[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29368-29369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08480]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 70-7004; NRC-2024-0063]
American Centrifuge Operating, LLC; Completion of Operational
Readiness Reviews
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Inspection reports; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has conducted
inspections at the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP) located in Piketon,
Ohio and has authorized the introduction of uranium hexafluoride
(UF6) to the High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU)
demonstration cascade module.
DATES: April 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0063 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0063. 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 by 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: Yawar Faraz, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7220; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC staff conducted an operational readiness and management
measures verification review and prepared inspection reports
documenting its findings in accordance with the requirements of the
NRC's Inspection Manual. The reports are available for review and are
listed in Section II of this notice. The publication of this notice
satisfies the requirements of paragraph 70.32(k) of title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), and section 193(c) of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
License Condition 11 of the ACP license authorized the HALEU
demonstration program on June 11, 2021, but prohibited the introduction
of
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UF6 into the HALEU demonstration cascade modules until the
NRC completed an operational readiness and management measures
verification review. The NRC staff's review verified that the licensee
was in compliance with the performance requirements of 10 CFR 70.61,
and that the systems, structures, and components designed to support
safe operation of the HALEU Demonstration Cascade were constructed in
accordance with license requirements. By letter dated June 12, 2023,
the NRC authorized the American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO) to
introduce UF6 into the HALEU demonstration cascade module to
produce Category III quantities of special nuclear material (SNM) at
the ACP. By letter dated September 21, 2023, the NRC authorized ACO to
commence enrichment operations in the HALEU demonstration cascade
module to produce Category II quantities of SNM up to the quantity
approved on June 11, 2021 at the ACP.
II. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons through ADAMS, as indicated.
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ADAMS accession
Document description No.
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Centrus Energy Corp., American Centrifuge Operating-- ML21138A827
License Amendment 13--Approval to Operate Sixteen
Centrifuges to Demonstrate Production of HALEU,
dated June 11, 2021.................................
Enclosure 1...................................... LML21148A291
Enclosure 8...................................... ML21138A828
American Centrifuge Operating, LLC--American ML23163A168
Centrifuge Plant, Authorization to Introduce UF6
into HALEU Demonstration Cascade Module, dated June
12, 2023............................................
American Centrifuge Operating, LLC--American ML23261A587
Centrifuge Plant, Authorization to Commence
Enrichment Operations in the HALEU Demonstration
Cascade Module to Produce Category II Quantities of
SNM, dated September 21, 2023.......................
Inspection Report 2021-006: Construction and Quality ML21130A343
Assurance, dated May 10, 2021.......................
Inspection Report 2021-009: Operational Safety, ML22026A367
Radiation Protection, Nuclear Criticality Safety,...
Permanent Plant Modifications, Fire Protection,......
Effluent Control and Environmental Protection, and
Permanent Plant Modifications, dated January 27,
2022................................................
Inspection Report 2023-007: Operational Safety, ML23128A350
Radiation Protection, Nuclear Criticality Safety,
Permanent Plant Modification, and Fire Protection,
dated May 9, 2023...................................
Cover Letter to Inspection Report 2023-405 *: ML23128A357
Material Control and Accounting Program, dated May
9, 2023.............................................
Cover Letter to Inspection Report 2023-406 *: ML23152A276
Physical Security, dated June 5, 2023...............
Cover Letter to Inspection Report 2023-407 *: ML23248A544
Physical Security, dated September 7, 2023..........
Cover Letter to Inspection Report 2021-408 *: ML23256A229
Material Control and Accounting Program, dated
September 12, 2023..................................
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* These report enclosures contain ``Security Related Information'' and
will not be made publicly available in accordance with 10 CFR
2.390(d)(1). The ADAMS accession number for the associated public
cover letter is provided.
Dated: April 16, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Samantha C. Lav,
Chief, Fuel Facility Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Management,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2024-08480 Filed 4-19-24; 8:45 am]
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