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Upcoming Public Meetings

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Public Meetings

The NRC staff holds public meetings with stakeholders to discuss a number of topics, including licensing actions. These meetings are designed to provide interested stakeholders an opportunity to participate in our regulatory process. The public meetings listed in the following table concern a mixed oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication facility.

Date Description
02/27/2009 Summary of the Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services to Discuss Draft Requests for Additional Information Related to the Environmental Chapter of the License Application and the Emergency Plan Evaluation for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, South Carolina
01/07/2009 Summary of the Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services to Discuss Potential Revisions to the MOX Project Quality Assurance Plan for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, South Carolina
09/30/2008 Summary of the Closed Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services to Discuss Draft Responses to Requests for Additional Information Related to Criticality Safety for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, SC
09/30/2008 Summary of Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services to Discuss Draft Requests for Additional Information Related to Material Control and Accounting for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, SC
09/12/2008 Summary of Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services to Discuss Requests for Additional Information Related to Radiological Protection for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, SC
05/08/2008 Summary of Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services to Discuss the Draft Request for Additional Information Related to the Confinement System of the  Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, SC
03/04/2008 Summary of Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services to Discuss the Draft Request for Additional Information Related to Criticality Safety for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, SC
01/24/2008 Summary of Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services on Discussion of Draft Request of Additional Information Related to Fire Protection for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, SC
12/19/2007

Summary of Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services on the 2007 Update of the License Application and Integrated Safety Analyses Summary for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, SC

06/14/2007

Summary of Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services to Kickoff the Human Factors Safety Review of the License Application and Integrated Safety Assessment Summary

04/19/2007

04/19/2007 Summary of Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services Regarding Kickoff the Fire Protection Review of the License Application and the Integrated Safety Assessment Summary for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility

04/18/2007

Summary of the Kickoff Meeting with Shaw Areva MOX Services on Environmental, Emergency Planning, and Radiological Protection Review for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to Be Built near Aiken, SC

04/12/2007

Summary of Category 3 Public Meeting on MOX Held in Aiken, SC

03/13/2007

Summary of civil/structural kickoff meeting for the MOX facility

02/22/2007 Summary of Kickoff meeting for the Criticality review of the MOX facility
02/21/2007 Summary of Kickoff Meeting with AREVA MOX Services on the Integrated Safety Analysis Summary and Management Measures Technical Review for the Mixed Oxides Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built near Aiken, SC
02/01/2007

Public Meeting Summary – Category I Meeting – Mix Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility

03/25-27/2003

Public meeting regarding NRC draft Environmental Impact Statement for the construction and operation of the MOX fuel fabrication facility.

09/17-19/2002 Public meetings informing the public of changes in the revised Environmental Report received from DCS and the DOE surplus disposition program related to the development of an NRC Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed MOX facility
08/27/2002 Public meeting in North Augusta, SC to provide information on the Draft Safety Evaluation Report (DSER)
04/10/2002 Upcoming Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on Reactor Fuels
05/08/2001 EIS scoping meeting in Charlotte, NC, for the proposed MOX facility
04/18/2001 EIS scoping meetings in Savannah, GA for the proposed MOX facility
04/17/2001 EIS scoping meetings in North Augusta, SC for the proposed MOX facility
07/12-13/2000 Public meetings to discuss the licensing of a mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility in Columbia and North Augusta, South Carolina
05/09/2000 Public meeting to discuss draft NUREG-1718, "Standard Review Plan for a Mixed Oxide Fabrication Facility"

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Correspondence

The documents listed in the following tables are correspondence between the applicant Shaw AREVA MOX Services (MOX Services) and NRC staff. Several are summaries of the staff’s review of the applicant’s analyses and documentation in support of the license application; others are correspondence with other entities or summaries of telephone discussions.

License Application

Date Subject
02/06/2009 In-Office Review Summary:  Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Civil/Structural)
12/16/2008 In-Office Review Summary:  Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Chemical Safety)
11/13/2008 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility Management Measures
11/13/2008 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Fire Safety)
10/02/2008 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Red Oil Aspects of Chemical Safety)
06/24/2008 Summary of the In-Office Review with Shaw AREVA MOX Services on Physical Protection for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, South Carolina
06/24/2008 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Fire Safety).
06/20/2008 Summary of In-Office Review with Shaw AREVA MOX Services on Material and Accounting for the MIXED Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, South Carolina.
06/04/2008 In-office Review Summary with Shaw Areva MOX Services on the Classified Matter Protection Plan for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be built near Aiken, South Carolina.
05/06/2008 U.S NRC Approval for Withholding Information for Public Disclosure for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
05/02/2008 On-Site Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Chemical Safety review Related to Alternate Feedstock)
04/24/2008 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, Chemical Safety Process
04/04/2008 Docket Number 70-03098 Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) Notification under Provisions of 10 CFR 21.21
03/20/2008 Request for an Exemption from 10 CFR Part 21.3 "Commercial Grade Item"
03/18/2008 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, Chemical Process Safety Related to Red Oil Event Prevention
03/18/2008 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility Human Factors Engineering
03/05/2008 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Confinement and Fire Protection)
01/24/2008 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Chemical Safety Review)
01/14/2008 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Criticality Review I and II)
12/20/2007 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Chemical Safety Review)
11/29/2007 10/04/2007 Summary of Closed Technical Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services on Material Control and Accounting for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, South Carolina
11/15/2007 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Integrated Safety Analyses)
10/02/2007 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Confinement Systems II)
09/24/2007 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Civil/Structural Review II)
09/24/2007 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Fire Protection II)
08/14/2007 On-Site Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Mechanical Systems Review)

08/13/2007 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Fire Safety Review)
08/09/2007 In-Office Review Summary: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (Confinement Systems Review)
06/15/2007 05/17/2007 Summary of the Kickoff Meeting with SHAW AREVA MOX Services on the Chemical Safety Review of the License Application and Integrated Safety Assessment Summary for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be Built Near Aiken, SC
06/01/2007 04/19/2007 Summary of the Kickoff Meeting with Shaw AREVA MOX Services on the Plant Systems Review of the License Application and Integrated Safety Assessment Summary for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility to be built near Aiken, SC
04/11/2007 Summary of Kickoff meeting for the Physical Protection review of the MOX facility
10/26/2006 Summary of Closed Meeting with MOX Services to Discuss the ISA Summary for the MFFF, October 26, 2006
09/27/2006 Summary Of Meeting With Duke Cogema Stone & Webster To Discuss The License Application And Integrated Safety Analysis Summary For The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility To Be Built Near Aiken, SC
05/17/2006 Summary of In-House Review of Duke, Cogema, Stone and Webster Held in Charlotte, NC
03/22/2006 Summary of In-House Review of Duke, Cogema, Stone and Webster Held in Charlotte, NC
09/07/2005 Duke Cogema Stone & Webster Meeting Summary

Construction Authorization Request

Date Subject
06/15/2008 Revision 2 of Construction Authorization No. CAMOX for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
07/14/2004 Meeting with Duke Cogema Stone & Webster to Discuss the revised Construction Authorization Request for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
04/16/2004 Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility Nuclear Criticality Safety - Review of Validation Report
03/24/2004 Meeting with DCS to Discuss the License Application and Integrated Analysis Summary Format and Content Related to the MFFF
01/23/2004 Meeting Summary: Open Meeting with DCS to Discuss the Quality Assurance Program for the MFFF
01/22/2004 January 13, 2004 Summary of Phone Call: Revisions to November 7, 2003, Questions on Criticality Safety Open Item NCS-4 for the MFFF
01/08/2004 December 17-19 In-Office Review Summary: DCS CAR Supporting Documentation for Criticality Code Validation
12/12/2003 October 29 - November 7 and November 17-21 2003, In-Office Review Summary: Duke Cogema Stone and Webster Quality Assurance Program for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
12/11/2003 October 29 - November 7, 2003, Trip Report on Quality Assurance In-Office Review of Duke Cogema Stone & Webster’s Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility Project Activities in France
11/17/2003 Delay in Issuing the Final Safety Evaluation Report and the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility
11/13/2003 November 13, 2003 Meeting Summary: Meeting with DCS to Discuss Nuclear Criticality Safety Related to MOX Revised Construction Authorization Report
11/07/2003 November 7, 2003 Summary of Phone Call with the Applicant: Criticality Safety Open Item NCS-4 for the MFFF
10/22/2003 October 16 & 21, 2003 Summary of Phone Calls with the Applicant: Chemical Safety Open Items for the MFFF
10/02/2003 September 11, 2003 Meeting Summary: Meeting with DCS to Discuss Nuclear Criticality Safety Related to MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility Revised Construction Authorization Report
09/10/2003 September 5, 2003, Phone Call Summary: Nuclear Criticality Safety Open Item for MFFF
08/29/2003 July 29-Aug. 1, 2003 Meeting Summary: Meeting with DCS to Discuss Open Items Related to the MFFF
07/18/2003 June 2-4, 2003, Meeting Summary: Meeting with DCS to Discuss Chemical Safety Related to MFFF
07/16/2003 June 25, 2003 Summary of Phone Calls with the Applicant: Resolution of Open Items in the April 30, 2003 Draft Safety Evaluation Report for the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility
07/15/2003 May 8, 2003 Meeting Summary: Meeting with DCS to Discuss the Integrated Safety Analysis related to MFFF
06/30/2003 March 20, 2003 Meeting Summary: Meeting with DCS to discuss Nuclear Criticality Safety Related to MOX Facility Revised CAR
03/05/2003 Feb. 6-7, 2003 Meeting with DCS to discuss the chemical safety and fire protection issues in the revised CAR
03/05/2003 Jan. 15-16, 2003 Meeting with DCS to discuss the chemical safety confinement ventilation and nuclear criticality
01/31/2003 Dec. 10-12, 2002 Meeting with DCS to discuss the chemical safety and fire protection issues in the revised CAR
11/21/2002 Meeting with DCS to discuss the revised CAR
11/12/2002 Meeting in Region II to discuss construction of the proposed MFFF
08/28-30/2002 In-Office Review Summary: CAR supporting documents for MFFF
06/18/2002 Meeting with Framatome ANP to discuss MOX Fuel Design
03/27/2002 MFFF Criticality and Licensing Review
02/22/2002 Phone Call Summary: Review of CAR supporting documents
02/21-22/2002 In-Office Summary: CAR supporting documents
02/13/2002 Management meeting with DCS to discuss MOX fuel fabrication facility program changes and applicant reorganization
02/4, 5,
and 22/2002
Summary of phone calls with DCS to discuss outstanding questions associated with the Construction Authorization Request (CAR)
01/22-25/2002 Meeting with DCS to review documents associated with the CAR in the areas of fire protection and structural design
01/15/2002 Meeting with staff from the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA) and DCS to review seismic calculations
11/27-29/2001 Meeting with DCS to review documents associated with the CAR in the areas of safety analysis, instrumentation and control (I&C), and chemical safety
10/16-18/2001 Meeting with DCS to review documents associated with the CAR in the areas of heavy loads/material handling, safety analysis, fire protection, instrumentation and control (I&C), and quality assurance (QA)
10/11/2001 Meeting with DCS to discuss DCS response to staff's request for additional information
10/04/2001 Meeting with DCS, Duke Energy Corporation, Framatome ANP, DOE, and ORNL to discuss fees for research activities associated with MOX fuel use at Catawba and McGuire Nuclear Stations
09/19-20/2001 Meeting with DCS to discuss geological, seismological, and geotechnical engineering information
07/26/2001 Meeting with DCS to discuss staff's request for additional information
05/29/2001 Meeting with DCS to discuss schedules and management expectations
04/25/2001 Meeting at NRC headquarters with DCS regarding the proposed MOX facility
03/21/2001 Meeting with Packaging Technology regarding MOX fresh fuel package
03/07/2001 Meeting to discuss physical security and material control and accountability (MC&A) for the proposed MOX facility
01/4-5/2001 Meeting with DCS to discuss design basis for the MOX fuel fabrication facility
12/12/2000 Meeting with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Framatome Cogema Fuels, DCS, and Duke Energy to discuss the ORNL MOX Fuel Research and Development Program
10/12/2000 Meeting with Framatome Cogema Fuels, DCS, and Duke Power to brief the staff on the fuel qualification plan for the Department of Energy (DOE) Materials Disposition Program
10/04/2000 Meeting with Packaging Technology about the MOX fresh fuel package
09/19 and 21/2000 Summary of visit to French MOX fabrication facilities
08/02/2000 Technical exchange meeting with DCS to discuss seismic and quality assurance issues for the MOX fuel fabrication facility
07/17/2000 MOX fuel project unclassified controlled nuclear information meeting
02/03/2000 Meeting with DCS to discuss technical topics associated with the MOX fuel fabrication facility
12/10/1999 Meeting with DCS to discuss technical topics associated with the MOX fuel fabrication facility
12/07/1999 Meeting with Packaging Technology, Inc., regarding the MOX fresh fuel package
11/16-17/1999 Meeting with DCS to discuss technical topics associated with the MOX fuel fabrication facility
09/20-24/1999 Trip Report - Meetings with DSIN and Cogema and Site Visits to Melox and La Hague
09/10/1999 Meeting with DCS to discuss a license application for the MOX fuel fabrication facility

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Inspection Reports

Date Subject
10/30/2008 Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility-NRC Inspection Report 70-3098/2008-003 and Notice of Violation
09/25/2008 Response to Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility-NRC Inspection Report 70-3098/2008-002 and Notice of Violation
07/29/2008 Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility-NRC Inspection Report 70-3098/2008-002 and Notice of Violation
05/13/2008 Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility – NRC Team Inspection Report 70-3098/2008-005
04/30/2008 Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility – NRC Inspection Report 70-3098/2008-001 and Notice of Violation
01/28/2008 Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility - NRC Inspection Report 70-3098/2007-005
10/30/2007 Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility - NRC Inspection Report No. 07003098-07-004 and Notice of Violation
07/25/2007 IR 07003098-07-003, on 04/01/2007 - 06/30/2007, Shaw AREVA MOX Services (MOX) Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
04/24/2007 IR 07003098-07-001, on 01/01/2007 - 01/31/2007, Shaw AREVA MOX Services Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
04/18/2007 IR 07003098-07-002, on 03/05-08/2007, Shaw AREVA MOX Services, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF)
01/29/2007 Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication facility –NRC Inspection Report No. 07003098/2006001

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Requests for Additional Information for License Application

Date Subject
03/27/2009 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Emergency Plan Information in the License Application for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
03/27/2009

Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Chemical Process Safety Aspects of the License Application and Integrated Safety Analysis Summary for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility

03/27/2009 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Human Factors Engineering Information in the License Application and Integrated Safety Analysis Summary for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
03/26/2009 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Instrumentation and Control and Electrical Engineering Described in the Integrated Safety Analysis Summary of the License Application for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
03/26/2009 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Management Measures Described in the License Application and Integrated Safety Analysis Summary for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
03/25/2009 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Integrated Safety Analysis Methodology Described in the License Application and Integrated Safety Analysis Summary for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
03/23/2009 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Instrumentation and Control Security Aspects of the License Application for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Request
02/26/2009 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Request
02/25/2009 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Environmental Related Aspects of he License Application for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Request
02/24/2009 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Mechanical and Fluid Systems Related Aspects of the License Application for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Request
02/06/2009 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Criticality Safety Aspects Related to the Integrated Safety Assessment Summary of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Request
11/03/2008 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Radiological Protection Safety Aspects of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Request
08/01/2008 Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Confinement System Safety Aspects of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Request
04/30/2008 Request for additional Information regarding the Review of the Criticality Safety Aspects of the mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Request
01/22/2008 Second Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Classified IRequest for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Criticality Safety Aspects Related to the Integrated Safety Assessment Summary of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Requestnformation Handling Plan for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Request
08/08/2007 D. Gwyn Ltr Re: Request for Additional Information Regarding the Review of the Civil/Structural Design for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility License Application Request
07/10/2007 Gwyn Letter re: Request for Additional Information for Class Info Handling for MOX, License Application Request

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