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| {{#Wiki_filter:NRC ISSUES DRAFT SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT FOR PROPOSED MIXED-OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY AT SAVANNAH RIVER The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its draft Safety Evaluation Report (SER) for the license application by Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC, to possess and use radioactive material at the Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Department of EnSavannah River Site near Aiken, S.C. The report, which has been redacted to remove security related and proprietary license application for the facility. It does not represent a decision to issue the license. A license will be issued only if the NRC verifies the applicant has properly constructed principal structures, systems and components. That stage is expected to be several years away. The report containcommitments and analyses provide an adequate basis for safety and safeguards of facility operations, and that operation of the facility would not pose an undue risk to worker and public health and safety. The NRC issued a Construction Authorization for the facility in March 2005, and construction is underway. The facility is part of an agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation to dismantle thousands of Cold War-era nuclear weapons by using the plutonium from warheads to manufacture fuel for civilian nuclear power reactors. The facility would combine plutonium and uranium oxides to make the mixed-oxide, or MOX, fuel. It is the only MOX fuel fabrication facility being built in the United States. The draft SER reviews the applicants financial qualifications, plans for protection of classified matter, organization and administration, integrated safety analysis, nuclear criticality safety, fire protection, chemical safety, radiation safety, environmental protection and plant systems. NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa.resource@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. 10-148 August 25, 2010 The redacted SER for the MOX facility is available on the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/mox/license-application.html. More information about the MOX review is available at http://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/mox/licensing.html. ### News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.}} | | {{#Wiki_filter:NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa.resource@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. 10-148 August 25, 2010 NRC ISSUES DRAFT SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT FOR PROPOSED MIXED-OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY AT SAVANNAH RIVER The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its draft Safety Evaluation Report (SER) for the license application by Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC, to possess and use radioactive material at the Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Department of Energys Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C. |
| | The report, which has been redacted to remove security related and proprietary information, documents the NRC staffs technical safety review of MOX Services operating license application for the facility. It does not represent a decision to issue the license. A license will be issued only if the NRC verifies the applicant has properly constructed principal structures, systems and components. That stage is expected to be several years away. |
| | The report contains the staffs conclusion that the applicants descriptions, specifications, commitments and analyses provide an adequate basis for safety and safeguards of facility operations, and that operation of the facility would not pose an undue risk to worker and public health and safety. |
| | The NRC issued a Construction Authorization for the facility in March 2005, and construction is underway. The facility is part of an agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation to dismantle thousands of Cold War-era nuclear weapons by using the plutonium from warheads to manufacture fuel for civilian nuclear power reactors. The facility would combine plutonium and uranium oxides to make the mixed-oxide, or MOX, fuel. It is the only MOX fuel fabrication facility being built in the United States. |
| | The draft SER reviews the applicants financial qualifications, plans for protection of classified matter, organization and administration, integrated safety analysis, nuclear criticality safety, fire protection, chemical safety, radiation safety, environmental protection and plant systems. |
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| | The redacted SER for the MOX facility is available on the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/mox/license-application.html. More information about the MOX review is available at http://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/mox/licensing.html. |
| | News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address: |
| | http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.}} |
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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. 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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: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa.resource@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No.10-148 August 25, 2010 NRC ISSUES DRAFT SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT FOR PROPOSED MIXED-OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY AT SAVANNAH RIVER The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its draft Safety Evaluation Report (SER) for the license application by Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC, to possess and use radioactive material at the Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Department of Energys Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C.
The report, which has been redacted to remove security related and proprietary information, documents the NRC staffs technical safety review of MOX Services operating license application for the facility. It does not represent a decision to issue the license. A license will be issued only if the NRC verifies the applicant has properly constructed principal structures, systems and components. That stage is expected to be several years away.
The report contains the staffs conclusion that the applicants descriptions, specifications, commitments and analyses provide an adequate basis for safety and safeguards of facility operations, and that operation of the facility would not pose an undue risk to worker and public health and safety.
The NRC issued a Construction Authorization for the facility in March 2005, and construction is underway. The facility is part of an agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation to dismantle thousands of Cold War-era nuclear weapons by using the plutonium from warheads to manufacture fuel for civilian nuclear power reactors. The facility would combine plutonium and uranium oxides to make the mixed-oxide, or MOX, fuel. It is the only MOX fuel fabrication facility being built in the United States.
The draft SER reviews the applicants financial qualifications, plans for protection of classified matter, organization and administration, integrated safety analysis, nuclear criticality safety, fire protection, chemical safety, radiation safety, environmental protection and plant systems.
The redacted SER for the MOX facility is available on the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/mox/license-application.html. More information about the MOX review is available at http://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/mox/licensing.html.
News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address:
http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.