ML20155B799

Notice of Amend to Cocs GDP-1 & GDP-2 for Us Enrichment Corp Paducah & Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plants

ML20155B799
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Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, 07007001
Issue date:	10/27/1998
From:	Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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7590-01 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE GDP-1 AND GDP-2 FOR 1 THE U.S. ENRICHMENT CORPORATION PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT AND l PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT PADUCAH, KENTUCKY AND PIKETON, OHIO DOCKETS 70-7001, 70-7002 The Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, has made a determination that the following administrative amendments are not significant in accordance with 10 l l

CFR 76.45. In making that cetermination, the staff concluded that: (1) there is no change  ;

1 in the types or significant increase 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 i l

in the potential for, or radiological or chemical consequences from, previously analyzed l accidents; (5) the proposed changes do not result in the possibility of a new or different l

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 determination for the amendments is shown below.

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The NRC staff has concluded that the administrative amendments provide reasonable assurance of adequate safety, safeguards, and security, and compliance with NRC i

requirements. Therefore, the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, is prepared to issue amendments to the Certificates of Compliance for the Paducah Gaseous t

i Diffusion Plant and the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The staff has prepared a l

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' Compliance Evaluation Report which provides details of the staff's evaluation.

l The NRC staff has determined that these amendments satisfy the criteria for a categorical i

exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22(c)(19); Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environment'al impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for these amendments.

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 for review of the Director's Decision shall set forth w;th 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 areas of concern about the activity that is the subject rnatter of the Decision. Any person 1

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 petition, t-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 in 60 days, unless the Commission grants the petition for review or otherwise acts within 60 days after 1

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publication of this Federal Register notice.

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

I Staff, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC, by the above date.

1 For further details with respect to the action see the Commission's Compliance Evaluation Report.

Date of amendment request: There was no formal amendment request. USEC, Inc. was formally privatized by the U.S. Treasury Department on July 28,1998. These amendments willimpose the conditions of transfer attached to the privatization action.

Brief description of amendment: The Commission conditionally consented to the transfer of the certificates of compliance to the privatized USEC. This transfer was subject to USEC consenting to three proposed conditions that related to foreign ownership, control or domination and the Russian High Enriched Uranium Agreement. On July 20,1998, USEC consented to the conditions. USEC, Inc. was formally privatized by the U.S.

l Treasury Department on July 28,1998. These amendments do not approve the transfer; l

they are administrative amendments to add the conditions of transfer to the certificates of compliance.

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l Basis for finding of no significance:

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

Operations at the gaseous diffusion plants will remain unchanged. The proposed action is to add three conditions of transfer to the certificates of compliance. There will be no 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 I

cumulative occupational radiation exposure, j I

l The proposed amendments will not increase any exposure to radiation. The action is solely an administrative action. Therefore, the changes will not result in a significant increase in individual or cumulative radiation exposure.

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

The proposed amendment 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, i

5 The proposed administrative amendments to add the conditions of transfer to the certificates of compliance have no impact on the potential for or occurrence of an accident or the resulting consequences. Therefore, these changes will not increase the probability of occurrence or consequence of any postulated accident currently identified in the safety analysis reports.

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

The proposed amendments 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.

1 The proposed amendments to add conditions to the certificates of compliance will have no I

impact on tFe margin of safety. Therefore, these changes do not decrease the margins of safety.

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

1 Implementation of the proposed amendments does not change the safety, safeguards, or

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. 6' e-progra,ms is not decreased. In approving the transfer, the Commission determined that the transfer would not be inimical to the common defense and security of the United States.

I Effective date: The amendments to Certificates of Compliance GDP-1 and GDP-2 become offective immediately upon being signed by the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

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l Certificates of Compliance GDP-1 and GDP-2: Amendments will revise the certificates of l l

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domination and the Russian High Enriched Uranium Agreement.

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' Local Public Document Room locations: Paducah Public Library, 555 Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003 and Portsmouth Public Library,'1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4 day of eaL1998.

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Effective date: The ame ments to Certificates of Compliance GDP-1 and GDP-2 become effective immediately upon ' ping signed by the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

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Local Public Document Room locations: Paducah Public Library,555 Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003 and Portsmouth Public Library i220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this day of 1998.

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