Abilene Christian University; Molten Salt Research Reactor; Construction Permit, 77197-77198 [2024-21468]

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77197-77198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21468]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-610; NRC-2022-0167]


Abilene Christian University; Molten Salt Research Reactor; 
Construction Permit

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing 
notice of the issuance of Construction Permit No. CPRR-124 to Abilene 
Christian University (ACU).

DATES: Construction Permit No. CPRR-124 was issued on September 16, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0167 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may 
obtain publicly available information related to this action by any of 
the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0167. 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, at 301-415-4737, 
or via 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: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Rivera, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7190; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Discussion

    In accordance with section 2.106 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC is providing notice of the issuance of 
Construction Permit No. CPRR-124 to ACU. The construction permit, which 
is immediately effective, authorizes ACU to construct a research 
reactor in the Gayle and Max Dillard Science and Engineering Research 
Center on the ACU campus in Abilene, Texas, as described in ACU's 
construction permit application, as supplemented. With respect to the 
construction permit application filed by ACU, the NRC staff performed 
an environmental review and a safety review, and its evaluations and

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conclusions are documented in an environmental assessment and a safety 
evaluation, respectively. Based, in part, on these documents, the NRC 
found that the applicable standards and requirements of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's 
regulations have been met. The NRC also found that any required 
notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made and that, 
among other things, there is reasonable assurance that the activities 
authorized by the construction permit will be conducted in compliance 
with the rules and regulations of the Commission. On the basis of the 
foregoing, the NRC found that there is reasonable assurance that taking 
into consideration siting criteria, the proposed facility can be 
constructed and operated at the proposed location without undue risk to 
the health and safety of the public, subject to the conditions listed 
in the construction permit. Furthermore, the NRC found that ACU is 
technically and financially qualified to engage in the activities 
authorized and that the issuance of the construction permit will not be 
inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety 
of the public. Finally, the NRC found that the applicable requirements 
of subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have been satisfied. Accordingly, the 
immediately effective construction permit was issued on September 16, 
2024.

II. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through ADAMS.

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       Document description                  ADAMS Accession No.
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Construction Permit No. CPRR-124..  ML24243A040.
Safety Evaluation Related to the    ML24243A042.
 Abilene Christian University
 Construction Permit Application
 for the Molten Salt Research
 Reactor.
Environmental Assessment for the    ML23300A053.
 Construction Permit Application
 for the Abilene Christian
 University Molten Salt Research
 Reactor.
ACU Construction Permit             ML22227A201 (Package).
 Application, as supplemented.
                                    ML22293B816 (Package).
 
                                    ML23230A392.
 
                                    ML23319A094 (Package).
 
                                    ML24024A009.
 
                                    ML24094A332.
 
                                    ML24109A203.
 
                                    ML24121A271 (Package).
 
                                    ML24164A236.
                                    ML24219A258 (Package).
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    Dated: September 16, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jeremy Bowen,
Director, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and 
Utilization Facilities, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2024-21468 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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