Notice of License Termination for University of Illinois Advanced TRIGA Reactor, License No. R-115, 5840-5841 [2013-01673]
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The NRC is also adding a new section,
Section 4.3.1, Civil Penalties to
Individuals Who Release Safeguards
Information, to provide an assessment
tool for the NRC staff to determine civil
penalties for violations of unauthorized
release of safeguards information (SGI)
by individuals. The NRC is also revising
Section 8.0, Table of Base Civil
Penalties, to include a base civil penalty
of $3,500 for individuals who release
SGI.
4. Orders
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Orders, to clarify that Orders may be
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opportunity for a hearing, whenever the
NRC determines that the public health,
safety interest, or common defense and
security so requires, or if the violation
or conduct causing the violation is
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NRC staff for issues involving inaccurate
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IX, Inaccurate and Incomplete
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6. Reporting of Defects
The NRC is adding a new Section
2.3.12, Reporting of Defects and
Noncompliance, to provide guidance to
the NRC staff for issues involving
contractors that supply products or
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The wording for this new section is
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7. Predecisional Enforcement
Conference
The NRC is revising Section 2.4.1,
Predecisional Enforcement Conference,
in its entirety to provide clear and
consistent guidance that allows
licensees and individuals to respond to
apparent violations before final
escalated enforcement action is taken.
The revised text states, in part, that to
the extent practicable, the NRC will
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8. Alternative Dispute Resolution
The NRC is revising Section 2.4.3,
Alternative Dispute Resolution, to
update the alternative dispute
resolution guidance.
9. Enforcement Actions Involving
Individuals
The NRC is revising Section 4.0,
Enforcement Actions Involving
Individuals, to provide guidance for
handling potentially damaging or
disqualifying information involving an
individual’s trustworthiness and
reliability, which may affect an
individual’s unescorted access
authorization to licensee facilities.
10. Violation Examples
The NRC is revising Section 6.0,
Violation Examples, by adding several
new violation examples and revising
several of the current examples. The
sub-sections within Section 6.0 that are
being revised include the violation
examples related to licensed operators,
facility construction (parts 50 and 52 of
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), licensees and fuel
cycle facilities), emergency
preparedness, inaccurate and
incomplete information, and failure to
make a required report. The NRC is
adding violation examples related to
export and import activities.
11. Glossary
The NRC is revising the following
definitions in Section 7.0, Glossary:
actual consequences, apparent violation,
lost source policy, substantial potential
for exposures or releases in excess of the
applicable limits in 10 CFR part 20, and
traditional enforcement. The NRC is
also adding definitions for certificate
holders and nonlicensees for purposes
of the Policy.
12. Table of Base Civil Penalties
In Section 8.0, Table A, Table of Base
Civil Penalties, the NRC is revising the
title of Category ‘‘c’’ by replacing the
wording ‘‘Fuel fabricators authorized to
possess Category III quantities of SNM
[special nuclear material] * * *’’ with
the wording ‘‘All other fuel fabricators,
including facilities under construction
* * *’’. This change will ensure that
Table A addresses fuel facilities under
construction.
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determined that this action is not a
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd
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[Docket No. 50–151; NRC–2013–0017]
Notice of License Termination for
University of Illinois Advanced TRIGA
Reactor, License No. R–115
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is noticing the
termination of Facility Operating
License No. R–115, for the University of
Illinois Advanced TRIGA Reactor
(ATR).
The NRC has terminated the license of
the decommissioned ATR, at the
Nuclear Research Laboratory (NRL) on
the campus of the University of Illinois
(U of IL) in Urbana, Illinois, and has
released the site for unrestricted use.
The licensee requested termination of
the license in a letter to the NRC dated
October 9, 2012 (ADAMS Accession
Number ML12345A245). The ATR
provided training for Nuclear
Engineering students and various
services for researchers in other
departments at the U of IL. The
University ceased operation of the
facility in 1998, and the reactor fuel was
removed in 2004. In 2007, the NRC
approved the NRL Decommissioning
Plan (DP) which required complete
removal of the reactor, systems, and
demolition of the facility.
The NRL underwent
decommissioning activities from
October 2011 through May 2012. In July
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2012, the licensee conducted a Final
Status Survey (FSS) in the soils of the
building footprint per the NRC reviewed
FSS Plan. The Class 1 survey unit
consisted of the exposed soils in the
building footprint and the Class 2
survey unit was the immediate area
surrounding the excavation area.
The U of IL submitted the FSS report
with the request for license termination
for the ATR on October 9, 2012
(ADAMS Accession No. ML12345A245).
The NRC reviewed the FSS report and
determined that the survey data was in
accordance with the Decommissioning
Plan and the FSS Plan. The report
documented that compliance with the
criteria in the NRC-approved
decommissioning plan for both reactors
had been demonstrated.
Additionally, a confirmatory survey
including soil samples and a gamma
walkover survey was completed by the
NRC Region III staff. Their conclusions,
as noted in the NRC’s Inspection Report
05000151/12005 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML12307A330), were that ‘‘the
results of the confirmatory surveys were
consistent with the licensee’s final
status survey results and below the
required cleanup levels, or DCGLs,’’ and
‘‘the licensee adequately classified the
survey units and applied the correct
DCGLs in accordance with the FSSP.’’
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(b)(6), the
NRC staff has concluded that ATR at the
NRL has been decommissioned in
accordance with the approved
decommissioning plans and that the
terminal radiation surveys and
associated documentation demonstrate
that the facilities and site are suitable
for release in accordance with the
criteria for decommissioning in 10 CFR
part 20, subpart E. Further, on the basis
of the decommissioning activities
carried out by the U of IL, the NRC’s
review of the licensee’s final status
survey report, the results of the NRC’s
inspections conducted at the NRL, and
the results of confirmatory surveys, the
NRC has concluded that the
decommissioning process is complete
and the facilities and sites may be
released for unrestricted use. Therefore,
Facility Operating License No. R–115 is
terminated.
The above referenced documents may
be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at
the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)
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
Reading Room on the Internet at the
NRC’s Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who
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do not have access to ADAMS or who
have problems in accessing the
documents in ADAMS should call the
NRC PDR reference staff at 1–800–397–
4209 or 301–415–4737 or email
pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day
of January 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew Persinko,
Deputy Director, Decommissioning and
Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of Federal
and State Materials and Environmental
Management Programs.
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[Docket No. 50-151; NRC-2013-0017]
Notice of License Termination for University of Illinois Advanced
TRIGA Reactor, License No. R-115
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is noticing the
termination of Facility Operating License No. R-115, for the University
of Illinois Advanced TRIGA Reactor (ATR).
The NRC has terminated the license of the decommissioned ATR, at
the Nuclear Research Laboratory (NRL) on the campus of the University
of Illinois (U of IL) in Urbana, Illinois, and has released the site
for unrestricted use. The licensee requested termination of the license
in a letter to the NRC dated October 9, 2012 (ADAMS Accession Number
ML12345A245). The ATR provided training for Nuclear Engineering
students and various services for researchers in other departments at
the U of IL. The University ceased operation of the facility in 1998,
and the reactor fuel was removed in 2004. In 2007, the NRC approved the
NRL Decommissioning Plan (DP) which required complete removal of the
reactor, systems, and demolition of the facility.
The NRL underwent decommissioning activities from October 2011
through May 2012. In July
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2012, the licensee conducted a Final Status Survey (FSS) in the soils
of the building footprint per the NRC reviewed FSS Plan. The Class 1
survey unit consisted of the exposed soils in the building footprint
and the Class 2 survey unit was the immediate area surrounding the
excavation area.
The U of IL submitted the FSS report with the request for license
termination for the ATR on October 9, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML12345A245). The NRC reviewed the FSS report and determined that the
survey data was in accordance with the Decommissioning Plan and the FSS
Plan. The report documented that compliance with the criteria in the
NRC-approved decommissioning plan for both reactors had been
demonstrated.
Additionally, a confirmatory survey including soil samples and a
gamma walkover survey was completed by the NRC Region III staff. Their
conclusions, as noted in the NRC's Inspection Report 05000151/12005
(ADAMS Accession No. ML12307A330), were that ``the results of the
confirmatory surveys were consistent with the licensee's final status
survey results and below the required cleanup levels, or DCGLs,'' and
``the licensee adequately classified the survey units and applied the
correct DCGLs in accordance with the FSSP.''
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(b)(6), the NRC staff has concluded that
ATR at the NRL has been decommissioned in accordance with the approved
decommissioning plans and that the terminal radiation surveys and
associated documentation demonstrate that the facilities and site are
suitable for release in accordance with the criteria for
decommissioning in 10 CFR part 20, subpart E. Further, on the basis of
the decommissioning activities carried out by the U of IL, the NRC's
review of the licensee's final status survey report, the results of the
NRC's inspections conducted at the NRL, and the results of confirmatory
surveys, the NRC has concluded that the decommissioning process is
complete and the facilities and sites may be released for unrestricted
use. Therefore, Facility Operating License No. R-115 is terminated.
The above referenced documents may be examined, and/or copied for a
fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) 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 Reading Room on
the Internet at the NRC's Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who have
problems in accessing the documents in ADAMS should call the NRC PDR
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737 or email pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of January 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew Persinko,
Deputy Director, Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing
Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection,
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management
Programs.
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