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Forwards Proprietary Rev 15 to Paducah Certificate Application & Rev 4 to Paducah Compliance Plan.Encl Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790 & 9.17(a)(4)
ML20210T462
Person / Time
Site: Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Issue date: 09/08/1997
From: John Miller
UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC)
To: Paperiello C
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
Shared Package
ML20046D751 List:
References
GDP-97-0160, GDP-97-160, NUDOCS 9709150133
Download: ML20210T462 (5)


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United Stt:s Ennchment Corpor; tion 2 Democracy C:nter 6903 nockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 Tel, (301) S64 3200 Fax:(301)564 3201 JAMES H. MILLER Or, (301) 564-3309 Vice PRESIDENT, Production Fax. (301) 5718279 September 8,1997 Dr. Carl J. Paperiello SERIAL: GDP 97 0160 Director, Office of Nuclear hiaterial

' Safety and Safeguards Attention: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

- Washington, D.C. 20555 0001 Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP)

Docket No. 70-7001 Transmittal of Revision 15 to Paducah Certificate Application and Revision 4 to Paducah Compliance Plan INFORhiATION TRANSMITTED IIEREWITli IS PROTECTED FROhi PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AS CONFIDENTIAL COhihiERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORhiATION AND/OR TRADE SECRETS PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.790 AND 9.17(a)(4)

Dear Dr. Paperiello:

In accordance with 10 CFR Part 76, the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) hereby submits twenty (20) copies of Revision 15 (September 5,1997) to USEC-01, Application for United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Certification, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, and twenty (20) copies of Revision 4 (September 5,1997) to DOE /ORO-2026, Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at the Paducah Gaseous Difrusion Plant. This submittal contains confidential commercial or fmancialinformation or trade secrets that are exempt from public disclosure pursuant to Section 1314-of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and 10 CFR 2.790 and 9.17(a)(4).

In accordance with 10 CFR 76 33(e), this entire submittal is being submitted as a proprietary

. submittal. USEC requests that the Revision 15 changes to the Fundamental Nuclear hinterials C Plan and the Revision 4 changes to Compliance Plan issue A.2 be withheld from public disclosure. The enclosed USEC affidavit provides the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b)(4).

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These revisions incorporate changes to the Fundamental Nuclear-.hiaterial Control Compliance Plan Issue A.2. These changes were previously submitted for your review in accordance with 10 CFR 76 45 and were approved as Amendment 7 to the Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 in your letter dated August 4,1997 (TAC NO. L32019). In addition, the remaining actions in the Plan of Action and Schedule for issue A.2 have been revised to show that they have been completed. Revision bars are provided in the margins to identify the changes. These revisions were implemented effective September 5,1997.

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- No new commitments are made in this submittal. Should you have any questions or comments on these revisions, please call me at (301) 564-3309 or Mark Lombard at (301) 564 3248.

Sincerely, a es 11. Miller ice President, Production Encl'osure:

Aflidasits Attachments: USEC-01, Application f'or United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Certification, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Revision 15 Copy Numbers 567 through 586

' DOE /ORO-2026, Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Revision 4 Copy Numbers 567 through 586 CC:

NRC Region 111 Oflice.

Copy Numbers 442,664 NRC Resident inspector - PGDP Copy Number 697 NRC Resident Inspector - PORTS -

Copy Number 665

- Mr. Joe Parks (DOE)

Copy Numbers 641 through 644 -

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OATil AND AFFIRMATION-I, James 11. Miller, swear and affirm that I am Vice President, Production, of the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC), that I am authorized by USEC to sign and file with the Nuclear

- Regulatory Commission this Revision 15 of the USEC Application for United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Certification (USEC-01) and this Revision 4 of the Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (DOE /ORO-2026), that I am familiar with the contents thereof, and that the statements made and matten s set forth therein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

s ames H. Miller -

On this 8th day of September,1997,' the officer signing above personally appeared before me, is known by me to be the person whose name is subscribed to within the instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein contained.

In witness hereofI hereunto set my hand and official seal.

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. I!aurie M. Knisley, Notary Public-

.g State of Maryland, Montgomery County.

My commission expires March 17,1998

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OATil AND AFFIRMATION 1, James II. Miller, Vice President, Pr(xluction, United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC), having been duly sworn, do hereby affirm and state:

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I am an oflicer of USEC and have been authorized by USEC to (a) resiew the information owned by USEC which is referenced herein relating to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant and which USEC seeks to have withheld from public disclosure pursuant to section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), as amended,42 U.S C. Q 2167, and 10 CFR 2.790(a)(3),2.790(a)(4),2.790(d)(1) and 9.17(a)(4),

and (b) apply for the withholding of such information from public disclosure by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on behalf of USEC.

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Pursuant to 10 CFR 76.35(h), USEC has prepared a " Fundamental Nuclear Materials Control Plan, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant" (FNMCP) which describes the measures used by USEC at the Paducah plant to control and account for special nuclear material that USEC uses, possesses, or has access to. USEC is submitting changes to this plan to the NRC as Revision 15, September 5,1997, to its application for a certificate of compliance for the Paducah plant under 10 CFR Part 76.

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Pursuant to 10 CFR 76.35(b), the Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared a " Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant" which identifies certain noncompliances associated with, among other areas, the FNMCP. USEC is submitting changes to this Compliance Plan to the NRC as Revision 4, September 5,1997.

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10 CFR 2.790(d)(1) states that correspondence and reports to or from the NRC containing information concerning an applicant's material control and accounting program for special nuclear material not otherwise designated as Safeguards Information or classified as National Security information or Restricted Data are deemed to be confidential commercial or financial information exempt from public disclosure. Accordingly, USEC requests that the Revision 15 changes to the Paducah Fundamental Nuclear Materials Control Plan and Revision 4 changes to the Paducah Compliance Plan

i-be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to section 147 of the AEA,42 U.S.C.

2167, and 10 CFR 2.790(a)(3),2.790(d)(1) and 9.17(a)(4) 5.

James it Miller, having been duly sworn, hereby confirms that I am Vice President, Production, of USEC, that I am authorized on behalf of USEC to review the information attached hereto and to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this aflidavit and the attachments hereto, and that the statements made and matters set forth herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

James 11. Miller On this 8th day of September,1997, the officer signing above personally appeared before me, is known by me to be the person whose name is subscribed to within the instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein contained.

In witness hereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal, b

Idirie M. Knisley, Notary Public State of Maryland, Montgomery County My commission expires March 17, 1998

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