Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)
Notices
Pages 3811-3812
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2017-00527
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Docket No. 50-193; NRC-2016-0213
Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission
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-95, held by the Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission (RINSC or the licensee) for the continued operation of its Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center reactor for an additional 20 years from the date of issuance. The facility is located on the Narragansett Bay Campus of the University of Rhode Island in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
DATES: The renewed facility operating license No. R-95 is effective on January 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0213 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-2016-0213. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 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: Patrick G. Boyle, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3936; email: Patrick.Boyle@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC has issued renewed Facility Operating License No. R-95, held by the licensee, which authorizes continued operation of the RINSC reactor, located on the Narragansett Bay Campus of the University of Rhode Island in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The RINSC reactor is a heterogeneous open pool-type, natural and forced convection, light-water cooled and shielded reactor. The renewed license authorizes the licensee to operate the RINSC reactor up to a steady-state power level of 2 megawatts thermal. The renewed Facility Operating License No. R-95 will expire 20 years from its date of issuance, January 5, 2017.
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 October 24, 2016 (81 FR 73148). 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 (SER)--Renewal of the Facility Operating License for the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center Reactor related to the renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-95 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 January 5, 2017 (82 FR 1364), 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. The SER, prepared by the NRC staff for the license renewal, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16337A325.
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``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission-- ML14038A386
`Requesting Renewal of Operating License R-
095 (Enclosure 2)' REDACTED Safety Analysis
Report,'' May 3, 2004.
``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission, ML041270519
Requesting Renewal of Operating License R-
095,'' May 3, 2004.
``Response to Request for Additional ML100270176
Information Concerning Plans for
Decommissioning Facility at the End of
Useful Life Ref Item 3 Parts a, b, and c,''
January 19, 2010.
``Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center, ML16340A068
Appendix A to Safety Analysis Report,
Information on Ar-41 and N-16,'' (received
December 5, 2016), February 4, 2010.
``Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center Reactor ML102240257
Submittal of Response to Request for
Additional Information Re License Renewal,''
August 6, 2010.
``Responding to Requests for Additional ML102360440
Information (RAI) regarding our Analysis of
the Maximum Hypothetical Accident (MHA) for
Renewal of License R-95,'' August 18, 2010.
``Memorandum Steady-State Thermal-Hydraulic ML16062A376
Analysis for ForceddashConvective Flow in
the Rhode Island Nuclear Science (RINSC)
Reactor,'' September 3, 2010.
``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission, ML16279A516
Fourth Response to Request for Additional
Information dated April 23, 2010
(Redacted),'' September 8, 2010.
Argonne National Laboratory Intra-Laboratory ML16343A144
Memo from Earl E. Feldman and M. Kalimullah
to James E. Matos Regarding Steady-State
Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis for Natural-
Convective Flow in the Rhode Island Nuclear
Science Center (RINSC) Reactor, November 8,
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``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission Fifth ML16279A518
Response to April 13, 2010 Request for
Additional Information (Regarding License
Renewal redacted),'' November 26, 2010.
``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission-- ML103490242
Response to Requests for Additional
Information Regarding Aging Issues Raised in
RAIs,'' December 7, 2010.
Page 3812
``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission ML16279A519
Response to April 13, 2010, Request for
Additional Information Regarding License
Renewal Technical Specifications
(Redacted),'' December 14, 2010.
``Reply to your Request for Additional ML110320416
Information (RAI) dated April 13, 2010,
regarding License Renewal for the Rhode
Island Nuclear Science Center Reactor
(RINSC),'' January 24, 2011.
``Letter re: Request for Additional ML110600699
Information dated April 13, 2010 Regarding
License Renewal for the Rhode Island Nuclear
Science Center Reactor (RINSC),'' February
24, 2011.
``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission ML11202A287
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding License Renewal,''
July 15, 2011.
``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission Tenth ML16279A520
Response to the April 13, 2010, Request for
Additional Information Regarding License
Renewal (Redacted),'' July 5, 2011.
``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission ML16279A521
Responses to Request for Additional
Information Regarding License Renewal
(Redacted),'' July 15, 2011.
``Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center Tenth ML11202A290
Response to NRC Request for Additional
Information dated April 13, 2010, Pages 126
Through 204,'' July 15, 2011.
``Response to NRC's Request for Additional ML13080A361
Information Regarding Rhode Island Nuclear
Science Center Reactor License Renewal,''
March 15, 2013.
``Response to NRC's Request for Additional ML13080A362
Information Regarding Rhode Island Nuclear
Science Center Reactor License Renewal,''
March 15, 2013.
``Response to NRC's Request for Additional ML13080A364
Information Regarding Rhode Island Nuclear
Science Center Reactor License Renewal,
Proposed Technical Specification 130314,''
March 15, 2013.
``Response to Request for Additional ML13260A474
Information Regarding Financial
Qualifications for the RINSC Reactor License
Renewal,'' September 16, 2013.
``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission ML14006A420
License Renewal Historical Resource Impact
Response Letter,'' December 19, 2013.
``Response to Request for Additional ML14057A639
Information Regarding Requalification Plan
for the RINSC Reactor License Renewal,''
February 24, 2014.
``Compilation of All Submitted Requests for ML14126A192
Additional Information for the Rhode Island
Nuclear Science Center Reactor License
Renewal. Part 1 of 3,'' April 28, 2014.
``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission ML16279A523
Consolidated Responses to Request for
Additional Information Regarding License
Renewal. Part 2 of 3 (Redacted),'' April 28,
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``Compilation of All Submitted Requests for ML14126A195
Additional Information for the Rhode Island
Nuclear Science Center Reactor License
Renewal. Part 3 of 3,'' April 28, 2014.
``Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center ML14184B361
Reactor--Updated Proposed Technical
Specifications,'' June 30, 2014.
``Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center Updated ML15223A953
Technical Specifications,'' August 7, 2015.
``Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center ML15223A952
Submittal of Updated Proposed Technical
Specification,'' August 11, 2015.
``Summary of Changes to the Proposed ML15223A954
Technical Specifications,'' August 11, 2015.
``Contractor Comments and Responses,'' August ML15223A955
11, 2015.
``Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center ML16062A378
Transient Analyses Revised January 20,
2016,'' January 20, 2016.
``Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center ML16062A380
Technical Specifications,'' February 26,
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``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission-- ML16062A373
Response to Requests for Additional
Information dated September 3, 2015,'' March
1, 2016.
``Fuel Failure Addendum 160229,'' March 1, ML16062A381
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``New Transient Analysis Results 160226,'' ML16062A379
March 1, 2016.
``150903 RAI Responses 160301,'' March 1, ML16062A374
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``Core Change Summary for Conversion from ML16062A375
RINSC LEU Core #5 to LEU Core #6,'' March 1,
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``RINSC Fuel Failure Analysis Dose ML16062A382
Table,'' March 1, 2016.
``Request for Change to License for the Rhode ML16112A071
Island Atomic Energy Commission,'' April 21,
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``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission ML16202A008
Research Reactor--Responses to NRC Staff
Request for Additional Information for
License Renewal Review (Redacted Version),''
July 20, 2016.
``State of Rhode Island and Province ML16280A420
Plantations--Response to Request for
Additional Dated August 3, 2016, Rhode
Island Nuclear Science Center Response to
NRC Request for Additional Information
Regarding the Renewal, and Rhode Island
Nuclear Science Center Technical
Specifications,'' October 6, 2016.
``State of Rhode Island and Providence ML16306A063
Plantations--Response to Request for
Additional Information Regarding
Calculations for Fuel Element Failure
Accident Scenario,'' Letter and Responses,
November 1, 2016.
``Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission-- ML16319A298
Transmittal of Supplemental Information in
Support of Relicensing for the Rhode Island
Nuclear Science Center (R-95),'' Letter and
Responses, November 14, 2016.
Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center-- ML16336A734
``Supplemental Information for the
Relicensing of the Rhode Island Atomic
Energy Commission, Rhode Island Nuclear
Science Center--Safety Analysis Report, and
Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center--
Technical Specifications,'' December 1, 2016.
State of Rhode Island and Province ML16343A851
Plantations--``Supplemental Information
Regarding Relicensing for the Rhode Island
Nuclear Science Center,'' December 8, 2016.
Rhode Island December 13, 2016 Conversation ML16351A003
Record, December 13, 2016.
Supplemental Information Re: Relicensing for ML16350A042
the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center (R-
95), December 15, 2016.
Rhode Island December 15 2016 Conversation ML16351A012
Record, December 15, 2016.
Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center-- ML16350A256
Supplemental Information Regarding
Relicensing, December 15, 2016.
Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission-- ML16337A322
Issuance of Renewed Facility Operating
Licnese No. R-95 for the Rhode Island
Nuclear Science Center Reactor (TAC No.
ME1598) January 5, 2017.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of January, 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael Balazik,
Chief (Acting), Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
FR Doc. 2017-00527 Filed 1-11-17; 8:45 am
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