ML20342A278

Closeout of Request Dated March 23, 2020, for Regulatory Relief Due to COVID-19 from Requirements in the SNM-42 License - Enterprise Project Identifier L-2020-LLA-0050

ML20342A278
Person / Time
Site:	BWX Technologies
Issue date:	12/14/2020
From:	James Downs NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To:	Terry C BWXT
JRDowns - NMSS/DFM/FFL - 301.415.7744
References
EPID L-2020-LLA-0050
Download: ML20342A278 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 14, 2020 Mr. Chris Terry, Manager Licensing and Safety Analysis BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505-0785

SUBJECT:

CLOSEOUT OF REQUEST DATED MARCH 23, 2020, FOR REGULATORY RELIEF DUE TO COVID-19 FROM REQUIREMENTS IN THE SNM-42 LICENSE -

ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFIER L-2020-LLA-0050

Dear Mr. Terry:

By letter 20-024, dated March 23, 2020 (not publicly available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] due to the proprietary information contained within),

BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. - Lynchburg (BWXT NOG-L) requested regulatory relief from certain U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements to avoid potential impacts from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency. In response to that letter, the NRC staff e-mailed you a request for supplemental information (RSI) dated April 2, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20190A201).

In lieu of directly responding to that RSI, BWXT NOG-L submitted four separate requests for regulatory relief that prioritized and detailed specific portions of the original request dated March 23, 2020. These four subsequent requests for regulatory relief were granted by the NRC (see ADAMS Accession Nos. ML20107F694, ML20168B008, ML20181A109, and ML20177A211). Therefore, it is the understanding of the NRC staff that additional effort on the original request is no longer needed and NRC action on that request may be closed out. This letter concludes action on letter 20-024 and Enterprise Project Identifier L-2020-LLA-0050 is considered CLOSED.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

C. Terry 2 If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 301-415-7744, or via e-mail to: James.Downs@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, James Digitally signed by James Downs Downs Date: 2020.12.14 09:11:42 -05'00' James R. Downs, P.E.

Technical Program Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 70-27 License No. SNM-42 cc: bwxt@listmgr.nrc.gov

C. Terry 3

SUBJECT:

CLOSEOUT OF REQUEST DATED MARCH 23, 2020, FOR REGULATORY RELIEF DUE TO COVID-19 FROM REQUIREMENTS IN THE SNM-42 LICENSE -

ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFIER L-2020-LLA-0050 DATED: December 14, 2020 DISTRIBUTION: DFM r/f KRamsey, DFM/FFLB AAlen, RII/DFFI NPitoniak, RII/DFFI TSippel, RII/DFFI PGlenn, RII/DFFI ADAMS Accession Number: ML20342A278 *via email OFFICE NMSS/DFM/FFLB* NMSS/DFM/FFLB* NMSS/DFM/FFLB* NMSS/DFM/FFLB*

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