ML24068A194

Cover Letter - Approval of Acos Phase 2+ License Amendment ML24068A194 Package A189 (Public w-o Encl 1&2)

ML24068A194
Person / Time
Site:	07007004
Issue date:	09/20/2024
From:	Lav S NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To:	Karen Fitch American Centrifuge Operating
Shared Package
ML24068A189	List: ML24068A191 ML24068A194 ML24263A214
References
EPID L-2023-LLA-0024
Download: ML24068A194 (1)

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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Kelly L. Fitch, Regulatory Manager American Centrifuge Operating, LLC P.O. Box 628 Mail Stop 7560 3930 U.S. 23 South Piketon, OH 45661

SUBJECT:

APPROVAL OF AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE OPERATINGS LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO INCREASE ITS POSSESSION LIMITS TO SUPPORT A HIGH-ASSAY LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM PRODUCTION INCREASE AT THE AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE PLANT (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFIER L-2023-LLA-0024)

Dear Kelly L. Fitch:

By letter dated February 13, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System

[ADAMS] Accession No. ML23047A046), American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Centrus Energy Corp., requested review and approval of proposed changes to special nuclear material license SNM-2011 to increase the possession limits from the current level approved on June 11, 2021 ( ML21138A827, ML21148A291, and ML21138A828) to support an increase in high-assay low-enriched uranium production to approximately 1400 kg UF 6 at the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP) in Piketon, Ohio.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed its review of the February 13, 2023, request. The details associated with the review are documented in the enclosed non-public safety and security evaluation report (SER). A redacted public version of the SER is also enclosed. As part of this licensing action, License Conditions (LCs) 10.e and 10.y have been modified to incorporate, in the enclosed license, (1) the license application LA-3605-0001 submitted on February 13, 2023 ( ML23047A046), and its supplements on June 29, 2023 ( ML23187A143), February 15, 2024 ( ML24054A033), and March 7, 2024 ( ML24072A046), and (2) the physical security plan for the ACP SP-3605-0042 submitted on February 15, 2024 ( ML24054A033), respectively.

Additionally, new LC 30 has been added to the license (full text below):

LC 30 ACO shall establish and maintain a Vehicle Barrier System in accordance with Section 3.7 of SP-3605-0042. Additionally, ACO shall not produce more than the authorized possession limits beyond those approved on June 11, 2021, until such time that the additional physical security measures have been installed and Enclosures 1 and 2 transmitted herewith contain sensitive security related information. When separated from the sensitive conditions in the enclosures, this document and enclosures 3 and 4 are decontrolled.September 20, 2024 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION K. Fitch 2 NRC has confirmed they meet the new commitments described within Section 3.7 of SP-3605-0042. Upon a successful NRC validation, ACO will be authorized to continue production efforts up to the authorized possession limits described in SNM-2011.

The NRC staff prepared an environmental assessment (EA) to determine whether there would be any significant environmental impacts associated with this amendment request (ML24254A206). The EA was noticed in the Federal Register on September 19, 2024 (89 FR 76871, ML24214A324).

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter and enclosures 3 and 4 will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs ADAMS. The ADAMS database is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The PDR is open by appointment only. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Enclosures 1 and 2 to this letter contain sensitive, unclassified information, and are therefore deemed Official Use Only -

Security-Related Information. Therefore, they will not be placed in the PDR, nor will they be publicly available in ADAMS.

If you have any questions regarding this action, please contact Yawar Faraz by telephone at 301-415-7220, or via email at Yawar.Faraz@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Samantha Lav, Chief Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 07007004 License No. SNM-2011

Enclosures:

1. Complete SER (OUO-SRI)

2. Complete ACP License SNM-2011 Amendment 24 (OUO-SRI)

3. Redacted ACP License SNM-2011 Amendment 24 (Public)

4. Reacted SER (Public) cc: M. Snider, General Manager, ACO M. Reim, DOE NE-HQ centrus_acp@listmgr.nrc.gov Signed by Lav, Samantha on 09/20/24

Pkg ML24068A189; Cover Letter ML24068A194; (Non-Public) ML24068A193; Enclosure 2 (Non-Public) ML24068A192; (Public) ML24068A191; Enclosure 4 (Public) ML24263A214 OFFICE NMSS/DFM NMSS/DFM OGC OGC NMSS/DFM NAME YFaraz JGoodridge NStAmour PJehle ASotomayor-Rivera DATE 9/5/2024 9/5/2024 9/6/2024 9/6/2024 9/11/2024 OFFICE NMSS/REFS NSIR/DPSP NMSS/DFM NAME SHarwell JCuadrado-SLav Caraballo DATE 9/11/2024 9/12/2024 9/20/2024