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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day
of February 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Siva P. Lingam,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II–
1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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[Docket No. 50–188]
Kansas State University Triga Mark II
Nuclear Reactor; Notice of Issuance of
Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of a renewed Facility License
No. R–88, to be held by Kansas State
University (the licensee), which would
authorize continued operation of the
Kansas State University TRIGA Mark II
nuclear reactor (KSU TRIGA), located in
Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas.
Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.21, the
NRC is issuing this Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact.
Description of Proposed Action
The proposed action would renew
Facility License No. R–88 for a period
of twenty years from the date of
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issuance of the renewed license, and
would increase the licensed maximum
steady-state power level to 1.25
megawatts thermal power (MW(t)) and
the maximum pulse reactivity insertion.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
September 12, 2002, as supplemented
on November 11, and November 13,
2002; December 21, 2004; July 6, and
September 27, 2005; March 20, March
30, June 28, and September 28, 2006;
May 17, June 4, September 12, and
October 11, 2007; and February 6, 2008.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.109, the
license remains in effect until the NRC
takes final action on the renewal
application.
The KSU TRIGA is located in the
north wing of Ward Hall in the
northwest sector of the University
campus near the center of the city of
Manhattan, Kansas. The reactor is
housed in the reactor bay, a reinforced
concrete and structural steel building
which serves as a confinement. The
KSU TRIGA site comprises the entire
building and the fenced areas
immediately surrounding the building.
There are no nearby industrial,
transportation, or military facilities that
could pose a threat to the KSU TRIGA.
The KSU TRIGA is a pool-type, light
water moderated and cooled research
reactor currently licensed to operate at
a steady-state power level of 250
kilowatts thermal power (kW(t)). The
reactor is licensed to operate in a pulse
mode, with a maximum pulse thermal
power of 250 MW(t). A detailed
description of the reactor can be found
in the KSU TRIGA Safety Analysis
Report (SAR).
As part of the proposed action the
licensee has requested an increase in the
licensed maximum steady-state power
level, an increase in the maximum
reactivity insertion and authorization to
install an additional control rod to
support operation at the increased
power level. The proposed action will
not significantly increase the probability
of accidents. The proposed action may
increase the consequences of accidents,
but will not result in doses in excess of
the limits specified by 10 CFR Part 20.
No changes are being made in the types
of effluents that may be released off site.
There should be no significant increase
in routine occupational or public
radiation exposure. Therefore, the
proposed action should not significantly
change the environmental impact of
facility operation.
Summary of the Environmental
Assessment
The NRC staff reviewed the licensee’s
application which included an
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Environmental Report. To document its
review, the NRC staff has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) which
discusses the KSU TRIGA site and
facility; radiological impacts of gaseous,
liquid, and solid effluents;
environmental and personnel radiation
monitoring; radiation dose estimates for
the maximum hypothetical accident
(MHA); impacts of the ‘‘no action’’
alternative to the proposed action;
alternative use of resources;
considerations related to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and
presents the radiological and nonradiological environmental impacts of
the proposed action.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
NRC has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s letter
dated September 12, 2002
(ML022620007, ML022620011,
ML022620643, ML022630012,
ML022630054, ML022630077), as
supplemented on November 11, 2002
(ML023190241); November 13, 2002
(ML023190219); December 21, 2004
(ML052580517); July 6, 2005
(ML051960517, ML051960520,
ML051960521, ML051960522,
ML052580519, ML052590053);
September 27, 2005 (ML052760292);
March 20, 2006 (ML061640472); March
30, 2006 (ML061010264); June 28, 2006
(ML070660601); September 28, 2006
(ML063070520); May 17, 2007
(ML071430200); June 4, 2007
(ML071630328); September 12, 2007
(ML072680471); October 11, 2007
(ML072970624) and February 6, 2008
(ML080500366). Documents may be
examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the
NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland. Publicly available records
will be accessible electronically from
the Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room on the NRC
Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. The EA can be found in
ADAMS under Accession Number
ML063190172. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC PDR Reference staff at 1–800–397–
4209, or 301–415–4737, or send an email to pdr@nrc.gov.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day
of February, 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Daniel S. Collins,
Chief, Research and Test Reactors Branch
A, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E8–3598 Filed 2–25–08; 8:45 am]
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Request for Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved
Information Collection: RI 20–64, RI
20–64A and RI 20–64B
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) intends to submit to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for extension, without
change, of a currently approved
information collection. RI 20–64, Letter
Reply to Request for Information, is
used by the Civil Service Retirement
System to provide information about the
amount of annuity payable after a
survivor reduction, to explain the
annuity reductions required to pay for
the survivor benefit, and to give the
beginning rate of survivor annuity. RI
20–64A, Former Spouse Survivor
Annuity Election, is used by the Civil
Service Retirement System to obtain a
survivor benefits election from
annuitants who are eligible to elect to
provide survivor benefits for a former
spouse. RI 20–64B, Information on
Electing a Survivor Annuity for Your
Former Spouse, is a pamphlet that
provides important information to
retirees under the Civil Service
Retirement System who want to provide
a survivor annuity for a former spouse.
Comments are particularly invited on:
whether this information is necessary
for the proper performance of functions
of OPM, and whether it will have
practical utility; whether our estimate of
the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
the use of appropriate technological
collection techniques or others forms of
information technology.
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We estimate that 30 survivor elections
on RI 20–64A will be processed per year
and that of these eight will use RI 20–
64 to ask for information about electing
a smaller survivor benefit. Form RI 20–
64A requires 45 minutes to complete for
a burden of 23 hours. Form RI 20–64
requires eight minutes to complete for a
burden of one hour. The total burden is
24 hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–
8358, Fax (202) 418–3251 or via E-mail
to MaryBeth.Smith-Toomey@opm.gov.
Please include a mailing address with
your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 60 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant
Director, Retirement Services Program,
Center for Retirement and Insurance
Services, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room
3305, Washington, DC 20415–3500.
For Information Regarding
Administrative Coordination—Contact:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, (202) 606–
0623.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E8–3539 Filed 2–25–08; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection: RI 38–45
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) intends to submit to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for extension of a
currently approved collection. RI 38–45,
We Need the Social Security Number of
the Person Named Below, is used by the
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Federal Employees Retirement System
to identify the records of individuals
with similar or the same names. It is
also needed to report payments to the
Internal Revenue Service.
Comments are particularly invited on:
whether this collection of information is
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-188]
Kansas State University Triga Mark II Nuclear Reactor; Notice of
Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of a renewed Facility License No. R-88, to be held by Kansas
State University (the licensee), which would authorize continued
operation of the Kansas State University TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor
(KSU TRIGA), located in Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas. Therefore,
pursuant to 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact.
Description of Proposed Action
The proposed action would renew Facility License No. R-88 for a
period of twenty years from the date of issuance of the renewed
license, and would increase the licensed maximum steady-state power
level to 1.25 megawatts thermal power (MW(t)) and the maximum pulse
reactivity insertion. The proposed action is in accordance with the
licensee's application dated September 12, 2002, as supplemented on
November 11, and November 13, 2002; December 21, 2004; July 6, and
September 27, 2005; March 20, March 30, June 28, and September 28,
2006; May 17, June 4, September 12, and October 11, 2007; and February
6, 2008. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.109, the license remains in effect
until the NRC takes final action on the renewal application.
The KSU TRIGA is located in the north wing of Ward Hall in the
northwest sector of the University campus near the center of the city
of Manhattan, Kansas. The reactor is housed in the reactor bay, a
reinforced concrete and structural steel building which serves as a
confinement. The KSU TRIGA site comprises the entire building and the
fenced areas immediately surrounding the building. There are no nearby
industrial, transportation, or military facilities that could pose a
threat to the KSU TRIGA.
The KSU TRIGA is a pool-type, light water moderated and cooled
research reactor currently licensed to operate at a steady-state power
level of 250 kilowatts thermal power (kW(t)). The reactor is licensed
to operate in a pulse mode, with a maximum pulse thermal power of 250
MW(t). A detailed description of the reactor can be found in the KSU
TRIGA Safety Analysis Report (SAR).
As part of the proposed action the licensee has requested an
increase in the licensed maximum steady-state power level, an increase
in the maximum reactivity insertion and authorization to install an
additional control rod to support operation at the increased power
level. The proposed action will not significantly increase the
probability of accidents. The proposed action may increase the
consequences of accidents, but will not result in doses in excess of
the limits specified by 10 CFR Part 20. No changes are being made in
the types of effluents that may be released off site. There should be
no significant increase in routine occupational or public radiation
exposure. Therefore, the proposed action should not significantly
change the environmental impact of facility operation.
Summary of the Environmental Assessment
The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's application which included an
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Environmental Report. To document its review, the NRC staff has
prepared an environmental assessment (EA) which discusses the KSU TRIGA
site and facility; radiological impacts of gaseous, liquid, and solid
effluents; environmental and personnel radiation monitoring; radiation
dose estimates for the maximum hypothetical accident (MHA); impacts of
the ``no action'' alternative to the proposed action; alternative use
of resources; considerations related to the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA); and presents the radiological and non-radiological
environmental impacts of the proposed action.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes
that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined
not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed
action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
licensee's letter dated September 12, 2002 (ML022620007, ML022620011,
ML022620643, ML022630012, ML022630054, ML022630077), as supplemented on
November 11, 2002 (ML023190241); November 13, 2002 (ML023190219);
December 21, 2004 (ML052580517); July 6, 2005 (ML051960517,
ML051960520, ML051960521, ML051960522, ML052580519, ML052590053);
September 27, 2005 (ML052760292); March 20, 2006 (ML061640472); March
30, 2006 (ML061010264); June 28, 2006 (ML070660601); September 28, 2006
(ML063070520); May 17, 2007 (ML071430200); June 4, 2007 (ML071630328);
September 12, 2007 (ML072680471); October 11, 2007 (ML072970624) and
February 6, 2008 (ML080500366). Documents may be examined, and/or
copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically
from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Public Electronic Reading Room on the NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. The EA can be found in ADAMS under Accession
Number ML063190172. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who
encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should
contact the NRC PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737,
or send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of February, 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Daniel S. Collins,
Chief, Research and Test Reactors Branch A, Division of Policy and
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E8-3598 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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