ML21116A078

License Ammendment 14 - Revisions to Category II and III Physical Protection Plans (EPID L-2020-SPR-0008) - Cover Letter

ML21116A078
Person / Time
Site:	Erwin
Issue date:	04/30/2021
From:	Jacob Zimmerman NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To:	Knowles T Nuclear Fuel Services
JDowns NMSS/DFM/FFL 301.415.7744
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ML21116A077	List: ML21116A078 ML21116A079
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION Freude UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 29, 2021 Mr. Timothy Knowles, Director Safety and Safeguards Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

1205 Banner Hill Road Erwin, TN 37650

SUBJECT:

LICENSE AMENDMENT 14 - REVISIONS TO CATEGORY II AND III PHYSICAL PROTECTION PLANS (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFICATION L-2020-SPR-0008)

Dear Mr. Knowles:

In accordance with your request dated March 24, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] Accession Number ML20097C643), as supplemented by your letters dated August 21, 2020 (not publicly available due to sensitive security-related information), and February 15, 2021 (ADAMS Accession Number ML21063A229), and pursuant to Part 70 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Materials License SNM-124 is hereby amended to approve Revision 004 of the Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS), Physical Protection Plan for the Protection of Category II Moderate Enriched Uranium (Special Nuclear Material), and Revision 009 of the NFS, Physical Protection Plan for the Protection of Category III Low Enriched Uranium (Special Nuclear Material). The review of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is documented in the enclosed Safeguards Evaluation Report. Accordingly, Safeguards Conditions SG-3.4 and SG-3.5 of Materials License SNM-124 have been revised to reflect the approved revisions to the Physical Protection Plans (PPPs) and the modified terms of the notification and submittal needed prior to enacting the Category II PPP.

All other license conditions shall remain the same. Enclosures 1 and 2 to this letter provide the amended Materials License SNM-124. The NRC staffs review is documented in a Safeguards Evaluation Report, which is Enclosure 3 to this letter. This letter concludes action on this submittal, and Enterprise Project Identifier L-2020-SPR-0008 is considered CLOSED.

Enclosures 2 and 3 contain sensitive security-related information. Accordingly, they are marked as Official Use Only, and are withheld from public disclosure. When separated from the sensitive enclosures, this letter and Enclosure 1 are decontrolled and publicly available, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure."

Enclosures 2 and 3 transmitted by this letter contain Security-Related Information. When separated from Enclosures 2 and 3, this letter and Enclosure 1 are decontrolled.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION T. Knowles A copy of this letter and Enclosure 1 will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, or from ADAMS. The ADAMS database is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact James Downs of my staff at 301-415-7744, or via e-mail to: James.Downs@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Jacob I. Digitally signed by Jacob I.

Zimmerman Zimmerman Date: 2021.04.30 10:05:27

-04'00' Jacob I. Zimmerman, Chief Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.70-143 License No. SNM-124

Enclosures:

1. Amendment 14 to Materials License SNM-124

2. Amendment 14 to Materials License SNM-124 (Non-Public)

3. Safeguards Evaluation Report (Non-Public) cc: nfs@listmgr.nrc.gov OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

ML21116A077 (Pkg), ML21116A078 (Ltr), ML21116A079 (Encl. 1)

ML21116A080 (Encl. 2) ML21116A081 (Encl. 3) *via e-mail OFFICE NMSS/DFM/FFLB/PM* NSIR/DPCP/MSB/BC* NMSS/DFM/FFLB/LA* NMSS/DFM/FFLB/BC*

NAME JDowns ARivera ELee JZimmerman DATE 04/21/2021 04/21/2021 04/29/2021 04/29/2021