ML22290A141
| ML22290A141 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 10/11/2022 |
| From: | Yawar Faraz NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB |
| To: | Jacob Zimmerman NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB |
| YFARAZ NMSS/DFM/FFLB 3014157220 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML22290A141 (2) | |
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From:
Yawar Faraz To:
Jacob Zimmerman Cc:
michael norris; Jennifer Tobin; Fanta Sacko; Mike Call; James Hammelman
Subject:
Summary of Teams Call with Centrus/ACO to Discuss NRC"s Emergency Plan Requirements for the American Centrifuge Plant for Potential HALEU Phases 2 and 3 Date:
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 10:33:00 AM
- Jake,
On September 6, 2022, NRC staff conducted a Teams call with Centrus Energy Corp./American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO) to discuss ACOs plan to develop an emergency plan per the requirements of 10 CFR Part 70 for Phases 2 and 3 of the high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) program at the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP) in Piketon, Ohio. ACO stated that currently the HALEU program is subject to the Department of Energys (DOEs) sitewide emergency management system which applies to all entities located on DOEs reservation at the Piketon site. ACO added that if it wins the DOE contract for continuing the HALEU program at the Piketon site, for Phases 2 and 3, it would likely be submitting an emergency plan as part of its amendment request for the two phases and that this emergency plan would be developed in accordance with DOE guidance as well as NRC guidance. ACO inquired if there was any other precedent where such an emergency plan was submitted to the NRC for review and approval. The NRC staff provided an example of a State approved emergency plan that was developed to meet NRC regulations. The NRC staff indicated that any emergency plan developed for the ACP would have to meet NRC regulations and guidance. However, the NRC staff recognized that the emergency plan may be required to also comply with any DOE requirements that may be different from NRC requirements, such as the general emergency classification level which is not required by 10 CFR Part 70 under which the ACP is licensed. The NRC staff suggested that the NRC-based emergency plan could be added as an annex to the DOE sitewide emergency plan. This would allow the NRC staff the ability to review and reference it as a separate and specific document.
The call participants were as follows:
ACO Kelly Fitch, Ray Fischels, Matt Snider, Mark Andronis
NRC Yawar Faraz, Mike Norris, Mike Call, Jenny Tobin
Yawar H. Faraz, Senior Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T-4A60 Washington DC 20555 Ph: 301-415-7220 Fax: 301-415-0020 Cell: 240-401-8705