ML23355A150

12-21-2023 Email: Acceptance Review of Exemption Request (Letter 24G-23-0022)

ML23355A150
Person / Time
Site:	Erwin
Issue date:	12/21/2023
From:	James Downs NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To:	Morris A Nuclear Fuel Services
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Download: ML23355A150 (1)

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From: James Downs To: Morris, Ashley R.

Cc: Rogers, Danielle M; Gibson, Clifton T; Knowles, Timothy A; Larry Harris; Joel Rivera Ortiz; Samantha Lav (She/Her/Hers)

Subject:

RE: ACCEPTANCE: Letter 24G-23-0022 - Exemption Request Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 10:41:00 AM One correction - the NRC hourly rate for FY2023 is $300.00/hr., therefore the 40 staff hour estimate corresponds to about $12,000.00.

From: James Downs Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2023 10:22 AM To: Morris, Ashley R.

Cc: Rogers, Danielle M; Gibson, Clifton T; Knowles, Timothy A; Larry Harris; Joel Rivera Ortiz; Samantha Lav (She/Her/Hers)

Subject:

ACCEPTANCE: Letter 24G-23-0022 - Exemption Request

Dear Ashley Morris,

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed an acceptance review of the submittal from Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., dated November 20, 2023 (ML23341A021), requesting an exemption from security event notification and suspicious activity reporting implementation in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 73.5. We have identified no administrative omissions or deficiencies that would prevent us from proceeding with a detailed review. Your request has been assigned Enterprise Project Identifier (EPID) L-2023-SPR-0014. Please reference that EPID number and Docket Number 70-143 in any future correspondence associated with this request.

Please note that the NRC staffs technical review of your submittal may identify issues that require additional information. Although the NRC staff is prioritizing the review of your submittal - based on our preliminary review, projection of current review schedules, and available resources, we now anticipate completing our review by February 9, 2024. This date could change depending on the findings of our technical review, urgent assignments, or other factors. We will promptly communicate any significant changes to this schedule. In addition, the NRC staff estimates that completing the review of your submittal will require up to 40 staff hours, which corresponds to about $11,600.00 ($290.00/hr.).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or electronically from the Publicly Available Records System component of the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The PDR is currently open Monday-Friday by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, you may submit your request to the PDR via email at PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The ADAMS database is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at (301) 415-7744, or via e mail at James.Downs@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, James R. Downs, P.E.

Senior Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.70-143 License No. SNM-124