ML20137Z076
| ML20137Z076 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| Issue date: | 04/18/1997 |
| From: | Woolley R UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC) |
| To: | Pierson R NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20013B314 | List: |
| References | |
| GDP-97-0067, GDP-97-67, NUDOCS 9704230341 | |
| Download: ML20137Z076 (3) | |
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United States Enrichment Corporation
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2 Democracy Center 6903 Rockledge Dnve Bethesda, MD 20817 Tel. (301) 564-3200 Fax: (301) 564-3201 United States Enrichment Corporati""
April 18,1996 Mr. Robert C. Pierson, Chief SERIAL: GDP 97-0067 Special Projects Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Attn: Document Control Desk United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission i
Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 l
Paducah Gaseous DifTusion Plant (PGDP)
Docket No. 70-7001 Criticality Accident Alarm System Monitoring Exclusion Request
Dear Mr. Pierson:
The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) submitted a request to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) byletter GDP 96-0055, dated April 9,1996. This request was for NRC review and approval ofinformation regarding specific areas of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) that i
USEC believes sufficient justification exists to exclude them from Criticality Accident Alarm System (CAAS) monitoring requirements. One of the reports submitted by the previous letter has been revised (provided in Enclosure 1), and now contains sufficient justification to exclude an additional facility (C-757) from CAAS monitoring requirements. Another repon submitted by letter GDP 96-0055 was revised (provided in Enclosure 2) to address standards and sources that are kept on site in very small quantities, and justifies that CAAS coverage is not necessary for these standards and sources (note that this is a j
general revision of this report and revision bars are not provided). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 76.89(a) and PGDP Compliance Plan Issue 8, USEC hereby requests NRC's approval of the exclusion of C-757 and the applicable standards and sources from CAAS monitoring requirements based on the i
justification contained in the enclosed reports.
j There are no new commitments contained in this letter. Should you have any questions or require additionalinformation, please contact me at (301) 564-3413 or Mark Lombard at (301) 564-3248.
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GDP 96-0067 Page 2
Enclosures:
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TechnicalJustificationfor the Exemption of C-746-A, C-733, C-754, C-754-A, C-333 and C-757 Waste Storage Facilities from Criticality Alarm
'1 Requirements, KY/S-267, Revision 1, dated March 10,1997 l
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Justification that Operations With Less than 15 grams '"U Do Not Require a Nuclear Criticality Safety Approwl(NCSA) or a Criticality Accident Alarm System, KY/G-632, Revision 1, dated March 21,1997 cc (all without enclosures):
NRC Region III Office NRC Resident Inspector-PGDP
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ENCLOSURE 2 1
Justification that Operations With Less than 15 grams "U Do Not Require 2
j a Nuclear Criticality Safety Approval (NCSA) or a Criticality Accident Alarm System, KY/G-632, Revision 1, dated March 21,1997 i
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