[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8302-8303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03127]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-223; NRC-2018-0053]
University of Massachusetts Lowell; University of Massachusetts
Lowell Research Reactor
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License renewal; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a
renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-125, held by the University
of Massachusetts Lowell (UML, the licensee), for the continued
operation of the University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Reactor
(UMLRR) for an additional 20 years from the date of issuance. The
facility is located on the UML campus in Lowell, Massachusetts.
DATES: Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-125 was issued on
February 3, 2022, and is effective as of the date of issuance.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0053 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0053. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; 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 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, 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, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Helvenston, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-4067; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC has issued a renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-
125, held by UML, which authorizes operation of the UMLRR. The UMLRR is
a plate-type-fueled research reactor located on the UML campus in
Lowell, Massachusetts. The renewed license continues to authorize the
licensee to operate the UMLRR at a steady-state power level up to a
maximum of 1000 kilowatts (thermal). Renewed Facility Operating License
No. R-125 will expire 20 years from its date of issuance, February 3,
2022.
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 set forth in chapter I
of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Commission has made
appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's
regulations, and sets forth those findings in the renewed facility
operating license. The agency afforded an opportunity for hearing in
the Notice of Opportunity to Request a Hearing published in the Federal
Register on March 19, 2018 (83 FR 12036). The NRC received no requests
for a hearing following the notice.
The NRC staff prepared a safety evaluation report (SER)--Renewal of
the Facility Operating License for the University of Massachusetts
Lowell Research Reactor related to the renewal of Facility Operating
License No. R-125 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, published in the Federal
Register on August 4, 2021 (86 FR 41998), and concluded that renewal of
the facility operating license will not have a significant impact on
the quality of the human environment.
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II. Availability of Documents
Documents related to this action, including the license renewal
application and other supporting documentation, and the SER prepared by
the NRC staff for the license renewal, are available to interested
persons as indicated.
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Document ADAMS accession No.
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University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Submittal of ML17296B070 (Package).
Revision 7 to Emergency Plan, dated May 23, 2013.
University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Submittal of ML15015A016.
Revision 7 to Physical Security Plan, dated January 13,
2015.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Request for Renewal ML16042A015 (Package).
of Facility Operating License R-125 and SAR, dated
October 20, 2015.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Submittal of Revision ML16076A405 (Package).
2 to Operator Requalification Program, dated March 16,
2016.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request ML16335A327 (Package).
for Additional Information Regarding the Operator
Requalification Program for License Renewal and
Submittal of Revision 3 to Operator Requalification
Program, dated November 30, 2016.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request ML17090A348 (Package).
for Additional Information for License Renewal, dated
March 31, 2017.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request ML17192A428 (Package).
for Additional Information Regarding Financial
Qualifications for License Renewal, dated July 11, 2017.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request ML17222A071.
for Additional Information Regarding the Physical
Security Plan for License Renewal and Submittal of
Revision 8 to Physical Security Plan, dated August 7,
2017.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Submittal of Revision ML17261A211.
9 to Physical Security Plan, dated September 13, 2017.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request ML18006A003 (Package).
for Additional Information for License Renewal, dated
January 6, 2018.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Additional Clarifying ML18032A534 (Package).
Information for License Renewal, dated February 1, 2018.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request ML19064B373 (Package).
for Additional Information Primarily Related to
Technical Specifications, dated March 5, 2019.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Submittal of Revised ML19100A273.
SAR Section 7.4.1.2, dated April 10, 2019.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Request ML19291C293.
for Additional Information Primary Related to
Instrumentation and Controls, dated October 18, 2019.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Supplement to October ML19297F433.
18, 2019, Response to Request for Additional
Information, dated October 24, 2019.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Second Supplement to ML19353C523.
October 18, 2019, Response to Request for Additional
Information, dated December 19, 2019.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Supplement to ML19354A610.
December 19, 2019, letter, dated December 20, 2019.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Response to Items ML20055F604.
7.4.c and 7.5.a from Request for Additional Information
Primarily Related to Instrumentation and Controls, dated
February 24, 2020.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Supplemental ML20274A248 (Package).
Information Provided in Response to Audit, dated
September 30, 2020.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Supplemental ML21030A004.
Information Provided in Response to Audit, dated January
30, 2021.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Supplemental ML21047A245.
Information Provided in Response to Audit, dated
February 16, 2021.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Request for ML21095A245.
Additional Language in Proposed License Conditions,
dated April 5, 2021.
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Review of Renewal ML21110A053.
License Conditions, dated April 20, 2021.
NRC Staff Safety Evaluation Report--Renewal of the ML21168A054.
Facility Operating License for the University of
Massachusetts Lowell Research Reactor, dated February 3,
2022.
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Dated: February 9, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joshua M. Borromeo,
Chief, Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Licensing Branch,
Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization
Facilities, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2022-03127 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]
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