ML25272A056

Acceptance Review for GNF Letter Authorization Request to Use RAJ-II to Ship Lead Use Assembly CoC No. 9309

ML25272A056
Person / Time
Site:	07109309
Issue date:	09/03/2025
From:	Haimanot Yilma Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch
To:	Schichlein L GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas (GVHA)
References
EPID L-2025-LLA-0067, CAC 001029
Download: ML25272A056 (0)

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From:

Haimanot Yilma To:

Schichlein, Lisa (GE Vernova)

Cc:

Yoira Diaz Sanabria

Subject:

Acceptance of the Letter Authorization for the Shipment of LUAs in the RAJ-II Package, CoC No. 9309 Date:

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 1:26:00 PM

Dear Ms. Schichlein:

By letter dated August 4(Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS]

Accession No. ML25216A053), you submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the letter authorization to use the RAJ-II Transportation Package, certificate of compliance (CoC) No. 9309 to transport a new 11x11 fuel assembly design.

The purpose of this e-mail is to provide you with the results of the NRC staffs (the staff thereafter) acceptance review of this proposed action request. The staff reviewed your application and concluded that it includes technical information in sufficient detail to enable the staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed request in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the more limited scope and depth of the acceptance review compared to the detailed technical review, issues that affect the staffs ability to complete the technical review may still be identified despite the acceptance review being deemed adequate. If additional information is needed, you will be notified by separate correspondence.

The staff determined, based on historical data, thatthe technical review may require approximately 195 hours0.00226 days <br />0.0542 hours <br />3.224206e-4 weeks <br />7.41975e-5 months <br />. To support a more efficient process, the NRC is setting a goal of completing a review in 15% less time and level of effort. Based on that, the staff estimate for this review is approximately 166 staff hours and 6 months (15% of your requested need date). The schedule includes the issuance, if needed, of a request for additional information (RAI) by November 2025, and receiving your response by December 2025. The staff expects to complete the formal review and issue a certificate by February 2025. These estimates are based on the staffs initial review of the application and may change due to several factors, including, unanticipated expansion of the review scope involvement, or if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance of or concurrently with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.

The schedule, above, is also based, in part, on Global Nuclear Fuel Americas (i.e. GNF) providing RAI responses by the timeline specified, unless another date is agreed upon, RAI responses resolving issues with limited need for follow-up RAIs, and clarification calls being scheduled and conducted promptly, and any additional supporting non-docketed information being provided timely.

To achieve this schedule, the staff intends to engage on GNF frequently to resolve emergent issues or challenges that may arise during the staffs review that affect the initial forecasted completion date or result in significant changes to the estimated review hours. The reasons for those changes, along with updated estimates, will be communicated during routine interactions with the assigned project manager and documented accordingly. Should the review experience a delay for other reasons, the staff will endeavor to make up the time within the schedule.

Your submittal has been assigned Cost Activity Code (CAC)/Enterprise Project Identification Number (EPID) [001029/ L-2025-LLA-0067]. Please reference this number and Docket No.

71-9309 in any future correspondence associated with this request.

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 e-mail will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Haimanot Yilma, Project Manager Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards