[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.
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