ML25246A731
| ML25246A731 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/02/2025 |
| From: | James Downs NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB |
| To: | Turner F Subcritical Systems |
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| Download: ML25246A731 (1) | |
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From:
James Downs To:
Fred Turner Cc:
Samantha Lav
Subject:
Subcritical Systems NRC White Paper Date:
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 11:29:00 AM
Dear Fred Turner,
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has received your pre-application white paper titled, Subcritical Systems Inc. Energy Amplifier Whitepaper, dated August 18, 2025.
The NRC staff has reviewed your submittal in accordance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that Attachment 2 of the submitted information contains proprietary commercial information. Therefore, Attachment 2 will be withheld from the public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(b), and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the NRC staff will process the white paper, accordingly, into the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the documents.
If the basis for withholding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you should promptly notify the NRC. You should also understand that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the future, for example, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request includes your information. In all review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.
The NRC staff plans to proceed with review of the white paper and provide feedback on the appropriate licensing pathway(s). Pre-application white papers are generally reviewed in accordance with the process discussed on the NRCs public website (https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/advanced/new-app/general-guidance/pre-app-process/white-papers.html). Your submittal did not request an approximate review schedule.
Typical pre-application white papers can generally take approximately 3-4 months for technical review and project management processing.
One question - will the approximated 3-4 month review schedule meet your business needs?
In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2, Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this email 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 NRCs ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
The PDR is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact me (james.downs@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
James Downs Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NMSS/DFM/FFLB 301-415-7744