American Centrifuge Plant HALEU Demonstration Program Extension

ProTechnics, A Division of Core Laboratories LP; Alternate Disposal Method for Well Logging Sand-Outs or Well Logging Returns Containing Residual Amounts of NRC-Licensed Materials; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

The NRC issued an EA and FONSI for ProTechnics, a division of Core Laboratories LP, approving a license amendment under 10 CFR 20.2002 to allow disposal of well logging sand-outs and well logging returns containing residual radioactive tracer material into 13 EPA-permitted Class I non-hazardous industrial waste disposal wells on the North Slope of Alaska. The EA analyzed two alternatives: the proposed action and no action. NRC staff concluded that radiological and non-radiological impacts are not significant, given the depth and mechanical isolation of Class I wells, the low-activity short-lived radionuclides involved, and the Zero-Wash bead product design that prevents radioactive material wash-off.

American Centrifuge Operating, LLC; American Centrifuge Plant; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a proposed amendment to Special Nuclear Material License SNM-2011 held by American Centrifuge Operating, LLC, at the American Centrifuge Plant in Pike County, Ohio. The amendment would extend authorization of the high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) demonstration program through June 30, 2034 (up to 9 additional years under Phase III), and increase the possession limit to support a DOE contract production milestone of 900 kilograms of HALEU per year. The NRC evaluated impacts on air quality, occupational health, transportation, and waste management and found no significant impacts, concluding no EIS is required. Only a no-action alternative was formally considered.

American Centrifuge Operating, LLC; American Centrifuge Plant; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact