University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Reactor (1 MWt) R-125 licence renewal (20 years): NRC research reactor licence renewal review for University of Massachusetts Lowell — issued. Sourced dates and schedule.
Background: NRC reactor licensing process, explained · The ADVANCE Act, explained: what changed and where the NRC stands
Current state
| Type | Research reactor licence renewal |
| Outcome | Issued |
| Applicant | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| Facility | UMass Lowell Research Reactor (UMLRR), Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Docket | — |
| Submitted | 2015-10-20 |
| Docketed (accepted for review) | — |
| NRC planned schedule | — |
| NRC target date | — |
| Final safety evaluation | — |
| Decision | 2022-02-03 |
| Review time (docketed → decision) | — |
| Submitted → decision | 75.5 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
Docketing date not stated in documents read; hearing opportunity noticed Mar. 19, 2018 (83 FR 12036), ~2.4 years after submittal. Application supplemented at least 17 times (2016–2020). Docket number not stated in the documents read. Typical legacy RTR renewal backlog case; fully pre-ADVANCE Act. Licence/permit: R-125.
Timeline
- 2015-10-20 — Application received: “UML submitted its renewal application by letter dated October 20, 2015.” (source)
- 2022-02-03 — Issued: “Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-125 was issued on February 3, 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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Sources
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/14/2022-03127/university-of-massachusetts-lowell-university-of-massachusetts-lowell-research-reactor
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/04/2021-16590/university-of-massachusetts-lowell-university-of-massachusetts-lowell-research-reactor