ML20141B187

Notice of Amend to GDP-1 for Us Enrichment Corp Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Paducah,Ky

ML20141B187
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Site:	07007001
Issue date:	05/09/1997
From:	Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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.- U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE GDP-1 FOR THE U.S. ENRICHMENT CORPORATION PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT PADUCAH, KENTUCKY ->

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The Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, has made a determination that the following amendment request is not significant in accordance with i~ 10 CFR 76.45. In making that determination the staff concluded that: (1) there is no  ;

change in the types or significant increase in the arnounts of any effluents that may be released offsite; (2) there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational t

radiation exposure: (3) there is no significant construction impact; (4) there is no significant  !

-increase in the potential for, or radiological or chemical consequences from, previously  ;

i analyzed accidents; (5) the proposed changes do not result in the possibility of a new or i different kind of accident; (6) there is no significant reduction in any margin of safety; and (7) the proposed changes will not result in an overall decrease in the effectiveness of the j plant's safety, safeguards or security programs. The basis for this determination for the l amendment request is shown below.

4 The NRC staff has reviewed thu w"ficate amendment application and concluded that it provides reasonable assurance of adequate safety, safegurds, and security, and-compliance with NRC requirements. Therefore, the Director, Office of Nuclear Material  !

Safety and Safeguards, is prepared to issue an amendment to the Certificate of Compliance 1

l for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The staff has prepared a Compliance Evaluation ,

i Report which provides details of the st ff's evaluation.  !

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The NRC staff has determined that this amendment satisfies the criteria for a i

categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR ,

51,22(b), no environmental impact sistement or environmental assessment need be  ;

prepared for this amendment.

USEC or any person whose interest may be affected may file a petition, not

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exceeding 30 pages, requesting review of the Director's Decision. The petition must be .

s filed with the Commission not later than 15 days after publication of this Federal Reoister Notice. A petition for review of the Director's Decision shall set forth with particularity the  !

. interest of the petitioner and how that interest may be affected by the results of the decision. The petition should specifically explain the reasons why review of the Decision )

should be permitted with particular reference to the following factors: (1) the interest of  !

the petitioner: (2) how that interest may be affected by the Decision, including the reasons why the petitioner should be permitted a review of the Decision; and (3) the petitioner's I areas of concern aoout the activity that is the subject matter of the Decision. Any person described in this paragraph (USEC or any person who filed a petition) may file a response to any petition for review, not to exceed 30 pages, within 10 days after filing of the

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petition. If no petition is received within the designated 15-day period, the Director will issue the final amendment to the Certificate of Compliance without further delay. If a ,

petition for review is received, the decision on the amendment application will become final

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in 60 daysi unless the Commission grants the petition for review or otherwise acts within 60 days af ter publication _ of this Federal Reaister Notice.

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i A petition for review must be' filed with the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cdra hsion, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications

- Staff, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman i

' Building, 2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC, by the above date.  ;

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For further details with respect to the action see (1) the application for amendment i

and (?) the Commission's Compliance Evaluation Report. These items are available for - l

' public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 ,

L Street, NW, Washington, DC, and at the Local Public Document Room.

2 Date of amendment request: March 31,1997 1 Brief description of amendment: The amendment proposes to broaden the applicability statement for the Technical Safety Requirement (TSR) on the sprinkler system and to correct an editorial error in the TSR on the cylinder scale cart movement prevention

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I Basis for finding of no significance:

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1. The proposed amendment will not repult in a change in the types or significant increase in the amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite.

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The proposed change to the TSR on the _C-310 and C-315 building sprinkler system l

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4 changes the applicability statement such that the system must be operable at all times, except when the lube oil has been valved off or removed from the equipment. This change is consistent with the accident analysis. The proposed change to the TSR on the cylinder scale cart movement prevention system corrects one word and does not change the intent of the TSR (withdrawal is changed to receiving). These proposed changes will not affect the effluent.

2. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure, i

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The proposed changes do not relate to controls used to minimize occupational radiation exposures, therefore, the changes will not increase exposure.

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3. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant construction impact.

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The proposed changes will not result in any construction, therefore, there will be no construction impacts.

4. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant increase in the potential

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The change to the sprinkler system applicability is consistent with the accident analysis assumptions. The editorial change to the scale cart system maintains the intent of

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5. The proposed amendment will not result in the possibility of a new or different  !

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I The proposed changes would not create new operating conditions or new plant configuration that could lead to a new or different type of accident.

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6. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant reduction in any margin  :

of safety.

The proposed change to the applicability statement for the sprinkler system is -

consistent with the accident analysis. The other change is an editorial change. These changes do not decrease the margins of safety or.d in fact may increase the margin by eliminating potential misunderstandings about TSR requirements.

7. The proposed amendment will not result in an overall decrease in the

- effectiveness of the plant's safety, safeguards or security pn.;.ams, implementation of the proposed changes do not change the safety, safeguards, or security programs. Therefore, the effectiveness of the safety, safeguards, and security programs is not decreased, i

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6 Effective date: 30 days after issuance of amendment l

Certificate of Compliance No. GDP-1: Amendment will revise Technical Safety Requirements for the fire protection system and the cylinder scale cart movement prevention system. l Local Public Document Room location: Paducah Public Library, 555 Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003. N i Dated at Rockville, Maryland, thisk day of k 1997.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Onci.1af si nsd by CralJ.Papede!!o Carl J. Paperiello, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards r

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