ML25168A195
| ML25168A195 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Framatome ANP Richland |
| Issue date: | 06/23/2025 |
| From: | Stephen Poy NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB |
| To: | Travis Tate Framatome |
| Shared Package | |
| ML25168A194 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2025-LLA-0009 | |
| Download: ML25168A195 (1) | |
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OFFICIAL USE ONLYSECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLYSECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION The Enclosure transmitted herewith contains Security-Related Information. When separated from the Enclosure, this document is decontrolled.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 23, 2025 Timothy J. Tate, Manager Environmental, Safety, Health, and Licensing Framatome, Inc.
2101 Horn Rapids Road Richland, WA 99354-5102
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR HUMAN FACTORS PORTION OF THE LICENSE APPLICATION FOR FRAMATOME, INC.S SUBMITTALTO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM ENRICHMENTS AT THE RICHLAND, WASHINGTON FACILITY FROM 5.0 TO 6.5 WEIGHT PERCENT URANIUM-235 ENRICHMENTS (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFIER NUMBER L-2025-LLA-0009)
Dear Timothy J. Tate:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has developed a request for additional information (RAIs) to support the review of the Framatome, Inc. safety and safeguards license application. The NRC staff received your submittal dated January 20, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] Accession No. ML25020A006), as supplemented by emails dated April 15, 2025 and April 21, 2025, (ML25121A195), transmitting your request to increase the maximum enrichments at the Richland, Washington Facility from 5.0 to 6.5 weight percent Uranium-235 enrichments.
Our review of your license application has identified the need for additional RAIs to support the review. The additional information requested in the non-public enclosure to this letter should be provided within 30 days from June 24, 2025, the date the draft RAIs were emailed to you to confirm mutual understanding of issues.
Please let us know if you have an interest in holding a call to discuss the draft responses prior to formal submittal, consistent with the NRC staff RAI process described in LIC-FM-3, section 2.10.1(b) (ML22208A272). Extending the formal responses beyond the 30 days, the need for supplements, or a second round of RAIs may result in an extension of the proposed review schedule beyond October 2025 (ML25076A470, non-public).
OFFICIAL USE ONLYSECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLYSECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION T. Tate 2
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs ADAMS. The PDR is open by appointment only. 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 NRCs ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact me at 301-415-7134, or via email to stephen.poy@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Signed by Poy, Stephen on 06/23/25 Stephen Poy, Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 70-1257 License No.: SNM-1227
Enclosure:
- 1. RAI (Non-Public)
ML25168A194(pkg, non-public); ML25168A195(ltr),
ML25168A196(encl, non-public)
OFFICE NMSS/DFM NMSS/DFM NMSS/DFM NAME SPoy JGoodridge SLav DATE 6/18/2025 6/20/2025 6/23/2025 OFFICE NMSS/DFM NAME SPoy DATE 6/23/2025