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MONTHYEARPress Release-II-15-002, NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss Mixed Oxide Fuel Project2015-01-0808 January 2015 Press Release-II-15-002: NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss Mixed Oxide Fuel Project Press Release-14-079, NRC Extends Construction Deadline for MOX Fuel Fabrication Plant2014-11-14014 November 2014 Press Release-14-079: NRC Extends Construction Deadline for MOX Fuel Fabrication Plant Press Release-II-13-014, NRC Staff Schedules Meeting with Shaw Areva MOX Services to Discuss Performance at Mixed Oxide Facility2013-04-0808 April 2013 Press Release-II-13-014: NRC Staff Schedules Meeting with Shaw Areva MOX Services to Discuss Performance at Mixed Oxide Facility Press Release-II-12-048, NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss Mox Facility2012-07-16016 July 2012 Press Release-II-12-048: NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss Mox Facility ML1133901442011-12-0505 December 2011 Press Release-II-11-068: NRC Staff Schedules Meeting with Shaw Areva MOX Services to Discuss Performance at Mixed Oxide Facility Press Release-II-11-068, NRC Staff Schedules Meeting with Shaw Areva Mox Services to Discuss Performance at Mixed Oxide Facility2011-12-0505 December 2011 Press Release-II-11-068: NRC Staff Schedules Meeting with Shaw Areva Mox Services to Discuss Performance at Mixed Oxide Facility Press Release-11-076, NRC to Hold Public Meeting May 10 in Aiken. S.C., to Discuss Safety Evaluation Report on Mox Fuel Facility Application2011-05-0303 May 2011 Press Release-11-076: NRC to Hold Public Meeting May 10 in Aiken. S.C., to Discuss Safety Evaluation Report on Mox Fuel Facility Application Press Release-11-061, Licensing Board Admits Additional Contentions Regarding Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application2011-04-0101 April 2011 Press Release-11-061: Licensing Board Admits Additional Contentions Regarding Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Press Release-10-225, NRC Issues Final Safety Evaluation Report for Proposed Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at Savannah River2010-12-27027 December 2010 Press Release-10-225: NRC Issues Final Safety Evaluation Report for Proposed Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at Savannah River Press Release-10-148, NRC Issues Draft Safety Evaluation Report for Proposed Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at Savannah River2010-08-25025 August 2010 Press Release-10-148: NRC Issues Draft Safety Evaluation Report for Proposed Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at Savannah River ML1023712072010-08-25025 August 2010 Press Release-10-148: NRC Issues Draft Safety Evaluation Report for Proposed Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at Savannah River Press Release-II-09-066, NRC Staff to Meet with Shaw Areva MOX Services to Discuss Performance at Mixed Oxide Facility2009-12-0101 December 2009 Press Release-II-09-066: NRC Staff to Meet with Shaw Areva MOX Services to Discuss Performance at Mixed Oxide Facility Press Release-09-077, NRC to Hold Management Meeting with Shaw Areva to Discuss Progress on Mixed-Oxide Nuclear Fuel Plant2009-04-24024 April 2009 Press Release-09-077: NRC to Hold Management Meeting with Shaw Areva to Discuss Progress on Mixed-Oxide Nuclear Fuel Plant ML0709402372007-04-0404 April 2007 Press Release-07-043: NRC to Hold Public Meeting in Aiken, S.C., on License Review Process for MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility Press Release-07-036, - NRC Announces Opportunity to Request Hearing on Operating License for Mox Fuel Plant in South Carolina2007-03-15015 March 2007 Press Release-07-036 - NRC Announces Opportunity to Request Hearing on Operating License for Mox Fuel Plant in South Carolina Press Release-06-119, NRC Receives Operating License Application for Proposed Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility in South Carolina2006-09-27027 September 2006 Press Release-06-119: NRC Receives Operating License Application for Proposed Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility in South Carolina Press Release-05-104, NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet August 2-4 in Rockville, Maryland2005-07-21021 July 2005 Press Release-05-104: NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet August 2-4 in Rockville, Maryland Press Release-05-058, NRC Authorizes Construction of Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at Savannah River Site2005-03-30030 March 2005 Press Release-05-058: NRC Authorizes Construction of Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at Savannah River Site Press Release-03-064, NRC Media Workshop Scheduled June 24-252003-05-21021 May 2003 Press Release-03-064: NRC Media Workshop Scheduled June 24-25 Press Release-03-054, NRC Issues Revised Draft Safety Evaluation Report on Proposed Mox Facility in South Carolina2003-05-0202 May 2003 Press Release-03-054: NRC Issues Revised Draft Safety Evaluation Report on Proposed Mox Facility in South Carolina Press Release-03-029, NRC to Hold Public Meetings to Discuss Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed MOX Nuclear Facility2003-03-12012 March 2003 Press Release-03-029: NRC to Hold Public Meetings to Discuss Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed MOX Nuclear Facility Press Release-03-005, NRC Meeting on Proposed Mox Facility2003-01-10010 January 2003 Press Release-03-005: NRC Meeting on Proposed Mox Facility Press Release-02-103, NRC to Hold Public Meetings to Discuss New Environmental Information on Proposed MOX Nuclear Facility2002-09-0303 September 2002 Press Release-02-103: NRC to Hold Public Meetings to Discuss New Environmental Information on Proposed MOX Nuclear Facility Press Release-02-089, NRC to Hold Public Meeting in South Carolina on Proposed MOX Facility2002-08-14014 August 2002 Press Release-02-089: NRC to Hold Public Meeting in South Carolina on Proposed MOX Facility Press Release-02-057, NRC Issues Draft Safety Evaluation Report on Proposed MOX Facility in South Carolina2002-05-0202 May 2002 Press Release-02-057: NRC Issues Draft Safety Evaluation Report on Proposed MOX Facility in South Carolina Press Release-II-01-039, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Prehearing Conference in North Augusta on September 21 on Proposed Fuel Facility2001-09-20020 September 2001 Press Release-II-01-039: Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Prehearing Conference in North Augusta on September 21 on Proposed Fuel Facility 2015-01-08
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NRC NEWS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone 301/415-820 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: www.nrc.gov No.03-054 May 2, 2003 NRC ISSUES REVISED DRAFT SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT ON PROPOSED MOX FACILITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has released a revised draft safety evaluation report concerning the construction of a proposed mixed oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication facility at the Department of Energys (DOEs) Savannah River site near Aiken, South Carolina.
The revised draft report concludes that DOEs contractor, Duke Cogema Stone &
Webster (DCS), has not yet met all of the applicable safety requirements pertaining to construction of the proposed facility in order to provide reasonable assurance of protection against natural phenomena and the consequences of potential accidents. Specifically, the report identifies 19 open items on which the NRC requests further information from DCS before a construction authorization can be granted. These items include questions about nuclear criticality safety, fire safety, chemical safety, and the confinement ventilation system at the proposed facility.
The revised draft safety evaluation report represents a snapshot of the staffs present positions, based on information received to date. It amends a draft report, issued April 30, 2002, that responded to DCSs initial construction authorization request for the MOX facility. DCS submitted a revised construction authorization request on October 31, 2002. Based on information contained in that document, the NRC staff has listed as closed 40 items raised in its earlier draft evaluation.
The revised draft safety evaluation report will be posted on the NRCs MOX web site, at http://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/mox/licensing.html . The report will also be available through the NRC Public Document Room by calling 301-415-4737 or 1-800-397-4209.
NRC authorization is required before DCS can build a MOX facility designed to convert surplus weapons-grade plutonium supplied by DOE into MOX fuel for use in commercial nuclear power reactors authorized to use such fuel. DCS is required to submit a separate application for a license to operate the proposed MOX facility. Converting weapons-grade
plutonium into MOX fuel is intended to advance the cause of nonproliferation by converting the material into a form unsuitable for use in weapons. The program is part of a bilateral agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation that includes construction of a similar facility in Russia.