ML23290A148
| ML23290A148 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000398 |
| Issue date: | 10/24/2023 |
| From: | Osiris Siurano-Perez NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB |
| To: | Locascio L US Dept of Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML23290A136 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2022-DFA-0010 | |
| Download: ML23290A148 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Dr. Laurie E. Locascio Under Secretary for Commerce and Technology Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology U.S. Department of Commerce 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20889
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR DUE DATE EXTENSION TO PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 2022 TRIENNIAL 2022 UPDATE TO DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING PLAN -
ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER L-2022-DFA-0010
Dear Dr. Locascio:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has received and considered the U.S.
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NISTs) submittal dated October 11, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS]
Accession No. ML23290A143). In its submittal, the NIST requested a 60-day extension to the due date for providing its responses to the NRC staffs, September 12, 2023, request for additional information (RAI, ML23221A355) regarding the NISTs triennial update to its Decommissioning Cost Estimate and Decommissioning Funding Plan (DCE/DFP).
The NRC staff is granting the request. Therefore, NIST should provide its responses within 90 days from the date of the RAI letter (i.e., by December 11, 2023). Please note that because of this extension, the NRC final response on the updated DCE/DFP will now be rescheduled from November 2023 to February 2024. The NRC staff does not expect changes to the estimated hours (80). However, we will promptly communicate any significant changes to this schedule and/or estimated hours.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter and the enclosure 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. The ADAMS database 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.
October 24, 2023
L. Locascio 2
If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact me at 301-415-7827, or via email to Osiris.Siurano-Perez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Osiris Siurano-Pérez, Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 07000398 License No.: SNM-362 cc: Elizabeth A. Mackey Chief Safety Officer, NIST Manny Mejías Radiation Safety Officer, NIST Signed by Siurano-Perez, Osiris on 10/24/23