ML22353A490

American Centrifuge Operating, LLC, Intent to Introduce UF6 in the High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Cascade

ML22353A490
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Site:	07007004
Issue date:	12/12/2022
From:	Snider M American Centrifuge Operating, Centrus Energy Corp
To:	John Lubinski Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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ACO 22-0084
Download: ML22353A490 (1)

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December 12, 2022 ACO 22-0084

ATTN: Document Control Desk John W. Lubinski, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

American Centrifuge Plant; Docket Number 70-7004; License Number SNM-2011

Advanced Notice of American Centrifuge Operating, LLC's Intent to Introduce UF6 in the High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Cascade

Dear John Lubinski:

Condition 11 of Materials License SNM-2011 requires American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO) to provide 120 days advanced notice of its plan to introduce UF6 in any module of the American Centrifuge Plant, including the High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALED) cascade.

ACO plans to introduce UF6 (feed material) into the HALED cascade on or after May 22, 2023, and will be prepared to complete an operational readiness and management measures verification review by the NRC to ensure compliance with the performance requirements of 10 Code of Federal Regulations 70.61 and to confirm that the facility has been constructed and will be operated safely and in accordance*with the requirements of the license.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (740) 897-4564 or Kelly Fitch at (740) 897-3859.

Sincerely,

Mathew D. Snider Enrichment Operations Plant Manager

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S. Bazian, NRC HQ Y. Faraz, NRC HQ A. Ford, DOE Idaho, Contracting Officer S. Harlow, DOE NE T. Harris, NRC HQ J. Hutson, Contract Support J. Lingard, DOE Idaho, Contract Specialist L. Pitts, NRC Region II J. Tobin, NRC HQ R. Womack, NRC Region II T. Vukovinsky, NRC Region II