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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

December 21, 2010 

Mr. John J. Miller, CHP 

International Isotopes, Inc. 

4137 Commerce Circle 

Idaho Falls, ID 83401 

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR HUMAN FACTORS, 

ELECTRICAL, AND DIGITAL – INTERNATIONAL ISOTOPES FLUORINE 

PRODUCTS LICENSE APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED DECONVERSION 

FACILITY (TAC 32739) 

Dear Mr. Miller: 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) staff completed the initial safety review 

of the human factors, electrical, and digital instrumentation and control portions of your license 

application. The review supports your license application for the International Isotopes Fluorine 

Products, Inc. which is proposed to be constructed and operated in Lea County, New Mexico. 

Your application was transmitted by letter dated December 30, 2009, (Accession 

Number ML100120736). 

The bulk of the safety Requests for Additional Information (RAI) were previously provided via 

letter dated September 10, 2010, (Accession Number ML102390212). The enclosed RAIs 

complete our initial review of your application. The additional information is needed before the 

staff can reach a final safety decision. 

Please provide the additional information requested in the enclosures within 45 days of the date 

of this letter. 

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390 of the NRC’s “Rules of 

Practice,” a copy of this letter and Enclosure 1 will be available electronically from the NRC’s 

Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible 

from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic 

Reading Room). 

 

The Enclosure contains OUO-Security 

Related Information. When detached 

from Enclosure, this letter is decontrolled. 
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J. Miller - 2 - 

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Enclosure 3 contains Sensitive-Unclassified security information and is, therefore, deemed 

Official Use Only and will neither be placed in the Public Document Room or the Publicly 

Available Records component of NRC's ADAMS. As you are aware, the NRC’s Regulatory 

Issue Summary 2005-31 provides guidance for the handling and submission of Security-Related 

Sensitive Unclassified Non-safeguards information by applicants. 

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me at 301-492-3119 or via e-mail 

to matthew.bartlett@nrc.gov. 

 Sincerely, 

/RA/ 

 Matthew Bartlett, Project Manager 

 Advanced Fuel Cycle, Enrichment, and 

 Uranium Conversion Branch 

 Division of Fuel Cycle Safety 

 and Safeguards 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

Docket No. 40-9086 

Enclosures: 

1. Human Factors RAIs for IIFP 

2. Electrical and Digital RAIs for IIFP (Public) 

3. Electrical and Digital RAIs for IIFP (Non-Public) 

cc: Simon Hsiung 

 George Adams 

 Chris Storms 

 
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

J. Miller - 2 - 

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

Enclosure 3 contains Sensitive-Unclassified security information and is, therefore, deemed 

Official Use Only and will neither be placed in the Public Document Room or the Publicly 

Available Records component of NRC's ADAMS. As you are aware, the NRC’s Regulatory 

Issue Summary 2005-31 provides guidance for the handling and submission of Security-Related 

Sensitive Unclassified Non-safeguards information by applicants. 

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me at 301-492-3119 or via e-mail 

to matthew.bartlett@nrc.gov. 

 Sincerely, 

/RA/ 

 Matthew Bartlett, Project Manager 

 Advanced Fuel Cycle, Enrichment, and 

 Uranium Conversion Branch 

 Division of Fuel Cycle Safety 

 and Safeguards 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

Docket No. 40-9086 

Enclosures: 

1. Human Factors RAIs for IIFP 

2. Electrical and Digital RAIs for IIFP (Public) 

3. Electrical and Digital RAIs for IIFP (Non-Public) 

cc: Simon Hsiung 

 George Adams 

 Chris Storms 

DISTRIBUTION: 

FCSS r/f JMarble, RES YFaraz, NMSS INIS Web site -YES 

ADAMS Accession No. ML103540493 

OFFICE: AFCB AFCB AFCB 

NAME: MBartlett LAllen THiltz 

DATE: 12/21/10 12/21/10 12/21/10 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY