b'in 2023. The LANCR implementa- valuable information as possible. tion LTR was submitted late inThe utilities have also contributed 2022 and the NRC has indicatedto conversations with Depart-that there will be no RAIs on thement of Energy, as we continue topical report. Once the Auditprogressing through the funding of the LANCR Implementationreduction and product trajectory. LTR work in 2024, GNF will beDeployment for ARMOR and LEU+/mostly licensed to handle LEU+HBU will be closer to the end of the from an engineering perspective.decade. IronClad has an estimated GNF received the approval fromdeployment date closer to mid-the NRC for the RAJ-II fresh fuel2030s. GE continues working with container to ship LEU+ bundles inour utility partners and national July 2023. GNF updated the NRClaboratories getting as much infor-in August 2023 with the overallmation from LTAs and advancing LEU+/high burnup (HBU) licensingour methods to support the data plan and program trajectory. that is needed for all the licensing GNF continues to progress ontopical reports to ultimately deploy updating methodologies to enableeach technology.LEU+ and HBU. GNF is working to prepare an update to the PRIME thermal mechanical code and topical report. This update is needed in order to enable HBU and LEU+. GNF is working to prepare a separate topical report indepen-dent of PRIME to cover all other methods needed for HBU licensing and will address the issues raised in NRC RIL-2021-13 as well as hydrogen for higher burnup. Reported by David Barrientos and Rich AugiGE has had extensive positive interaction with the utilities, mainly Southern Company and Constellation, which have been fully supportive on GEs current direction. The collaborative approach working with these two companies is on the current LTAs (Clinton and Hatch), and the HBU Lead Use Assembly (Limerick) to make sure GE can obtain as much 2023|AFC ACCOMPLISHMENTS 143'