ML26041A333
| ML26041A333 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07007038 |
| Issue date: | 02/12/2026 |
| From: | Orano Enrichment USA |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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| Download: ML26041A333 (0) | |
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Orano Enrichment USA Enrichment Facility Pre-application Meeting - Nuclear Criticality Safety Program February 12, 2026 NRC Headquarters - Rockville, MD OPI 0 UNRESTRICTED
01 REGULATION - INDUSTRY STANDARDS 02 CRITICALITY ACCIDENT ALARM SYSTEM - EMERGENCY PLANNING 03 SUBCRITICALITY -
DOUBLE CONTINGENCY 04 TECHNICAL PRACTICES FOR NCS 05 ORGANIZATION -
MANAGEMENT MEASURES 00 INTRODUCTION
Introduction 00
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Orano Enrichment USA 00 Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Orano USA is a leading supplier of advanced reactor services, nuclear fuel materials, used fuel management, decommissioning, decontamination, and radwaste treatment solutions to U.S. commercial and federal customers.
Orano Enrichment USA, LLC, created to build, commission and operate the Chemistry and Enrichment Facilities in the US.
- Letter of Intent
- Docket 70-7035
- Kickoff meeting
- Pre-application activities
- Submit application Pre-application 2024-2025
- Environmental Review
- Safety and Safeguards Review
- Issue Materials License Application Review 2026-2027
- Site preparation
- Facility construction
- Pre-operation readiness review Build and Startup 2026-2031
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IKE Enrichment Program Facility planned for Idaho Falls, ID Materials License SNM-2015 Issued Project terminated due to low demand due to cancelled reactor project Orano initiated discussions with DOE to acquire DOE owned parcel SPP-2 near ETTP in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to construct and operate an enrichment facility Pre-application engagement with NRC 00 DOE awarded Orano $900M to build and operate LEU enrichment facility License Application submission to NRC NRC Review of License Application Orano will start construction and operate a uranium enrichment facility 2004-2014 2024 2025 2026 2027/
2031 IKE uses gaseous centrifuge technology used at GB2 in operation in France since 2011 OE Facility GB2
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Meeting Objectives
- Commit to Criticality Safety Program is Consistent with Standard Review Plan, NUREG 1520 Rev.2
- Commit to Compliance with 10 CFR § 70.24 Criticality accident requirements
- Review technical practices for nuclear criticality safety (Margin of Subcriticality, Controlled parameters to ensure subcriticality, Parameter Values for Uniform Aqueous Solutions of Enriched UO2F2, Controlled parameters to ensure subcriticality, UF6 cylinder calculation models, Safety Criteria for Buildings / Systems / Components)
- Summarize Management Measures for protection against nuclear criticality accidents 00 Focus on Nuclear Criticality Safety Program
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Project Team 00 Orano Enrichment USA is a large multi-discipline project team working on design and licensing of IKE Enrichment Facility.
Criticality Safety Program
- Lionel Antognelli, VP Engineering and Projects
- Peter Vescovi, ESH & Licensing Manager
- Philippe Pham, Nuclear Safety Program Manager
- Matt Lang, Safety System Engineer
- Ray McDonnell, Safety Program Manager
- David Anderson, Design Engineer
Regulation - Industry Standards 01
Regulation - Industry Standards OE NCS programs developed to ensure safe handling, processing and storage of enriched uranium up to 10 wt% U-235
- US NRC Regulatory Guide 3.71 Rev.3 NCS program compliance with 10 CFR Part 70 including
- 10 CFR 70.24, Criticality accident requirements
- 10 CFR 70.61, Performance requirements
- 10 CFR 70.62, Safety program and integrated safety analysis OE commitment to
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Criticality Accident Alarm System
- Emergency Planning 02
Criticality Accident Alarm System - Emergency Planning A Criticality Accident Alarm System, CAAS, will be designed to cover all the facility areas handling, processing and storing enriched uranium. The CAAS is designed, installed and maintained in accordance with
- ANSI/ANS-8.3-2022 An Emergency Planning and Response is developed consistently to guidance in
- ANSI/ANS-8.23-2019 02 11 OPI 0 UNRESTRICTED l Orano Enrichment USA Facility - Pre-application Meeting - Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Compliance with 10 CFR § 70.24 Criticality accident requirements.
Subcriticality - Double Contingency 03 Proprietary information withheld pursuing to 10 CFR 2.390
Technical Practices for NCS 04 Proprietary information withheld pursuing to 10 CFR 2.390
Organization - Management Measures 05 Proprietary information withheld pursuing to 10 CFR 2.390