ML20217G094

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Requests That Licensee Submit Portions of Application Re Avlis,Which Are Not Site Specific.Nrc Has Recently Increased Allocated Staff Resources During Fy for pre-licensing Efforts on Expected Application by Licensee
ML20217G094
Person / Time
Site: 07003089
Issue date: 03/27/1998
From: Pierson R
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To: Woolley R
UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC)
References
NUDOCS 9804020195
Download: ML20217G094 (2)


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March 27, 1998 Mr. Robert Woolley, Manager

. AVLIS Nuclear Regulation Policy and Licensing <

U.S. Enriphment Corporation f 2 Democracy Center-6903 Rockledge Drive O. - Bethesda, MD 20817 w

SUBJECT:

AVLIS SCHEDULE

Dear Mr. Woolley:

Because of your expressed interest, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently Lincreased allocated staff resources during this fiscal year for pre-licensing efforts on the expected s application by United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) for a construction and opera *ing I ' license for a uranium enrichment facility using Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS)

technology far the NRC.

~To fully utilize these resources this fiscal year, USEC should submit, for NRC review, those

, portions of your application which are not site specific. In addition, in order for the NRC to continue to dedicate these resources to your program, we request that you provide a schedule for documents you plan to submit this fiscal year. We also request that you provide us similar

. , information for the period of time prior to submittal of the license application by USEC, and your best estimate of the expected application date.

We would appreciate your submission of your proposal schedule by April 17,1998.

Sincerely, Original Signed By Robert C. Pierson, Chief Special Projects Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS DISTRIBUTION.

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' Dear Mr. Woolle The Nuclear Regulat Commission has allocated staff resources.during this fiscal year for pre -

' licensing efforts on the xpected application by United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) for a construction and opor ' g lic*nse for a uranium enrichment facility using Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS och 9 ology. Although some preliminary rev'ew work and other

' discussions have been cond ed, as well as a visit to the AVLIS pilot plant in Livermore,

Califomia, our resource expend re to date has totaled only a small part of the allocated 2.0 FTE for AVLIS-related efforts. We are noemed that our resource allocations may need to be
adjusted to property reflect the curre situation.

Because most of the allocated 2.0 FTE re ins unexpended halfway through the fiscal year, it appears uncertain that USEC will fully utilize 's FTE in this fiscal year. In order for the NRC to make a decision concoming the continued dedi ion of these resources, we need input from USEC. Therefore, we request that you provide a s edule for submittal of documents for pre-licensing review for the balance of this fiscal year, also request that you provide us similar

'information for the period of time prior to submittal of th 'coriss application by USEC, and your best estimate of the expected application date.

. We would appreciate your response as soon as practicable, an .ot later than 15 days from the date of this letter.

Sincerely, Robert C. Pierson, Chief

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