ML20043F276

Ltr Contract for Task Order 009,to Development of Input for Generic Environ Document Associated W/Nuclear Plant License Renewal, Awarded to Science & Engineering Assoc,Inc

ML20043F276
Person / Time
Issue date:	05/18/1990
From:	Stephen Bell NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Colina I SCIENCE & ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC.
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CON-FIN-D-2512-9, CON-NRC-04-89-051, CON-NRC-4-89-51 NUDOCS 9006140316
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WAY 18 1990 Science and Engineering Associates, Inc.

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Mr. Ilene Colina 6100 Uptown Blvd., N.E.

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110

Subject:

Task Order No. 009, Entitled " Development of Input for Generic Environmental Document Associated with Nuclear L

Plan License Renewal" Under Contract No. NRC-04-89-051 This is to confirm our telephone conversation of May 16, 1990 which provided verbal approval to start work on May 17, 1990 for the subject task order with an obligated amount of $32,000.00.

In accordance with task order procedures of the subject contract, this letter definitizes Task Order No. 009.

This effort shall be performed in l

accordance with the enclosed Statement of Work and the contractor's proposal for this Task Order No. 009 dated May 14, 1990, incorporated herein by reference.

Task Order No. 009 shall be in effect from May 16, 1990 through December 31, 1990, sith a cost ceiling of $121,438.00.

The amount of $111,821.00 represents the total estimated reimbursable costs and the amount of

$9,617.00 represents the fixed fee.

Accounting Data for this Task Order No. 009 are as follows:

i B&R No.:

90-61-95-00-40 FIN No.:

D-2512-9

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31X0200.609 OBLIGATED AMOUNT:

$32,000.00 The issuance of this task order does not amend any terms of conditions of the subject contract.

Your contacts during the course of this task order are:

2 Technical Matters:

Sidney Feld, Project Of ficer (301) 492-3748 Contractual Matters:

Deborah Boyd, Contract Management Trainee (301) 492-4800 9006140316 900517 PDR CONTR NRC-04-89-OG1 FDC

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official authorized to bind'your organization, execute three copies of this document in the space provided and return two copies to the Contracting Officer.

You should retain the third copy for your records.

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Contract Administration Branch Division'of Contracts-and Property Management j

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,f, renewal rulemaking. Incremental environmental impacts -(relative to '

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's becaunti of 1 additional r e qu i r ernen t s,

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activities uncertaken to support the plant during - i t - acei t:ch l-D term. These 4ctivitios and their associa te d interface with~ t he.

'en vi ro. rne n ta l review need to be icentified by SEA in order ice C:,NL i

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The O f f.i re of Nuclear Regulatory Research ( F.E S ) -ras the lpac, f

p ree ponsit!! s ty-f or 'rulemakinc concerning ' the licenso r e r.e w a'l' O f nuctee.r

ow e r. plents.

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h deve1ocee.in 'Iate11980 and car 1y 1989. Thin packege wi.s revised in l

,carlym19CO and is currently undergoing, reviews within,tne NRC..

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6 li cense renewal' is the drivelo;; men t-of '

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ca GED that addresses the potential environtatn al impacts associatec j

with allc-ing plants to operate beyond the term of their neiginal O

4y licenses. ORNL has.: been assigned the lead in developinc the:GEO.

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rule, a reliminary GED is needed before the end;of FY 90.

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Science-and Engineering Associates. Inc (SEA) has been a s s i s t ir.g i

the NRC in the development of the licence renewal rulemakir.Q h[r i 1

package. This assistance is boing provided under Task Order No. C3

. ofi this -ontract..I n the most recent offcrte on -Tawk 03. ' SE A

'ev'aluated the direct consequences associated with the a l t e rna t'ivo

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.b l'i cense renewal rul es being considered. These cirect consequences Lincluded':osts anc-routine occupational e:t posure s to the nuclear f

i u.t i l i t ies.. and costs to the NRC. occociated with each a l terna tive 4

r 1 rule. In :criorn.Ing this work. SEA establithed a c r. t.i bar.e 01 b:,h

-I key nu c l ea *-' p'l orit chartecterintics and the ino:sc tion, urveil j anre.

test, an: cintenance (ISTM) a c t ivi tier, car 'i rd on at o u t.! c a r p c - c e D1onts :

nystens. cteuctures, and c ornpc.nen t s ( SEC t. )

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activitiebfwill have.'a set ~ of environmental parameters such as

- l a bor' i or c e ' requi remen ts, dollar-tout, low l evel radicactive ' waste i

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great impor tance t hat early concur reticef be obtained on the list of:

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activities end. their environmental interfaces.

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_Subtad 2 Design of Data Dane Esi tension a,nd. Applica tion The. overall~ plan covers the-handling of ' a large volutne. c f datai j

whichLcust be developed, reviewed, modified, anc trancmitted to i

ORNL. In order to maintain control over both the quality of_ the-

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da ta ar c the cost of-the ef f ort, SCA needs to mani.ge the data wi th L

.odern n :. ::cocomputerH technology. This subtank nnoulc extenc the.

h niceccome ter data bat.e denign-developed onder Tacs Order 03. Ine ca+a brse should facilitate entry of data, data analynis. _and U

preser*ation and t r tin u tni s c i on of results. Docur e.~.t a t ion et 150-f

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-t netant 3: Develop the Da*a Needrd to Sucpert tne E.arcn,tM t61 s.

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env:enerantal parameters are developed, es tima ten wil l be mace ~?Or y

e d e n ty t. ' cur naj or plent.categorier.: cid anct new ' O.4R ' t anc Fr?R's.

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accurMe informAtion it available. New d a t'a requirements will De 7

evalut.te: and information nources identi11ed. A mejor Scurce cf

.information to be carefully reviewed will: De that Tecn lead'Dlant

-applicat;cnn and the pilot. plant evaluations. All available License bs Re r' e w s.1 Industry Reports will also be ca*efully scrutinized fer r

rinformat;on. NUf1 ARC should be consulted to support the in f errr.a tion

' ci t her in;. Additional data element requirementn' such an. timing

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inIcemation wt11 be entered into a data beto wstem sc s;et:fier in Subtack 2.

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made a preliminary assessment of nignif icant nucle.+r ' plant phycical-modificat inns; that. might be; needed. f or plentu, to compiy with L

particular aspects of the dif f erent. licens.e renewaltrules being-

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'1 hi s data baco..toge ther, wi th da t a - from leac plant appliccitions. and Pilot Plant Cvalua tions f or ra (f ir'r. bocic on which

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activities-(e.g.'ISTM requirements, ref urbitahmen ts..' repairs,e tc. )

i that are l i k te l y to be undertaken to. support the. plant during its i

additional term. For each activit.y. estimates on the ' number of i

workers required, dollar cost, occu pationa.1 ; ex posure, and wastes

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include some broad indication whether thetae activities arut likely i

to impact on t he _ physical environmttn t,_ and whether they are likcip l"

-to alter the e x i s. t i ng operating conditiens-t. t the plant. Thetc cn v i ronmr t ie l.- parameters are necessary data-.to. no rr. i t - ORM.. ~ t e addrent. the cocioeconomic, other env i r ontonn t a l imp.s e ts,. and ccst T

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fundament:1 findinge :. n the GED. The final r e c u l t r.

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c heu i t; ' De cicerete lists of

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pa r a mat t.e r t that ara applicable for individual plantu ar groupc c-Is plantu. 'ne NRC is

.io t interested in open endec listo 01 pw2 ::: l e activities but ra :.her our a dstr ccmen t of the overall r.egn i tu::s c?

-l' the activities one? cculd reasonably expect.

.With recccet to ORNL s assessment of socioeconomic irpactn, it is e pocted that SEA'c assessment of labor force recuirements wi!!

crive CRNL s analysis.

Labor force reavirements need to be t r a.n s l a t e:: -in to scenarios that capture the time c i s t r i bu t i on Joo

t. t a y t i rne f or the addi tional labor reQuiremeits. It is anticipated that ORM. and Scientech will be available to assist an this effort.

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1)' Define the information reovirements, 2)-Denig-the data base extension and apo)ication.

3) Develce the data needod to support tha en v i ronmer.t a l impac.e annensment. and

4) Provice.the data to ORNL.

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b a s t-SEA wilj interface with URNLLtoi SEA';will provide (the dota'~to ORNL'.

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'I terat ions' > rnay be ( necesnary,, as Joddition:

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. SEA,will preparey s) 4 ocumentation-der.c ci bing key-Lassumptions.'. ~.basec,_. : and; otherL 1

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The contractor wi11 deliver to-tho NRC.and to ORNL the agreed uptp i;

dhta in A. - f ormat that'Is useful 1or the a tt s e s s ne n t.

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4enewal < tn vi.ronment a l. impac ts. The overo 11' rocul t s proct.ced. by wil l t e' c::Lmen ted in. ci T he cira f t 'submi t t al t. 411 ! br? ' esc i f f ec i ti And ' rbev1M ac complit hed.

reif 1 sc r W :iummer ts, and final ecpert, wi1) he prehced. Montnh.1 J

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