ML25112A305
| ML25112A305 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07007004 |
| Issue date: | 04/18/2025 |
| From: | Johnston I NRC/NMSS/DREFS/EPMB2 |
| To: | Welling D Ohio History Connection |
| References | |
| Download: ML25112A305 (1) | |
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From:
Isaac Johnston To:
"shpo@ohiohistory.org" Cc:
"dwelling@ohiohistory.org"
Subject:
Courtesy notification of NRC review of American Centrifuge License Amendment request Date:
Friday, April 18, 2025 9:48:00 AM
Dear Ms. Welling,
I am writing to inform you of an action before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP) located on the Department of Energy (DOE) Reservation in Piketon, Ohio. The licensee, American Centrifuge Operating (ACO), is requesting a license amendment to allow the continuation of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) operations for up to 9 additional years (undertaking). If approved, this amendment would allow ACO to continue HALEU operations until June 30, 2034. HALEU operations were previously approved in a 2021 license amendment, the September 2024 license amendment to increase ACOs possession limits for licensed material, and December 2024 license amendment to extend HALEU operations an additional 6 months. The environmental assessments for the previous amendments are listed below.
The NRC is preparing another environmental assessment to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of granting the request to continue operations until June 30, 2034.
2021 EA for amendment to allow ACO to construct and operate the HALEU 16-centrifuge cascade:
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2108/ML21085A705.pdf
2024 EA for amendment to allow increased possession limits to support HALEU production increase:
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2425/ML24254A206.pdf
2024 EA for amendment to allow ACO to operate the HALEU cascade an additional 6 months:
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2435/ML24358A175.pdf
Under Subpart B of the Section 106 process, at 36 CFR 800.3(a)(1) No Potential to cause effects, the NRC has determined that the undertaking, a license amendment to grant the extension of HALEU operations for another nine years, is a type of activity that does not have the potential to cause effects on historic properties, assuming such historic properties were present, and therefore the NRC has no further obligation under Section 106. The NRC has made this determination because there will be no ground-breaking and operation of the HALEU cascade will continue in existing structures.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss the proposed amendment with the NRC, please let me know.
- Thanks, Isaac Johnston, Ph.D.
Environmental Project Manager Environmental Project Management Branch 2 Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, & Financial Support
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (301)415-5649