From: McCULLUM, Rodney

To: Faraz, Yawar

Cc: Guttmann, Jack; Kokajko, Lawrence; Matula, Thomas

Subject: RE: Request for insights on industry plans regarding reprocessing

Date: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 8:31:48 AM

Yawar

As I mentioned to Jack when I saw him yesterday, NEI is fully supportive of our member companies’

efforts in this area.  As such, we are relying primarily on the responses of GEH and Areva to guide

staff’s response to the Commission’s questions. 

The one thing I can add from an NEI perspective is that there is broad industry support for the

position that the option to reprocess should be maintained regardless of whether or not it is being

actively pursued at this time.  We believe that completing the proposed reprocessing rulemaking in

a timely manner is important in this context because the regulatory framework for reprocessing is

a significant factor that must be considered in making business decisions about whether or not to

move forward.  Hence, for reprocessing to truly be available as an option, the regulatory

framework must first be established.  For this reason, we encourage NRC to move forward with the

reprocessing rulemaking on a schedule that supports effective decision-making in advance of the

timelines envisioned the responses you received from Areva and GEH.

Thanx,

Rod McCullum

Nuclear Energy Institute

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Washington, DC 20006

www.nei.org

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E: rxm@nei.org

nuclear. clean air energy.

From: Faraz, Yawar [mailto:Yawar.Faraz@nrc.gov] 

Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:05 PM

To: McCULLUM, Rodney

Cc: Guttmann, Jack; Kokajko, Lawrence; Matula, Thomas

Subject: Request for insights on industry plans regarding reprocessing

Rod,

As you know on August 30, 2012, the Commission provided us the attached Staff

Requirements Memo concerning reprocessing. They asked us to provide them a notation
vote paper with answers to a number of questions including the “...staff’s assessment of

the current state of activity and...industry plans regarding reprocessing...” Your insights

regarding this question as it pertains to NEI’s role in representing industry on reprocessing

by the end of this month would be greatly appreciated. Please note that I had sent similar

requests earlier this month to Sven Bader of AREVA and James Ross of GEH. GEH

responded today. I anticipate AREVA will be responding soon. Please feel free to call me

if you have any questions.

Thank you

Yawar Faraz

Sr. Project Manager

Division of Spent Fuel Alternative Strategies

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington DC 20555

Ph: 301-492-3207

Fax: 301-492-3359

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