Oregon State University SNM-2013 materials licence renewal (research on used RTR fuel rods): NRC fuel-cycle licence review for Oregon State University — issued, 12.5 months from docketing to decision. Sourced dates and schedule.
Background: NRC reactor licensing process, explained · The ADVANCE Act, explained: what changed and where the NRC stands
Current state
| Type | Fuel-cycle licence |
| Outcome | Issued |
| Applicant | Oregon State University |
| Facility | Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon |
| Docket | — |
| Submitted | 2021-07-29 |
| Docketed (accepted for review) | 2021-09-15 |
| NRC planned schedule | — |
| NRC target date | — |
| Final safety evaluation | — |
| Decision | 2022-09-30 |
| Review time (docketed → decision) | 12.5 mo |
| Submitted → decision | 14.1 mo |
| NRC-reported review duration | — |
| NRC-reported resources vs estimate | — |
Review time is measured in average months from the date the NRC docketed the application to the decision. The NRC's own reported durations may measure to the final safety evaluation instead.
Notes
Scope flag: university Part 70 SNM licence (not a fuel-cycle plant, not the reactor licence). Exclude from fuel-cycle-facility comparisons if desired. Categorically excluded from EA. Supplemented Apr. 19, 2022 with a criticality-alarm exemption request. Licence/permit: SNM-2013.
Timeline
- 2021-07-29 — Application received: “OSU submitted its renewal application on July 29, 2021, and submitted a correction on July 31, 2021.” (source)
- 2021-09-15 — Accepted for review (docketed): “An NRC administrative completeness review, dated September 15, 2021, found the application acceptable for a technical review.” (source)
- 2022-09-30 — Issued: “Renewed License No. SNM-2013 was issued on September 30, 2022, and is effective as of the date of issuance.” (source)
The timeline is append-only: corrections are added as new entries. See the NNN Data License Terms for reuse of the event history.
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