Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
April 19, 2018
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A shear will be used to reduce lightly irradiated spent metal fuel into smaller sized, contact handleable pieces for subsequent analysis. Shearing will occur in a CA in Building 773-A, Laboratory D-0179 (Fabrication Lab), or immediately adjacent nuclear material vault in Building 773-A, Laboratory D-0220. The metal fuel is aluminum-based and aluminum clad. The remaining aluminum fuel or cropped pieces will be stored in the nuclear material vault.