International Isotopes Fluorine Products, Inc. (IIFP) A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of International Isotopes, Inc. Fluorine Extraction Process & Depleted Uranium De-conversion (FEP/DUP) Plant License Application Revision A December 23, 2009 LA-IFP-001 Revision A TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 General Information ............................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Facility and Process Description ............................................................................................ 1-2 1.1.1 Facility Location, Site Layout and Surrounding Characteristics ............................... 1-4 1.1.2 Facility Description ................................................................................................... 1-6 1.1.2.1 Process Buildings and Process Areas .................................................... 1-8 1.1.2.2 Other Major Buildings ......................................................................... 1-10 1.1.3 Process Description ................................................................................................. 1-12 1.1.3.1 Process Chemistry ............................................................................... 1-12 1.1.3.2 De-conversion of DUF6 to DUF4 Process ............................................ 1-12 1.1.3.3 SiF4 Production Process ....................................................................... 1-14 1.1.3.4 BF3 Production Process ....................................................................... 1-16 1.1.3.5 Process Off-gas Emissions Treatment (Plant KOH Scrubbing System) .. 1- 18 1.1.3.6 Environmental Protection Process (EPP) ............................................ 1-20 1.1.3.7 AHF Staging Containment Building and Fluoride Products Trailer Loading Building ..................................................................................................... 1-22 1.1.4 Utilities Requirements ............................................................................................. 1-23 1.1.4.1 Electrical .............................................................................................. 1-24 1.1.4.2 Steam ................................................................................................... 1-24 1.1.4.3 Compressed Air ................................................................................... 1-24 1.1.4.4 Nitrogen ............................................................................................... 1-24 1.1.4.5 Water Supply ....................................................................................... 1-25 1.1.4.6 Heat, Ventilation and Air Conditioning ............................................... 1-25 1.1.4.7 Ground-Thermal System...................................................................... 1-25 1.1.4.8 Solar Power Supplement ...................................................................... 1-25 1.1.5 Supporting Infrastructure ........................................................................................ 1-25 1.1.5.1 Equipment Support Pads and Spill Containment ................................. 1-26 1.1.5.2 Water Treatment .................................................................................. 1-26 1.1.5.3 Sewer Systems and Collection Basins ................................................. 1-27 1.1.5.4 Fire Protection ..................................................................................... 1-28 1.1.6 Waste Management ................................................................................................. 1-28 1.1.6.1 Solid Wastes ........................................................................................ 1-28 1.1.6.2 Liquid Wastes ...................................................................................... 1-29 1.1.6.3 Liquid and Air Effluents ...................................................................... 1-29 1.1.7 Raw Materials, By-Products, Wastes, and Finished Products ................................. 1-31 1.2 Institutional Information ....................................................................................................... 1-31 LA-IFP-001 Revision A - FEP/DUP Plant License Application December 23, 2009 Page ii 1.2.1 Corporate Identity ................................................................................................... 1-31 1.2.1.1 Applicant Name and Address .............................................................. 1-31 1.2.1.2 Organization and Management of Applicant ....................................... 1-31 1.2.1.3 Address of Facility and Site Location Description .............................. 1-32 1.2.2 Financial Qualifications .......................................................................................... 1-32 1.3 Type, Quantity, and Form of Licensed Material .................................................................. 1-32 1.4 Requested Licenses and Authorized Uses ............................................................................ 1-33 1.5 Security of Classified Information ....................................................................................... 1-33 1.6 Site Description .................................................................................................................... 1-33 1.6.1 Site Geography ........................................................................................................ 1-33 1.6.1.1 Site Location Specifics ........................................................................ 1-33 1.6.1.2 Features of Potential Impact to Accident Analysis .............................. 1-34 1.6.2 Demographics .......................................................................................................... 1-34 1.6.2.1 Latest Census Results .......................................................................... 1-34 1.6.2.2 Description, Distance, and Direction to Nearby Population Area ....... 1-35 1.6.2.3 Proximity to Public Facilities .............................................................. 1-35 1.6.2.4 Near-by Industrial Facilities ................................................................ 1-35 1.6.2.5 Land Use within a Five Mile Radius ................................................... 1-36 1.6.2.6 Land Use within One Mile of the Facility ........................................... 1-36 1.6.2.7 Uses of Nearby Bodies of Water ......................................................... 1-36 1.6.3 Meteorology ............................................................................................................ 1-36 1.6.3.1 Primary Wind Directions and Average Wind Speeds .......................... 1-36 1.6.3.2 Annual Precipitation – Amounts and Forms ........................................ 1-36 1.6.3.3 Severe Weather .................................................................................... 1-39 1.6.3.4 Characteristics of Nearby Rivers, Streams, and Other Bodies of Water . 1- 40 1.6.3.5 Depth to the Groundwater Table ......................................................... 1-41 1.6.3.6 Groundwater Hydrology ...................................................................... 1-41 1.6.3.7 Characteristics of the Uppermost Aquifer ........................................... 1-41 1.6.3.8 Design Basis Flood Events Used for Accident Analysis ..................... 1-42 1.6.4 Geology and Seismology......................................................................................... 1-42 1.6.4.1 Characteristics of Soil Types and Bedrock .......................................... 1-42 1.6.4.2 Earthquake Magnitudes and Return Periods ........................................ 1-42 1.6.4.3 Other Geologic Hazards....................................................................... 1-44 1.7 References ............................................................................................................................ 1-45 2 Organization and Administration ........................................................................................................ 2-1 LA-IFP-001 Revision A - FEP/DUP Plant License Application December 23, 2009 Page iii 2.1 Organizational Structure ......................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Corporate Background .............................................................................................. 2-2 2.1.2 IIFP Design and Construction Organizational Structure ........................................... 2-2 2.1.3 Transition from Design and Construction to Plant Operations ................................. 2-4 2.1.4 IIFP Operations Organizational Structure ................................................................. 2-5 2.2 Key Management Positions, Responsibilities, and Qualifications ......................................... 2-6 2.2.1 INIS/IIFP President and Chief Executive Officer ..................................................... 2-6 2.2.2 INIS/IIFP Chief Financial Officer ............................................................................. 2-6 2.2.3 INIS/IIFP Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance Director ................................ 2-7 2.2.4 Chief Operations Officer and Commercial Facility Project Director ........................ 2-7 2.2.5 Project Integrated Safety Analysis Lead ................................................................... 2-7 2.2.6 Project Environmental Assessment Lead .................................................................