West Virginia State Agreement Application Process
Point of Contacts
West Virginia’s Agreement will assume authority over byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e(1), of the AEA, Byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e(3), of the AEA, Byproduct material as defined in Sections 11e(4), of the AEA, Source material, and Special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass. AEA, Source material, and Special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass. Once the Agreement process is completed, the NRC will transfer the licenses for approximately 131 academic, commercial and medical facilities to the State of Indiana. The process steps can be seen in the table below.
AGREEMENT APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
| Agreement Process |
West Virginia Status |
| Governor submits Letter of Intent to NRC Chairman |
January 9, 2023; ML23039A192 |
| NMSS assigns a Project Manager |
Huda Akhavannik, huda.akhavanni@nrc.gov or 301-415-5253 |
| State develops draft Agreement application |
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| State submits draft Agreement application to NRC for review |
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| NRC provides letter to State detailing review team's comments on draft application |
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| State develops Formal Request (final application) for an Agreement; |
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| Governor submits Formal Request and certifies State has adequate program |
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| NRC staff prepares Commission Paper that includes draft analysis, draft Agreement and Federal Register notice requesting comments |
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| Commission approves publication in the Federal Register for public review and comment |
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| Draft Agreement and staff analysis published in Federal Register for four consecutive weeks |
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| NRC staff analyzes public comments |
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| NRC staff prepares Commission Paper that includes final draft analysis, Agreement and resolution to public comments |
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| Commission approves Agreement |
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| Chairman and Governor sign Agreement |
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| State assumes regulation authority |
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| Final Agreement published in Federal Register |
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