ML23019A362
| ML23019A362 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hermes File:Kairos Power icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/06/2022 |
| From: | Barton C US Dept of Energy, Office of General Counsel |
| To: | Hastings P Kairos Power, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| KP?NRC?2211?001 | |
| Download: ML23019A362 (1) | |
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KPNRC2211001
LetterfromDOEtoKairosPower (NonProprietary)
Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 November 6, 2022 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Peter S. Hastings, PE Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Kairos Power LLC 121 West Trade Street, Suite 1010 Charlotte, NC 28202 hastings@kairospower.com Re: Confirmation of Active and Good Faith Negotiations for Disposal Contract
Dear Mr. Hastings:
I am writing to affirm that Kairos Power LLC (Kairos) is actively and in good faith negotiating with the Secretary of Energy for a contract under section 302(b) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended (NWPA).
Although section 302(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the NWPA assigns to the Secretary of Energy the function of making the above affirmation, section 304(b) of the NWPA further provides that the director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) shall be responsible for carrying out the functions of the Secretary under [the NWPA], subject to the general supervision of the Secretary. In 2010, OCRWM was closed and the functions relating to the Standard Contract were assigned to the Office of the General Counsel. Those functions were later assigned by the General Counsel to my office.
DOE is reviewing the issue of the appropriate contract mechanism and will be in contact for further discussions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Constance A. Barton Constance A. Barton Contracting Officer, Director Office of Standard Contract Management Office of the General Counsel cc via email:
Darrell Gardner (gardner@kairospower.com)