Nuclear Fuel Services uranium purification and conversion services (U-Metal Project) for NNSA (Amendment 19): NRC fuel-cycle amendment review for Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. — issued, 19.5 months from docketing to decision. Sourced dates and schedule.
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Current state
| Type | Fuel-cycle amendment |
| Outcome | Issued |
| Applicant | Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. |
| Facility | NFS site, Erwin, Tennessee |
| Docket | — |
| Submitted | 2021-11-18 |
| Docketed (accepted for review) | 2022-03-25 |
| NRC planned schedule | — |
| NRC target date | — |
| Final safety evaluation | — |
| Decision | 2023-11-07 |
| Review time (docketed → decision) | 19.5 mo |
| Submitted → decision | 23.6 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
Not enrichment/HALEU; included as a significant fuel-facility amendment with an EA and an ASLB proceeding. Hearing opportunity re-noticed Aug. 31, 2022; ASLB established Oct./Nov. 2022; per WISE (secondary, not verified in NRC docs) the Board denied ECAN’s petition on Jan. 30, 2023 (LBP-23-02). EA/FONSI Nov. 6, 2023. Docket number not captured. Licence/permit: SNM-124.
Timeline
- 2021-11-18 — Application received: “The NRC has received, by letter dated November 18, 2021, an application from Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.” (source)
- 2022-03-25 — Accepted for review (docketed): “As documented in an administrative completeness review, dated March 25, 2022, NRC found the application, as supplemented, acceptable for a technical review.” (source)
- 2023-11-07 — Issued: “ML23255A178 - Amendment 19 – Approval Of Uranium Purification And Conversion Services (U-Metal Project) (Enterprise Project Identifier L-2021-LLA-0213) (4 page(s), 11/7/2023)” (source)
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