Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
October 3, 2016
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The Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) Facility Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) Fuel Conversion Project proposes to develop and qualify LEU fuel for the TREAT reactor. The TREAT reactor conversion project is managed by National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA's) Office of Materials Management and Minimization (MMM) that works to develop and qualify new fuels and technologies to support conversion efforts domestically and abroad. The scope of this EC includes 1) fuel engineering and design feasibility studies and planning (including both fuel design and fuel fabrication), 2) modifications to building MFC-723, 3) LEU fuel design and testing, and 4) evaluating the performance of candidate LEU fuel element designs.