ML20196F974

Notice of Amend to Coc GDP-1 for Us Enrichment Corp Portsmouth Gaseous Plant in Piketon,Oh

ML20196F974
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Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Issue date:	11/30/1998
From:	Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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l U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE GDP-1 FOR THE U.S. ENRICHMENT CORPORATION PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT PlKETON, OHIO I DOCKET 70-7002 l

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

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l the following amendment request is not significant in accordance with 10 CFR 76.45. In 1 making that determination, the staff concluded that: (1) there is no change 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 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.

l The basis for this 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 Safeguards, is prepared to issue an amendment to the Certificate of Compliance for the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS). The staff has prepared a Compliance Evaluation Report which provides details of the staff's evaluation.

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The NRC staff has determined that this amendment satisfies the criteria for a categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22(c)(19). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for this l

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B 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 with particularity the interest of the petitioner l

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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 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 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 publication of this Federal Register Notice.

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A petition for review must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear .

l. Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications 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.

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, l Washington, DC, and at the Local Public Document Room.  !

Date of amendment request: August 24,1998 Brief description of amendment: The amendment corrects two improper unit conversions from pounds to kilograms in Technical Safety Requirement (TSR) 2.1.3.15, " Receiving Cylinder Fill l

l Weights" and ensures that the approved shipping weight for 5-inch UF cylinders is consistent crith ANSI N14.1-1995," Uranium Hexafluoride Packaging for Transport." Notably, the proposed j i

! amendment changes the UF, cylinder fill limits for 8A (8-inch diameter) cylinders from 255 l

l pounds (Ibs) (155.665 kilograms (kg)) to 255 lbs (115.665 kg), for 10-inch cylinders from 370 lbs (158.756 kg) to 350 lbs (158.756 kg), and for SA end SB (5-inch diameter) cylinders from

!. 55.67 lbs (25,250 grams (g)) to 54.9 lbs (24,902 g).

Basis for finding of no significance:

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

, the amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite. .

The proposed revision to TSR 2.1.3.15 does not involve any process which would change or ,

increase the amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite. Therefore, the proposed j revision will not result in an increase in the amounts of effluents that may be released offsite or l result in any impact to the environment. .

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

The proposed revision to correct the improper conversions from Ibs to kg and to ensure that the approved shipping weight for 5-inch cylinders is consistent with ANSI N14.1-1995 is an l administrative change and does not involve any process or equipment which would affect  !

1 radiation exposure; therefore, it will not increase individual or cumulative occupational radiation l

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

- The proposed change will not result in any construction, nor will this change effect any planned or existing construction project, therefore, there will be no construction impact.

4. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant increase in the potential for, or i

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I i radiologi'cal or chemical consequences from, previously analyzed accidents.

l The proposed revision to correct the improper conversions from Ibs to kg and to ensure that the approved shipping weight for 5-inch cylinders is consistent with ANSI N14.1-1995 is an administrative change and will not result in a significant increase in the potential for, or i radiological or chemical consequences from, previously analyzed accidents. i l

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

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1 The proposed change is an administrative change; therefore, this change will not result in the  ;

possibility of a new or different kind of accident.

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

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! The proposed rev'.sion to TSR 2.1.3.15 to correct the improper conversions from Ibs to kg and to ensure that the approved shipping weight for 5-inch cylinders is consistent with ANSI N14.1-1995 is an administrative change. Therefore, the proposed change does not represent a reduction in any margin 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.

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6 The staff has not identified any safety, safeguards or security related implications from the proposed correction to TSR 2.1.3.15. Therefore, the correction will not result in undue risk to the public health and safety, common defense and security, or the environment.

Effective date: The amendment to GDP-2 will become effective 60 days after issuance by NRC.

Certificate of Compliance No. GDP-2: This amendment will revise TSR 2.1.3.15. l l

Local Public Document Room location: Portsmouth Public Library,1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this # day of )doucmb(1998.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WWW Carl J. Paperiello, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards DISTRIBUTION:

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Certificale of Compliance No. GDP-2: This amendment will revise TSR 2.1.3.15.

Local Public Document Room location: Portsmouth Public Library,1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

'\ s Dated at Rockville, Ma)yland, this iay of 1998.

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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Carl J. Paperiello, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards DISTRIBUTION:

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Effectiv te: The amendment to GDP-2 will become effective 60 days after issuance l by NRC. 1 i

! l i i Certificate of Compliance No. GDP-2: This amendment will revise TSR 2.1.3.15.

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Local Public Document Room location: Portsmouth Public Library,1220 Gallia Street, i

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Portsmouth, Ohio 45662.

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nysrsion errors did not r2sult in any excerdInce of 8-inch and 10-inch cylinders that are locat at PORTS therefore, the proposed change does not represent a reduction in any margin of safety.

l 7. The propos amendment will not result in an overall decrease in the effectiveness of the l

l plant's safety, safe ards or security programs.

The staff has not identifie ny safety, safeguards or security related implications from the proposed correction to TSR 2. 3.15. Therefore, the correction will not result in undue risk to the t,

public health and safety, commo defense and security, or the environment.

Effective date: The amendment to GDP will become effective 60 days after issuance by NRC.

L Certificate of Compliance No. GDP-2: Amend nt will revise TSR 2.1.3.15.

l Local Public Document Room location: Portsmouth P .lic Library,1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio, 45662.

' Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this day of October 1998.

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i FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY CO ISSION Carl J. Paperiello, Director-Office of Nuclear Material Safety ,

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