GNF-A Wilmington fuel fabrication at enrichments up to 8.0 wt% U-235 (Amendment 18): NRC fuel-cycle amendment review for Global Nuclear Fuel – Americas, LLC — issued, 13.3 months from docketing to decision. Sourced dates and schedule.
Background: NRC reactor licensing process, explained · The ADVANCE Act, explained: what changed and where the NRC stands
Current state
| Type | Fuel-cycle amendment |
| Outcome | Issued |
| Applicant | Global Nuclear Fuel – Americas, LLC |
| Facility | Wilmington Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Facility, Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Docket | — |
| Submitted | 2022-06-24 |
| Docketed (accepted for review) | 2022-11-02 |
| NRC planned schedule | — |
| NRC target date | — |
| Final safety evaluation | — |
| Decision | 2023-12-11 |
| Review time (docketed → decision) | 13.3 mo |
| Submitted → decision | 17.6 mo |
| NRC-reported review duration | — |
| NRC-reported resources vs estimate | — |
Review time is measured in average months from the date the NRC docketed the application to the decision. The NRC's own reported durations may measure to the final safety evaluation instead.
Notes
Docket number not stated in the documents read. RSI Oct. 4, 2022; supplement Oct. 5, 2022. EA/FONSI Nov. 1, 2023. Fully pre-ADVANCE Act. Not the GNF-A/TerraPower Natrium Fuel Facility (no NRC application record found). Licence/permit: SNM-1097.
Timeline
- 2022-06-24 — Application received: “By letter dated June 24, 2022 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] Accession No. ML22175A070), Global Nuclear Fuel – Americas, LLC (GNF-A) requested U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval of a license amendment request to permit nuclear fuel fabrication at material enrichments up to 8.0 weight percent” (source)
- 2022-11-02 — Accepted for review (docketed): “The NRC staff accepted the submittal for formal review via letter dated November 2, 2022 (ML22304A671).” (source)
- 2023-12-11 — Issued: “December 11, 2023 ... SUBJECT: GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL – AMERICAS, LLC: AMENDMENT 18 - APPROVAL OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR 8 WEIGHT PERCENT URANIUM-235” (source)
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