University of Missouri-Columbia Research Reactor
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)
Notices
Pages 3814-3816
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2017-00523
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Docket No. 50-186; NRC-2013-0090
University of Missouri--Columbia Research 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-103, held by the Curators of the University of Missouri--Columbia (the licensee), for the continued operation of its University of Missouri--Columbia Research Reactor (MURR or the reactor) at a maximum steady-state power level of 10 megawatts thermal (MWt) for an additional 20 years from the date of issuance. The MURR facility is located in the University Research Park, adjacent to the main campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia, in Boone County, Columbia, Missouri.
DATES: The renewed facility operating license No. R-103 is effective on January 4, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0090 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-2013-0090. 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. 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: Geoffrey A. Wertz, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0893; email: Geoffrey.Wertz@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Discussion
The NRC has issued renewed Facility Operating License No. R-103, held by the licensee, which authorizes continued operation of the MURR, located in the University Research Park, adjacent to the main campus of the University of Missouri--Columbia, in Columbia, Missouri. The MURR is an open pool-type reactor which is light-water moderated and cooled. It is licensed to operate at a maximum steady state power level of 10 MWt. The renewed Facility Operating License No. R-103 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 May 20, 2013 (78 FR 29393). 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) for the renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-103 and concluded, based on that evaluation, that the licensee can continue to operate the facility without
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endangering the health and safety of the public. The NRC staff also prepared an environmental assessment and finding of no significant Impact for the renewal of the facility operating license, noticed in the Federal Register on November 29, 2016 (81 FR 86024), 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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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 under ADAMS Accession No. ML16124A887.
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Document ADAMS accession No.
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Application for License Renewal for ML062540114.
the University of Missouri-Columbia
Research Reactor as Per 10 CFR
2.109--Cover Letter, August 31, 2006.
Safety Analysis Report for the ML092110573.
University of Missouri-Columbia
Application for License Renewal
Application--Volume 1 of 2--
Redacted, August 31, 2006.
Safety Analysis Report for the ML092110597.
University of Missouri-Columbia
Application for License Renewal--
Chapters 10-18, Volume 2 of 2--
Redacted, August 31,2006.
University of Missouri Research ML062540121.
Reactor (MURR) Environmental Report
for License Renewal, August 31, 2006.
Written Communication as Specified by ML100330073.
10 CFR 50.4 (b)(1) Regarding the
Response to the ``University of
Missouri at Columbia--Request for
Additional Information RE: License
Renewal Environmental Report,''
January 29, 2010.
University of Missouri, Columbia-- ML12354A237.
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information, Redacted,
July 16, 2010.
University of Missouri--Columbia ML120050315.
Licensee Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information--Chapter 10,
Related to Amendment Information
Only, Redacted, August 31, 2010.
University of Missouri, Columbia, ML102500533.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding License
Renewal, September 3, 2010.
University of Missouri, Columbia-- ML12355A019.
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information, dated June
1, 2010, (TAC No.ME1580) Redacted,
September 30, 2010.
University of Missouri, Columbia-- ML12355A023.
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information 45-Day
Response Questions (TAC No. ME1580)
Redacted, October 29, 2010.
Written Communication as Specified by ML103060018.
10 CFR 50.4 (b)(1) Regarding the
Response to the ``University of
Missouri at Columbia--Request for
Additional Information RE: License
Renewal, Safety Analysis Report,
Complex Questions,'' dated May 6,
2010, October 29, 2010.
University of Missouri, Columbia-- ML12355A026.
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information 45-Day
Response Questions (TAC No. ME1580)
Redacted, November 30, 2010.
University of Missouri-Columbia ML110740249.
Research Reactor Response to Request
for Additional Information Regarding
Renewal Request for Amendment
Facility Operating License R-103,
March 11, 2011.
University of Missouri-Columbia ML11255A003.
Research Reactor's Response to NRC
Request for Additional Information
Regarding a Renewal Request for
Amended Facility Operating License R-
103, September 8, 2011.
University of Missouri--Columbia ML12010A186.
Research Reactor, Written
Communication as Specified by 10 CFR
50.4 (b)(1) Regarding Responses to
the University of Missouri at
Columbia--Request for Additional
Information RE: License Renewal,
Safety Analysis Report, January 6,
2012.
University of Missouri, Columbia-- ML12346A004.
Licensee Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information dated May 6,
2010 (Complex Questions) and June 1,
2012 (45-Day Response Questions) RE:
License Renewal (TAC No. ME1580)
Redacted, June 28, 2012.
Written Communication as Specified by ML15034A474.
10 CFR 50.4 (b)(1) Regarding the
Response to the University of
Missouri at Columbia--Request for
Additional Information Regarding the
Renewal of Facility Operating
License No. R-103 for the University
of Missouri, January 28, 2015.
University of Missouri-Columbia-- ML15216A122.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Renewal
Request for Amended Facility
Operating License, July 31, 2015.
University of Missouri-Columbia, ML15260A439.
Request for a copy of the Emergency
Plan in Support of Renewal of
Amended Facility License No. R-103,
September 15, 2015.
University of Missouri, Columbia- ML15275A314.
Responses to NRC Request for
Additional Information, Dated April
17, 2015, Regarding Renewal Request
for Amended Facility Operating
License, October 1, 2015.
University of Missouri-Columbia-- ML16041A221.
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information Dated
December 17, 2015, Regarding Renewal
Request for License No. R-103,
February 8, 2016.
University of Missouri at Columbia-- ML16103A536.
Responses to NRC Request for
Additional Information dated
February 8, 2016 Regarding Renewal
Request for Amendment, April 8, 2016.
University of Missouri- Columbia ML16110A164.
Research Reactor, Response to
Request for Additional Information
on License Renewal Amendment
Request, April 15, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia ML16155A132.
Research Reactor's Responses to the
NRC Request for Additional
Information, Dated October 28, 2015,
Regarding Our Renewal Request for
Amended Facility Operating License
No. R-103, May 31, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia ML16209A236.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding the Proposed
Technical Specifications for the
License Renewal, July 25, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia ML16246A010.
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information Regarding
Renewal for Amended Facility
Operating License, August 31, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia ML16313A517.
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information Regarding the
Technical Specifications for the
Renewal for Amended Facility
Operating License, November 7, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia ML16321A485.
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information Regarding the
Technical Specifications for the
Renewal for Amended Facility
Operating License, November 15, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia ML16321A455.
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information Regarding the
Security Plan for the Renewal for
Amended Facility Operating License,
November 15, 2016.
University of Missouri-Columbia ML16350A424.
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information Regarding the
Renewal for Amended Facility
Operating License, December 14, 2016.
University Of Missouri-Columbia ML16124A885.
Regarding Issuance of Renewed
Facility Operating License No. R-103
for The University Of Missouri--
Columbia Research Reactor (TAC No.
ME1580) January 4, 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.
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