ML23116A321

Public Meeting Summary Licensee Performance Review of Global Nuclear Fuel Americas, LLC, Docket Number 07001113

ML23116A321
Person / Time
Site:	07001113
Issue date:	04/27/2023
From:	Robert Williams NRC/RGN-II/DFFI/FFB1
To:	Huth R Global Nuclear Fuel
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April 27, 2023

Ryan Huth Facility Manager Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas, LLC P.O. Box 780, Mail Code J20 Wilmington, NC 28402

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- LICENSEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL - AMERICAS, LLC., DOCKET NUMBER 07001113

Dear Ryan Huth:

This letter refers to our meeting via teleconference and Microsoft Teams held on April 25, 2023, during which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) discussed its review of Global Nuclear Fuel -Americas (GNF-As) performance in the areas of safety operations, radiological controls, facility support, and safeguards. The meeting afforded you the opportunity to respond to NRCs conclusions about GNF-As performance over the period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022. As documented in our letter to you dated March 3, 2023 (ADAMS Accession Number ML23060A086), the NRC staff determined that GNF-A conducted activities safely, securely, and in a manner that protects public health and the environment. Based on our review of activities, no areas needing improvement were identified within the four major performance areas.

In addition, the meeting also afforded the members of the public the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to the NRC regarding our inspection program and the performance of GNF-A. The list of meeting attendees and a copy of the presentation slides are enclosed.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading -rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

R. Huth 2 Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at 404-997-4664.

Sincerely, Signed by Williams, Robert on 04/27/23

Robert E. Williams, Jr., Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of Fuel Facility Inspection

Docket No. 07001113 License No. SNM-1097

Enclosures:

1. List of Meeting Attendees

2. NRC Public Meeting Slides

cc: w/ encl: Distribution via LISTSERV R. Huth 3

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- LICENSEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL - AMERICAS, LLC., DOCKET NUMBER 07001113 Dated: April 27, 2023

DISTRIBUTION:

A. Masters, RII D. Gasperson, RII J. Grice, RII J. Pelchat, RII J. Rivera-Ortiz, RII J. Rowley, NMSS R. Williams, RII S. Soto Lugo, NMSS PUBLIC

ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER: ML23116A321 X SUNSI Review X Non-Sensitive X Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RII/DFFI RII/DFFI NAME J. Rivera -Ortiz R. Williams DATE 04/27/2023 04/27/2023

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY LIST OF MEETING ATTENDEES U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) Public Meeting Licensee Performance Review of Global Nuclear Fuel -Americas, LLC (GNF-A) April 25, 2023

Name Affiliation Joel Rivera USNRC John Pelchat USNRC Robert Williams USNRC David Gasperson USNRC Anthony Masters USNRC Jonathan Rowley USNRC Joseph Grice USNRC Lynnea Wilkins USNRC Michael Greenleaf USNRC Samantha Lav USNRC Graham Smith Unknown Jonathan Rohner GNF-A Kris Jiggitts Unknown Phillip Ollis GNF-A Scott Murray GNF-A Viola M. Aureggi Exodys Energy

/ ONO, Masato Unknown 1 Anonymous Caller Unknown Ryan Huth GNF-A / GE

Enclosure 1 Licensee Performance Review

Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Division of Fuel Facility Inspection April 25, 2023, 6:00 PM (EDT)

Joel Rivera, USNRC Sr. Project Inspector joel.riveraortiz@nrc.gov 404-997-4825

Enclosure 2 Meeting Purpose

Discussperformance Discusslicensee Meeting reviewprocess performance2021-2022 Observation

2 Agenda

• Introductions

• Facility and NRC Oversight Background

• Performance Review Process

• Performance Review Results

• Licensee Response

• Adjourn Business Portion

• Questions & Comments from the Public

• Adjourn Meeting Facility Background

GNF-A Licensed Activities

Possess special nuclear material enriche d 5% U-235 to Manufacture fuel assemblies for comme reactors

Directly ship UO2 powder to customers

Operate on-site laboratories

Treat and monitor plant effluents

4 NRC Fuel Cycle Oversight

Inspections Investigations Allegations

Incident Enforcement Performance Response Assessment 5 NRC Inspection Program Category III Fuel Facility Safety Operations

Other Areas Radiological NRC Controls Inspectors Category III NRC Core Fuel Facility Inspection Program

References:

• Inspector Manual Chapter 2600 (ADAMS ML20211L835)

• Inspector Manual Chapter 2600, Appendix B Safeguards Facility (ADAMS ML21043A178) Support

6 Licensee Performance Review Process

Inspector Manual Chapter 2604

Review of Inputs Performance Results NRC Actions Areas Recent Enforcement Actions No Performance

• Routine Inspection Program Recent Performance

• Safety Significance Issues

• Inform Licensee & the Public

• Performance Trends

• Cross Cutting Issues Or

• Corrective Actions Area Needing

• Inspection Program Changes Improvement (ANI)

• LPR Frequency Changes

Reference:

ADAMS ML22007A216

• Inform Licensee & the Public 7

Licensee Performance Areas

Safety Operations

Operational Safety Safety Controls Supporting Safety Programs

• Criticality Controls Criticality Safety

• Program Oversight

• Criticality Incident Response

Fire Protection Prevention, Detection, & Mitigation Supporting Fire Safety Programs 8

Licensee Performance Areas

Radiological Controls

Radiation

• Protection of Members of the Public

• Protection of Plant Workers Protection

• Waste Management

Effluent Control &

• Program Implementation Environmental

• Liquid and Gaseous Effluents Protection

Transportation

• Receipt of Radioactive Materials

• Packaging & Delivery of Radioactive Materials 9

Licensee Performance Areas

Facility Support & Other Areas

Emergency

• Emergency Plan Implementation Preparedness

• Evaluation of Emergency Drills

Plant

• Configuration Management Program Modifications

• Evaluation for NRC PreApproval

Plant Events

• Safety Assessment and Followup

10 Licensee Performance Areas

Safeguards

Material Control and

• Compliance with 10 CFR 74 regulations Accounting

• Compliance with Material ControlPlan

Physical Protection

• Compliance with 10 CFR 73 regulations

• Compliance with Physical Security Plan

Classified Material and

• Compliance with 10 CFR 95 regulations Information Security

11 Performance Review Results

Global Nuclear Fuels - Americas

GNF-A conducted activities safely and securely in 2021 and 2022.

One Severity Level IV, cited violation identified in Safety Operations.

No area needing improvement was identified in the performance assessment areas.

NRC will conduct routine inspection program in the next performance assessment cycle.

Results are publicly available in ADAMS via Accession Number ML23060A086.

12 Remarks From GNF-A

13 QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC

14 Contact the NRC

Website: www.nrc.gov Questions/Information: OPA2.Resource@nrc.gov or call 404-997-4417 For Safety or Security Concerns:

• Non-Emergency Hotline: 1-800 -695-7403

• Emergencies: 301-816-5100

• Link: https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/allegations/safety-concern.html 15 NRCon Social Media

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nrcgov Facebook: https://www.faceb ook.com/nrcgov/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nrcgov/

YouTube: https://w ww.youtube.com/user/NRCgov Flickr: https://www.f lickr.com/photos/nrcgov/sets LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usnuclearregulatorycommission/

GovDelivery: https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNRC/subscriber/new

16 Providing Feedback To NRC

Link: https://feedback.nrc.gov/pmfs/feedback/form?meetingcode=20230322

Or Scan this Code on Smart Phone

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