Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of Draft Interim Staff Guidance Document for Fuel Cycle Facilities

The purpose of this notice is to provide the public an opportunity to review a draft ISG, FCSS–ISG–10, Revision 2, which provides guidance to NRC staff to determine whether the minimum margin of subcriticality is sufficient to provide an adequate assurance of subcriticality for safety to demonstrate compliance with the performance requirements of 10 CFR 70.61(d). Additionally, listing of comments received on the previous draft and the dispositioning of these comments is also provided. These documents are being issued to support a public meeting scheduled for April 28, 2006, at the NRC Headquarters Auditorium in which the NRC will discuss revision of the guidance document and its resolution of comments received on Revision 1. A separate meeting notice will be provided shortly, to give specific details regarding the meeting agenda.