[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75299-75301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26665]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-607; NRC-2022-0114]
Regents of the University of California, University of
California-Davis McClellan Nuclear Research Center, Training, Research,
Isotopes, General Atomics 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 for Facility Operating License No. R-130, held by the Regents
of the University of California (the licensee), for the continued
operation of the University of California-Davis McClellan Nuclear
Research Center (UCD, MNRC) Training, Research, Isotopes, General
Atomics (TRIGA) reactor (the reactor, facility), for an
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additional 20 years from the date of issuance. The facility is located
in the city of North Highlands, Sacramento County, California. In
connection with the renewed license, the licensee is authorized to
operate the reactor at a maximum licensed power level of 1.0 megawatt-
thermal (MWt).
DATES: Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-130 was issued on
November 21, 2022, and is effective as of the date of issuance.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0114 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-2022-0114. 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 notice.
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. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geoffrey Wertz, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0893; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC has issued a renewal for Facility Operating License No. R-
130, held by Regents of the University of California, which authorizes
operation of the UCD MNRC TRIGA reactor. The UCD MNRC is a hexagonal-
grid, natural-convection-cooled TRIGA-type reactor with a graphite
reflector. The renewed license authorizes the licensee to operate the
UCD MNRC at a steady-state power level up to a maximum of 1.0 MWt.
Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-130 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 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 9, 2022 (87 FR 13334). The NRC received no requests
for a hearing following the notice.
The NRC staff prepared the Safety Evaluation Report--Renewal of the
Facility Operating License for the University of California-Davis
McClellan Nuclear Research Center TRIGA Research Reactor, License No.
R-130, Docket No. 50-607 which concluded 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 October 20,
2022 (87 FR 63820), 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
Documents related to this action, including the license renewal
application and other supporting documentation, and the safety
evaluation report prepared by the NRC staff for the license renewal,
are available to interested persons as indicated.
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Document description ADAMS accession No.
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NRC Safety Evaluation Report-- ML22214B831.
Renewal of the Facility
Operating License for the
University of California-Davis
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center TRIGA Research Reactor,
dated November 21, 2022.
University of California, Davis ML18179A501.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--Renewal of Facility
Operating License No. R-130,
Regents of the University of
California, McClellan Nuclear
Research Center Training,
Research, Isotope, General
Atomics, dated June 11, 2018.
University of California, Davis ML19132A147.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--Requested Changes to
Facility License Renewal
Application, dated May 10, 2019.
University of California, Davis ML19197A260.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--Expected Submission Date
of 1.0 MW Steady-State Power
Level Final Safety Analysis
Report, dated June 14, 2019.
University of California, Davis ML20188A368.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--Updated UCD/MNRC
[McClellan Nuclear Research
Center] License (R-130) Renewal
Application Package Docket
Number 50-607, dated July 6,
2020.
University of California, Davis ML20238B984.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--University of California
at Davis License Renewal
Application Updated Safety
Analysis Report (redacted),
dated July 6, 2020.
University of California, Davis ML20188A370.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--University of California
Davis McClellan Nuclear Research
Center Financial Qualification
Report, dated June 10, 2020.
University of California, Davis ML20238B993.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--University of California
at Davis License Renewal
Application Environmental Report
(redacted), dated July 6, 2020.
University of California Davis, ML20188A371.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--UCD/MNRC-0004-DOC-14,
Technical Specifications for the
University of California--Davis
McClellan Nuclear Radiation
Center (UCD/MNRC), dated June
10, 2020.
University of California, Davis ML20188A374.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--UCD/MNRC-0009-DOC-04,
University of California--Davis/
Mcclellan Nuclear Radiation
Center Selection and Training
Plan for Reactor Personnel,
dated January 12, 2000.
University of California, Davis ML20238B990.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--University of California
at Davis Emergency Plan, dated
June 21, 2018 (redacted)..
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Department of the Air Force, ML20205Q191.
Memorandum for U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, RE: USAF
request to convey the McClellan
Nuclear Research Center to the
Regents of the University of
California at Davis, dated April
13, 1999.
University of California, Davis ML21265A540
McClellan Nuclear Research (Package).
Center--University of California
at Davis License Renewal
Application, Supplemental
Information from the NRC staff
audit, dated September 22, 2021.
University of California, Davis ML22154A543.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--UC Davis MNRC Submission
of Technical Specifications in
Support of License Renewal
Applications, dated June 3, 2022.
University of California, Davis ML21351A317.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--UC Davis UCD/MNRC
Response to NRC Staff Request
for Additional Information
Regarding Licensing Renewal
Application Letter Issued
November 30, 2021, dated
December 17, 2021.
University of California, Davis ML22014A127.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--50.54P Submittal of the
UCD/MNRC Physical Security Plan
for University of California,
Davis McClellan Nuclear Research
Center (UCD/MNRC), Docket No. 50-
607, Facility Operating License
No. R-130, dated January 11,
2022.
University of California, Davis ML21269A001.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--University of California-
Davis, McClellan Nuclear
Research Center Reactor,
Selection and Training Plan for
Reactor Personnel, Document No.
UCD/MNRC-0009-DOC-05, September
2021, dated September 22, 2021.
University of California, Davis ML22089A158.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--UC Davis MNRC Response
to NRC Staff Request for
Additional Information Regarding
Licensing Renewal Application
Letter Issued February 8, 2022,
dated March 30, 2022.
University of California, Davis ML22172A197
McClellan Nuclear Research (Package).
Center--Supplemental
Information, UC Davis MNRC
Submission of Technical
Specification in Support of
License Renewal Application,
dated June 21, 2022.
University of California, Davis ML22173A201
McClellan Nuclear Research (Package).
Center--Response to NRC Request
for Additional Information
Letter Dated June 3 2022
Regarding Licensing Renewal
Application for the University
of California-Davis/McClellan
Nuclear Research Center, dated
June 22, 2022.
University of California, Davis ML22181B082.
McClellan Nuclear Research
Center--Response to NRC Request
for Additional Information
Letter Dated June 24, 2022,
Regarding Licensing Renewal
Application for the University
of California-Davis/McClellan
Nuclear Research Center, dated
June 30, 2022.
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Dated: December 5, 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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