ML21294A335

NFS Amendment 16 Public Letter

ML21294A335
Person / Time
Site:	Erwin
Issue date:	11/09/2021
From:	Jacob Zimmerman NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To:	Knowles T Nuclear Fuel Services
J DOWNS NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB 3014157744
Shared Package
ML21294A331	List: ML21294A332 ML21294A333 ML21294A335
References
EPID L-2021-SPR-0007
Download: ML21294A335 (3)

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OFFICIAL USE ONLY SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 9, 2021 Mr. Timothy Knowles, Director Safety and Safeguards Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

1205 Banner Hill Road Erwin, TN 37650

SUBJECT:

AMENDMENT 16 - APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN FORCE-ON-FORCE EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFIER L-2021-SPR-0007)

Dear Mr. Knowles:

This refers to letter 21G-21-0145 dated September 14, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] Accession No. ML21260A244), as supplemented by letter 21G-21-0155 dated October 14, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21307A164), in which Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) requested approval of an exemption from certain provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Paragraph 73.46(b)(9). Specifically, due to the impacts of COVID-19 in Erwin, Tennessee, NFS requested an exemption from the requirements that pertain to the annual observation of a force-on-force (FOF) exercise by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the conduct of the remaining FOF exercises during the current 12-month period ending December 31, 2021.

The NRC staff has completed its review and determined that issuance of this exemption and license amendment is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is in the public interest.

Pursuant to 10 CFR Part 70, Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Materials, Materials License SNM-124 is hereby amended to add Condition SG-3.8 as follows:

SG-3.8 Notwithstanding the requirements of 10 CFR 73.46(b)(9), the licensee is exempt from conducting force-on-force exercises through December 31, 2021; after that date, the licensee shall resume exercises at their regular frequency.

Furthermore, the licensee commits to communicating with the NRC to reschedule the annual observed exercise on a mutually agreeable date during the 1st Quarter of calendar year 2022.

All other license conditions shall remain the same.

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

OFFICIAL USE ONLY SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION T. Knowles 2 Enclosures 1 and 2 to this letter provide the amended Materials License SNM-124. The NRC staffs review is documented in the Safeguards Evaluation Report, which is Enclosure 3 to this letter. This letter concludes action on the referenced submittals, and Enterprise Project Identifier L-2021-SPR-0007 is considered CLOSED. contains security-related information. Accordingly, it is marked as Official Use Only and is withheld from public disclosure. When separated from the sensitive enclosure, this letter, , and Enclosure 3 are decontrolled and publicly available, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure.

A copy of this letter, Enclosure 1, and Enclosure 3 will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records System component of ADAMS. The PDR is currently closed. You may submit your request to the PDR via e-mail at PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The ADAMS database is accessible from the NRC website 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 by email to James.Downs@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Jacob I. Digitally signed by Jacob I.

Zimmerman Zimmerman Date: 2021.11.09 15:46:53

-05'00' 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 16 to Materials License SNM-124

2. Amendment 16 to Materials License SNM-124 (Non-Public)

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

ML21294A331 (Pkg), ML21294A335 (Letter), ML21294A333 (Enclosure 1),

ML21294A334 (Enclosure 2 - non-public), ML21294A332 (Enclosure 3) *via email OFFICE NMSS/DFM/FFLB* NMSS/DFM/FFLB/LA* NSIR/DPCP/MSB*

NAME JDowns ELee ARivera DATE 10/25/2021 10/25/2021 10/26/2021 OFFICE OGC - NLO* NMSS/DFM/FFLB/BC*

NAME EStocking JZimmerman DATE 11/08/2021 11/09/2021