ML20203A179

Requests Technical Assistance in Reviewing Certificate Amend Request for Portsmouth Gaseous Plant Re Highly Enriched U Cylinder Valve Replacement

ML20203A179
Person / Time
Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Issue date:	02/10/1998
From:	Pierson R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Weber M NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
TAC-L32056, NUDOCS 9802230294
Download: ML20203A179 (2)

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\ * . . . . ,o # February 10, 1998 MEMORANDUM TO: Michael F. Weber, Chief Licensing Branch Division o' Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS FROM: Robert C. P #

Special Projects Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS

SUBJECT:

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUEST- REVIEW OF PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT CERTIFICATE AMENDMENT REQUEST - HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM CYLINDER VALVE

! REPLACEMENT The FCSS Special Projects Branch requests technical assistance in reviewing the following project:

Protect Certificate Amendment Request for the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant to revise the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan (FNMCP) Section 2 and the Plan for Achieving Compliance at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (Compliance Plan), Issue A.4.

Casework /RITS/ TAC Nos: 70-7002220S/212AM/L32050 l

l Reouested Action The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) has requested a revision to the FNMCP Section 2 and Compliance Pla,11ssue A.4 in order to revert the X-705 i Decontamination Facility temporarily to the Department of Energy oversight. The temporary I change of regulatory oversight is necessary for removal of cylinder valves from Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) cylinders that have become twisted while trying to refeed the material. Under O NRC regulatory oversight, USEC is not authorized to handle HEU materialin excess of exempt quantities. The facility has histc.ically been used for cylindar valve change out ac.d has .

vt.ntilation systems in place for such evolutions. We would like your staff to review the proposed /

changes, prepare questions to request additionalinformation (if necessary), and prepare input for a compliance evaluation report (similar to a safety evaluation report).

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The target date for completion of this amendment is April 3,1998. This date is necessary for USEC to be able to start valve removal on April 14,1998. That start date is important for USEC to meet in order to revert the X-705 back to NRC regulatory oversight by the end of May, so that safety related work can restart. To meet this target date, completion of your review in the form of input for a compliance evaluation report, by March 10,1998, is requested.

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M. Weber, FCLB 2 A copy of USEC's request and the current FNMOP and Compliance Plan sections are attached.

Any questions should be directed to Charlie Cox, of my staff.

Contacts: Project Manager (PM): Charlie Cox,415-6755 Licensing Assistant (LA): Danielle Hoadley,415 8129

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The above TAC No. should be referenced in future correspondence related to this request and on the RITS Report for recording staff time expended on this effort.

i Docket 70-7002 Certificate GDP-2 Attachments:

1. Certificate Amendment Request dated February 3,1998

2. Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan Section 2.

3. Compliance Plan issue A.4, D$TRIBUTION: w/o encl.

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