ML26041A111
| ML26041A111 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000113 |
| Issue date: | 02/12/2026 |
| From: | Stephen Poy NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB |
| To: | Thorndike S Pennsylvania State Univ |
| References | |
| EPID L-2025-NFO-0002 | |
| Download: ML26041A111 (0) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Ms. Sara F. Thorndike, Senior Vice President for Finance and Business/Treasurer The Pennsylvania State University 208 Old Main University Park, PA 16802-1503
SUBJECT:
ACCEPTANCE FOR REVIEW OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYS SELF-GUARANTEE - ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFIER NUMBER L-2025-NFO-0002
Dear Sara Thorndike:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has received your submittal dated December 15, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS]
Accession No. ML26014A148), transmitting the instrument for financial assurance in a Self-Guarantee.
We have completed our acceptance review of your submittal. The NRC staff has determined that the application contains sufficient information, to proceed with its detailed technical review.
Your submittal has been assigned Enterprise Project Identification Number (EPID)
L-2025-NFO-0002. Please reference this EPID No. and Docket No. 70-0113 in any future correspondence associated with this request.
Based on our preliminary evaluation and projection of current review schedules, we anticipate completing our formal review by May 2026. This schedule includes the issuance, if needed, of any requests for additional information by end of March 2026 and receiving your responses within 30 days after issuance. Please note that these dates could change depending on the findings of our technical review, urgent assignments, or other factors. The NRC staff estimates that the review of your submittal will take approximately 54 staff hours to complete.
These estimates are based on an initial review of the application conducted by staff from the Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Supports Financial Assessment Branch.
These estimates could change, due to several factors including, among other things, multiple requests for additional information, and unanticipated addition of scope to the review. We will promptly communicate any significant changes to this schedule and/or cost changes should these occur.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, 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. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The PDR is open by appointment.
February 12, 2026
S. Thorndike 2
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 at 301-415-7135 or via email to stephen.poy@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Stephen Poy, Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 70-0113 License No.: SNM-95 Signed by Poy, Stephen on 02/12/26
ML26041A111 OFFICE NMSS/DFM/FFLB NMSS/DFM/FFLB NMSS/DFM/FFLB NMSS/DFM/FFLB NMSS/DFM/FFLB NAME SPoy OSiurano-Perez JGoodridge TGovan SPoy DATE 2/10/2026 2/10/2026 2/10/2026 2/12/2026 2/12/2026