[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66509-66513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21079]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 07007004; EA-23-018; NRC-2023-0157]
In the Matter of American Centrifuge Operating, LLC; American
Centrifuge Operating Oak Ridge
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Confirmatory order; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a
Confirmatory Order (Order) to American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO,
the licensee), as a result of a successful alternative dispute
resolution mediation session completed on June 27, 2023. The
commitments outlined in the Order were made as part of a settlement
agreement concerning apparent violations by ACO for failing to meet NRC
regulatory requirements related to protection of classified
information. Details regarding the apparent violations contain
security-related information and are therefore documented in a non-
public version of the Order. The Order is effective upon issuance.
DATES: The Order was issued on September 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0157 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0157. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed in the For Further Information
Contact section of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. The Confirmatory Order modifying
the license of American Centrifuge Operating, LLC, is available in
ADAMS under Accession No. ML23263B067.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Toth, Region II, telephone:
404-997-4445; email: [email protected] and Mark Kowal, Region II,
telephone: 404-997-4523, email: [email protected]. Both are staff of
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached.
Dated: September 22, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Laura A. Dudes,
Regional Administrator, NRC Region II.
Attachment--Confirmatory Order Modifying License--American Centrifuge
Operating--Oak Ridge
United States of America
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
In the Matter of American Centrifuge Operating, LLC, American
Centrifuge Operating Oak Ridge.
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Docket Number 07007004, License Number SNM-2011, EA-23-018
Confirmatory Order Modifying License
I
American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO or Licensee) is the holder
of Materials License No. SNM-2011 issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or Commission) pursuant to part 95 of Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). The license authorizes the
operation of the ACO facility in Piketon, Ohio (ACO-Piketon), the ACO
facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ACO-OR), and the ACO headquarters
facility in Bethesda, Maryland, in accordance with conditions specified
therein.
This Confirmatory Order (CO) is the result of an agreement reached
during an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mediation session
conducted on June 27, 2023, in Rockville, Maryland.
II
On March 30, 2023, the NRC issued Special Inspection Report (IR)
07007004/2023401 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS) ML23074A222, public cover letter) to ACO-OR which documented
the identification of apparent violations that were being considered
for escalated enforcement action in accordance with the NRC Enforcement
Policy. The apparent violations involved the licensee's failure to meet
regulatory requirements. Details regarding the apparent violations
contain security-related information and are therefore documented in
the non-public version of the Confirmatory Order.
By the same letter, dated March 30, 2023, the NRC notified ACO of
the results of the inspection with an opportunity to: (1) provide a
response in writing, (2) attend a predecisional enforcement conference
or (3) participate in an ADR mediation session in an effort to resolve
these concerns.
In response to the NRC's letter of March 30, 2023, ACO requested
the use of the NRC's ADR process to resolve differences it had with the
NRC. On June 27, 2023, the NRC and ACO met in an ADR session mediated
by a professional mediator arranged through the U.S. Department of
Energy. The ADR process is one in which a neutral mediator, with no
decision-making authority, assists the parties in reaching an agreement
on resolving any differences regarding the dispute. This Confirmatory
Order is issued pursuant to the agreement reached during the ADR
process.
III
During the ADR session, ACO and the NRC reached a preliminary
settlement agreement. The elements of the agreement include the
following:
1. ACO acknowledged that the violations occurred as documented in
NRC IR number 07007004/2023401 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23074A222, public
cover letter) issued on March 30, 2023, and as described in Section II
of this Order.
2. In recognition of the prompt and comprehensive corrective
actions taken in response to the apparent violations, as documented in
this CO, discussed at the ADR, and documented in IR 07007004/2023401
issued on March 30, 2023, ACO is not required to provide a written
response in accordance with 10 CFR 2.201. The licensee initiated a root
cause analysis investigation and established additional corrective
actions based on results from that investigation. Corrective actions
and enhancements completed by ACO contain security-related information
and are therefore contained in the non-public version of the
Confirmatory Order.
3. For the purposes of this agreement, portions of the Confirmatory
Order, as designated herein, will apply to ACO Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge),
ACO-Piketon (Piketon), or both.
4. Based on ACO's review of the incident and NRC's concerns with
respect to precluding recurrence of the violations, ACO agrees to
implement corrective actions and enhancements that contain security-
related information and are therefore documented in the non-public
version of the Confirmatory Order.
Within 15 months from the date of the Confirmatory Order, ACO will
submit to the NRC for approval a revision to the Oak Ridge and Piketon
Standard Practice Procedure Plans to reflect the commitments which
include marking requirements, searching requirements, training, and
root cause evaluation criteria. Details regarding the commitments
contain security-related information and are in the described in the
non-public version of the Confirmatory Order.
5. Upon implementation of all the actions required of ACO in the
Confirmatory Order, ACO will notify the NRC Region II Regional
Administrator.
6. The NRC considers the corrective actions discussed above to be
appropriately prompt and comprehensive to address the causes which
resulted in the incidents discussed in the NRC's IR dated March 30,
2023.
7. In consideration of the commitments delineated above, the NRC
agrees not to cite the violations and agrees not to propose a civil
penalty for all matters discussed in the NRC's IR dated March 30, 2023.
8. The NRC agrees that the Confirmatory Order will not count as
escalated enforcement in the civil penalty assessment process for
future enforcement cases involving ACO.
9. The Regional Administrator, NRC Region II, may relax or rescind,
in writing, any of the above conditions of the Confirmatory Order upon
a showing by ACO of good cause.
10. The NRC and ACO agree that the above elements will be
incorporated into issuance of a Confirmatory Order, with a Waiver of
Hearing Rights.
11. This agreement is binding upon successors and assigns of ACO.
Based on the completed actions described above, and the commitments
described in Section V below, the NRC agrees to not pursue any further
enforcement action based on the apparent violations identified in the
NRC's March 30, 2023, letter and the Order will not count as escalated
enforcement in the civil penalty assessment process for future
enforcement cases involving ACO.
On September 12, 2023, ACO consented to issuing this Confirmatory
Order with the commitments, as described in Section V below. ACO
further agreed that this Confirmatory Order is to be effective upon
issuance, the agreement memorialized in this Confirmatory Order settles
the matter between the parties, and that ACO has waived its right to a
hearing.
IV
I find that ACO's actions completed and planned, as described in
Section III above, combined with the commitments as set forth in
Section V are acceptable and necessary, and conclude that with these
commitments the public health and safety are reasonably assured. In
view of the foregoing, I have determined that public health and safety
require that ACO's commitments be confirmed by this Confirmatory Order.
Based on the above and ACO's consent, this Confirmatory Order is
effective upon issuance.
V
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 81, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182 and 187
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission's
regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR part 95, it is hereby ordered,
effective upon issuance, that ACO ``License No. SNM-2011'' is modified
as follows:
Within 15 months from the date of the Confirmatory Order, ACO will
submit to
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the NRC for approval a revision to the Oak Ridge and Piketon Standard
Practice Procedure Plans to reflect the commitments which include
marking requirements, searching requirements, training, and root cause
evaluation criteria. Details regarding the commitments contain
security-related information and are in the described in the non-public
version of the Confirmatory Order.
This agreement is binding upon successors and assigns of ACO. The
Regional Administrator, Region II, may, in writing, relax or rescind
any of the above conditions upon demonstration by ACO or its successors
of good cause.
VI
Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards
Information (SUNSI) for Contention Preparation:
A. This Confirmatory Order contains instructions regarding how
potential parties to this proceeding may request access to documents
containing SUNSI.
B. Within 10 days after publication of this notice of hearing and
opportunity to petition for leave to intervene, any potential party who
believes access to SUNSI is necessary to respond to this notice may
request such access. A ``potential party'' is any person who intends to
participate as a party by demonstrating standing and filing an
admissible contention under 10 CFR 2.309. Requests for access to SUNSI
submitted later than 10 days after publication of this notice will not
be considered absent a showing of good cause for the late filing,
addressing why the request could not have been filed earlier.
C. The requester shall submit a letter requesting permission to
access SUNSI to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff, and provide a copy to the Associate General
Counsel for Hearings, Enforcement and Administration, Office of the
General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The expedited delivery or
courier mail address for both offices is: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The email
addresses for the Office of the Secretary and the Office of the General
Counsel are [email protected] and [email protected],
respectively.\1\ The request must include the following information:
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\1\ While a request for hearing or petition to intervene in this
proceeding must comply with the filing requirements of the NRC's
``E-Filing Rule,'' the initial request to access SUNSI under these
procedures should be submitted as described in this paragraph.
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1. A description of the licensing action with a citation to this
Federal Register notice;
2. The name and address of the potential party and a description of
the potential party's particularized interest that could be harmed by
the action identified in C.(1); and
3. The identity of the individual or entity requesting access to
SUNSI and the requester's basis for the need for the information in
order to meaningfully participate in this adjudicatory proceeding. In
particular, the request must explain why publicly available versions of
the information requested would not be sufficient to provide the basis
and specificity for a proffered contention.
D. Based on an evaluation of the information submitted under
paragraph C.(3) the NRC staff will determine within 10 days of receipt
of the request whether:
1. There is a reasonable basis to believe the petitioner is likely
to establish standing to participate in this NRC proceeding; and
2. The requester has established a legitimate need for access to
SUNSI.
E. If the NRC staff determines that the requester satisfies both
D.(1) and D.(2) above, the NRC staff will notify the requestor in
writing that access to SUNSI has been granted. The written notification
will contain instructions on how the requestor may obtain copies of the
requested documents, and any other conditions that may apply to access
to those documents. These conditions may include, but are not limited
to, the signing of a Non-Disclosure Agreement or Affidavit, or
Protective Order \2\ setting forth terms and conditions to prevent the
unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure of SUNSI by each individual who
will be granted access to SUNSI.
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\2\ Any motion for Protective Order or draft Non-Disclosure
Affidavit or Agreement for SUNSI must be filed with the presiding
officer or the Chief Administrative Judge if the presiding officer
has not yet been designated, within 30 days of the deadline for the
receipt of the written access request.
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F. Filing of Contentions. Any contentions in these proceedings that
are based upon the information received as a result of the request made
for SUNSI must be filed by the requestor no later than 25 days after
the requestor is granted access to that information. However, if more
than 25 days remain between the date the petitioner is granted access
to the information and the deadline for filing all other contentions
(as established in the notice of hearing or opportunity for hearing),
the petitioner may file its SUNSI contentions by that later deadline.
This provision does not extend the time for filing a request for a
hearing and petition to intervene, which must comply with the
requirements of 10 CFR 2.309.
G. Review of Denials of Access.
1. If the request for access to SUNSI is denied by the NRC staff
after a determination on standing and need for access, the NRC staff
shall immediately notify the requestor in writing, briefly stating the
reason or reasons for the denial.
2. The requester may challenge the NRC staffs adverse determination
by filing a challenge within 5 days of receipt of that determination
with: (a) the presiding officer designated in this proceeding; (b) if
no presiding officer has been appointed, the Chief Administrative
Judge, or if he or she is unavailable, another administrative judge, or
an administrative law judge with jurisdiction pursuant to 10 CFR
2.318(a); or (c) officer if that officer has been designated to rule on
information access issues.
H. Review of Grants of Access. A party other than the requester may
challenge an NRC staff determination granting access to SUNSI whose
release would harm that party's interest independent of the proceeding.
Such a challenge must be filed with the Chief Administrative Judge
within 5 days of the notification by the NRC staff of its grant of
access.
If challenges to the NRC staff determinations are filed, these
procedures give way to the normal process for litigating disputes
concerning access to information. The availability of interlocutory
review by the Commission of orders ruling on such NRC staff
determinations (whether granting or denying access) is governed by 10
CFR 2.311.\3\
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\3\ Requestors should note that the filing requirements of the
NRC's E-Filing Rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007) apply to appeals
of NRC staff determinations (because they must be served on a
presiding officer or the Commission, as applicable), but not to the
initial SUNSI request submitted to the NRC staff under these
procedures.
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The Commission expects that the NRC staff and presiding officers
(and any other reviewing officers) will consider and resolve requests
for access to SUNSI, and motions for protective orders, in a timely
fashion in order to minimize any unnecessary delays in identifying
those petitioners who have standing and who have propounded contentions
meeting the specificity and basis requirements in 10 CFR part 2.
Attachment 2 to this Order summarizes the general target schedule for
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processing and resolving requests under these procedures.
VII
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR 2.309, any person
adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order, other than ACO, may
request a hearing within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of
issuance of this Confirmatory Order. Where good cause is shown,
consideration will be given to extending the time to request a hearing.
A request for extension of time must be made in writing to the
Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555, and include a statement of good cause for the
extension.
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a
request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or
other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a
request for hearing or petition to intervene (hereinafter
``petition''), and documents filed by interested governmental entities
participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with
the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77
FR 46562, August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process requires participants
to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in
some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may
not submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption
in accordance with the procedures described below.
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including
documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body,
Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that
requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. The E-Filing process requires
participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the
internet, or in some cases, to mail copies on electronic storage media,
unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing method, as further
discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is
located in the ``Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC''
(ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC's public website at
https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID)
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the proceeding if the
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. After a digital ID certificate is
obtained and a docket created, the participant must submit adjudicatory
documents in Portable Document Format. Guidance on submissions is
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the
time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system
no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the due date. Upon receipt of a
transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends
the submitter an email confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing
system also distributes an email that provides access to the document
to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any others who have
advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in
the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the document on those
participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants
(or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a
digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are filed to
obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by
email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m.
and 6 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Participants who believe that they have good cause for not
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing
stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper
format. Such filings must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR
2.302(b)-(d). Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner
are responsible for serving their documents on all other participants.
Participants granted an exemption under 10 CFR 2.302(g)(2) must still
meet the electronic formatting requirement in 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1),
unless the participant also seeks and is granted an exemption from 10
CFR 2.302(g)(1).
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the
NRC's electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the
presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID
certificate as previously described, click ``cancel'' when the link
requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the
NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any
publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket.
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone
numbers in their filings unless an NRC regulation or other law requires
submission of such information. With respect to copyrighted works,
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants
should not include copyrighted materials in their submission.
The Commission will issue a notice or order granting or denying a
hearing request or intervention petition, designating the issues for
any hearing that will be held and designating the Presiding Officer. A
notice granting a hearing will be published in the Federal Register and
served on the parties to the hearing.
If a person (other than ACO) requests a hearing, that person shall
set forth with particularity the manner in which his interest is
adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order and shall address the
criteria set forth in 10 CFR. 2.309(d) and (f).
If a hearing is requested by a person whose interest is adversely
affected, the Commission will issue an order designating the time and
place of any hearings. If a hearing is held, the issue to be considered
at such hearing shall be
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whether this Confirmatory Order should be sustained.
In the absence of any request for hearing, or written approval of
an extension of time in which to request a hearing, the provisions
specified in Section V above shall be final 30 days from the date of
this Confirmatory Order without further order or proceedings. If an
extension of time for requesting a hearing has been approved, the
provisions specified in Section V shall be final when the extension
expires if a hearing request has not been received.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Laura A. Dudes,
Regional Administrator, NRC Region II.
Dated this 21st day of September 2023.
Attachments: As stated
All Facilities Owned and Operated by American Centrifuge Operating, LLC
(1) American Centrifuge Operating, LLC
Larry Cutlip, President, 400 Centrifuge Way, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(2) American Centrifuge Operating, LLC--Piketon (ACO-Piketon)
Docket No.: 07007004
License No.: SNM-2011
Mathew Snider, Enrichment Operations Plant Manager/Operations
Manager, 3930 U.S. Route 23 South, P.O. Box 628, Mail Stop 7560,
Piketon, Ohio 45661
(3) American Centrifuge Operating, LLC--Oak Ridge (ACO-OR)
Docket No.: 07007004
License No.: SNM-2011
Mark McClure, Site Director, 400 Centrifuge Way, Oak Ridge, TN
37830
General Target Schedule for Processing and Resolving Requests for
Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information in This
Proceeding
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Day Event/activity
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0.................................. Publication of Federal Register
notice of hearing and opportunity
to petition for leave to
intervene, including order with
instructions for access requests.
10................................. Deadline for submitting requests
for access to Sensitive
Unclassified Non-Safeguards
Information (SUNSI) with
information: supporting the
standing of a potential party
identified by name and address;
describing the need for the
information in order for the
potential party to participate
meaningfully in an adjudicatory
proceeding.
60................................. Deadline for submitting petition
for intervention containing: (i)
demonstration of standing; and
(ii) all contentions whose
formulation does not require
access to SUNSI (+25 Answers to
petition for intervention; +7
petitioner/requestor reply).
20................................. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) staff informs the requester
of the status determination
whether the request for access
provides a reasonable basis to
believe standing can be
established and shows need for
SUNSI. (NRC staff also informs any
party to the proceeding whose
interest independent of the
proceeding would be harmed by the
release of the information.) If
NRC staff makes the finding of
need for SUNSI and likelihood of
standing, NRC staff begins
document processing (preparation
of redactions or review of
redacted documents).
25................................. If NRC staff finds no ``need'' or
no likelihood of standing, the
deadline for petitioner/requester
to file a motion seeking a ruling
to reverse the NRC starts denial
of access; NRC staff files copy of
access determination with the
presiding officer (or Chief
Administrative Judge or other
designated officer, as
appropriate). If NRC staff finds
``need'' for SUNSI, the deadline
for any party to the proceeding
whose interest independent of the
proceeding would be harmed by the
release of the information to file
a motion seeking a ruling to
reverse the NRC staff's grant of
access.
30................................. Deadline for NRC staff reply to
motions to reverse NRC staff
determination(s).
40................................. (Receipt +30) If NRC staff finds
standing and need for SUNSI,
deadline for NRC staff to complete
information processing and file
motion for Protective Order and
draft Non-Disclosure Affidavit.
Deadline for applicant/licensee to
file Non-Disclosure Agreement for
SUNSI.
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Day Event/activity
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A.................................. If access granted: issuance of
presiding officer or other
designated officer decision on
motion for protective order for
access to sensitive information
(including schedule for providing
access and submission of
contentions) or decision reversing
a final adverse determination by
the NRC staff.
A + 3.............................. Deadline for filing executed Non-
Disclosure Affidavits. Access
provided to SUNSI consistent with
decision issuing the protective
order.
A + 28............................. Deadline for submission of
contentions whose development
depends upon access to SUNSI.
However, if more than 25 days
remain between the petitioner's
receipt of (or access to) the
information and the deadline for
filing all other contentions (as
established in the notice of
hearing or opportunity for
hearing), the petitioner may file
its SUNSI contentions by that
later deadline.
A + 53............................. (Contention receipt +25) Answers to
contentions whose development
depends upon access to SUNSI.
A + 60............................. (Answer receipt +7) Petitioner/
Intervener reply to answers.
>A + 60............................ Decision on contention admission.
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