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Us Dept of Commerce, National Institute of Standard & Technology - Non-Availability of Fuel and Funding to Convert Nbsr from HEU to LEU in 2021
	ML21130A604
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Site:	National Bureau of Standards Reactor
Issue date:	04/30/2021
From:	Newton T; US Dept of Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
To:	; Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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-{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-6100 March 30, 2021 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001
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-==Subject:==
-Non-availability of fuel and funding to convert NBSR from HEU to LEU in 2021.
-Ref: NBSR Facility License TR-5, Docket 50-184 Sir/Madam:
-The NBSR facility is expected to convert from highly enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel in accordance with 10 CFR 50.64. At this time, the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have not developed and qualified a replacement LEU fuel acceptable to the Commission, and funds for such a conversion are not available. An updated LEU fuel development schedule released by NNSA proposes to convert the NBSR no earlier than 2027.
-Please contact me if you have any questions.
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-Thomas H. ewton Deputy Director NIST Center for Neutron Research cc: Paulette Torres, NRR/DPR/PRLB Ntsl}}