ML21333A204

Framatome Inc., Richland Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Facility'S Request to Amend License No. SNM-1227; Docket No. 70-1257 and Approval of Criticality Safety Methods

ML21333A204
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Site:	Framatome ANP Richland
Issue date:	11/29/2021
From:	Travis Tate Framatome
To:	Jacob Zimmerman Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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framatome November 29, 2021 TJT:21:026 Jacob I. Zimmerman, Chief Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555-0001 ATTN: Document Control Desk

Subject:

Framatome Inc. Richland Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Facilitys Request to Amend License No. SNM-1227; Docket No. 70-1257 and Approval of Criticality Safety Methods

References:

(1) NRC License SNM-1227, Docket 70-1257 (2) Closed Public Meeting with Framatome Friday, October 22, 2021.

Dear Mr. Zimmerman:

As we discussed during a meeting on October 22, 2021 (Reference 2), Framatome hereby requests NRC approval of the attached revision to SNM-1227, Chapter 5, Nuclear Criticality Safety and approval of the methodology for determining the minimum margin of sub-criticality as described in attachment 2. Two copies of pg. 5-6 are included to assist the reviewer, a clean copy and one showing deleted text.

Framatome commits to only use SCALE 6.2.2/KENO-VI and ENDF/B-VI1.1 Continuous Energy (CE) cross sections to support fuel fabrication process applications involving uranium enrichments greater than 5.0 wt% 235U; if a newer version of SCALE/KENO-VI is adopted in the future, then that version will be validated using the methodology described in reference 2, which will be updated accordingly.

No changes in actual possession limits or any other license conditions are being requested at this time.

Framatome Inc. FRAMATOME INC. PROPRIETARY 2101 Horn Rapids Road This document and any information contained herein, is the property of Framatome Inc. and Richland, WA 99354 is to be considered proprietary and confidential and may not be reproduced or copied in whole or In part. Nor may it be furnished to others without the express written consent and Tel: (509) 375-8100 permission of Framatome Inc. nor may it be used in any way that is or may be detrimental to Framatome Inc. This document and any copies that may have been made must be returned www.framatome.com to Framatome Inc. upon request.

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framatame TJT:21:026 Page 2 of 3 If you have questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact Calvin Manning of my staff at 509 375-8327 or me at 509-375-8550.Sincerely, Timothy J. Tate, Manager Environmental, Health, Safety and Licensing TJT/rd Attachments: (1) NRC License Application Chapter 5 of SNM-1227, Docket 70-1257 (2) E04-04-009, SCALE 6.2,2 lwt% Enrichment Validation Report cc: Richard Jervey Project Manager Framatome Inc. FRAMATOME INC. PROPRIETARY 2101 Horn Rapids Road This document and any information contained herein, is the property of Framatome Inc. and Richland, WA 99354 is to be considered proprietary and confidential and may not be reproduced or copied in Whole or in part. Nor may it be furnished to others without the express written consent and Tel: (509) 375-8100 permission of Framatome Inc. nor may it be used in any way that is or may be detrimental to Framatome Inc. This document and any copies that may have been made must be returned www.framatome.com to Framatome Inc. upon request.

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