ML23296A079

Comment Period Extension Request from the Nuclear Energy Institute on PR-50, 51, and 71 - Increased Enrichment of Conventional and Accident Tolerant Fuel Designs for Light-Water Reactors

ML23296A079
Person / Time
Site:	Nuclear Energy Institute
Issue date:	10/18/2023
From:	Csontos A Nuclear Energy Institute
To:	NRC/SECY/RAS
References
NRC-2020-0034, 88FR61986
Download: ML23296A079 (1)

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Aladar A. Csontos, Ph.D. Phone: 202.557.9727 Director, Fuels Email: aac@nei.org October 18, 2023 Secretary of the Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Attn: Rulemakings and Adjudication Staff

Subject:

Request for an Extension of the Comment Period on the Increased Enrichment of Conventional and Accident Tolerant Fuel Designs for Light-Water Reactors Rulemaking - Regulatory Basis (Docket ID:

NRC-2020-0034) (Federal Register Notice 88FR61986)

Project Number: 689

Dear Ms. Clark:

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 1, on behalf of the industry, appreciates the opportunity to review and provide comments on the Increased Enrichment of Conventional and Accident Tolerant Fuel Designs for Light-Water Reactors Rulemaking - Regulatory Basis. The NRC requested that stakeholder comments be submitted by November 22, 2023. NEI requests a 60-day extension to the comment period to January 22, 2024. This extension is necessary to permit adequate stakeholder engagement to provide the requested information on this complex and important rulemaking.

We appreciate the NRC staffs consideration of this extension and request that a response be provided by October 27, 2023. Please contact me at aac@nei.org or (202) 557-9727 if you have any questions.

Sincerely, Al Csontos c: Joseph Donoghue, NRC/NRR/DSS Bo Pham, NRC/NRR/DORL Gerond George, NRC/NRR/DORL 1 The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is responsible for establishing unified policy on behalf of its members relating to matters affecting the nuclear energy industry, including the regulatory aspects of generic operational and technical issues. NEIs members include entities licensed to operate commercial nuclear power plants in the United States, nuclear plant designers, major architect and engineering firms, fuel cycle facilities, nuclear materials licensees, and other organizations involved in the nuclear energy industry.