ML21138A926

Westinghouse EIS Schedule Letter

ML21138A926
Person / Time
Site:	Westinghouse
Issue date:	05/28/2021
From:	David Tiktinsky NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To:	Malek E Westinghouse Columbia Fuel Fabrication
DHTiktinskyNMMS/DFM/FFL 301.415.8740
References
EPID L-2017-RNW-0016
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May 28, 2021 Ms. Elise Malek Licensing Manager Westinghouse Columbia Fuel Fabrication 5801 Bluff Road Hopkins, SC 29061-9121 USA

SUBJECT:

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONS REVISED SCHEDULE FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL REVIEW OF THE WESTINGHOUSE COLUMBIA FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFIER L-2017-RNW-0016)

Dear Ms. Malek:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has revised the schedule for its review of Westinghouse Electric Company, LLCs (WECs) license renewal application for its Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (License SNM-1107) in Hopkins, South Carolina. By letter dated January 28, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS]

Accession No. ML21026A062), the NRC staff established a schedule for the environmental impact statement (EIS) and anticipated publication of the final EIS in January 2022, and completion of the license renewal review in February 2022.

The license renewal schedule has been delayed by 1 month based on internal and external factors. The unanticipated additional time that was necessary for WEC to submit clarifications to its RAI responses, which were originally submitted on December 18, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20353A275), to provide additional information regarding potential license conditions and commitments, which were submitted on April 6, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21102A069), impacted the EIS schedule. NRC also had to adjust its resources based on workload and prioritization.

The enclosure to this letter provides the revised license renewal review schedule, including major milestones. The anticipated schedule can change depending on the findings of the ongoing technical review or other factors. Additionally, based on WECs responses to the RAIs, information requested will be included in the Phase II Interim Report anticipated to be submitted to South Carolina DHEC in September 2021. Therefore, the Phase II Interim Report represents a risk to the final EIS schedule. The NRC staff anticipates reviewing the report and will determine impacts, if any, to the development of the EIS and next steps. Accordingly, the NRC staff continues to encourage Westinghouse to keep the NRC staff informed of any changes to the Phase II Interim Remedial Investigation activities and schedule.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this communication will be available electronically for public inspection in

E. Malek 2 the NRC Public Document Room, or from the NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html.

If you have any questions regarding the license renewal review, please contact me at 301-415-8740 or via email at David.Tiktinsky@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Digitally signed by David H.

David H. Tiktinsky Tiktinsky Date: 2021.05.28 15:21:19 -04'00' David H. Tiktinsky, Senior Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 70-1151 License No.: SNM-1107

Enclosure:

Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Revised License Renewal Schedule cc: K. Taylor, South Carolina DHEC westinghouse_ff@listmgr.nrc.gov

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NAME DTiktinsky DDiaz-Toro ELee JQuintero JZimmerman DATE 5/ 21 /2021 5/21/2021 5/ 24 /2021 5/ 26 /2021 5/ 26 /2021 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Revised License Renewal Schedule for the Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Docket 70-1151 SNM -1107 Milestone Previous Date Revised Date Notice of Intent to prepare an July 31, 2020(A) July 31, 2020(A) environmental impact statement (EIS) and begin the scoping process published in the Federal Register (85 FR 46193)

End of 30-day scoping comment period August 31, 2020(A) August 31, 2020(A)

Issuance of NRCs Requests for Additional November 3, 2020 (A) November 3, 2020 (A)

Information (RAIs)

WECs Responses to NRCs RAIs December 18, 2021 (A) December 18, 2020(A)

Publication of Draft EIS 1 for a 45-day June 2021(T) July 2021 (T) comment period Publication of the Final EIS January 2022(T) February 2022 (T)

Licensing Decision and Record of February 2022 (T) March 2022 (T)

Decision 2 (T) - Target (A) - Actual 1

The draft EIS anticipated publication date assumed a 30-day RAI response time, and no additional clarifications.

2 The NRC, per 10 CFR 51.100(a)(ii), must wait 30 days after publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Federal Register Notice announcing that the issuance of the final EIS.

Enclosure