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Louisiana Energy Services, LLC, Dba Urenco USA - Comments on Proposed Rule: Revision Fee Schedules FRN 2019-00219
ML19067A088
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Site: 07003103
Issue date: 03/04/2019
From: Cowne S
Louisiana Energy Services, URENCO USA
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Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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FRN 2019-00219, LES-19-031-NRC
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LES-19-031-NRC MAR O 4 2019 ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-001

Subject:

Louisiana Energy Services, LLC NRC Docket Number: 70-3103 UUSA Comments on Proposed Rule: Revision Fee Schedules FRN 2019-00219 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC") published the subject draft guide on January 31, 2019 requesting comments. In response, Louisiana Energy Services, LLC, dba URENCO USA (UUSA) submitted comments on 03/04/2019. As allowed in the Reference, UUSA's comments in Enclosure 1 were submitted via the website http://www.regulations.gov.

UUSA has been participating in the fee schedule and recovery rulemaking closely as the changes impact UUSA's continual challenges to remain profitable in a strained market. UUSA appreciates the NRC's efforts in considering these comments and asks the staff to continue the efforts exhibited to reduce the overall fee burden of the fuel cycle industry overall.

UUSA appreciates this opportunity to comment on the subject guide. If you have any questions, please contact Rick Medina, Acting Licensing and Performance Assessment Manager, at 575-394-5846.

hen Cowne Chief Nuclear Officer and Compliance Manager : UUSA comments on Fuel Facilities Fee Matrix Public Meeting : Receipt from regulations.gov LES.PO Box 1789, Eunice, New Mexico 88231,USA T: +1 575 394 4646 F: +1 575 394 4545 W: www.urenco.com/LES

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LES-19-031-NRC cc:

Maureen Wylie, Chief Financial Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Maureen.Wylie@nrc.gov Margaret Doane, Executive Director of Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Margaret. Doane@nrc.gov Michael F. King, Director of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards & Environmental Review U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Michael. King2@nrc.gov Jacob Zimmerman, Enrichment & Conversion Branch Chief U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Jacob.Zimmerman@nrc.gov Karl Sturzebecher, Project Manager - UUSA U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Karl.Sturzebecher@nrc.gov

LES-19-031-NRC MAR O 4 2019 UUSA Comments Fuel Facilities Fee Schedule Submitted via Regulations.gov

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On January 31, 2019, the NRC issued proposed rule Docket ID NRC-2017-0032, Revision to Fee'*>"-,

Schedules, Fee Recovery for 2019. Louisiana Energy Services, dba, URENCO USA (UUSA), herewith submits comments on the proposed fee schedule for 2019. Specifically, UUSA's comments directly\\_~

relate to the Table 2 below from NRC FY 2019 Proposed Fee Rule Work Papers (ML18361A780).

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The effort factor for Uranium Enrichment is presently a 10 for Solid UF6/Metal. The effort factor for Category 1 Fuel Fabricators is also a 10 and is a 5 for Category 3 Fuel Fabricators and conversion facilities. UUSA does not agree that a 10 fairly represents the level of NRC activities conducted for UUSA. The number of inspections, vintage of the design and license, simplicity and number of process systems, and IROFS demonstrates that the assigned factor in comparison to the other fuel cycle facilities should be lower than that assigned to Fuel Fabricators. The value assigned has been in place for ten years and was assigned before UUSA went into operation. The value was assigned at the same level of other operating enrichment facilities at the time which were all. gaseous diffusion plants. The comparison is shown between Table 1 below (ML18361A780) and Table 2.

There is not a justification for why UUSA's safety factor for, Solid UF6/Metal for Safety, should be higher than Category 3 Fuel Fabricators and is more appropriately reflected as a 1.

UUSA appreciates the NRC's efforts in considering these comments and asks the staff to continue the efforts exhibited to reduce the overall fee burden of the fuel cycle industry overall.

Respectfully,

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hen Cowne Chief Nuclear Officer and Compliance Manager LES.PO Box 1789, Eunice, New Mexico 88231,USA T: +1 575 394 4646 F: +1 575 394 4545 W: www.urenco.com/LES

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