ML20086P759

Georgians Against Nuclear Energy Request for Hearing on Conversion of Georgia Tech Research Reactor from Use of HEU to Leu.*

ML20086P759
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Site:	Neely Research Reactor
Issue date:	07/06/1995
From:	Carroll G GEORGIANS AGAINST NUCLEAR ENERGY
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s DOCKETED Docket No. 50-160 USNRC 15 J110 P2:58 GEORGIANS AGAINST NUCLEAR ENERGY REQUEST FOR HEARING ON CONVERSION OF GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH REACTRTICE OF SECRETARY FROM THE USE OF HIGH-ENRICHED URANIUM FUEL TO LOW-ENR M ijNGN&Ug{gggg BRANCH Georgians Against Nuclear Energy (GANE) respectfully petitions the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to conduct hearings concerning the NRC's order dated June 16,.1995, which gives NRC authorization to Georgia Tech to convert its 30-year-old reactor from using high-enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium.

GANE is currently intervening before the NRC concerning the renewal of Georgia Tech's expired license. GANE's contention that the facility is vulnerable to radiological sabotage or acts of terrorism during the Olympic Games which will be held in Atlanta in July 1996 has been accepted by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board chaired by Charles Bechhoefer.

GANE is concerned that all the folks at the NRC making decisions concerning Georgia Tech's 30-year-old reactor which sits in the heart of downtown Atlanta on the college campus which will house 10,000 athletes from all over the world next summer, do not have the full picture when they make their decisions.

The Georgia Tech Research Reactor's license is currently under litigation. It is incredible that the NRC would authorize this detailed, lengthy fuel switch operation for a facility whose license is currently expired, and which renewal is in question.

In Georgia Tech's appeal to the order granting GANE a hearing concerning security at the Olympics, Georgia Tech makes the announcement that it intends to remove the high-enriched uranium FROM THE REACTOR prior to the Olympics and replace the fuel with low-enriched uranium after the Olympics. While GANE is seeking clarification of Georgia Tech's announcement through its litigation process, phone inquiries have caused us to interpret this proposed l

Georgia Tech activity as grossly inadequate to ensure safety of residents and visitors to Atlanta.

Georgia Tech apparently means to keep uranium ON-SITE, out of the reactor during the Olympics. GANE notes that in a similar proceeding prior to Los Angeles' hosting the summer Olympic Games in 1984, UCLA's reactor operation came under scrutiny. It was learned that UCLA was keeping its fresh uranium fuel IN A FILE CABINET. GANE begs the NRC to I

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coordinate the processes authorized in the June 16 order with-the current healthy scrutiny you are participating in as regards Olympic security at the facility. GANE reminds yo' of recent news reports concerning "Unabomber" who has eluded capture for 18 years, frequently targeting universities and high technology with deadly explosives.

GANE contends that the only way to assure the millions of affected people that the reactor is completely secure from threat of radiological sabotage is to remove all its radioactive inventory from the site. GANE has analyzed to the best of our ability the inventory and the removal process a.nd time required and believes that in order to ensure safety at the reactor, the removal process should begin in October of 1995. Please refer to this docket and the materials that j

have been submitted since October 1994.

GANE urges the Commission to include this hearing request and proceeding within the intervention which GANE has currently underway, as Olympic security issues must be dealt with immediately.

Respectfully submitted, 4

0-Glenn Carroll Representative for GANE Dated and signed July 6, 1995 in Decatur, Georgia GANE Georgians Against Nuclear Energy 139 Kings Highway Decatur, GA 30030 404-378-GANE l

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32516 Fed;ral Regist:r / Vcl. 60. NA 120 / Thursday, June 22, 1995 / Notices

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(1) reduos to one day from the current FGT that tLe new delivery Ranctor (GTRR or the facility) at steady.

ten days the period during which OG point will co tstructed near mile post state power levels up to 5 megawatts avk' notify an existing Shipper of any 10.0 on its existing 4-inch Homestead thermal (MWt). The research reactor is o!Iers deemed superior to existing lateral (Township 56 South, Range 39 located in the Neely Nuclear Research Shipper's offered terms of extension of east, Section 23) and will include a new Center,in the north central portion of J

2 inch tap, prusure regulation, a rotary the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, sapacity covered by an expiring meter, approximately 50 feet of 2 inch Georgia.

contract; and (2) reduce to one day from the current line, and related ap urtenant facilldes.

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ten days the period during which an FCT states that th ty Gas Company On February 25,1986, the U.S.

existing off system Shipper can decide of Florida (CGC), a Division of NUI 1

Nuclear Regulatory) Commission (NRCo l

whether to exercise the right-of fint.

Corporation, requested this delivery refusal to mattb the highest bid.

point. FGT pro to make gaa OG states that copies of this filing deliveries to of approximately 75 rule in 5 50.64 of Title 10 of the Code i

were served upon all OG jurisdictional MMBtu per day and 27,375 MMBru of Federal Regulations (to CFR 50.64) transportation custorners and State annually on an interruptible basis.

limiting the use of high enriched Commissions where OC provides Construction will be on the property site uranium (HEU) fuella domestic of CGC's new custorner. FGT will be research and test reactors (non-power transportation service, reimbursed by CGC for the estimated reactors)(see 51 FR 6524).The rule, Any person desiring to be heard or to cost of 583,000, inclusive of tax gross-which became effective on March 27, protest said Eling should Sie a motion up. The end use is industrial. FGT states non power reactor (NPR) replace its 1986, requires that each licensee of a to intervene or a protest with the it has sufScient capacity to continue all Federal EnerEy Regulatory Commission, HEU fuel with low-enriched uranium services without detriment or e25 North Capitol Street, N.E.,

(LEU) fuel acx:eptable to the Washington.D C. 20426,in accordance disadvantage to its other customers.

Commission. This replacement is ADy Person or the Commission's staff with Sections 385.211 and 385.214 of may, within 45 days after issuance of contingent upor/ Federal Government the Commission's Rules of Practice and the instant notice by the Commission, funding for conversion-related costs, Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211). file pursuant to Rule 214 of the and is required unless the Commission All such petitions or protests should be Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR has determined that the reactor has a filed on or before June 23,1995. Protests 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice unique purpose as defined in to CFR will be considered by the Commission ofintervention and pursuant to Section 50.2.The rule is intended to promote in determining the appropriate action to 157.205 of the Regulations under the the common defense and security by be taken. but wi!! not serve to make Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.203) a reducing the risk of theft or diversion of protestants parties to the proceeding.

HEU fuel used in non-power reactors Any person wishing to become a party protest to the request. If no protest is and the consequences to public health, cled within the time allowed therefor, must file a motion to inters ene. Copies the proposed activity shall be deemed to safety and the environment from such of this fihng are on file with the be authorized effective the day after the Potential theft or diversion.

commission and are as allable for public time allowed for filing a protest. If a Sections 50.64fb)(2)(1) and (ii) require that a licensee of an NPR (11 not initiate inspection in the public reference room. protest is filed and not withdrawn tu** d A' % **O" within 30 days after the time allowed acquisition of additional HEU fuel,if 8

LEU fuel that is acceptable to the d#8 'N for filing a protest, the instant request Commission for that reactor is available IFR Dot 95-152't Fded 6-21-95. 8 45 aml shall be treated as an application for

• • • C"' N authorization pursuant to Section 7 of when the licensee proposes that the Natural Gas Act, acquisition, and (2) replace all HEU fuel in its possession with available LEU fuel Linwood A. Watson, fr.,

acceptable io the Commission for that (Docket No. CPS $-653-0001 Actirig Secretary.

react r in accordance with a schedule i

IFR Doc. 95-15263 Filed 6-21-05. 8 45 aml Florida Gas Trans nission Company; determined pursuant to 10 CFR 50.64(c)(2).

Notice of Request Under B:anket Section 50.64(c)(2)(1) requires. among Authorization er Es4st end Ucensu of an lune 16.1995 NUCLEAR REGULATORY NPR authorized to possess and to use and submit to the Take notice that on June 9.1995, COMMISSION HEU fuel, develoffice of Nuclear Reactor f

Director of the O Florida Gas Transmission Company (Docket No.60-160)

(TCT).1400 Smith Street, P.O. Box Regulation (Director, NRR) by March 27, 11BB. Houston. Te xas 77251-11BB. filed Georgle institute of Technology, 1987, and at 12 month intervals in Docket No CP95-553-000 a request (Georgta Tech Research R6 actor);

thereafter, a written proposal for pursuant to Sections 157.205 and Order Modifying Facility Operating conforming to the requirements of the 157.212 of the Commission s Licensa No. R-47 rule.

ReFu!ations under the Natural Gas Act Section 50.64(c)(2)(1) also requires the I

licensee to have the followin in its (1B CFR 157.205,157.212) for The GeorE a Institute of Technology proposal:(1) A certification t at Federal l

authorir.ation to construct and operate a new delivery point in Dade County, (Georgia Tech or the licensee)is the Government funding for conversion is Florida under FGT's blanket certificate holder of Facility Operating License No. available through the U.S. Department issued in Docket No CPS 2-553-000 R-97 (the license) issued on December of Energy (DOE) or another a7ule forr priate pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas 29.1964,by the U.S. Atomic Energy Federal agency and (2) a sche Act, all as more fully set forth in the Commission. The license, as amended conversion, based upon the availability request that is on file with the on June 6.1974 (Amenc' ment No.1) and of replacement fuel acceptable to the Commisdon and open to public by subsequent am end.nents, authorizes Commission for that reactor, and upon i

inspection.

operation of the Gex gle Tech Research consideration of other factors such as d s em-

6 22, 1995 / Notices 32517 i

Federal Register / Vol. 60, No.120 / Thursday, June i

If a bearing is requested by the I

common defense and security support a licensee or by a person whose interest

allability of shipping casks, conversion of the facility from the use is advenely affected, the Commission implementation of arrangements for of HEU to LEU fuelin accordance with will luue an Order designating the time available financial support, and reactor the attachment to this Order and theand place of any hearing. !f a hearing is schedule requirements that follow.The held, the issue to be considered at that usage.Section 50.64(c)(2)(iii) requires the attachment to this Order specines the hearing is whether this Order should be licensee to include in its proposal, to changes to the license and Technical sustained, th) extent required to effect conversion. Specifications that am needed to in the absence of any request for a all necessary changes to the license, implement the requirements of this hearing,the provisions specified in this facihty.or procedures.This paragraph also requires the licensee to submit Order aballbe effective and final 20 Order.

supporting safety analyses so as t IV de s from the date of this Order without comply with the schedule established Accordingly, punuant to Sections 51,

. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission..

er order of P ings.

for conversion.

$3. 57,101.104,161b,1611, and 161o Section 50.64(c)(2)(iii) also requins of the AtomicEnergy Act of1954,as Dated et Rockvtue.Md.,this 16th day of the Director.NRR. to review the licensee amended, and Commission regulations proposal,to confirm the status of in to CFR 2.202 and to CFR 50.64,it is June 1995 FrankI.Mirastia, I

F:ders! Government funding for hereby ordered that:

f Facility Operating Licanae No. R-97 Actin, pif,crar. Office o/ Nuclear Reactor I conversion, and to determine a final aegufotion.

schedule if the licensee has submitted a be modified as stated in the schsdule for conversion.

" ATTACHMENT TO ORDER Attachment To Order-Modifying Section 50 64(c)(31 requires the MODIFYING FACIUTY OPERATINGFacility Operating Llegnse No. R-97 Director.NRR,to review the supporting UCENSE NO. R-97" by adding Ucense A. Ucense Conditions Revised and safety analyses and to issue an Conditions 2.B(4) and 2.C(4) on the Added by This Order appropriate Enforcement Order thirtieth day after the date of directing both the consersion and, to the pubhcation of this Order in the Federal 2.B(2) Pursuant to the Act and to CFR extent consistent with protection of the Register and by revising the License Part 70," Domestic Ucensing of Special public health and safety, any necessa y Conditions 2.B(21 and 2.C(2) ard Nuclear Material." to possess, but not l

changes to the license facihty, or Technical Specifications on the day the use, up to 4.9 kilograms of contained procedures. In the federal Register licensee receives an adequate number uranium 235 at enrichments greater notice of the final rule.the Commission and type of LEU fuel elements that are than 20 percent in the form of MTR type

%dicated that in most cases. If not all, necessary to operate the facility as reactor fuel until the existing inventory E.nforcement Order uould be issued specified in the licensee's proposal as of this fuelis removed from the facility.

nodify the bcense.

Section 2.202. the current authority supplemented.

2.B(4) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70," Domestic Ucensing of Special for issuing Orders of all types,includinF V Orders to modify bcenses, provides, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.202,the Nucien MatM 2 mive, pom among other things.that the bcensee or any other person adversely and use at any one time in connection Commission may modify a license by affected by this Order may submit an with the operation of the reactor up to serving an Order en the licensee The answer to this Order, and may request 8.85 kilograms of contained uranium-I licznsee or other person adursely a hearing on this Order within 20 days 235 at enrichments less than 20 percent effected by the Order may demand a of the date of this Order.The answer in the form of MTR type reactor fuel, b2arinF with respect to my pan or all may consent to this Order. Unless the 2.C(2) Techru, cal Specifications of the Order with;r. 20 das s from the answn consents to this Order,the The Technical Specifications date of the notice er auth' otter period answer shall,in writing and under oath contained in Appendix A, as revised e

as the notice may prcude.

or affirmation, set fonh the matters of through the Order Modifying Facihty fact and law on which the licensee or Operating Ucense No. R-97, dated June On January 2t,1993, as supplemented other person adversely affected rehes 16,1995, and Amendment No.10 are UI and the reasons as to why the Order on March 2. Merch 2L and July 15.

should not have been issued. Any hereby incorporated in the license. The l

1994,the licenset subnitted a proposal request for a hearing shallbe submitted licensee shall o rate the facility in accordance wit the Technical to convert from the t:se of HEU to the to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear use of LEU.This proposal contained Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Chief, Specifications.

i descriptions of the mcdifications.

Docketing and Service Section, 2 C(4) StartuP est RePoet T

supponing safety analyses. and plans Washington,DC 20555. Copies also The licensee shall submit a startup for conversion. The conversion consists shallbe sent to the Director, Office of test report within six months after of replacing HEl' with LEU fuel Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S.

ethieving initial criticality with low-elements The LEU fuel elements Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ennched uranium reactor fuelin i

contain snaterial test reactor (MTR)-type Washington,DC 20555-0001, to the accordance with the Order Modifying hiel plates.with the fuel consisting of Assistant General Counsel for Hearings Facility Operating Ucense No. R-97.

uranium silicide dispersed in an and Enforcement at the same address.dated }une 16,1995.This report shall be aluminum matris and cempletely clad and to the licensee if the hearing request sent as specified in 10 CFR 50.4 y

in alumint.m alles Tt.ese plates'contain is by a person other than the licensee.

" Written Communications."

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an enrichment ofless than 20 percent If a person other than the Ifeensee B.The Technical Specifications will l

tranium-235.

requests a hearing.that person shall set be revised by this Order in accordance The NRC staff has reviewed the fonh with panicularity the manner in with the Enclosure to the Order nicensee's proposal for conversion to which the person's interest is adversely Modifying Facility Operating Ucense g

LEU fuel and tt e requirements of 10 affected by this Order and shall address g

CTR 50 64 and has determined that thethe criteria set forth in to CFR 2.714(d). No R-97, dated June 16.1995

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' 'c. 50-160, and as discussed in the JetI evaluation for this Order

• Texas EasternTrenomisolon TCA deferral accounts et March 31, lFR Doc. 95-15293 Filed is21-45; 8.45 ami Corporation; Notice of Compinance 1995 when its TCA trocker was

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Gas's customers receivinfons.unds and ref interested state commias Pursuant to Section 154.62 of the reon desiring to protest aald DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission's Regulations and in.s Bling a ould Sie a protest with the Any compliance with the Commission Federal Energy Reguistory March 17,1995 order in Docket No.

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Section 7(c) wwice mntract bMwoon Commission's Rules and lations.

Koch Osteway Pipetine Co.t Notlee of Texas Eastern, as Pipeline, and Public M sd pts aboul& led a w Proposed Changes in FERC Get Tariff service Electric and Gas Company before June 23,1995. Protests w!!! be underits firm Rate Schedule FTS-7, dered by the Com I i

June 16.1995 Contract Number 331007. Texas Eastern [g*frminingtheapprop a action to be taken,but will not serve to make Take notice that on June 12,1995.

I td on 7(c)':

testants parties to the proceding.

Koch Cateway Pipeline Company (Koch,],j'

{P es of this filing m on Sie with the Cateway) tendered for fil;ng as part of service contreets to the Commission in l

fts FERC Ces Tariff.Fifth Revised Docket No GT95-10-001,but Commission and are svt.'lable for public Volume No.1. the following tariff sheets inadvertently omitted this entract.

inspection in ne @c Refence Texas Eastern requests that the Romn.

effective April 1.1995:

Commission waive all necessary rules 1.Inwood A.Watsen.Jr.,

Third Revised Sheet No.1 and regulations to permit the contract to Acting Secreary.

Koch Gateway states that the above become effective on the first day of the IFR Doc. 95-15268 Filed 6-21-e5; a:45 aml primary terms as stated in the continct.

referenced tariff sheet reflects Koch namo caos mr-es as Texas Eastern states that a copy of the Gateway's compliance with the May 31.

letter of transmittal and its attached

.t 1995. Office of the Pipeline Regulation contract is being sent to Public Sonice IDocWoms-Sat W1 (OPR) Order in this proceeding Koch Electric and Gas Company.

Gsteway states that the tariff sheet has Any person desiring to protest said Viking Gas Trenamlaston Co.t Notice been filed to male a pagination change. filing should file a protest with theof Filing Additionally pursuant to the OPR Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, crder, Koch Gateway submits an 825 North Capitol Street.N.E.,

June ss,1995.

Take notice that on June 14,1995, explanation for the tariff language Washington, D.C. 20426,in sa:ordance Viking Gas Transmission Company contained in Tariff Sheet No. 403 andwith Section 385.211 of the (Viking), tendered for filing as part of its 502 of its tariff.

Commission's Rules and Regulations.

FERC Ces Tariff, First Revised Volume Koch Gateway also states that the All such protests should be filed on or tariff sheet is be'ing rnailed to all parties befom June 23,1995. Protests will be No.1, the following revised tariff sheet, ted by se considered by the Commission in proposed to be effective July 1,1995:

a in s roce ing-determining the appropriate action to be Third Revised Sheet No. 72 Any perser. desirmg to protest said taken,but will not serve to make Viking states that the purpose of the protestants parties to the proceedings.

filing is to conform its tariff to the fihng should fue a pro:est with the Copies of this filing are on file with the requirements of Order No. 577-A.In Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Commission and are available for public particular. Viking proposes to modify 825 North Capitol Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426,in accordance inspection in the Public Reference the capacity release provisions ofits Room.

tariff by changing from one calendar with Section 35 5.211 of the Linwood A.Wataen )r month to 31 days the period durin 2

Commission's Rules and ReFulations.

Acting Secretary.

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All such protests should be filed on or before jurie 23.1995. Protests will be trR Doc. 95-15264 Filed 6-21-05; 8:45 aml g

I p (tin orbiddi g considered by the Comrnission in smeo coes mr.es.es determining the appropriate action to be led 1

taken,but will not ser e to make (Docket No. RP93-406-010) h],* bee d to affected f

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Maugdahy commissions.

Texas GasTransmission Corpwation; heard o

m ission a e a at a le fo u lic Notice of Filing of Refund Report go signg inspection in tne Public Reference to intervene or protest with the Fed +ral Room.

Take notice that on June 12,1995 Energy Regulatory Commission 825 June 16. t 995.

North Capitol Street, NE., Washington.

Linwood A. Watson.jr-Texas Gas Transmission Corporation DC 20426,in accordance with Rules 211 Actir s Secrets (Texas Ges) tendered for filing a refund and 214 of the Commission's Rules of IFR Doc. 95-15269 Tiled 6-21-95,8.45 am)

" Port detailing a May 31,1995, Practice and Procedure. All such l

s e s coon a m -ei.u Transportation Cost Adjustment (TCA) motions or protests should be filed on Tracker refund of $13.252.957.15.

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