[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60419-60420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21623]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 70-7019; NRC-2021-0182]
Oregon State University
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License renewal; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has issued
a renewal to special nuclear materials (SNM) License No. SNM-2013 to
Oregon State University (OSU) in Corvallis, Oregon. The renewed license
will authorize the applicant to continue research on research and test
reactor fuel rods that contain greater than critical mass amounts of
SNM. The license renewal would allow OSU to continue licensed
activities for 10 years beyond its current license.
DATES: Renewed License No. SNM-2013 was issued on September 30, 2022,
and is effective as of the date of issuance.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0182 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this action. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this action using
any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0182. 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,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
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: Jenny Tobin, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-2328, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant research
university in Corvallis, Oregon. The OSU School of Engineering is under
contract to the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct non-destructive
testing research on research reactor fuel from five different research
reactors in the United States. The quantity of SNM involved in this
project requires an NRC-issued SNM license pursuant to part 70 of title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Domestic licensing of
special nuclear material.''
II. Discussion
Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.106, the NRC is providing notice of the
renewal of License SNM-2013 to OSU, which authorizes OSU to complete
research involving SNM for DOE at its location in Corvallis, Oregon.
OSU submitted its renewal application on July 29, 2021, and submitted a
correction on July 31, 2021. An NRC administrative completeness review,
dated September 15, 2021, found the application acceptable for a
technical review. After reviewing the OSU SNM renewal application, the
NRC sent a request for additional information (RAI) dated October 29,
2021, to OSU regarding their renewal application. On January 5, 2022,
OSU responded to the RAI. OSU subsequently supplemented its license
renewal application by letter dated April 19, 2022, requesting an
exemption from the criticality alarm requirement in 10 CFR 70.24.
Because the licensed material will be used for research and
development purposes, renewal of License SNM-2013, is an action that is
categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental
assessment or environmental impact statement, pursuant to 10 CFR
51.22(c)(14)(v).
The NRC previously published a notice of OSU's request for a
materials license renewal with a notice of opportunity to request a
hearing in the Federal Register on October 1, 2021 (86 FR 54485). No
requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene were
received.
During the technical review, the NRC reviewed the application in
areas that included, but were not limited to, radiation safety,
chemical safety, fire safety, security, environmental protection, and
material control/accountability. Prior to approving the request to
renew License SNM-2013, NRC reviewed the application to determine
whether it met the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended (the Act), and the NRC's regulations in 10 CFR part 70. The
NRC's review and findings are documented in a safety evaluation report.
In the report, the NRC concluded that the licensee can continue to
operate the facility without endangering the health and safety of the
public.
The NRC finds that the license complies with the standards and
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the
NRC's rules and regulations as set forth in 10 CFR chapter 1.
Accordingly, this license was issued on September 30, 2022, and was
effective immediately.
III. Availability of Documents
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's ``Rules of Practice,''
the details with respect to this action, including the safety
evaluation report and accompanying documentation and license, are
available electronically in the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, you can
access ADAMS, which provides text and image files of the NRC's public
documents. For further details related to
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this action, visit https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-
2021-0182.
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons through ADAMS accession numbers as indicated.
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Document description ADAMS Accession No.
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OSU's application for renewal of special nuclear materials ML21211A614
license, dated July 29, 2021.
OSU's corrected (public) application for renewal of special ML21235A325
nuclear materials license, dated July 31, 2021.
NRC Request for Additional Information dated October 29, ML21300A112 (package).
2021.
OSU's response to request for additional information and ML22006A036
revisions to application, dated January 5, 2022.
OSU Supplemental Information regarding Request for ML22122A105 (package).
Exemption from 10 CFR 70.24, ``Criticality Accident
Requirements,'' dated April 19, 2022.
Issuance of Renewed License SNM-2013, dated September 30, ML22047A187
2022.
NRC Safety Evaluation Report, dated September 30, 2022..... ML22056A357
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Dated: September 30, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carrie M. Safford,
Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
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