ML25276A027
| ML25276A027 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Kemmerer File:TerraPower icon.png |
| Issue date: | 10/03/2025 |
| From: | George Wilson TerraPower |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk |
| References | |
| TP-LIC-LET-0462 | |
| Download: ML25276A027 (1) | |
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15800 Northup Way, Bellevue, WA 98008 www.TerraPower.com P. +1 (425) 324-2888 F. +1 (425) 324-2889 October 3, 2025 TP-LIC-LET-0462 Docket Number 50-613 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 ATTN: Document Control Desk
Subject:
DOE Confirmation of Active and Good Faith Negotiations for Disposal Contract
References:
- 1. TerraPower, LLC, Submittal of the Construction Permit Application for the Natrium Reactor Plant, Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1, March 28, 2024 (ML24088A059)
On March 28, 2024, TerraPower, LLC (TerraPower) submitted, on behalf of US SFR Owner, LLC (USO), a construction permit application (CPA) to construct a Natrium Reactor Plant1 at Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 (Kemmerer Unit 1) (Reference 1).
The enclosure to this letter provides affirmation that TerraPower/USO has engaged in contract negotiations with the Secretary of Energy for a disposal contract under section 302(b) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended, associated with the Kemmerer Unit 1 project.
This letter makes no new or revised regulatory commitments.
If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Ian Gifford at igifford@terrapower.com.
1 Natrium is a TerraPower & GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Technology
Date: October 3, 2025 Page 2 of 2 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and accurate.
Executed on October 3, 2025 Sincerely, George Wilson Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs TerraPower, LLC
Enclosure:
DOE Confirmation of Active and Good Faith Negotiations for Disposal Contract Letter to USO cc:
Mallecia Sutton, NRC Josh Borromeo, NRC Nathan Howard, DOE
ENCLOSURE DOE Confirmation of Active and Good Faith Negotiations for Disposal Contract Letter to USO
Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 July 3, 2025 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Eric Williams Natrium Project Director US SFR Owner, LLC 15800 Northup Way Bellevue, WA 98008 ewilliams@terrapower.com Re: Confirmation of Active and Good Faith Negotiations for Disposal Contract for Natrium
Dear Mr. Williams:
I am writing to affirm that US SFR Owner, LLC is actively and in good faith negotiating with the Secretary of Energy for a contract under section 302(b) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended (NWPA).
Although section 302(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the NWPA assigns to the Secretary of Energy the function of making the above affirmation, section 304(b) of the NWPA further provides that the director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) shall be responsible for carrying out the functions of the Secretary under [the NWPA], subject to the general supervision of the Secretary. In 2010, OCRWM was closed and the functions relating to the Standard Contract were assigned to the Office of the General Counsel. Those functions were later assigned by the General Counsel to my office.
DOE is reviewing the issue of the appropriate contract mechanism and will be in contact for further discussions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Kurt Espiritu Kurt Espiritu Acting Director Office of Standard Contract Management Office of the General Counsel cc via email:
George Wilson (gwilson@terrapower.com)