ML21306A364

Westinghouse License Renewal Schedule Change Letter

ML21306A364
Person / Time
Site:	Westinghouse
Issue date:	11/29/2021
From:	David Tiktinsky NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To:	Malek E Westinghouse Columbia Fuel Fabrication
Jenny Tobin NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-2328
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November 29, 2021 Ms. Elise Malek Licensing Manager Westinghouse Columbia Fuel Fabrication 5801 Bluff Road Hopkins, SC 29061-9121 USA

SUBJECT:

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC - REVISED SCHEDULE FOR RENEWAL REVIEW OF MATERIALS LICENSE SNM-1107 (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFIER L-2017-RNW-0016)

Dear Ms. Malek:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has revised the schedule for its review of Westinghouse Electric Company, LLCs (WECs) license renewal application for its Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) in Hopkins, South Carolina. The attached revised schedule reflects the NRCs decision to re-open and extend the public comment period for the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the license renewal of the CFFF. The draft EIS comment period was originally scheduled to close on September 20, 2021 Federal Register (86 FR 43276). After careful consideration of requests from external stakeholders to extend the draft EIS comment period, the NRC decided to re-open and extend the comment period for an additional 60 days. The draft EIS comment period closed on November 19, 2021 (86 FR 53694).

The NRC staff now plans to publish the final EIS in April 2022, the safety evaluation report, and the licensing decision after the Record of Decision is published by early June 2022. The EIS schedule is based on the EIS process, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions, and the status of the ongoing environmental review and Westinghouses Phase II Remedial Investigation (RI) Work Plan under the Consent Agreement with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. As stated in previous schedule letters, the execution of the RI Work Plan represents a risk to the EIS schedule. The NRC staff continues to encourage Westinghouse to keep the NRC staff informed of any changes to the RI activities and schedule.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this communication will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, or from the NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html.

E. Malek 2 If you have any questions regarding the license renewal review, please contact me at 301-415-8740 or via email at David.Tiktinsky@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, David H. Digitally signed by David H.

Tiktinsky Tiktinsky Date: 2021.11.29 14:46:51

-05'00' David H. Tiktinsky, Senior Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 70-1151 License No.: SNM-1107

Enclosure:

Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Revised License Renewal Schedule cc: K. Taylor, South Carolina DHEC westinghouse_ff@listmgr.nrc.gov

E. Malek 3

SUBJECT:

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC - REVISED SCHEDULE FOR RENEWAL REVIEW OF MATERIALS LICENSE SNM-1107 (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFIER L-2017-RNW-0016)

DATE: November 29, 2021 DISTRIBUTION:

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NAME DDiaz-Toro ELee JQuintero DTiktinsky JZimmerman DATE 10/19/2021 11/03/2021 11/15/2021 11/8/2021 11/17/2021 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Revised License Renewal Schedule Docket 70-1151 License SNM -1107 Milestone Previous Date Revised Date Notice of Intent to prepare an July 31, 2020(A) July 31, 2020(A) environmental impact statement (EIS) and begin the scoping process published in the Federal Register (85 FR 46193)

End of 30-day scoping comment period August 31, 2020(A) August 31, 2020(A)

Issuance of NRCs Requests for Additional November 3, 2020(A) November 3, 2020 (A)

Information (RAIs)

WECs Responses to NRCs RAIs December 18, 2020 December 18, 2020(A)

(A)

Publication of Draft EIS1 for a 45-day July 2021(A) July 2021(A) comment period Publication of the Final EIS February 2022 (T) April 2022(T)

Licensing Decision and Record of March 2022(T) June 2022(T)

Decision 2 (T) - Target (A) - Actual 1 The draft EIS anticipated publication date assumed a 30-day RAI response time.

2 The NRC, per 10 CFR 51.100(a)(ii), must wait 30 days after publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Federal Register Notice announcing the issuance of the final EIS.

Enclosure