ML20153F911

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

ML20153F911
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Site:	07007001
Issue date:	09/21/1998
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 l PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT PADUCAH. KENTUCKY DOCKET 70-7001 l l

The Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, has made a determination that l

the following amendment request is not significant in accordance with 10 CFR 76.45. In making that determination, the staff concluded that

(1) there is no change in the types or significant incrcase in the amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite; (2) there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational 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 analyzed accidents; (5) the proposed changes do not result in the possibility of a new or 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 plant's safety, safeguards or security programs. The basis for this j determination for the amendment request is shown below.

The NRC staff has reviewed the certificate amendment application and concluded that it provides reasonable assurance of adequate safety, safeguards, and security, and compliance with NRC requirements. Therefore, the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and l

Safeguards, is prepared to issue an amendment to the Certificate of Compliance for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The staff has prepared a Compliance Evaluation Report which provides details of the staffs evaluation.

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_ The NRC staff has determined that this amendment satisfies the criteria for a categorical L  : exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for this amendment.

i USEC or any person whose interest may be affected may file a petition, not exceeding 30 pages, requesting review of the Director's Decision. The petition must be filed with the Commission not later than 15 days after publication of this Federal Register Notice. A petition t

! 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 i

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 areas of concern about 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 i

after filing of the petition. If no petition is received within the designated 15-day period, the Director willissue the final amendment to the Certificate of Compliance without further delay, if L

l-a petition for review is received, the decision on the amendment application will become final in 60 days, unless the Commission grants the petition for review or otherwise acts within 60 days after publication of this Federal Register Notice, l

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A petition for review must be filed with the Secretary, U S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelrnan Building,2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC, by the above date.

For further details with respect to the action see (1) the application for amendment and (2) the Commission's Compliance Evaluation Report. These items are available for 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.

Date of amendment request. May 29,1998 Brief description of amendment: The amendment proposes to revise the Technical Safety Requirement (TSR) for the Feed Facility Autoclave Manualisolation System. USEC proposes to add a specific condition and required action to TSR 2.2.4.13 that specifies the actions to be taken if the actuation device located in the Area Control Room (ACR) is inoperable. The autoclave manualisolation system provides a mechanism to remotely isolate al1 the autoclaves in the feed facility in the event of a uranium hexafluoride release from piping outside the autoclave.

Basis for finding of no significance:

1. The proposed amendment will not result in a change in the types or significant increase in the l

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amounts of any effluents that may be release s oftsite.

The proposed change to add a condition and required action for the autoclave manualisolation system will have no effect on the generation or disposition of eff!uents. Therefore, the proposed TSR modification will not result in a change to the types or amount of effluents that may be released offsite.

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

The proposed TSR revision will not change or increase maintenance, testing or operational requirements for the affected equipment; implementation of the revised TSR will not increase

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exposure. The change does not relate to controls used to niinimize occupational radiation exposures. Therefore, the changes will not result in a significant increase in individual o' cumulative occupational radiation exposure.

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

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 for, or radiological or chemical consequences from, previously analyzed accidents.

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5 The sidditional condition and required action provide specific required actions in the event of ACR actuation device inoperability. The change provides additional assurance that the autoclave manual isolation system will be available to perform its mitigation function. The system is not involved in any precursor to an evaluated accident. Therefore, this change will not increase the probability of occurrence or cor; sequence of any postulated accident currently identified in the safety analysis report.

5. The proposed amendment will not result in the possibMity of a new or different kind of accident.

The proposed TSR modification will add a new condition and required action to the TSR that covers inoperability of the ACR actuation device. The other two (local) actuation devices are already covered by the TSR. The proposed change will not create the possibility of a new or

- different type of equipment malfunction or a new or different type of accident.

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

The autoclave manualisolation system enhances the ability to isolate the feed autoclave in the event of a leak. The addition of the ACR actuation device to the TSR provides additional assurance that the autoclave manual isolation system will be available to perform its mitigation function. Tharefore, the change does not decrease the margins of safety.

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7. The proposed amendment will not result in an overall decrease in the effectiveness of the plant's safety, safeguards or security programs.

Implementation of the proposed change does not change the safety, safeguards, or security

- programs. Therefore, the effectiveness of the safety, safeguards, and security programs is not decreased.

Effective date: The amendment to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 becomes effective 30 days after being signed by the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

Certificate of Compliance No. GDP-1:' Amendment will revise TSR 2.2.4.13 to add a condition and required action covering the inoperability of the ACR actuation device of the autoclave manualisolation system.

Local Public Document Room location: Paducah Public Library,555 Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003. j Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this A ay of -

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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i' goe3 Si9huGW Carl J. Paperiello, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety l and Safeguards DISTRIBUTION NRC FILE CENTER PUBLIC NMSS r/f FOSS r/f SPB r/f K'OBrien,Rll NMSS Dir. Off. r/f AAFRNAMD24. PAD OP/Pseoorso/esPrammease se, tsee OFC SPB* SPB* SPB* SPB* FCSS NMB$d NAME MHom:ij DHoadley MGalloway RPierson ETenEyck* CPapenello DATE 9/11/98 9/11/98 9/11/98 9/17/98 9/17/98 ( M8 C = COVER E = COVER & ENCLOSURE N = NO COPY OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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Effective date: The amendment to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 becomes effective 30 days after being signed by the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

Certificate of Complia e No. GDP-1: Amendment will revise TSR 2.2.4.13 to add a condition and required action cove, ring the inoperability of the ACR actuation device of the autoclave manualisolation system.

Local Public Document Room lo ation: Paducah Public Library,555 Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this da of 1998.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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