal for the
 Maryland University Training and Research
 Reactor, December 10, 2009.
University of Maryland, Request for Additional      ML100840239
 Information Regarding License Renewal Technical
 Matters (TAC ME1592), April 6, 2010.
University of MD Training Reactor (MUTR)--          ML101670413
 Submitting Responses to NRC 12/10/09 Request for
 Additional Information Regarding Financial
 Qualifications for Renewal of License, May 27,
 2010.
University of Maryland Responses Request for        ML102110049
 Additional Information Regarding the License
 Renewal for Maryland University Training Reactor,
 July 28, 2010.
University of Maryland Training Reactor, Request    ML102230338
 for Additional Information Regarding License
 Renewal Revised Technical Specifications dated
 December 18, 2006 (TAC No. ME1592), August 20,
 2010.
University of Maryland, Request for Additional      ML102710556
 Information Regarding the License Renewal for the
 Maryland University Training Reactor, September
 22, 2010.
University of Maryland, Maryland University         ML110320459
 Training Reactor (MUTRA), Request for Additional
 Information (RAI) Regarding Remaining Technical
 Specifications, January 31, 2011.
University of Maryland, Maryland University         ML110350175
 Training Reactor, Response to Request No. #2 to
 the NRC's April 6, 2010, Request for Additional
 Information, February 2, 2011.
University of Maryland, Maryland University         ML11124A124
 Training Reactor (``MUTR''), Technical
 Specifications, Response to February 18, 2011,
 Request for Additional Information (``RAI'')
 Regarding Remaining Technical Specifications, May
 2, 2011.
University of Maryland, NRC Response to Letter      ML11171A566
 Dated May 2, 2011, June 22, 2011.
University of Maryland, Maryland, Response to       ML11189A065
 Request for Additional Information in Regard to
 Remaining Technical Specifications, July 5, 2011.
University of Maryland, Response to Request for     ML16231A339
 Additional Information Regarding Dose to General
 Public in the Event of Maximum Hypothetical
 Accident (MHA), July 29, 2011.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML112130086
 Information Regarding the License Renewal for the
 Maryland University Training Reactor (Related to
 May 2, 2011) (TAC No. ME1592), August 26, 2011.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML112380621
 Information Regarding Dose Calculations,
 September 8, 2011.
University of Maryland, Request for Additional      ML11277A026
 Information Regarding License Renewal for
 Maryland University Training Reactor (TAC No.
 ME1592), September 28, 2011.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML11286A337
 Information Regarding the License Renewal for the
 Maryland University Training Reactor, October 12,
 2011.
University of Maryland--Response to NRC Request     ML12060A344
 for Additional Information Regarding the License
 Renewal for the Maryland University Training
 Reactor, February 9, 2012.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML102660113
 Information Re: Reactor Operator Requalification
 Program, February 15, 2012.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML12081A017
 Information Re: Reactor Operator Requalification
 Program (TAC No. ME2431), March 14, 2012.
University of Maryland, Request for Additional      ML12172A139
 Information Regarding the License Renewal for the
 Maryland University Training Reactor (``MUTR''),
 May 22, 2012.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML121870709
 Information, Re: Reactor Operator Requalification
 Program (TAC ME2431), July 16, 2012.
University of Maryland, Response to Request for     ML12255A400
 Additional Information Regarding the License
 Renewal for the Training Reactor (``MUTR''),
 August 29, 2012.
University of Maryland--Review and Approval of the  ML12306A112
 Requalification Training Program for Licensed
 Operators (TAC No. ME1592), November 15, 2012.
University of Maryland--License Renewal for the     ML13095A006
 Maryland University Training Reactor (MUTR), TAC
 ME1592), March 21, 2013.

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University of Maryland, College Park Request for    ML14141A630
 Additional Information Re: Financial Update for
 License Renewal for the University of Maryland
 (TAC ME1592), June 2, 2014.
University of Maryland Training Reactor--Report on  ML14176A078
 AR-41 Mitigation, June 18, 2014.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML14266A658
 Information Re: Review of the Argon-41
 Radiological Dose Assessment for License Renewal
 (TAC ME1592), September 25, 2014.
University of Maryland, Response to Request for     ML14342A563
 Additional Information Regarding Financial Update
 for License Renewal, November 25, 2014.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML14332A300
 Information Re: Review of the ARGON-41
 Radiological Dose Assessment for License Renewal
 of the Maryland University Training Reactor (TAC
 No. ME1592) November 25, 2014.
University Of Maryland--Revised Physical Security   ML14364A086
 Plan For License Renewal Of The Maryland
 University Training Reactor (TAC ME1592) License
 No. 70; Docket No. 50-166, December 19, 2014.
Letter Request for Additional Information RE:       ML15058A276
 Physical Security Plan Review for License Renewal
 (TAC No. ME1592), March 12, 2015.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML15083A383
 Information for License Renewal of the Maryland
 University Training Reactor (TAC No. ME1592),
 August 21, 2015.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML15219A471
 Information for License Renewal of the Maryland
 University Training Reactor Pertaining to Thermal
 Hydraulics, September 10, 2015.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML15349A894
 Information for License Renewal Pertaining to
 Thermal Hydraulics, December 2, 2015.
University of Maryland--Response to Request for     ML16008A072
 Additional Information for License Renewal,
 January 5, 2016.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML16061A003
 Information Re: For the Renewal of Facility
 Operating License No. R-70 the Maryland
 University Training Reactor Docket No. 50-166,
 February 29, 2016.
University of Maryland--License Amendment Re: SNM   ML16312A066
 Limit, Docket No. 50-166, License No. R-70,
 University of Maryland, November 1, 2016.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML16309A184
 Information Re: For the Renewal of Facility
 Operating License No. R-70 the Maryland
 University Training Reactor Docket No. 50-166,
 November 2, 2016.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML16320A007
 Information Re: For the Renewal of Facility
 Operating License No. R-70 the Maryland
 University Training Reactor Docket No. 50-166
 ME1592, November 10, 2016.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML16323A447
 Information Re: For the Renewal of Facility
 Operating License No. R-70 the Maryland
 University Training Reactor Docket No. 50-166,
 November 17, 2016.
University of Maryland--Request for Additional      ML16323A446
 Information Regarding The Review of License
 Renewal For the Maryland University Training
 Reactor (TAC No. ME1592), November 17, 2016.
University of Maryland, Re: Conversation of Record  ML16337A389
 Support of MUTR License Renewal, December 2, 2016.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of December 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael Balazik,
Branch Chief (Acting), Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch, 
Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
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