ML23254A382

Letter to Triso-X for Fourth Set of RAIs Including Geotechnical and Hydrology

ML23254A382
Person / Time
Site:	Triso-X
Issue date:	09/29/2023
From:	Matt Bartlett NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To:	Wheeler J Triso-X
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ML23254A381	List: ML23254A382 ML23254A383 ML23254A384
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September 29, 2023 Jennifer K. Wheeler, Director Regulatory Affairs TRISO-X, LLC 801 Thompson Avenue Rockville, MD 20852

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SET 4 FOR THE GEOTECHNICAL AND HYDROLOGY REGARDING THE TRISO-X, LLC LICENSE APPLICATION FOR A NEW FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER L-2022-NEW-0005)

Dear Jennifer Wheeler:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has developed the fourth set of requests for additional information (RAIs) to support the geotechnical and hydrology review of the TRISO-X, LLC safety and safeguards license application. Your application for a new fuel fabrication facility located in Oak Ridge, TN was submitted via letter dated April 5, 2022 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML22101A200) and supplemented by letters dated October 13, 2022 (ML22286A144) and November 4, 2022 (ML22308A251).

Please consider providing your draft responses in advance of the formal response letter and holding a meeting to ensure mutual understanding of the responses. The RAI responses are due within 45 days of the date of this letter.

We continue to anticipate completing our review by June 2025, as previously stated in our acceptance review dated November 18, 2022 (ML22320A110). The proposed completion date could change depending on submittal of supplements to the application, the status of the Electrical/I&C review, the resolution of RAIs, findings of our technical review, or other factors. We will promptly communicate any significant changes to this schedule.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2 Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter and enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The PDR is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

J. Wheeler 2 If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact me at 301-415-7154, or via email to Matthew.Bartlett@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Bartlett, Matthew on 09/29/23 Matthew Bartlett, Senior Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 07007027

Enclosures:

1. RAI Geotechnical

2. RAI Hydrology cc: trisox@listmgr.nrc.gov

J. Wheeler 3 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SET 4 FOR THE GEOTECHNICAL AND HYDROLOGY REGARDING THE TRISO X, LLC LICENSE APPLICATION FOR A NEW FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY DATE September 29, 2023 DISTRIBU TION: Docket No. 07007027 HArlt, NMSS/DUWP/RTAB AGhosh, NRR/DEX/ESEB CSafford, NMSS/DFM SHelton, NMSS/DFM ADAMS Accession No.: ML23254A381; Ltr ML23254A382 OFFICE NMSS/DFM/FFLB NSIR/DPR NMSS/DFM/FFLB NMSS/DFM/FFLB NAME SPoy SP JGoodridge JG Slav SL MBartlett MB DATE Sep 11, 2023 Sep 14, 2023 Sep 22, 2023 Sep 29, 2023 OFRCLRECORDCOPY