ML24365A110
| ML24365A110 | |
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| Site: | Global Laser Enrichment Headquarters File:Global Laser Enrichment icon.png |
| Issue date: | 12/30/2024 |
| From: | Tim Knowles Global Laser Enrichment |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Document Control Desk |
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| REGs-PLEF-NRC-LTR-1000005 | |
| Download: ML24365A110 (1) | |
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REGS-PLEF-NRC-LTR-1000005 Page 1 of 4 Global Laser Enrichment LLC 4110 US Hwy 421, Suite 100 Wilmington, NC 28401 USA Timothy Knowles T: +1 (910) 623-4336 M: +1 (432)-425-5525 email: timothy.knowles@gle-us.com Docket 70-703 December 30, 2024 Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE:
Global Laser Enrichment LLC. Environmental Report Submittal REF: GLE letter from Tim Knowles to Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Timing Exemption Request for the Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility, dated June 28, 2024 NRC letter from Director, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, to Tim Knowles, Approval of the Global Laser Enrichment, LLC Exemption Request to Bifurcate Submittal of The Environmental Report in Advance of the Safety and Safeguards Analysis Report for The Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility, dated August 19, 2024 In accordance with Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sections 70.5(a)
Communications, 70.21(h) Filing, and 51.60(a) Environmental report - materials licenses, Global Laser Enrichment LLC (GLE) hereby submits an Environmental Report (ER) that supports the application to be submitted to possess and use special nuclear material in the Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility (PLEF). The facility will be located in
REGS-PLEF-NRC-LTR-1000005 Page 2 of 4 McCraken County, Kentucky, outside the limits of the City of Paducah. The NRC granted a temporary exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 70.21(h) and 51.60(a) to allow submittal of the ER separately for review and approximately 6 months, but no later than 12 months prior to the submittal of the safety and safeguards portions of the license application.
Summary of this Submittal As required by 10 CFR 51.60(a), the ER contains the information specified in 10 CFR 51.45 to support the NRCs evaluation of the environmental impacts of licensing the PLEF to meet requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Site specific seasonal data was collected during a one-year period of 2024. The ER is organized in accordance with NUREG-1748, Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS Programs, dated August 2003. The following document(s) are enclosed with this letter:
Environmental Report for the Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility as required by 10 CFR 70.21(h) and 51.60(a), is considered Non-Proprietary, and reflects guidance provided in NUREG-1748, Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS Programs, dated August 2003. (Enclosure 1, Enclosure 2)
GLE Environmental Report Support Documents (not publicly available)
(Enclosure 3)
For the purposes of electronic submittal through the NRC Electronic Information Exchange (EIE) System, the file names and extensions that make up (3) Enclosures are listed below.
- : GLE Environmental Report Chapters 1-11 (publicly available)
Filename: 001 GLE Environmental Report Chapters 1-11, 140MB
- : GLE Environmental Report Appendices (publicly available)
Filename(s):
002a: GLE Environmental Report Appendices_Part 1 of 3, 191MB 002b: GLE Environmental Report Appendices_Part 2 of 3, 648MB 002c: GLE Environmental Report Appendices_Part 3 of 3, 411MB
- : GLE Environmental Report Documents (not publicly available)
Filename: GLE Environmental Report Support Documents, 180MB contains the following documents that will not be made publicly available:
Cultural Resources Investigation Report (Appendix N) that supports the ER (a
REGS-PLEF-NRC-LTR-1000005 Page 3 of 4 publicly available version is included in Enclosure 2)
Figure 3-109 and Figure 3-110 (due to the requirements of Section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended)
Private Benefits and Costs of Proposed GLE Facility information (Appendix Q:
this information is exempt from disclosure pursuant to the provisions in 10 CFR Part 2.390(a)(4) due to sensitive financial information)
As discussed with NRC staff, the geotechnical evaluations and analyses for the PLEF are still being performed and are not complete at this time. The following appendices will be updated accordingly along with the applicable sections in the next revision. This information is expected to be completed over the next month.
Appendix F - Results of Soils Laboratory Testing and Geotechnic Evaluation and Analysis Appendix H - Numerical Modeling of Groundwater Flow and Contaminant If there are any questions regarding this letter and its content, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely, Tim Knowles Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Manager Cc: M. Murphy (GLE)