ML23192A516

GNF-A Natrium Fuel Fabrication Facility Schedule Update

ML23192A516
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Site:	07001113
Issue date:	07/11/2023
From:	Murray S Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas
To:	Document Control Desk
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Global Nuclear Fuel Scott P. Murray Manager, Facility Licensing Global Nuclear Fuel 3901 Castle Hayne Road P.O. Box 780 M230093 Wilmington, NC 28402 USA July 11, 2023 T (910) 819-5950 scott.murray@ge.com Samantha Lav, Chief Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety & Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Attn: Document Control Desk

Subject:

GNF-A Natrium Fuel Fabrication Facility Schedule Update

References:

1) NRG License SNM-1097, Docket 70-1113

2) GNF-A Natrium Fuel Fabrication Facility Letter of Intent, 10/19/21

3) GNF-A/NRC Pre-Application Meeting, 2/1/23

4) GNF-A Supplemental Environmental Report Information, 3/6/23

5) Telecom between NRG Staff, including Ms. Samantha Lav and GNF-A, including Scott Murray held 7ll/23

Dear Ms. Lav:

As we discussed last Friday (Reference 5), the Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, L.L.C. (GNF-A) facility in Wilmington, North Carolina hereby provides a schedule update for the Natrium Fuel Fabrication Facility (NFFF) license amendment request and facility construction.

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (GEH), TerraPower, LLC and GNF-A have partnered on a project to produce advanced nuclear reactor fuel technologies with enrichment limits up to 20 wt.% U235 supporting TerraPower's award under the Department of Energy's Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (Cooperative Agreement No. DE-NE0009054).

Due to delays in high-assay, low enriched uranium fuel supply, GNF-A and TerraPower are working on schedule adjustments to allow optimizations of the NFFF desi'gn. As such, the schedule to design, license and construct a standalone Category II NFFF is being adjusted.

GNF-A is currently in the process of developing a more detailed licensing schedule; however, for planning purposes, it is reasonable to consider an approximate 24-month delay. The GNF-A NFFF license amendment request is now anticipated to be submitted in the third quarter of 2025 for NRG review. NRC's review of the supplemental environmental report information (Reference

4) should be delayed until early 2025. GNF-A will inform NRG of schedule changes, as necessary.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact me at (910) 819-5950.

7!~1r1z Scott Murray, Manager Facility Licensing cc: J. Rowley, USNR /DFM/FFLB SPM 23-027