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Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) Licensing and Planned Rulemaking Activities at NRC

Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) Licensing and Planned Rulemaking Activities at NRC. Tom Pham – NRC NMMSS Users Annual Training Meeting Denver, CO – May 21, 2009. Overview. MC&A Licensing Activities MC&A Rulemaking Activities. MC&A Licensing Review.

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Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) Licensing and Planned Rulemaking Activities at NRC

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  1. Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) Licensing and Planned Rulemaking Activities at NRC Tom Pham – NRC NMMSS Users Annual Training Meeting Denver, CO – May 21, 2009

  2. Overview • MC&A Licensing Activities • MC&A Rulemaking Activities

  3. MC&A Licensing Review • Shaw AREVA Mixed-Oxide (MOX) Services • Louisiana Energy Services (LES) • U.S. Enrichment Corporation (USEC) • AREVA Enrichment Services • GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment

  4. MC&A Licensing Review • MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility • Aiken, South Carolina • Operations license application • NRC Review of submitted Fundamental Nuclear Material Control (FNMC) Plan • Operation/Production: anticipated 2014-16

  5. MC&A Licensing Review • LES National Enrichment Facility • Eunice, New Mexico • Operations license issued: June 2006 • Hot Acceptance Testing: 2009 • FNMC Plan Revision • Operation/Production: anticipated late 2009 (first enrichment cascade)

  6. MC&A Licensing Review • USEC American Centrifuge Plant • Portsmouth, Ohio • Operations license issued: April 2007 • Feed and Withdrawal System Design License Amendment: 2009 • Operation/Production: anticipated late 2010 (first enrichment cascade)

  7. MC&A Licensing Review • AREVA Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility • Bonneville County, Idaho • FNMC Plan submittal: December 2008 • FNMC Plan revision for facility’s throughput expansion: April 2009 • Issuance of license: anticipated 2011

  8. MC&A Licensing Review • GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment Facility • Wilmington, North Carolina • Operations application submittal: 2009 • Issuance of license: anticipated 2012

  9. Planned MC&A Rulemaking • April 25, 2008: SECY-08-0059 – Rulemaking Plan Part 74 – MC&A of SNM • February 5, 2009: Staff Requirements Memorandum • Commission selected Option 4: Rulemaking limited to revising and consolidating current MC&A regulations in Part 74 • Commission directed staff to integrate other options in SECY-08-0059 into the regulatory framework for reprocessing facilities

  10. Planned MC&A Rulemaking • Part 74 rulemaking schedule: • Technical basis for the rulemaking: March 2010 • Proposed rule and public comments: April 2011 • Final rule and guidance documents: April 2012

  11. Planned MC&A Rulemaking • Revision of Part 74 regulations proposed: • Relocation of Part 72 (spent nuclear fuel) • Revision of Subpart B – General Provisions to include general performance objectives and basic system capabilities applicable to all licensed SNM facilities • Revision and addition of definition terms (e.g., MC&A, item, receipt, material balance area, physical inventory, waste, etc.)

  12. Planned MC&A Rulemaking • Revision of Part 74 regulations proposed (continued): • Revision and/or elimination of current MC&A exemptions (e.g., reprocessing facilities from Category I requirements, 500-gram item control for Category III facilities) • Addition of the two-person rule (complementary to Part 73 requirements) • Revision and enhancement of the tamper-indicating device (seal) program • Other miscellaneous changes/revisions

  13. Planned MC&A Rulemaking • Revision of 14 Regulatory Guides Series 5 (destructive & nondestructive measurements for uranium and plutonium, MC&A statistics, holdup material management, TIDs) • Revision of MC&A NUREG guidance documents: • NUREG-1280 for Category I facilities • NUREG-xxxx for Category II facilities • NUREG-1065 for Category III facilities • NUREG/CR-5734 for Enrichment facilities • NUREG/BR-0096 for NRC Form 327

  14. Proposed MC&A Regulation Changes MC&A consideration in the regulatory framework for: Reprocessing facilities (ongoing) Part 73 Physical Protection rulemaking (Summer 2009) Outstanding options in SECY-08-0059: NRC SNM Categorization Table (modified threshold values, attractiveness levels, material subcategories and graded requirements, radioactive materials) Diversion Path Analysis (conceivable and credible diversion paths & mitigating measures for a detection and response program)

  15. Questions & Answers

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