ML25108A126
| ML25108A126 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Framatome ANP Richland |
| Issue date: | 04/16/2025 |
| From: | Donohue P NRC/NMSS/DREFS/EPMB2 |
| To: | Brooks A State of WA, Dept of Archaeology & Historic Preservation |
| References | |
| Download: ML25108A126 (1) | |
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From:
Patrick Donohue To:
Allyson.Brooks@dahp.wa.gov Cc:
Jill Caverly
Subject:
Framatome License Amendment Request - National Historic Preservation Act Determination Date:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 3:27:00 PM
Dear Allyson Brooks,
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received, by letter dated September 20, 2024, an application from Framatome Inc. for a license amendment requesting to fabricate advanced reactor nuclear fuel using higher enriched (up to 10 wt percent) U-235 at their Richland, WA nuclear fuel manufacturing facility. The license amendment request does not propose any changes to the facility or its general operation - there will be no new construction, building footprint alterations, or groundbreaking associated with the proposed action. The NRC staff is currently reviewing the application.
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA),
and the agency's regulations in 10 CFR part 51 "Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions," the NRC staff is preparing an environmental assessment (EA) to assess the potential environmental impacts that could result from approving the license amendment.
As part of the impacts evaluation associated with a 2009 license renewal EA, a Washington State Historic Preservation Officer approved a literature review and pedestrian survey of the Framatome site. The results of the survey showed no archaeological resources that may be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The survey, according to the 2009 renewal EA, concluded that the site has a low probability for prehistoric, ethnographic period, historic, Indian, and Euroamerican resources that may be eligible for inclusion in the NRHP.
Framatome proposes no changes to the site footprint, no new construction, and no new buildings that accompany their license amendment request to increase enrichment capacity. There are no known historic or cultural resources on the site. The NRCs approval of the proposed action does not have the potential to cause effects to historic properties, assuming such properties were present. Therefore, pursuant to 36 CFR 800.3(a)(1), NRC has no further Section 106 obligations.
The license amendment request is available in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which can be accessed online at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, at ADAMS ML24264A171. The 2009 license renewal EA is available in ADAMS at ML090700258.
If you have any questions about this matter, please contact me via email at patrick.donohue@nrc.gov or via phone at (301) 415-5237.
Thank you,
Patrick Donohue Environmental Project Manager NMSS/REFS/EPMB2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission O: (301) 415-5237 Patrick.Donohue@nrc.gov