ML25139A601

2025 Licensee Performance Review Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas, Public Meeting Slides

ML25139A601
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Issue date:	05/08/2025
From:	Leonard Pitts, Ubben C NRC/RGN-II/DFRSS/FOB1
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2025 Licensee Performance Review U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Division of Fuels, Radiological Safety, and Security May 8, 2025, 5 PM - 6 PM Global Nuclear Fuel -

Americas (GNFA)

Leonard Pitts, U.S. NRC leonard.pitts@nrc.gov 404-997-4708 Cameron Ubben, U.S. NRC cameron.ubben@nrc.gov 404-997-4567

MEETING PURPOSE Discuss licensee performance 2023-2024 Discuss performance review process Observation Meeting

AGENDA

• Opening Remarks/Introductions

• Facility Background

• Nuclear Fuel Cycle Oversight

• Performance Review Process

• Results of Recent Performance Review

• GNFA Remarks

• Question and Answer with Public

• Closing Remarks/Adjourn Meeting

FACILITY BACKGROUND GNFAs primary licensed activities:

Receive, handle, and transfer nuclear material Fabricate fuel assemblies for use in commercial nuclear power plants

NRC FUEL CYCLE OVERSIGHT Incident Response Enforcement Performance Assessment Allegations Investigations Inspections

6 NRC INSPECTION PROGRAM Category III Fuel Facility NRC Core Inspection Program Safety Operations Radiological Controls Facility Support Safeguards Other Areas NRC Inspectors Category III Fuel Facility

References:

Inspection Manual Chapter 2600 (ADAMS ML23179A127)

Inspection Manual Chapter 2600, Appendix B (ADAMS ML23180A241)

Inspection Manuel Chapter 2604 (ADAMS ML22007A216)

LICENSEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS (Inspection Manual Chapter 2604)

Emergent Performance or Generic Safety Issues Assessment Inspection Program Adjustment Inputs NRC Review Results NRC Response Other NRC Actions

• Inspection Results

• Previous Performance

• Safety Significance

• Trends

• Cross Cutting Issues

• Corrective Actions No Performance Issues

• Core Insp. Program

• Inform the Public Area Needing Improvement (ANI)

• More Inspections

• LPR Frequency

• Inform the Public OR Performance Areas

LICENSEE PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Safety Controls

• Supporting Safety Programs Operational Safety

• Criticality Controls

• Program Oversight

• Criticality Incident Response Criticality Safety

• Prevention, Detection, &

Mitigation

• Supporting Fire Safety Programs Fire Protection Safety Operations

LICENSEE PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Members of the Public

• Plant Workers Radiation Protection

• Program Implementation

• Liquid and Gaseous Effluents Effluent Control &

Environmental Protection

• Receipt, Packaging & Delivery of Radioactive Materials Transportation Radiological Controls

LICENSEE PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Emergency Plan Implementation

• Evaluation of Emergency Drills Emergency Preparedness

• Configuration Management Program

• Request for NRC Approval Plant Modifications

• Safety Assessment and Follow-up Event Follow-Up Facility Support & Other Areas

LICENSEE PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Compliance with 10 CFR 74 regulations

• Compliance with Material Control Plan Material Control and Accounting

• Compliance with 10 CFR 73 regulations

• Compliance with Physical Security Plan Physical Protection

• Compliance with 10 CFR 95 regulations Classified Material and Information Security Safeguards 11

INSPECTION RESULTS SAFETY OPERATIONS One Severity Level IV Violation FACILITY SUPPORT No violations SAFEGUARDS No violations RADIOLOGICAL CONTROLS One Non-Cited Violation OTHER AREAS No violations

PERFORMANCE REVIEW RESULTS

• GNFA conducted activities safely and securely in 2023 and 2024

• One severity level (SL) IV, cited violation identified in Safety Operations

• One non-cited violation (NCV) identified in Radiological Controls

• No area needing improvement identified in the performance assessment areas

• NRC will conduct the core inspection program during the current performance cycle (2025-2026)

• Results are publicly available in NRCs ADAMS via Accession Number ML25076A536

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC

Via TEAMS Access:

• Use raise/lower hand icon feature to indicate you have a question

• Once acknowledged, unmute and ask the question Via conference bridge line:

• Use *5 to raise/lower your hand to indicate you have a question

• Once acknowledged, use *6 to mute/unmute your phone