Press Release-II-09-067, NRC Schedules Enforcement Conference with Global Nuclear Fuel

Press Release-II-09-067: NRC Schedules Enforcement Conference with Global Nuclear Fuel

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Issue date:	12/03/2009
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region II 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta GA 30303 Web Site: www.nrc.gov No. II-09-067 December 3, 2009 CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 562-4417 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov Joey Ledford (404) 562-4416 NRC SCHEDULES ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE WITH GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled a predecisional enforcement conference in Atlanta for Friday, Dec. 11 to discuss with officials of Global Nuclear Fuel --

Americas, LLC of Wilmington, N.C., apparent violations of NRC requirements associated with the companys safety analysis of the facility.

The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. at the NRC Region II office in Atlanta, located in the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth St. SW, Suite 23T85. The meeting will be open to observation by the public, and NRC officials will be available at its conclusion to answer questions from interested observers. Members of the public interested in attending the meeting or participating by toll-free audio teleconference should contact the NRC's Chad Cramer at 404-562-4712 or chad.cramer@nrc.gov or the NRCs Richard Gibson at 404-562-4718 or richard.gibson@nrc.gov.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss apparent violations related to shortcomings in the companys required safety analysis, including the failure to identify or document credible accident scenarios.

No decision on enforcement action will be made at the meeting. NRC officials will review information presented by Global Nuclear Fuel at the meeting and reach a decision on appropriate regulatory action at a later date.

An NRC report with information on the issue is available through the Region II office or through the NRC Web page at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The number to access the document is ML093100078.

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