ML20029B351
| ML20029B351 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 02/20/1991 |
| From: | Edgeworth P NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Tarpey L SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP. (FORMERLY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20029B346 | List: |
| References | |
| CON-FIN-L-1865-1, CON-NRC-02-90-009, CON-NRC-2-90-9, REF-PROJ-M-45 NUDOCS 9103070084 | |
| Download: ML20029B351 (7) | |
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Ms. Laureen Tarpey, M/S G-6-1 1710 Goodridge Drive McLean, VA 22102
Dear Ms. Tarpey:
Subject:
Task Order No. 10, Entitled, " Technical Assistance in the Safety and Environmental Review of Louisiana Energy Services Claiborne Enrichment Center, Homer, Louisiana" Under Contract No.
NRC-02-90-009 This confirms verbal authorization provided to your firm on January 23, 1991, to commence work under Task Order No. 10 on January 23, 1991, with a
- -.orary ceiling of $400,000.00.
In accordance with the task order procedures of the subject contract, this letter definitizes Task Order No.10.
This effort shall be performed in accordance with the enclosed Statement of Work, the Contractor's proposal dated January 21, 1991, and the following telephonic changes of January 21, 1991:
Decrease indirect overhead rate from 83.10% to 82.60%.
Decrease G&A rate from 10.30% to 10%.
Reduce fixed fee from $52,253.00 to $45,240.00 Adjust proposed costs in accordance with the above changes, Task Order No. 10 shall be in effect from January 23, 1991 through February 28, 1993, with a cost ceiling of $565,241.00 (inclusive of the amount authorized verbally).
The amount of $520,001.00 represents the total estimated reimbursable costs, and the amount of $45,240.00 represents the fixed fee.
The amount presently obligated by the Government with respect to this task order i s $400,000.00.
This amount should not be exceeded until notice is provided to you that additional funds are available.
It is estimated that this obligated amount will cover performance of work through September 30, 1991.
Accounting data for this task order is as follows:
B&R No.:
150-29-31-010 Fin No.:
lib 65-1 OBLIGATED AMOUNT:
$400,000.00 The following individuals are considered to be essential to the successful performance of the work hereunder:
J. Hammelman, J. Price, A. Zeitoun, P.
Swain, J. Jaacks, B. Hillis, J. Walker, R. Gotchy, R. Sievers, A. Istar.
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Science Applications Intn'I. Corp. The Contractor agrees that such personnel shall not be removed from the (ffort under the task order without coepliance with Contract Clause H.1, Key Personnel.
Your contacts during the course of this task order are:
Technical Matters:
David Tiktinsky Project Officer (301) 492-0656 Contractual Matters:
Barbara Meehan Contract Administrator (301) 492-7310 The issuance of this task order does not amend any terms or conditions of the subject contract.
Please indicate your acceptance of thi' task order by having an official authorized to bind your organization execute three copics of this document in the space provided and return two copies to the Contract Administrator.
You should retain the third copy for your records.
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As stated ACCEPTED:
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St.R No. 150-19-31-01 hLh1MLunk has proposed to build a new uranium Louisiana Energy Services, t..P. (LES) eitrichment p!dnt in Moeier, Louisiana, to provido enrichment services for It would be the first commercial United States nuc! car power utilities.
enrichment plant in the United States and would use the gas centrifuge n
Similar Vrenco plants have technology developed by Urenco, Ltd. in Europe.The proposed plant has a design capacity of been operating for many years.
about 15 million kg separative work unf tt per year, or in other terms, a throughput of about 31 million kg of na tural uranius hexafluoride per year.
7 Ihe maximum uranium enrichment would be limited to $ percent U-23$.
Mair features of the gas centrifuge technology are classified.- mostly at the Infctmation levels, Conildentf al/ Restricted Data and National Security altnough some are classified at the Secret /Restrictec Data !cvel.
LES 15 espected to submit its application for an NRC license for the plant by the end of.fanuary 1991.
Dased on recen t amendments to the Atomic Energy nct, the applica'. ion will be reviewed pursuant to' the recuirements of 10 CFR Par ts A single 40 and 70, not Part $0 as would have been required pre + )ou ly.
r urce and special license, issued to authorire the possession and use c.iruction and operation nuclear materi.! by LCS, would essentially approve cc The NRC staf f intenes to prepare a Safny Evaluation Report of the glant.
and an Environmental Impact Statement (Tis) in suppcrt of any decision (SER) and to grant the if cense. The decision would be meds by an Atomic Saf ety hearin; en the record.
Licensing Board after a required adjudicatory L o unrk @ quireA a) prerare a 14fety evaluation The NRC dtsfres technical assistance tot report, b) prepare draft and final environmental impa c t statements, and c) i provide suppert for the licensing proceeding.
LLM1uhA - S.dttLAhifa The Contractor shall conduc t a preliminary review of the safety analysis report submitted by LES consult with appropriate federal, State, anc local I
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shall prepare questions for the staf f to ask the applicant designed to elicit responses to complete the information reQuit ements for an adequa te evaluation.
In conducting this subtask, the Contractor shall be guided by the general design criteria contained in the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ($3 rR t
I 13276) and Regulatory Guide 3.25, " Standard foreat and Content of Safety Analysis Repotis for Uranium Enrichment Facilities."
$lting ' The suitability of the site for the proposed activity.
Seismology / Geology - A historical esamination of site-region geology in order to evaluate design seismic input criteria (q-value). An evaluation of site geology features such as faulting, soil and foundation stability, and dif f erential subsidence should be included in this review.
i Hydrology - Site evaluations of hydrostatic loadings, draina'ge The capability, and covement rates and flou directions for ground uater.
potential for flooding at the site should also be evaluated by the Contractor.
Noteorology - Dispersion cupectations during nored! and abnormal plant at conditions developed f rom meteorological teuer data (Joint frequency) y nearby locations and at the site, if available.
Identification and Gharing of Structure $. Systers, and Components Important to Safety - The applicant's crite.'ia for determining importance to safety, his identification of the resulting structurs's, systems, and.
components that meet the criteria, and any sharing of such structures, sys tems, and componen ts.
Struc tural - The response of s tructure's, systess, atd components (cportant to safety from normal loadings, eartectakes, tornadoes, high uinds, and nearby-induced events.
Nechanical - ine response of mechanisms important to safety during normal and abnormal loads, including earthquakes, tornadoes, high winds, and nearby-induced events.
and War te Management - Estimation of quan ti ties of radicac tive non-radioactive wastes gener/ted, including ti Me from decommissioning, and evalua tion of systems and practices f or treaiment and disoosition of w :#f (normal anc the wastes.
Evaluation of systems for water r
firefighting) to determine adequate capacity and construction.
Radia ti,cn Protection - Evaluation of the radia tio*. protection program and estimation of doses to workers and the public # rem normal operation of the' plant Jod from postulJted accidents.
Chemical Hazards Protection - Evaluation of the crogram for protection of workers and the public f rom releases of nazarecus chemicals free normal
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s hatardous materf als f ree the plant. Both na tural phenomend and human factors-induced events should be considered.
it is Since certain features of the gas centrifuge technology are classified, As a result, expected that elements of the safety review will be classified.
Contractor personnel needing access to the classified technology must have NRC security clearances, and the Contractor must have an NRC facility security Any classified report material must be in a classified supplement
- approval, to the SER, espected to be at the Confidential / Restricted Data level.
b 2 Subtask il - En,jronmental ettview.
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For the required environmental impact statement, the Contractor shall conduct a preliminary review of the environmental report submitted by LES compile, comments in connecifon Uith the analyse, and sunmarite public and agency conduct a site visit and consult with appropriate Federal, scoping process conduct independent measurements and analyr,es, if State, and local agencies the environmental impacts, including those of alternatives necessary; evaluate to the proposed action, of construction and operation of'the planti prepare impact sta tement iDhiS! etcept that all portions of the draft environme!
for s'afeguards, following the outlioe in Appendir A to Subpart A of 10 CFR j
Par t $1 and the guidance in Regula tory Guide 4.9,
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Environmental Reports for Commercial Uranium Enricnment facilities;" compile, analyre, and summarine internal and ea ternal commer.ts on the DEISi and incorporate the sense of comments determined by NRC to be appropriate into a final environmental impact 5tatement (FEIS). uhere information in the application is insuf ficient or incomplete, the Contractor shall prepare
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cuestions for the staff to ask the applicant debigned to elicit responses to complete the information requirements for pn adequate evaluation.
No classified report material is anticipated for the OEIS or the FELS.
[. 3 Su b t a et_C_-_ Su p po r t f or_ljie.nnin.q Prp_qtenp,_q On those admitted issues of controversy in the licensing proceeding for which the Contractor has responsiblity for reviewing and presaring report material, the Cnntractor shall provide information requested in 'Jiscovery, provide to p' epare information for answers to interrogatories, and previce esperts written testimony and to present oral testimony at an adjudicatory nearing.
in sepa< ate, classified documents, Any classified support 64terial must be espected to be at the Vonfidential/ Restricted Data cvel.
J.0 SchedRlf.
The followinQ schedules are based upon estimates of 'ine intervals to accomplisn steps in the review process.
Subtask A - Preliminary review 2 weeks S
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Assemble and integrate Contractor and 2 months NRC evalua tions in to draf t.SLP Complete final SER after receipt of 2 months NRC consents 2 weeks Subtask D - Preliminary review 1 month Complete; scoping process comments 4 months Site visit, detailed technical reviews, and request for. additional informaticn 2 months Cooplete draft DE!S after receipt of applicant's response 2 months Complete final DE!S after receipt of-NRC comments 2 months Summarize agency comments on DE!S after comment closing period.
2 months Complete draft FEIS 2 months Complete final FE!S after receipt of NRC comments as requ' fred by ASLB Subtask C - Prehearing conference, discovery, interrogatories, written testimony, y
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5.0 Meetinos and Travel No 'more than-three Contractor personnel shall make one visit to the site A team of vicinity to participate iA en EIS scoping process seeting.
Contractor personnel shall make one vistt;to the site, surrounding environs,
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' and the ' locations of State and other of ficials to obtain information for Contractor pe.,cnnel participa ting in Subtask C shall make
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three visits to the site vicinity to participate in a prehearing conference The Con tractor shall east wi th andLtwo sessions of an auludicatory hearing.
at NRC of fices in 1the NRC Project Managers, and applicant if necessary, Two Contractor
,Rockville, Maryland, 25 times during the conduct of the task.
personnel shall make one visit to one aof the operating plants of the LES partner, Urenco, in-the Uk', the Netherlands, or Germany. Foreign travel.
approvals shall.be obtained 45 stated in section C.2 cf the contract.
[L10 Reports I0raf t and(final -task reports -(safety eva'luation repert and draf t and final
- ehvironmental impact statements). including any classified supplements Final task
- t there'to, shall be as described in Contract No. fGC-02-90-009.
reports shall also be submitted, in an electronic medium form that is fully fne NRC (etends to publish the 4.
. compa tible w th' NRC's word processing system.
therefore the GocumeAis shall meet the SER, DEIS, and FEIS.as NOREG reports l requirements for preparation of such reports as described in Ai'achment 3 to Reports on preifminary reviews of the safety Contract No. NRC-02-90-009.
analysis report 'and environmental report, public concents on the EIS scoping process, and support for the licensing proceeding snail be in letter report
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i The desired completion date for Subtask A is April 30, 1992.
The desired completion date for Subtask D is November 30, 1992.
The desired, completion date for Subtask C is February 20, l' 93.
f.0 Tg_QnJqsl DirectLc5 Peter Loysen is e,ssigna ted the overall idSS Preirft Manager and the Project Manager for Sut 'aus A and C.
Edward Shum is designated the Project Manager for Subtask B.
Technical instructions may be issued from time to time during the duration of this task.
Technical instructions may not constitute new to Justify an adfusteent in assignments of work or changes of such nature as Directions for changes in scope of work, cost, cost or period of performance.
or period of performance will be Httled by the 14RC Contracting tf ficer.
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The NHSS Project Managers will provide copies of tCS' application for a license, including the safety analysis report and the environmental report within 5 days after it is received by the NRC.
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for the SCR and DCIS will be provided to the Con t'a c tor en the same schedule as that required for Contractor-prepared report naterial.
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