ML20211A095

Rev 5 to, Fclb Matls Licensing Procedures Manual

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Issue date:	09/05/1997
From:	Pamela Shea NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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Mall and the Docketing System.. -.......................... 1-1.

. Chapter 2-Procedures for Preparation, Review, and Issuance of Licensing and Routine Correspondence -........................... _....

2-1 Chapter 31 -- Withholding Documents from Public Disclosure............ _.....

3-1 Chapter 4.

License Renewals and Amendments......................... 4-1 Introduction LETTER FORMATS

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. -3 A. Renewal Acceptance Letter

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C. 40.35(0& 70.32 Reviews......................................

-5 D. dequest for AdditionalInfornution Letter E. Transmittal Letter for issuing Renewal / Amendment

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-7 MATERIALS LICENSE........................................

A. Format.................................................. -8 B. Standardized License Conditions and Technical Positions...

-8 C. Tempcrary or One-Time License Conditions...................,,...... 8 D. Deleting License Conditions.....................................

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E. E x e mpt ions........'.......................................

F. License Terms of less than 10 Years

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- Chapter 5 Safety and Safeguards Evaluation Reports -

5-1 Chapter 6 Environmental Reviews and Findings of No Significant Impact

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Chapter 7 Emergency Plans...................................

7-1 Chapter 8-Design Information Questionnaire (Safeguards) 8-1 Chapter 9 FCLB RITS. Guidance................................

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Chapter 10 ' Technical Assistance Requests

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P. age Chapter 12 Files.................. :............ -............ 12-1 Licensing Canework................................... -......... - l

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Criticality Reference Library.........,................ -............. 1 laspection Reports 'and Responses................................... l NRC Inspection Manual Chapters.................................... -2 Regulatory Guides. Information Notices, Management Directives, and NMSS Policy & Procedures letters -........'.................. 2 Chapter 13.

Miscellaneous...... '................................13-1 Allegations

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Decommissioning Financial Assurance Doeuments..................

4.......... 1-Federal Regi ter Notices........................................... - 2 loentification of Potential Abnormal Occurrences '..................,.........

Inspection Feeder Reports.......................................... 3 License Fee information............._............................. ~ ~ -4 FCLB Licennee Addresses and Contacts Notebook. -.......................... -5 MeetingrTrip Notices and Reports........ -............................. 5 N RC Central M eeting System...................................... 5 M eeting N otice............................................... 5 Meeting / Trip Reports

.............................................-6 NRC Recorded Announcements, Toll Free Numbers and Web Sites..........,,,..

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' Publishing NUREG Reports........................................ 8 Regulatory Guides, Review Procedures, and Other Guidance Documents

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' Exhibit 4 Approval letter to Licensee RE: Withholding Document from _

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3 Exhibit 5 Denial Letter to Licensee RE: Withholding Document from

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3 5 Exhibit 6 Partial Denial Letter to Licensee RE:- Withholding Document from Public Disclosure............. -...................... 3 6 1

Exhibit 7 Explanation Letter to Licensees RE: Procedures for Withholding

' Information Contained in License-Applications.......,,

3-7 Exhibit 8 Acknowledging Receipt of Renewal Application.,................ 4 12 Exhibit 9. Acknowledging Receipt of Amendment Application..,............. 4-13 Exhibit 10 Acknowledging Receipt for Revisions to Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan.......... -....... ~................. 4-14

- Exhibit i1 - Request for Additional Information Letter...................... 4-15 Exhibit 12 Renewal Transmittal Letter..................,............ 4 17 Exhibit 13 Amendment Transmittal Letter.............................. 4-19 Exliibit 14 Materials License Document.............................. 4-20 Exhibit 15L Safety / Safeguards Evaluation Report.,........

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6-6 i-Exhibit 17 Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).................. -.... 6 '

Exhibit 18. letter Transmitting FONSI and EA to Licensee -,...... -............ 6-10.

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? P_agt Exhibit 19 ~ FCLB RITS Guidance.................................. 9 -

Exhibit 20 ! Example of a " Typical" FCLB Work Week.._................... -. ' 9-5 Exhibit 21 Technical Anist2ncc Request (TAR)......._...... -.............10-2 i

Exhibit 22 Letter. Transmitting Notice of Opportunity for a Hearing.............. I1 Exhibit 23 Memorandum Transmitting Notice of Opportunity for a Hearing to Office of--

Ad ministration..... -.................................... I l-6 Exhibit 24 Notice of. Opportunity for a Hearing..............

,.......... Il-7 ExhiMt M Inspection Report Routing Sheet Form........................ 12-3 Exhit.i" '; 6 Allegations Form....................................

13-10 Exhibit 27 DFA Documents Transmittal Memorandum 13-12

- Exhibit 28 Format and Content for Standard Meeting Noiice................

13-13 Exhibit 29 Format and Content for Closed Standard Meeting Notice..........

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A PPEN DI X A -- - Acronym s........................................ A l APPENDIX B Sections 1 and 2 License Lists............................ B1

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-rm APPENDIX C i FCLB Distribution Lists.. _,............................ Cl

- APPENDIX D" Refer'erices for' Licensing' Guidance...'...................... D1 APPENDIX E Fuel Facility Renewal SER.............................. El APPENDIX F Categorical Exclusions Policy............................ F1 APPENDIX G Er vironmental Impact Statement

........G1 APPENDIX H Abormal Occurrences

...............................HI APPENDIX 1 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Summary....................

11 APPENDIX J IAEA April 1992 Document -- GOV /2554/ Attachment 2/Rev.2........ J1 APPENDIX K Exemptions Policy.,,

.............................,. K 1 APPENDIX L Review of Proprietary Documents.......................... L1 FCLB. Manual, Revision 5

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• CHAPTER'1' Mall and the Docketing System DOCKETING OF INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE All license-related ' correspondence (letters, reports, telefax, records of telecon, etc.).shall be provided to the Licensing Assistant (LA) for docketing. This information includes handouts from meetings, drawings, pictures, and other information sent to NRC or ; rovided to the NRC staff.

Except for (' 'fts of financial assurance documents, FCLB will not accept draft documents from the licensee or applicants, unless specifically authorized by the Chief, FCLB.

The dacument is then sent to the Information and Records Managemen: Branch, Of6ce of

. Information Resources Management (T-6F33) so that the IRM staff can:

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Place the original document in NRC's official file, 2.

Place a copy of the document in the Public Document Rmm (PDR), if applicable, 3.

Place the document on the NUDOCS system, 4.

Attach a Regulatory Information Distribution System (RIDS) cover page on the document (see Exhibit 1), and 5.

Xerox and distribute copies identified by the RIDS.

When the above items are completed, the FCLB LA will then receive six copies of each document for filing and distribution to the appropriate staff. NOTE: The LA's standard distribution includes the Section Chief, Project Manager (PM), LA File, the Environmental Reviewer, and in some instances contractor copies. LA distribution also includes the License Fee and Accounts Retrievable Branch (LFARB) for fee cases and the Response Center /lRM, as appropriate. PMs are responsible for determining if further distribution is necessary (i.e., Branch Chief, other reviewers).

Occasionally, licensees submit correspondence that is not properly identified and marked as containing Proprietary Information (10 CFR 2.790 Information, see Chapter II). It is the Project Manager's responsibility, upon initial receipt and review, to notify the LA if a document cannot be placed in the Public Document Room, Local Public Document Rooms or on the NUDOCS system. After a determination is made, the LA will notify the IRM staff so that they will handle

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The two charts in Exhibit 2 provide an explanation of docket classifications, source material

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- A RIDS cover page is attached to the front of each document processed by the IRM staff. The RIDS cover page provides a brief summary of the document, identifies NRC's receipt date, displays the document's distribution list and provides a unique accession number (which can be used for document retrieval via the NUDOCS system). See Exhibit I for an example of this cover page.

NOTE: The RIDS is used for making copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence available i

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COVER PAGE ACCELERATED DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR: 9306300257 DOC.DATE: 93/06/21-NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET #

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e EXHIBIT 2 IX)CKET CLASSIFICATIONS, SOURCE MATERIAL LICENSE, AND SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL PREFIX CODES 1 DOCKET CLASSIFICATIONS '

Each orgsnization engaged in a nuclear activity hcensed and reputated by NRC is assignad a docket (or project) number.

Documente suchenged between NRC and the applicent or heensee oro referenced by that number. The majority of documente in the docket files concern the bconsing and inspection of nuclear f acilities and the use, transportation, and Asposal of nuclear meterials. This information is organized into the following docket classifications:

DOCKET 27 Low-level redmactive weste disposal eltes (Pte-Pert SH DOCKET 30 Possession or use of nuc6est t>yprodwt motorialin medicine, industry, egetculture or research DOCKET 40 Domestic licensing of eeurce meterial turenhsm, mille, and urenkwn housfluoride IUFel production plants)

DOCKET 60 Domeets Isenshe of production and utstaetion focutt6ee (commercial power plante, esperimental, test. and research reactorel DOCr.lt 60 High-level weste repooltory DOCKET 81 Low '.evel redmeetive weste disposee estee DOce.ET 70 Domeets licensing of spec 6et nucieer meteriale (co8leges and un6versities, fuel processing end f ebr16 sten plante, and treadseted fuel storage fecNrties)

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The seersnd letter mdicates the type of souice material: U = uranium S*cond T = thorium M = both uranium and thorium I = import / export The third letter indicates the genersi type of activity hcensed:

A -indicates processors of ore and includes, for enumple, uranium mile, thorium milie, upgraders and rare earth separation plants.

B -indicates licensees using refined source materiale for f abrication research and manuf acturers of consumer products. Inciaded in this category are ceramic, tile and glasswere industries, Third manuf acturers of refractories, uranium shields, fuel elements, analytical standards and most uses riot elsewhere specifically classified. The t,utk of the domestic licenses are in this group.

C indicates distribution, warehousing and storage, and others whose license authorites possessson but not processing or fabrication of any kind.

D limitad to licenees authorizing eubentical assembly.

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SUA renium mill SUB uranium abield fabricator STA thorium mit SMD - users of both uranium and thorium for manufacturing purposes STE a thorium export license SMC distributor of both uranium and thorium SUI import / export Part 4o SUD i nium subcritical assembly NOTE: The prefix SNM (not shown above) indicates a specint nuclear meteriallicense.

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Procedures for Preparation, Review, and Issuance-of Licensing and Routine Correspondence INTRODUCTION m-I The'fdl$ wing procedu'res'will' help ensure the quality and efficiency of FCLB:

' il 'In submitting licensing actions for typing, Project Managers will provide cover letters, safety evaluation reports and marked up licenses to the secretary. To ti.e extent possible, these documents should be given to the secretary in hard copy Wordperfect format with the file provided by email. This will minimize the amount of original typing requ; red.

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The secretary will perfcym any original typing necessary, will check amendment numbers, distribution, control and TAC numbers, prepare the license, run spell check and proofread the document. The secretary will then assemble the package in final form for concurrence and return it to the Project Manager (PM).

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The PM will review the package and either (1) return it to the secretary for any corrections deemed necessary or (2) if the document is acceptable concur with the document and pass it on to the Licensing Assistant.

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The Licensing Assistant (LA) will review the document for consistency with the licensing manual and general format and procedural correctness. The LA will also verify the license number, docket number, amendment number, and distribution lists. Any changes will be coordinated with the PM before returning to the secretary for retyping. Once the LA has found the document acceptable the LA will forward it to the Sec on Leader for C

conernence and, as appropriate, for Branch Chief review and signature.

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In addition, the secretary will develop and maintain a series of templates or macros for correspondence going to each licensee, which will be contained in a Wordperfect subdirectory on the G drive. These will contain standard addreses, salutation, signature

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Use of these templates by the PM's should help speed up

- development of correspondence and assure a higher level of consistency and quality in routine letters.

Exhibit 3 shows the Flow Chart for FCLB processing of documents.

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ar violation of!a license, permit, or order, or regarding rulemaking proceedings are subject to public disclosure and will generally be made available for, inspection and copying in the NRC.

Ilublic Document Room. Msterials licensees may request their documents be withheld from public disclosure based on a claim that the documents contain Propr!ctary hfonnation. Trade secrets, t

commercial, or financial information; physical protection plans; and material control and accounting programs are all examples of Proprietary Information that may be withheld from disclosure pursuant to the requirements outlined in 10 CFR 2.790.

10 CFR 2.790(b) - (Safety-Related Documents)

When a licensee or an applicant submits a request to withhold a document, or a portion thereof.

from public disclosure under 10 CFR 2.790M, it must provide an affidavit (see exception below).

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"A person who proposes that a document or a part be withheld in whole or part from public disclosure on the grounds that it contains trade secrets or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information shall submit an application for withholding accompanied by an affidavit which:

• (i) Identifies the document or part sought to be withheld and the position of the person making the affidavit, and

'(ii) Contains a full statement of the runs on the basis of which it is claimed that the inforr..ation should be withheld from public disclosure...."

The staff, in consultation with the Office of General Counsel, will review the licensee's/ applicant's basis for the request and either deem the document to be exempt from public disclosure or deny the request. Accordingly, a letter of acceptance or denial will be issued, signed by the Division Director (reference 2/12/91 Memorandum to Division Directors from Robert Bernero, Dir., NMSS, RE Delegations of Authority). If the request is denied, the licensee / applicant has the right to withdraw the document and is so advised in the denial letter from NRC.

In all cases, the " withholding from public disclosure" determination should be made before using the information for licensing or other regulatory action because, in the event of a denial, the docilment may be withdrawn from NRC.

A withdrawn document (or any portion of the FCLii Manual, Revision 5 3-1 September 5,1997

Information) cannot be referenced in any NRC document and mtast be treated as if never received.

For this reason, it is very important that the disclosure determination be made as soon as possible, even if the document will not be processed immediately. A partial denial document will contain some material that will be withheld in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(b), but that certain other matetial should be released and placed in the Public Document Room. A sample acceptance letter is shown as Exhibit 4, a sample denial is shown as Exhibit 5, and a partial denial is shown in Exhibit 6.

10 CFR 2.790(d) - (Safeguards-Related Documents)

When a licensee requests that a document, or portion thereof, be withheld from public disclosure with regard to physical security plans or material control and accounting plans, under 10 CFR 2.790(d), an affidavit is NOT required. 10 CFR 2.790(d) states:

'The following information shall be deemed to be commercial or financial informatic within the meaning of $ 9.u(a)(4) of this chapter and shall be subject to disclosure only in accordance with the provisions of $ 9.19 of this chapter.

• (l) Correspondence and reports to or from the NRC which contain information or records concerning a licensee's or applicant's physical protection or material control and accounting program for special nuclear material not otherwise designated as Safeguards Information or classified u National Security Infonnation or Restricted Data.'

10 CFR 9.17(a)(4) states:

"I 9.17 Agency records exempt from public disdosure.

• (a) The following types of agency records are exempt from public disclosure under i 9.15:

• (4) Trade accrets and commercial or financial information obtaiaed from a person and privileged or confidential;'

10 CFR 9.19(b) states:

"$ 9.t9 Segregation of exempt information and deletion of identifying details.

sb) In resp (mding to a request for information submitted under i 9.23, in which it has teen determined to withhold exempt information, the Nn,C shall segregate-

'(1) Information that is exempt from public disclosure under i 9.17(a) from nonexempt information; and

• (2) I'xtual information from advice, opinions, and recommendations in predecisional records unless the information is inextricably intertwmed, or is contdaed in drafts, legal work products, and records covered by the lawyer-chem pnyttege, or is otherwise exempt from disclosure."

The licensee is advised of the " withholding from public disclosure" determination in the response.

An example follows with typical phraseology:

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- We have detennined that the enclosures to your February 1, May 28, andJune 21,1990, letten contain infonnation of the type =specVied in 10 CFR 2.790(d). Accontingly, pursuant to Section 2. 790(d)(1),^such'infonnation li deemed to be commercial orfinancial i:tfonnation within the meaning of10 CFR 9.17(a)(4) and shall be withheldfmm public dhclosure unless subject to the ymrisions of10 CFR 9.23.

In addition, the following paragraph could be used to remind the licensee that its document may be placed in the PDR if not properly identified and marked or a separate letter may be needed providing more detail (see Exhibit 7):

1. ! %)in 'the fuiure, please identyy and mark accordingly, correspondence that you

. believe contains pmprietary infonnation which should be withheldfmm public i " 'ditelosure pursuant 1610 CFR 2.790.' Documents which are not marked may be placed the Public Document Room (PDR).,

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See Appendix I,9/12/94 Memorandum to Office Directors and Regional Administrators from James M. Taylor, EDO, with additional guidance on the review of proprietary documents.

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1. The infe'matior, contained' en the subject documentN has been held in confidence by

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finencial nature and le cuetomarty held in such confidence.

2. The bsformation 6e not evenab6e in pubbe sources, and Nuclear Products, Inc., le tronomitting it to the NRC in confidence.

3. The pubbe disclosure of the iniormation conteined in the documentte) would cause subotential harm to

,by reveeAng confidential communicetions regardsne financial enengements thet could be used by Nur'oer Products' compet# tors and other parties whose Interest may be adverse to NOTE: These three reasons are examp:es. The letter should describe the justiek ation given in opphcstion.)

We have reviewed your opphestion e..d the materialin accordance with the requiremente of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basse of your statements, have determined that the submitted bstormation sought to be withhold cont..he proprietary commerciel informa%n Therefore, the version of the submitted information meded ee propnetary will be withheld from the publ6c disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(bit 6) and Section 103tbl of the.uomic Energy Act of 1964, as emended.

Wethhohhng from publoo bepecth>n sher not effect'the right, If any, of persono property ent derectly concemed to inspect the documente. If 8

the need artees, we may send sopies of thie information to our consultants workin0 n this sese. We will, of course, ensure that the i

consultants have eigrmd the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information.

If the bee 6e for withhold 6ne tin information frcm pubhc inspection should change in the future such that the information could then be made eve #eble for pubbe inspection, you should promptty notify the NRC, You elso should understand that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the future. for esemple ff the scope of a Freedom of information Act request includes your intnemation. In all review eltuatione,if the NRC rnekee e determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any pubho disclosure.

Mincerely, Director Divleion of fuel Cycie Safety and Safeguerde. NMSS Docket 740125 Licenee ' SNIA333 S c=meme-

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On Q3t,gl, we notifiou you that we had completed our review of the oppeicetton and documents and concluded that you had not supplied suffwient jueufication/6nformation for our withhrMing (No information from public disclosure (or for our making the necessar) determinationi.

De fjgg) we received your additionellnformetlun.*

We have reviewed your application and ett of the supporting information in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and have concluded that you have not provided suffsient justifcetiorn for us to determine that the information sought to be withheld from public disclocuto containe trade secrete, prc rietary, or confidential commercial or financlelinformation

or We have reviewed your apphcotion and all of the supporting information in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and have concluded that the information sought to be wPnhold from public disclosure contains trade secrets, proprietary, or confldential commercial e financialinformation. However, our review had led us to the conclusion that the right of the public to be fully apprised as to the bes4 to f and effects of the proposed action outweighs the demonstrated concem for protection of your competitive posPeon. (Emplain )

Accordingly, we have concluded that the intnranetton sought to be wMhheld form public disclosu's does not meet the requiremente of to CFH 2.790, Therefore, *,our request to withhold Wescription of documental from public disclosure is denied.

Within 30 deve from t%e receipt of tNo letter, the subject documents will be placed in the Public Document Room. If, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of this letter, you request wMhdreH of the documents in socordance with 10 CFR 2.790(c), your request will be considered in light of applicable statutes and regulatione and the documents retumed to you.

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Director DMeion of Fuel Cycle Safety ~

and Safeguarde. NMSe Docket 740125.

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n. tie,h.adi Mr. Robert Anoe, Derector & CNef f escutrve Offner Nuclear Products, ino.

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By your opphcotson and effidevit dateda you submitted Idesertation of document) and requested that it be withheld from pubbc disclosure pursuent to 10 CFli 2.790.

4 Your fossons for requesting our whhholding of ths information were (descHt e lustificat6one niven in espeicetion).

We have carefull/ reviewed your 4g131, request and the informaten contained in your request. We have concluded that some of the material may be withheld in secordence with 10 CFR 2.790(b), but that certain other anatorial should be reloesed and placed in the Pubhc Document Room (PDR). The only information that we behove includes distinguishmg espects or would improve e competitor's economic advanta0e and informetlun that could conatMute trade secrets or proprietary commercial information to brecketed in the enclosures in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(c), tNo infonnetson 6e being forwarded te you ao notice that the informaton, with the beschoted information blocked out, will be placed in the PDR thwty (301 days from the date of tNo letter. If witNn thirty (301 days of tNe letter, you request withdrawal of these documente in accordance with 10 CFR 2.7904c), or provide eddamnel rossons for the withholding of information not already empunged from the documento, your request will be considered in light of opphceble statutes and regulat6one end a deterraination made whether the Joeumente will be withheld from pubha disclosure or retumed to you.

Withholdsg from pubhc inspection shall not effect the right, If any, of persone property and daractly concemed to inspect the documente If the need erleet, we may send copies of tNo information to our coneuttants working in tNs eroe We will, of course, ensure that the consultante have signed the appropriate egreemente for handimg propaetery information.

If the beels for withholding tNe information from pubito disclosure should change in the future auch that the information could then be made avedeble for pubhc lnepection, you should peptty notify the NRC. You shoukt understond that the NRC may have cause to review tNo detomunstson in the future, for esemple, if the scope of a Freedom of infonneten Act request includes your withheed information. In all review eituatione,6f the NRC makes e determination adverse to the above, you wd! be notified in advance of any pubhc dieciosure.

Sinceroty, Director DMelon of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards. NMSS Docket -70 0125 License SNM 333 (Concurre.*e Pagel Q{t,tg3tgLJ:(Controf No. XXXX = # espAlce6Ael(PARTIAll Dockst NRC File Center PUBLIC NMSS R/F FCLB R/F FCSS R!F Env PM Region f4 ulon Centact rm m

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esceptions which include Qassified, Safeguards, and Propdetary Information (company imanciallnformation, trade secrets, personnel and medical fileet.

Please be aware that any and all meteriallicens6ne documents that are sent to NRC and which do not explicitly request that they be withheld from public disclosure wlN normally be made evetlable for public inspection by being placed in NRC's Pubhc Document Room (POR). Be aware that when a document is placed in the PDR and a request le received to remove we document, it can and will be physically removed and (lestroyed, but NRC cannot retrieve information. hat may have already been obtelned by othst sources accessm0 the e0ency's public files through the sophietaceted use of computer communicat6ons.

We recommend that you not include in any submsttet trade secrets or personalinformation about your employees, unless the information le directly related to safety or specifically required by NRC. Examples: (1) Informatiovi submitted on tremino and empertence of employees should be bmeted to that related to safety, (2) home addressee and home telephone numbers should be submitted only if they are part of emergerry procedures, and 31 dates of birth, social security numbers, and radiation dose information should be submitted only if specifically required by NRC.

If you do submit Doestfled. Safeguarde, or Propsletary information (trade secrets, personnelinformation, etc4 and you wish that it be withheld from public disclosure, you must request wit'eholdmg in accordence with the procedures specifled in 10 CFR Section 2.700 and marli the documents accordingly. Feifure to fonow this procedure may result in disclosure of the information to the public, and/or substantial delays in processing your application. Messe note, simply marking your documents wtth Conveny Confidentief or Dia document cannot be reproduced without convenyaermission, are not recognized ceto0 anes for withholding by NRC, Please note that any request for withholding la subject to en NRC determination se to whether the document may be actuany withheld in accordance with applicable laws and re0ulatione.

If you have questione. I can be reached on (301) 416 XXXX, or contact MrJMs.

,the Project Manager for your f acility, on (301) 416 XrXX.

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v, The Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) program *eas often receive more actions for routh review than staff can address completely at the time of receipt. These include such items as applications for various types oflicensing actions for fuel cycle licensees. Failure to perform timely raviews can result both in NMSS being unaware of actions that require expedited reviews because of safety-signi6cance or business reasons and in licensees not being informeJ in a timely manner of the receipt, status, and estimate review schedules for their requests.

For those requests where the licensing action will not be completed nor a deficiene letter sent to the licensee within 30 days of receipt of the request, procedures are to be followed as outlined below.

Within 30 days of receipt of a request for any licensing action, FCLB will perform an administrative review of the request to:

1. Determine that all necessary sections of the application form are completed and the form has

. been signed by the applicant's certifymg official.

2.' If the applicant has identified that certain documents are attached as part of the application, verify that, in fact, thou attachments are included in the submittal.

3. Identify any requests for expedited review for safety-significant concerns (e.g., change in the

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that may need to be expedited by a license amendment rather than being delayed for review of

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t After the review, an acknewledgement letter (similar to the Exhibit 9) is to be sent to the applicant within 30 days of receipt to:

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2. Clearly inform the licensee that the submittal has underpre an initial processing that is an administrative review.

3. Note any administrative deficiencies /o' missions that were identified' dining the initiEl review an

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4. Inform the licensee that the technical review may identify additional omissions in the submitted information, technical issues that require additional information, or policy /technicalissues that require coordination with other NRC offices.

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5. Provide the licensee with an estimated time for completion of the licensing action. These l ' estimates need only be estimates for types of licensing actions (i.e., a specific date does not.

have to be estimated for each licensing action). The estimated time for completion should account for any request for an expedited review and be in accordance with policy and procedure

' letters, policy and guidance directives, or previously agreed on times for specif'. program areas.

6. Inform the licensee tht a copy of its corresponrience has been forwarded to the Liense Fee and

. Accouuting Receivable Branch for fee processing, if application.

Reference:

NhtSS Policy and Procedures Letter 1-51, Rev.1, Policy and Criteria for Initial Processing of incoming Actions dated April 10, 1997.

LETTER FORMATS A Brnutal Accentnnce Letter Upon receipt of a renewal application, an acknowledgement letter is prepared confirming that the application was received at least 30 days prior to the license expiration. The licensee is also advised that its license will not expire while NRC conducts its review. The letter is signed by the Project hianager. Exhibit 8 is an example of a letter acknowledging receipt of a renewal application. The letter should be standardized as follows:

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The ir. side address consists of the addressee's name and title on the first lines, followed by company name and street address. An "ATfN" line should not be used.

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Insert a subject line after the address and include the TAC Number in parenthesis at the end of the line.

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The salutation shall read: Dear hir/his. (Surname).

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The complimentary closing should be Sincerely.

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Place Docket XX-XXX and License SNht-XXX information two lines below signature block, flush with the margin.

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. by the FCLB PM confirming that the application _was received, identifying the appropriate Project Manager, and providing an estimated completion date for the licensing action. (The estimated completion date is determined by the Project Manager after reviewing the incoming document.) Exhibit 9 is an example of a letter acknowledging receipt of an amendment application. (See Policy and Procedures Letter 1-51, Po!!cy and Criteriafor Initial Processing ofincoming Licensing Actions.)

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- The inside address consists of the addressee's name and title on the first lines, followed

m. by company name and street address. An "A'ITN" line should not be used.

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The salutation shall read: Dear Mr/Ms (Surname).

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The complimentary closing should be Sincerely.

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Place Docket XX-XXX and License SNM-XXX information two lines below signature block, flush with the margin.

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On the concurrence page, after " Distribution:" insert (Control No. _)." The number consists of the 4-digit casework control number found on the casework log or can be obtained from.the Licensing Assistant. After the Control No. indicate if the action is COMPLETED / PARTIAL, C 40.35(O & 70.32 Reviews NRC regulations in 10 CFR Parts 40.35 and 70.32 allow licensees to make cha..ges to certain plans or T'ograms without prior approval by NRC provided that the changes do not decrease the effectiveness of licensee programs for public protection ("no decrease changes"),

Specifically, 70'3E(c)(1)(iii) allows l'icensees to make changes to MC&A programs,

. 70.32(d) allows licensees to change physical protection plans for special nuclear material in

transit, 70.32(e) allows licensees to change security plans,

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In addition, certain~ licensees have performance-based conditions in their licenses that allow certain changes without prior approval from NRC.

In each case, the liccusee is required to inform the NRC of these changes within a specined time period along with the determination that the changes do not decrease the effectiveness of the plan or program. The period allowed for reporting the change ranges from 2 to 6 months depending on the program and special nuclear material characteristics. _If changes are requested that would decrease the effectiveness, then licensees are required to request the changes by filing an amendment application in accordance with 70.34.

When "no decrease changes" are reported to NRC, FCLB will consult with the Lead Regional Inspector end conduc; a limited review to connrm the licensees' ' ermination that the changes

- do not decrease the effectiveness of the plan or program. The LA will assign a TAC m2mber for the review and it will be entered on the status log for FCLB licensing actions. The review will be charged a fee in accordance with 10 CFR 170.31. FCLB will confirm acceptance of the licensee's "no decrease change" determination in a formal letter from the Project Manager, Section Chief, or Branch Chief, depending on its complexity and controversy to the licensee typically within 30 days of receipt of the change notification. In no case, however, will FCLB

" approve" tb :hange, for such an approval would be tantaniount to an amendment, which is explicitly not required by Section 70.32 or 40.35. In addition, the Project Manager will often inform the licensee verbally in advance of the letter of the results of NRC's connrmatory review. FCLB will, for NRC's convenience, amend the license at the time of the next license amendment to ensure that the license reflects the most current version of the physical security, FNMC, contingency, and emergency plans, if FCLD's review does not conGrm that the changes do not decrease the effectiveness of the plan or program, then FCLB will inform the licensee in writing of the conclusion and request that the original program or plan be restored (without the offensive changes). Licensees may elect to resubmit the changes as an amendment request provided that the original program or plan is reinstated. Failure to restore the plan or program could result in enforcement action in accor6nce with an OGC opinion (Memorandum from Robert Fonner to Russ Rentschler, November 9,1978). FCLB will consult with the Operations Branch (FCOB) and the Regional office on whether a violation occurred in conformance with the NRC Enforcement PoPay (see NRC Enforcement Manual, NUREG/BR-0195). If enforcement action is warranted, FLOB or Regional Office, in consultation with FCLB, will initiate the action. FCLB will provide support to FCOB or the region as needed to process the enforcement action.

The TAC and case will remain open on the FCLB tracking system until (1) NRC con &rms acceptance of the "no decrease determination" by writing to the licensee, (2) NRC determines the change does decrease the effectiveness of the program and issues a letter to the licensee to reinstate the original program, (3) the licensee withdraws the change, or (4) NRC completes the action on the change by issuing or denying an amendment request.

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regional offices to ensure that they are aware of the licensce's changes. This is intended to facilitate inspection planning so that implementation of the changes can be promptly reviewed through inspection and so that inspectors remain cognizant of lice..see programs as part of their

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!. Sec Exhibit 10 for an example of a 70.32(c) letter.:

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Often while' reviewing an application'for renewal or amendment, additional information is needed froml the licensee to supplement and/or clarify the applicatic... The RAI should be

' documented -'id transmitted by a letter signed by' the Project Manager with Section' Chief concurrence, Exhibit 11 is an example of a " Request for Additional Information" letter, Dependent upon the

' length of the request, the information contained in the enclosure may be included in the letter.

In certain cases, it may be appropriate to send the RAI informally to the licensee via fax or internet (e.g., to accelerate the review and resolution of outstanding issues) However, in such.

4 cases, the RAI will be formally transmitted to the licensee within 3 working days of they informal communication.

E Iransmittal Letter for issulne Renewal / Amendment

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When issuing a renewed or amended liccase, a transmittal letter is sent to the licensee, The letter should clearly explain the changes made to the Materials License and display the wording 4

of any new or revised license conditions. (Erceptiont 7he Authorized Use condition that revises the submittal dates does not have to be displayed.)

o Exhibits 12 and 13 show examples of renewal und amendment transmittal letters.

The following, instructions apply to transmittal letters: J' 14 - Add " Amendment XX" or " Renewal" information at the ' ottom of tne page (the line below o

" License XX"), flush w th the margin,

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3. Enclosures to the transmittal letter should include: (if a copy of the revised er renewed

. Materials License and (2) a copy of the Safety and/or Safeguards Eveluation Reimt(s).

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1-Licenses will be typed on pre printed forms (NRC Form 374 and 374A).

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oO For all licenses, Conditions I through 9 are conkidered generic licens conditions:

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written to merge these conditions into one document and will read as follows:

This Ilcense shall be deemed to contain three sections:

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dealed bypmduct material sources shall be subject to the leak testing and actions specWed in the attached "llcense Condition for Leak Testing' Sealed

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Copics of the attachments referenced in the standardized license conditions (listed in Appedix D) car he obtained from the LA. These documents should be attached to the llecnse package when applicable, unless the lleensee commits to follow the procedure as part of its application.

C. Iemnorary or One-Tinw License Conditions

1. . 0 When a licensee requests to have a " temporary or one time license condition" added to its license, for a circumstance or a situation that may appear to be of short duration or of an insignificant nature (e.g., extension'of a survey date= deadline by a~ few days or weeks, authorization to accept a delivery of nuclear material which will remain 'on'sitci for a short-period ' of-time),- a = L.icense Condition must be added to the license ' documenting the change / deviation from the license. -The following procedures should be followedg w

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3. State the expiration date or termination event in the transmittal letter.

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After fulfillment or expiration of the Condition, the license should be revised to delete the License Condition text. The Condition number should remain with a brief statement as to why the Condition was deleted, The Condition number will remain in the license until the next renewal, at which time it will be removed and the remaining conditions renumbered, e

D Deletliur.Lktme Conditions License Codiilons that have been satisfied should be deleted from the lleense through amendments. The text of the License Condition will be deleted but the Condition number will i

remain with an explanation as to why it was deleted, the date, and the applicable amendment number. Tbc condition numbers will remain in the license until renewal (see Exhibit 14).

E. Ewmotions Authority to grant c.remptions to the regulations (10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 70), issued by license amendment, has been granted to the Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards and above. When issuing a license amendment that grants an exemption to the regulations, the Deputy Director, FCSS, has t'een delegated authority to sign the transmittal 3

letter The Branch Chief FCLH, will sign the license. FCLB will process exemption requests in accordance with NMiS Policy and Procedure Letter 158.

lThe Commission approved the staff's procedures for reducing the need for exemptions and ensuring consistency of the exemption process. The Commission stated:

"[t]he Commission believes that the staff should apply the regulatory criteria for exemptions objectively and Mthout any preconceived notion that exemptions should either be limited or circum:cribed or, conversely, readily available for anyone who seeks an exemption" (SRM on SECY-96-249),

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FCLB staff are ' responsible for identifying regulations that engender an inordinate volume of exemption requests. Where FCLB identifies such regulations, FCLB will promptly communicate the need for regulatory revisions to the

. Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research through a " User Need" memorandum. FCLB lists the number of exemption requests received and the number granted or denied in the semiannual updates of the Rulemaking Activity Plan, Any licensee requests for exemption from the regulations shall be identified and entereki into

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20.1301(a)(2)). As part of the licensing action, exemptions granted and denied will be entered into the LTS. Exemption requests not tracked in the LTS should be documented, maintained, and tracked in some other manner. This documentation should include the licensee's name, docket number ar.d license number, the specine section of the regulation from which the exemption is requested, and the decision on the request. For those exemption requests not tracked using the LTS, a report shall be submitted on a semiannual basis to the Director, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS, including a listing and descri}. an of the exemption requests that have been received and the exemption requests that have been granted or denied during that period (e.g., Radioactive, Inc.,10 CFR 20.1301(a(2), denied).

These reports will be provided by June 30th and December 30th of each year. NMSS will use these reports and the information entered into the LTS to provide input to the semiannual update of the Rulemaking Activity Plan provided to the Commission.

As FCLB renews licenses, FCLB staff shall carefully review any previous ext..ptions that have been issued to the fuel cycle licensees and either reaffirm the appropriateness of the exemption or conclude that the exemption can no longer be Justined. 90 not simply continue past exemptions without a proper and thorough review. In addition, be sensitive to recurring exemptions.

NOTE: Etempthms to the license conditions do not require approval and signature by the Deputy Director, FCSS, but may be signed by the Branch Chief, FCLB.

F. License Terms of Less thnn Ten (10) Years The terms for licenses issued by FCLB will typically be ten (10) years, expiring at the end of the month of issuance in accordance with Policy and Guidance Directive 127.

When issuing new licenses or renewing existing licenses, reviewers should consider license terms of less than 10 years for the following types of cases:

1. New Tcshnology.

The industry, or the particuur licensee, or Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has not had extensive experience in using or regulating the proposed use of a new technology. (if a new technology is being added to an existing license, the staff should consider the need to inspect the facility on a more frequent basis. In addition, at tne next license renewal, the staff should onsider issuing the lic'nse for a term less than 10 years.) Under these circumstances, NRC may want to revisit the specific conditions and requirements associated with new technologies more frcquently than every 10 yearr.,

Fossible candidates include new license categories for Department of Energy activities converted to commercial facilities. Recent and current examples in the medical area include the gamma knife, emerging technologies for brachytherapy used for cardleyw cular therapy, and new uses for radiopharmaceuticals.

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Enforcement History. Licensees whose enforcement histories indicate that the licensing staff may need to review their pregrams in less than 10 years. These would include lleensees who have received a Severity Level I,11, or til violation during the 3 year period immediately before the purposed renewal or licensees who have received non escalated enforcement actions where additional or repetitive violations were identified dming the FCLB Manual. Revision 5 4 - 10 September 5,1997

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.ormssoning financial assurance requirements may warrant increased scrutiny and a shorter l

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For emerging technologies and all other cases where a license is issued for a duration of less than 10 years, consider using a performance-based approach. The lleensec's success in managing its materials use, under this approach, should be evaluatedtwhen moving toward issuance of a license for the 10-year duration.

The staff analysis of the license term and justification for any terms less than ten (10) years shall be documented in the SER that accompanies the license.

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.and pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (40.42(al/70.38(a)) of Part (40/70) to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, your license shall not expire until your application for renewalis finally determined by the Commission.

NRC has instated an initial administrative review of your renewal application and willinform you shortly of any additionalinformation needed to support this review.

If you have any questions, I can be reached on (301) 415 XXXX. Please reference the above TAC No, in future correspondence related to this request.

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Mr. Robert Jones, Director & Chief Executive Officer Nuclear Products Inc.

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Dear Mr. Jones:

We have received your application for amendment of Materials License SNM 033 transmitted by letter dated,_

. Your request has been assigned TAC No. L12345. Please reference this number in any future correspondence associated with this request, s

4 We have completed the initial review of your application with no administrative omissions or deficiencies identified. Please note that the complete technical review may identity omission s in the submittal information or technical issues that require additional information.

I can be reached on (301) 415 XXXX. Based on our administrative reviews and projection of current review schedules, we anticipato completing our revlow by the end of This date '

could change depending on the findings of our technical review, urgent assignments, or other f actors. We will promptly communicate any significant changes to this schedule.

In addition, a copy of your submittal has been forwarded to the License Fee and Accounts Receivable Branch, Office of the Controller, who will contact you separately if the appropriate license fee has not been submitted for your request, or for billing if your request is subject to full cost fee recovery.

Sincerely, Project Manager Licensing Section 1/2 l-Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and and Safeguards, NMSS:

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EXilllllT 10 FOltMAT FOlt itEVISIONS TO FUNDAMIWTAL NUCLEAlt MATEltlAL CONTitOL PLAN (Letterhead)

Mr. Robert Jones, Director & Chief Executive Officer Nuclear Products Inc.

123 Hickory Road Spring Hills, VA 20501

SUBJECT:

REVISIONS TO FUNDAMENTAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL PLAN (TAC NO, L12346)

Dear Mr. Jones:

This is in response to your correspondence dated

, by which your facility submitted changes to Chapters 3.0,4.0, and 0.0 of your Fundamental Nuclear Material Control (TNMC) Plan. We have completed our review of the submitted changes,and have determined that these changes do not decrease the effectiveness of the fNMC Plan, and thus were properly submitted under the provisions of 10 CFR 70.32(c). Accordingly, the revisions to your FNMC Plan are accept 3ble, and Safeguards License Condition SG 1.1 of your Materials License SNM 1097 will be updated in a future license amendment to reflect the current changes.

We agree with your determin; tion that the enclosures to the _(date)

, letter contain information of the type specified in 10 CFR 2.790(d) which is deemed to be commercial or financial within the meaning of 10 CFR 9.17(a)(4). Accordingly, said enclosures will be withhold from public disclosure unless subject to the prcvisions of 10 CFH 9.23.

Sincerely, Project Manager Licensing Section 1/2 Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and and Safeguards, NMSS Docket 70 0125 License SNM 333 (Concurrence Page) l Distributiom (Control No. XXXX) (COMPLETED)

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Mr. Robert Jones, Directot & Chief

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Deat Mr. Jones:

This refers to your application dated requesting (choose one of the following)

(1) en amendment to Materiale License SNM 333 for (describe request)

(2) tenewal of Materiale License SNM 333 (3) a license for (deactibe request)

Out review of your application hoe identified additsonal information that is needed befoto final action can be taken on your request. The additionalInformation, specified in the enclosure, should be provided withm days of the date of this letter, Please reference the above TAC No. in future correspondence related to this toquest, if you have quoetions regarding ttwo matter, pleses contact Mr/Mo.

at (301) 415-XXXX or me at (301) 41S XXXX.

Sincerely, Project Managet 8Jconsing Section 1/2 Ucensing Bronch Diviolon of Fuel Cycle Safety and Sofeguards, NMSS Dock et 70-0125 Ucense SNM 333 (nclosure: As stated (Concui ince Page)

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, and pursuant to Port (40/701 to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulatione, Meteriets License SNM is hereby tonewed.

You are hereby advised that any toqueste for amendment to this beense should be subnttted in the form of reptocement pages to the Ucense Condition section end,il necesssty, to the Safety Demonstration section with the changes or new items cieerly identihed, Any amendment opphcotson for a new process or rnejor f acihty change should be supported with a enulti disciphnery safety onefyeis. This snelyslo should be well documented and integtete the disciphnes of nucleet criticolety oefety, tediation esfoty, environmental protection, chemical enfety, fire protection, and Industrial oefety ~

ilh license is tonewed for e.,,,. year term, espiring. tdete). This tonewolle Iseued following propetetion of en -

Environmental Assessment (E A). Based on this essessment a Finding of No Significant impact (FONSI) hoe been propstod pursuant to Part 51 to the Code of Federal Regulations, Onligte,j, the FONSI was sent to the Office of the Federal Register for pubhcotion (or pubbshed in the federe/ Register). By cetteopondence it(gtggj, we provided you with copies of the ( A and FONSI.

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'",If'f,"UMk. ( fa Enclosed e's copies of the tonewed Motoriale Ucense SNM 333 and the Safety Evolustion Report, which includes the Catopotical troluelon deterrninetion, ns '_

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, in addition, Safety Condition S 21 hee been revised and reeds as follows:

S 21 (Tvoo the revised license condition es it ar rieers in the license.

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Inolosed are copies of the revised Meteriale Uconse SNM _ and the Safety Evaluation Report, which includes tt?

Categorical [ solution detemiination.

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9. Authorized place of use: The licensee's existing facilities in Spring lillis,= Virginia, as described in'the reference application.

10. This escense shall be deemed to contain three sections: Safety Conditions, Safeguards Conditions, and Transportation Conditions..All these sections are part of the license, and the licensee is subject to compliance with all listed conditions in each section.

Date By:

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and logic for determining that the renewal / amendment can be issued without posing signincant haracds to public health and safety or the environment. If an Environmental Assessment or an

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Environmental Impact Statement is not warranted, then the report will contain a Categorical Exclusion determination. Most SERs for relatively simple amendments will not exceed several pages in length ' SERs for complicated amendments or licenses should be as concise as possible, while ensuring sufnclent documentation to allow an independent reviewer to conurm compliance with NRC requirements.

FORMAT A. The Drst page of an SER should be printed on NRC letterhead paper.

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The report should contain the following sections: Background Discussion Environmental Review, and Conclusion. SERs that exceed six (6) pages in length will contain a table of contents.

C, The IMCKGROUND section of the report discusses the iequested action and cites all incoming applications and pertment correspondence (written or verbal requests-for additional information, supplements, revised applications, etc.) that the staff utilized in reviewing the requested action.

i (For Part 70.32' reviews for Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plans, Phydcal l rotection plans, emergency plans, and other simila. reviews, a statement shall be included indicating that the INense has determined the change does nc.' decrease the effectiveness of the plan or s program (See Chapter 4))..

D,JAs related to the requested action, thb DISCUSS /ON section should describe, but not be' limited l1 to;"the present ~ operations and processes and any changes thereto,' criticality:and chemical

' /:isafety, aspects, protection provided to the public and employees, organizational structure.

- health impacts, etc. Also discuss and justify any new or revised license conditions.

Appendix B shows a sample format for a Fuel Facility Renewal SER.

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The ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW section of the report should discuss the environmental

- findings that may be associated with the requested action. Environmental Reviews will be incoiporated into the SERs in accordance with Robert Burnett's 4/14/93 Memorandum to Robert Bernero (copy shown as Appendix F). Describe the environmer *al documentation (CE, FCLB M nual, Revisten 5 5-1 September 5,1997

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ENVIRONMENTAL PEVIEW Descrits the ervironmental findings associated with requested action and the documentation that supports the action.

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.IIACKGROUND

'The National Enyhonmental Pollby Act (NEPA)'bf 1969 requires an* environmental reWew be conducted for all major federal actions signl0cantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

NEPA requires that the environmental effects and values of the proposed action and alternatives be identined so they can be evaluated with respect to the economic and technical considerations. The environmental information must be available to both those making the decisions and the public prior to approval of any proposed action. Within the NRC, licensing and rulemaking act!cas are considered major federal actions (10 CFR Part 51). Most of the information relied upon by FCLB in conducting the review is provided by the lleensee or applicant in the form of an Environmental Report, as required in 10 CFR Part 51. Documents prepared by FCLB in accordance with NEPA should follow NMSS procedures, including consultation with States (F&PL l-48) and ovaluation of environmental justice (P&PL l 50).

. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS (CE)

- Usually, FCLB licensing actions either are categorically excluded from an environm' ental reWew or require an environmental assessment (EA). The criteria for catesorical exclusions (CE) are listed in 10 CFR 51.22, Generally, license renewals for educational institutions meet the criteria for a

.CE (10 CFR 51,22(c)(14)(v)). The majority of license amendment applications will also meet one of the criteria for a CE. However,'in each case, FCLB reviews'will apply the criteria'in Section 51,22, ta' determine whether the proposed action is eligible for a CE.' A CE and its inclusion in the SER=are discussed in Chapter 5 of this manual.

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' Option 1 (Changes in Process Occrations or Eaulpment)

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sqfety or the enylmnment because the activities involve the use of sealed sourse and gauging

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are alegodcally excluded from the requinment to prepare a site-spec (fic cnvimnmental assessment, nerefore, in - accordance with 10 CFR Ss.22(c)(14)(vill), neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is warranted for this

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.The actions which require the NRC to prepare an EIS are speelned in 10 CFR 51.20c The licensing actions associated with the FCLil which would require an EIS are:

1. ' issuance of a license to possess and use special nuclear material for processing and fuel fabrication, scrap recovery, or conversion of uranium hexanuoride pursuant to 10 CFR Part 70, 2.

Issuance of a license to possess and use source material for uramum milling or production of uranium hexauuoride pursuant to 10 CFR Part 40,

3. ' issuance of a lic:nse for a uranium enrichment facility, or l 2

any ottwr action thht NRC determines could significantly affect the environment (e.g., based 4

on an Environmental Assessment (EA)).

If the proposed action is one requiring an EIS, then an EA need not be prepared, if an EIS is to be prepared, then the regulat ons specined in 10 CFR Part 51 describing the procedure for preparing i

an EIS must be followed, including issuing a notice of intent, conducting the scoping process, preparing the draft EIA, circulating and noticing the draft EIS, revising the draft EIS, and publishing the Anal EIS and Record of Decision. (See Appendix G showing a sample table of contents for an EIS.)

ENVIRONMENTAI, ASSESSMENTS (EA)

An EA is defined as a concise public document that serves to brie 0y provide sufficient evidence and analysis for determining whether to prepare an environmental inipact statement (EIS) or a finding of no significant impact (FONSI). The EA should demonstrate compliance with NEPA when no

'EIS is necessary or may facilitate the preparation of an EIS when one is necessary,-

Unless categorically excluded,~ renewal of the following types of lleenses reiuire"an'EA: =

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Uranium Fuel Fabrication Facilities (e.g., Westinghouse Electric, Combustion Engineering, l

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-request meeting the criteria for a Categorical Exclusion (CE).

Licensing actions where an exemption from the regulations is requested also require an EA'.

As specined in 10 CFR 51.30, an EA shall contain, as a minimum, the following information:

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Description of the proposed rction, 2.'

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A list of agencies and persons consult'ed and identincation of sources used.

EA's should be concise (e.g.,6 to 7 pages in length) and not duplicate the evaluation of compliance and safety assessment documented in the Safety Evaluation Report. EAs that support renewals mDr fuel facilities may be longer, but should remain concise and informative, The EA supports a decision on whether to prepare a FONSI or an EIS. A FONSIis appropriate if there is no signincant impact to the environment. An EIS should be prepared if there are major unresolved issues that could adversely impact '.he human health or the environment.

After the FONSI is prepared (see Exhibit 16), it will be published in the Federal Register in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 51.35 (see Chapter 11).

COMPLIANCE WITil NRC/ STATE h1EMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Project Managers for site decommissioning management plan (SDMP) sites in Pennsylvania have responsibilities under a Memorandum of Understanding, signed July 15,1996, between NRC and the Pem ylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEp). Some of these responsibilities include notifying the public and other regulatory, ;encies about upcomin; meetings and conference calls, in addition the MOU states that each agency contact is to send the other copics of pertment

' information concerning the site (i.e., site characterization plans, analytical data, etc.) and will allow the ather agency two weeks to review and comment on documents, which could have an impact on that agency's actions at the site. FCLB will follow IMC-2605 and the NMSS handbook on decommissioning (NUREG/BR-0241).

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FONSI)

HACKGROUND Upon completion of an Environmental Assessment (EA), it will be determined whether to prepare an_ Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or a Finding of No Signincant Impact (FONSI) for the September 5,71997' 4

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proposed action. The FONSI will be prepared if, based on the SA, it can be determined that the proposed action will not significantly impact the environment in accordance with 10 CFR 51.35, iL the FONSI will be published in the Federal Register. FCLB will not take the proposed action (issue a new license, an amendment, or renewal) until after the Onding has been published in the Federal-Register.

If an opportunity for a hearing on a license amendment, issuance, or renewal has not previously j

been offered by a notice in the FEDERAL REGISTER, the FONSI notice will include an opportunit) for a hearing in accordance with 10 CFR 2.2105(d). Ilowever, Notice of Opportunity for a Hearing should be published as soon as possible after FCLB completes the acceptance review to avoid undue delays (e.g.,30 days) in the licensing process (See Chapter 11)/

. As described below,10 CFR 51.32 exnlains what needs to be included in a FONSI:

51.32 Finding of No Significant impact (a) A Gnding of no significant impact will:

(1) Identify the proposed action; (2) State that the Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the propmed action; (3) 11riefly prewnt the reasons why the propmed action will not have a signi6 cant effect in the quality of the human environment; (4) Include the environmental assessment or a summary of the environmental assessment if the assessment is included. the Gnding need not repeat any of the discussion in the assessment but may incorporate it by reference; (5) Note any nther related environmental documents; and

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V S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF OPPtJRTUNITY FOR A HEARING (ISSUANCE /RENEWAllAMENDMENT) OF MATERIALS LICENSE SNM XXX NUCLEAR PRODUCTS. INC, SPRING HILLS. VA DOCKET 70-0125 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering the (issuincehenewal/ amendment) of Special Nuclear Material Ucense SNM 333 to (descritie the amandment) at the Nuclear Products, Inc., f acihty located in Sprng Hills, Virginia.

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Corriosoom FINDING'OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Commission has prepared an Environmental Assessment related to the (issuancehenewal/ amendment) of Specia! Nuclear Material License SNM 333. On the basis of the assessment, the Commission has concluded that environmental impacts associated with the prog,osed action would not be significant and do not warrant the ' preparation'of an Environmental Impact Statement.' Accordingly, it has been determined that a Findirig of' No Significant impact is appropriate.

The Environmental Assessment and the documents related to this proposed action are available for public Irisp'ectihn erj copying at the Commission's Public Document Room at the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street NW, Washington DC. '(NOTE: Add LPOR, and the aodress, if appropriate.)

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Hased on the E A and accompanying safety evaluation, NRC is propering to renew Uconse SMB _, The NRC herebh *

' provides Rhet th's is a proceeding on an application for renewel of a licones f alling witNn the scope of Subpart L,l *lnformal Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in Materiale Licensing Proceedinge,' of NRC's rules and practice for domestic licensing proceedinge in 10 CFR Part 2, Pursuant to Section 2.1205(e), any person whose interest may be effected by this proceeding may file a request for's hearing in accordance with Section 2,1205(d).' A request for a hearing must be filed -

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2. Dy mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Docket and Service Branch.

in addition to meeting other appiscable requirements of 10 CFR Part 2 of the NRC's regulations, a request for a hearing filed by a person other than an applicant must describe in detail:

1. The interest of the requester in the proceeding:

2, How that interest may be affected by the resuhs of the proceeding, including the reasons why the requestor should be permitted a i. earing, with particular reference to the factors set out in Section 2.1205(h).

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'4. The circumstances establishing that the request for a hearing le timely in accordance with Section 2.1205(d),

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123 Hickory Road Spt' rig Hills, VA ' 20561

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FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT lMPACT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT l(TAC NO. L12345)

Deer,Mr. Jones:

s Enclosed are copies of the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant impact (FONSI) prepared to support the (iesuance/ renewal / amendment) of Materials Uconse SNM 333. The FONSI, wNeh has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication also contains a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing in accordar ce w

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_ reference the above TAC No. in future correspondence related to tNo request.

Sincerely, Project Manager Ucensing Section 1/2 Ucensing Branch in Division of Fuel Cycle Safety end Safeguards, NMSS Docket,70 0125 License _; SNM 333

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I Emergency Plans l'lACKGROUND in' accordance with 10 CFR Sections 40.31(j) and 70.22 (i), certain applicants /licenseestmust provide an Emergency Plan (Plan).

Effective August 12, 1991, revised or new Plans must include provisions to characterize events 4tilch have the potential for nuclear criticality as well as an actual nuclear criticality ev' nt.j All e

LPhms must nef m.odified accordingly, (This requirement ' stems from 'a' Cnding of the Incident

. Investigation Team's investigation of the General Electric event.)

NRC regulations in 10 CFR Parts 40.35 and 70.32 allow licensees to make changes to emergency' plans without prior approval by NRC provided that the changes do no: decrease the effectiveness of licensee programs for public protection ("no decrease changes").1:eview procedures for these types of changes are described in Chapter 4.

PMs should routinely review the license every 6 months to assure that all Plan changes have been incorporated and that the license condition references the latest 1. vision. In addition, FCLB PMs should periodically (at least every 6 months) visit the Operations Center (4th floor of TWFN) to confirm that the Emergency Plan in the reference library is current.

- FILES "A copy of the currently' approved, up to-date Plan is maintained in a separate folder within_the L FCLil licensing files ;Also included in the folder is the last amendment which approved the Plan "or confirmed that the changes did not decrease its' effectiveness. Plan revisions are not filed into L the Plan until NRC approval or confirmation is granted, unless the licensee has already incorporated

- the revisions and is currently operating rader the revised Plan. In addition, PMs also maintain an up-to date copy of the emergency plan, if an event occurs at a fuel facility and NRC activates ti c Operations Center, the PM for that facility (or backup PM if the primary PM is not available) will fretrieve the up-to-date plan and report (witn the plan) to the Operations Center promptly and in

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HACKGROUND Countries that have signed and are party to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,

'[conimonly referred to as'the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)], are subject to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards inspections. ' The NPT establishes the authority for the.

I ABA to conduct inspections of nuclear facilities.. (NOTE: In the. case of nuclear weapons states,:

Ethdir:Volutitafy Offers may include a commitment to report nuclear tratisahtion's 'at facilities not :

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. description of the facility; m,

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the form, quantity, location, and flow of nuclear material being used; 3.

facility layout; and 4.

containment features and procedures for nuclear material accountancy and control.

PROCEDURES TIhrocedures for submitting DlQs to the IAEA are as follows:.

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8l Upon expiration of the 60 day notincation period to the Congress, the IAEA _will be f}j inntined, by the DOS, of the license issuance and the addition'of the facility to the List.

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10 CFR 70.21(g) states:

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and use more than one effective kilogram of special nuclear material shall-file with the

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impleme... the US/XAEA Si.eguards Agrecment, in the manner set forth in 6 75.6 and 66 ~

75.11 through 75.14 of this chapter.-

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1. DlillTT EFFORT RITS li Description 21l A A tlR FtIEl FAllRICATION AND CONVERSION CASEWORK Use for general project management tasks and prelicensing consultation with uranium fuel fabrication and consersion licensees, any specine license amendment, renewal, new, or technical resiews will be charged to specine TAC numbers issued under this RITS code "No decrecsc in elTectiveness" reviews under (70 32 or (40 35 should also be charged against speciGe TAC numbers under this code.

11&W, NFS, Westinghouse, GE, CE, Siemens, Framatome, & Allied 211 AAI CR'TICAL M ASS M AT ERI Al, LICENSE - Use for general project n nagement tasks and prelicensing consultation with greater than critical mass SNM heensees for research and development; any specine beense amendment, renewal, new, or techmcal review s will be charged to specine TAC numbers issued under this RITS code.

Army, Florida Tech, Idaho, Penn State. Purdue,11 of Florida, NIST, Kodak, U of Seattle, and U of Texas 21 l AA2 FilEL CVCLE R&D, PILOT, and FRESil FUEL STORAGE Use for general project management tasks and prehcensmg consuhation with greater than entical mass SNM bcensees for fuel R&D facihties and fuel storage, any specine license amendment, rencu al, new, or technical reviews will be charged to specine TAC numbers issued under this RITS code.

G A, GE-Vallecitos, CE-Windsor, TVA 211 AA3 IIEVIEW OTilEll SOUllCE M ATERI AL LICENSES - Use fnr general project management tasks and prelicensing consultation with source material processing licenses; any specine license amendment, renewal, new, or technical reviews will be charged ta specific TAC numbers issued under this RITS code.

Cabot Boyertown, Fansteel,Shieldalloy-Newfie!d 2ll AB OVERSEE WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION PROJECF - Use for technical assistance to DWM on operational safety issues related to West Valley 21l AC OTilER l C LICENSING ACTIVITIES - Use for other activities that are not directly related to licensing (other than Project Management and prelicensing consultation), for example, review oflicensee responses to NRC information notices, enforcement actions, and coordination of international safeguards activities with FRIB FCLB Mantial, Revision 5 9-2 September 5,1997 h

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renewal, new, or technical reviews will be charged to specinc. AC numbers issued under this RITS code 21l All IMPLEMENT FUEL CYCLE LICENSEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROGRAM Use for effort invested in preparing for and participating in Licensee Performance Reviews 211Al SAFEGUARDS EVENT REVIEWS Use for effort invested in reviewing ~

safeguards events at facilities in the FCSS program 211 AJ PIIYSICAL PROTECTION CATEGORY l Use for physical security reviews and periodic visits at Category I facihties (including {70.32 and {70.34 reviews) 211 AK PilVSICAL PROTECTION CATEGORY III Use for physical security reviews and periodie visits at Category lit facilities (including {70.32 and {70.34 reviews) '.

21lAL MC& A CATEGORY I 1Ise for MC&A reviews and periodic visits at Category I facilities (including (70,32 and {70.34 reviews) '

21l AM MC& A CATEGORY II ' Use for MC&A reviews and periodic visits at Category -

111 facilities (including {70.32 and $70.34 reviews) 211BA FUEL FACILITY REGULATION DEVELOPMENT Use for effort invested -

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development of the Fuel Cycle Standard Review Plan, regulatory guides, and oth6r related guidance documents 21IBF REVIEW DOE REGULATORY PLANS FOR PU DISPOSITION Use for effort invested in reviewing and assisting DOE on Pu disposition [ Note: Wo'rk under the DOE NRC Reimbursable Agreement must be authoriecd indvance by.

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Description (7AI A GENERAL ADMINISTRATION - Use for general effort that is unrelated to fuel facility reviews, such as administrative ticket responses, paperwork wrveys, ofTice noves, and RITS reporting. Time charged to this code should be ni.aimiicd, if you are averaging more than a couple hours per week on this code, you shou! ' work with your supervisor to see if this can be reduced 9A1A CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION Use for managing technical contract.

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9AlA, PERSONNEL SERVICES Use for candidate interviews, reference checks, and TAC L20003 other stafrmg activities; typically used by supervisors

9AIA, STAFF MEETINGS - Use for weekly section meetings, bianch racetings, and other TAC L20008 meetings of your organizational group that are more general in nature, address administratis e matters, and do not pertain to a specific facility or regulatory issue 9AIB M ANAGEMENT SUPERVISION Use nor etTort invested in reviewing staff work, observin; stafT performance, coaching, counseling, and appraisal; typically used by supervisors, including acting supervisors 9A1C GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Use for draning, revising, reading, and processing administrative correspondence unrelated to a particular fuel cycle facility or regulatory issue; this includcs efTort devoted to letters from the public or other interested parties (other than allegations, {2.206 petitions, and speciGc regulatory issues included elsewhere) 9 ale STAFF DEVELOPMENT & PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS - Use for training (internal and extemal courses, developmental assignments outside of NMSS), and preparing for and participating in professional meeting:, and conferences. Use with TAC L20087 for time spent preparing for or participating in emergency drills.

9AIG FOI A - Use for time spent search for, compiling, and reviewing documents requested pursuant to the Freedom ofInfonnation Act; use specific case number that is assigned by the FOIA Branch and accompanies requests 9AIK SUPPORT TO OTilER ORGANIZATIONS - Use for c! Tort invested in responses and assistance to other organizations (internal and external to NRC) along with TAC number specific to that organization (L20057 for RES, L20123 for OPA, L20289 for OIP, etc.)

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Technical Assistance Requests (TAR) u TECIINICAL SUPPORT ROLES AND RESPONSilllLITIES In accordance with NhtSS Policy and Procedures Letter 1-14, ' implementation of the NMSS

= Decommissioning Program," the Division of Waste Management (DWM) assumes responsibility:

for project management and licensing responsibilities for those facilitics that have ceased operations-and whose decommissioning activities will be carried out over a significant time period. Facilities-will not generally be transferred to DWM until they no longer pc e any significant criticality safety -

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at any time, including time of decommissioning, by burial onsite, stabilization in place, or by any-means other than disposal in a Part 61 facility, will require a DWM technical review. For thoses facilities with ongoing operations and decommissioning programs, where the submittal-of. a decommissioning plan is required, DWM will review the plan in the role of providing technical support.

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or _ informal adjudications governed by the provisions in Part 2, Subpart L. A's_ a general rule,.

l enforcement cases a'nd reactor licensing proceedings are conducted as formal adjsdications tmder 4Shbpart'O. whereas operator ' licensing and most materials. licensing actions'are conducted as "a

' nformal adjudication's under; Subpart L. Proceedings that involve licensing the construction ~and i

Loperation~of a uranium entichment facility are required by law to be conducted as a single hearing in a formal adjudication under Subpart G; and the Commission may' elect 'to' consider other signincant materials licensing actions in formal proceedings under Subpart G, where it determines that this would be in the public interest. FCLB will generally,after an opportunity 'for a hearing on an amendment request,' license issuance, or license renewal at the earliest possible opportunityf (i,c., shortly after completion of the acceptance review.)

10 CFR PART 2. SUHPART G - RULES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY =

- Under the rules governing formal adjudications, any person whose interests may be affected by the

. proceeding must file a request for hearing within the time specified in the notice o.f hearing, Lor

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Petitioner ~s mu'st show that they;have legal factors, as specified in-10 CFR' Q2.714(a) andl(d).

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of its'contentiens and the bases therefore, set forth with i.:asonable specificity'] All such contentions -

Jmbst fall within the proper scope of the proceeding, as delineated by the p6blished' notice of hearing.

orLnotice of opportunity for hearing, and must comply with certain established rules 'fo~r U-

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' exist.which require an evidentiary hearing. The grant'of summary judgment as'to any issue will eliminate that issue from the scope of any subsequent evidentiary hearings.

I I The sjaff will generally be expected to respond to discovery, prepare documents which renect thel s

' ' Jstaff's review of pertinent issues,tand develop affidavits and testimony for presentation in the.

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-initial decision, and _any party aggrieved by the outcome may request recons erat on or petition seeking Commission review thereof.

10 CFR PART 2, SUllPART L -- INFORMAL llEARING PROCEDURES nFOR cADJUDICATIONS IN MATERIALS AND OPERATOR LICENSING PROCEEDINGS!

Effective March 30,1989, the NRC amended its regulations to provide rules or procedures for thc conduct ofinformal adjudicatory hearings in materials licensing proceedings. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (section 189a) requires that NRC grant a hearing, requested by any interested party, With regard to the granting, suspending, revoking, or amending of an NRC -license (source, 7

_ byproduct, special nuclear material).

Prior to the 1989 amendments, the Commission had

-determined that the hearing which is to be provided for a materials licensing action need not encompass all of the procedures that govern formal adjudications for the licensing of nuclear Rather, the Commission decided that, in most instances, an informal hearing with an reactors.

opportunity to present written views is sufficient to comply with the law.

Informal Hearine Process Any person whose interest may be affected by a t aerials licensing proceeding may file a o

The request for a hearing, within the time limits preseibed by 10 CFR Q 2.1205(d).

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. request for hearing must describe the petitioner's. interest and how that interest may be faffected by the outcome of the proceeding, as well as the requestor's areas of concern.

Answers may be filed by the applicant and NRC staff; the applicant's' answer is due within 10 days after service of the request for hearing, while the staff (if it chooses or is ordered

~ to pa-ticipate as a party) may respond within 10 days after the designation 'of a Presiding Officer.

Wii.In 10 days after receiving a request for a hearing from the Office of the Secretary, a o

Pres! ding Officer will be appointed to rule upon the request for hearing and, if necessary, to preside over the proceeding. The Presiding Officer is to determine whether the request for hearing raises areas of concern that are germane to the proceeding and.whether the requestor has legal standing, If a request for hearing is granted and a notice of opportunity

'for hearing has not been published already, a notice of hearing must be published in the

- Federal Register providing the information specified in 10 CFR Q2.1205(h).

24~ny petitions for leave to intervene are required to be filed within 30 days after the notice o

s of hearing is published; responses by the applicant and the staff, if it chooses or is ordered to participate,Lare due within'10 days after service of the petition. A decision denying a request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene in its entirety may be appealed within 10 days of service of the denial decision; conversely, a decision granting a request for :

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hearing or petition for leave to intervene may be appealed within 10 days cf service of the decision, on the grounds that the request or petition should have been denied in its entirety, The regulations provide that the filing or granting of a request for hearing or petition for o

leave to intervene need not delay NRC staff action regarding an application for a licensing action covered by Subpart L as provided in 10 CFR 621205(m).

In any proceeding initiated as a result of an applicant's filing of a request for hearing on the o

denial of a license or license amendment, the NRC staff.is a required party. Where a proceeding has been initiated as the result of a third party's fui:;g of a request for hearing, the staff will be a party only if it so chooses or is ordered to ao so by the Presiding Officer or Commission, in this case, the staff is required to advise whether it desires to be a party within 10 days nfter the Presiding Officer has been designated. Th; Presiding Officer may order or permit the staff to participate as a party with respect in particular issues, where he determines that resolution of the issue would be aided materially by the staff's participation.

-o Within 30 Jays of the Presiding Officer's grant of a heating request, the staff is required to prepare a " hearing Gle;" copies are to be filed in the docket of the proceeding, presented to the Presiding Officer, and made "available" to the applicant and any party to the proceeding, by service or by placing a copy in the local public document room (or alternative location), giving notice to the parties or participants of its availability and location. 10 CFR 62.1231(a).

The hearing file is to consist of the application for licensing action and any amendment o

thereto; any NRC environmental impact statement or assessment relating to the application; and any NRC report and any correspondence between the NRC and the applicant that is relevant to the application. The staff is required to continually update the hearing file (and to serve or make such updates available) to keep it current. +

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'o After the NRC staff has made the hearing file available to all parties and participants, they will have an opportunity to submit, under oath or affirmation, written presentations of their arguments and documentary data, 'iformational material, and supporting written evidence, describing in detail the deficiencies or omissions of concern to them. The Presiding Officer may also, on his c,wn initiative, submit written questions to the parties to be answered in

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necessary to create an adequate record for decision. Responsibility for the examination of all witnesses rests with the Presiding Officer, who may allow the parties to propose oral questions for him to pose to a witnet::.

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IThe regulations provide that "[t]he fair and reasonable settlement of proceedings subject to this subpart is encouraged." Any proposed settlement must be approved by the Presiding Officer or Commission, as appropriate, to be binding 10 CFR 62.1241.

o Upon completion of the informal hearing, the Presiding Officer shall render an initial decision (unless the Commission chooses to undertake that task itself by having the record certified to it). The Presid;ng Officer may not consider or decide matters which were not

-put into controversy by the parties but is.to inform the Commission if he believes that a serious safety, environmental, or common defense and security matter exists that has not-j been placed in controversy.

. The Presiding Officer's initial decision becomes final agency action 30 days after issuance, 401 unless a petition for Commission review is lhed or the Commission undertAes review of the decision on it., own initiative,10 CFR 62.1251(a). Where the initial decLion resolves all contested issues in favor of the specified licensing r.etion, the staff may proceed to take the appropriate action notwithstanding the pendency of any Commission review, unless a stay has been issued or the Commission directs otherwise.

" DIFFER'ENCES IlETWEEN SUIIPART G AND SUllPART L The informal hearing procedures provided in Subpart L differ substantially from the regulations in Subpart G which govern the conduct of formal, trial-type adjudications. Specifically, (1) the staff

. is required to search its files to prepare a hearing file and to ensure that it contains all relevant material; (2) the staff need not participate as a party in a proceeding convened in response to a third w

paity's request for hearing; (3) no discovery is conducted; (4) the Presiding Officer's decision is inormally to be based upon the hearing file and written presentations submitted by the parties; and ;

L[ar) oral presentations are permitted only if the Presiding Officer finds (5e insufficient to resolve the issues -- and even then, the Presiding Officer is to question the s witnesses rather than allow' cross-examinatioii by the parties.

Essentially, the Subpart L hearing is designed to elicit information and resolve-issues through inquiry by'the Presiding. Officer, rather than through an adversarial confrontation of the parties.

The Presid_ing Officer has been afforded broad Ocretion to control thc manner in which issues raised by the parties are explored and to determine which of the contested issues should be pursued

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NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF LtCENSE RENEWAL REQUEST FOR THE (Name of facihty) AND AN -

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Enclosed are copies of the Notice of Consideration of License Renewal Request for (Name of f acility) prepared to support the (issuance / renewal / amendment) of Materiale License SNM-333. The FONSI, which has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publ. cation, also contains a Notice of Opportunity for Heanng in accordance with Subpart L of 10 CFR Part 2. If you have questions regarding this action, I can be reached on (301) 41F,

XXXX, Pinase reference the above TAC No. in future correspondence related to this request.

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Prior to approving the renewal application, NRC will have made finoings required by the Atomic Energy.

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chronological order by date, with most recent correspondence in the front of the file folder.

' Files a_re maintained from last license ren'ewal to presen.t. Files cantain copies of all licensee-

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. separate folder or in the front of the most current correspondence folder Cneckout cards are on top of file cabinets and should be completed when removing file material.

Location: 5-Drawer File Cabinets Across from Rooms T.-3D11 and T-8AI Classi0ed casework files are maintained in safes; see LA for access.

Note: these are not the NRC "ofGcial files." Official files are maintained by IRM in the central files on the 6th Floor of the Two White Flint Building (Room T-6E7, Phone 415-c 7205).

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- safety, criticality, health physics, etc.). Comments should be initialed so that the writer can be identified. Upon completion of document routing, the report is returned to the LA for filing.

Licensee responses and regional follow up correspondence pertaining to inspections are also routed to the PM, Section Chief, and Branch Chief, and returned to the LA. ' As appropriate, l

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. report based on their disciplines.

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Notebooks, behind the pertinent inspection report.

Locatiori:

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- Classified: Located in Sefe; See LA 4

.9 NRC INSPECTION MANUAL CIIA14ERS NRC Inspection Manual Chapters are maintained by the Operations Branch, FCSS, and also can be viewed on the computer through the LAN System (Windows Users: See Agency Wide Group File).

O REGULATORY GUIDES, INFORMATION NOTICES, MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES, AND NMSS POLICY AND PROCEDURES LETTERS Copies bf Regulatory Guides and NRC Management Directives may be ob'tained from the

' Government Printing Office, P,0. Box 37082, Washington, D.C. 20013 (Phone: (202} 512-T 11800 or -2409; E-Mail on Internet: amebride@gpo. gov). Copies'of relevant regulatory iguldes and information notices are filed in looseleaf binders on the bookshelf adjdcent'to T-8D12. Section Chiefs receive copies of all NRC Information Notices and should' notify the

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- All.EGATIONS NhtSS Policy and Procedure Letter 127 (Revision 5) dated August 2,1996, established the policy and procedures for management of allegations in NhtSS, including those concerning the Department of Energy (DOE) or its contractors with regard to the high level waste.

program. The WRC Management Directive 8.8 (MD 8.8),;* Management of Allegations,"

approved May 1,1996, dennes the NRC policy and procedures for receipt and handling of 4

allegations, MD 8.8 also sets forth the Commission polley on dealing with allegers, including protecting their identity, granting and revoking confidentiality, and the referral of matters to the Office of Investigations (01).

An alkgallen, as defined in MD 8.8 is "a declaration, statement, or assertion ofimpropriety or inadequacy anociated with NRC regulated activities, the validity of which has not been esta"'ished."

All liranch Chiefs, Section Chiefs,- and staff members are responsible for:> '

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9 iDECOMMISSIONING l'INANCIAL ASSURANCE DOCUMENTS

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the low Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch (LLDP),' Division of Waste;

. Managenient (DWM)',in a fire resistant safe. When these documents are received by FCLil-

' staff,' the originals should be hand delivered to DWM and copies to the PM/LA so thats j copies may be made for docketing (black out the account number and amount) (Exhibit 27 1shows example of a transmittal memo.) FCLB will review and manage financial assurance o documents in accordance with MD 8.12.

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9 FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES (FRN) n FCI,II, dependent upon FCLil management decision and based on the perceived public interest, may issue FRNs to notice meetings, signincant documents, etc.

FRNs are to be typed using i 1/2 inch spacing, on bond paper using a 3,5 inch diskette for storing and transmitting the document. The NRC account number (73501) should appear on the first page, top right hand corner (see Exhibit 17).

In addition, in cases where public comments are solicited, use of the appropriate address (see below) will ensure that submissions are properly processed, General Notices Sicned by the EDO or EDO Staff

^ Send comments to-Chief, Rules Review and Dirwtives thernh Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Service.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Washington, D.C. 20555 4001 11and deliver tomments to: 11545 Rodville Pike, Rockville. Maryland between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Federal wo:Ldays Pnped Rules. Petitions for Rufemakinc. or Poliev StatcJnrah Send comments to:

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iln a Staff Requirements Mdmorandum (SRM) dated November 7,1996, on SECY 96193, the Commission approval publicatioa in the FEDERAL REGISTER (61 FR 67072) of the -

final abnormal occurrence (AO) criteria, The final AO policy statement (Appendix H) was published in the FEDERttL REGISTER tm December 19,1996, and will be used for the

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i in addition, in accordance with the SRh1 on SECY 96193, FCLB staff will Glc incident information on potential AOs in the public document rooms (PDRs) as soon as possible. In following this direction, the staff should place alreadycxisting documents on these incidents in the PDRs. should include a statement that the NRC staff has identined the event as a -

potential AO and ifit meets the AO criteria it will be included in the AO report to Congress.

When sufficient information on an event has been obtained to identify it as a potential AO, i

the memorandum from NhtSS to AEOD transmitting potential AO write ups, as directed in DRAFT hianagement Directive 8.1, " Abnormal Occurrence Reporting Procedure," should include the following statement:-

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attached event _ as a potential abnormal occurrence (AO), and it...ay be int.dded in the AO report that NRC prepares annually to inform Congress of events reported by NRC and Agreement State licensecs, which the Commission has determined are significant to public health and safety."

Since the memoranda and attached potential AO writeup(s) will be placed in the PDRs, it is important that the memoranda and writeups have appropriate management review before they are issued. AEOD will also continue to track all potential AOs and will coordinate with other of0ces and the regions to determine which events will be included in the annual AO report to Congress.

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. f NUREG/IIR 0053, 0055, and -0057 8/10/93 hiemorandum to Office Directors fm 11. Thompson, EDO =

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INSPECTION FEEDER REPO TS At times, a member of the FCLB staff is reqbired to accompany an inspector to perform a ipart of the inspection of the licensee's facility i Upon completion of the inspection, the staff member is required to provide the regional or FCOB staff with input (Feeder Report). Prior to distribution ~of the Feeder Report, the report should be reviewed by the Section Chief,-

~ f Reports should be written in accordance with criteria in Inspection Manual Chapter 0610,

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0 LICENSE FEE INFORMATION Licensees are charged an hourly rate of $125.00 (FY97) for staff time spent reviewing and processing applications. On a weekly basis, licensing reviewers record their staff hours for ca:h case by completing a Regulatory Information Tracking System (RITS) staffinput report.

The RITS reports are forwarded to pMDA/NMSS, who in turn, input the data into a computerized system which keeps track of the hours charged for each licensing action (see Chapter 9).

Quarterly, PMDA generates a License Fee Memo for each licensing action.- A Fee Memo is a detailed listing of contract and staff hours charged to each review and the monetary total to be billed in the licensee. The Fee Memos are forwarded to FCLI. for review and signature by the PM and Section Chief. Upon return to PMDA the Fee Memns are sent to the License Fee and Accounts Receivable Branch (LFARB/OC). LFARD will forward a bill to the licensee. Refer to NMSS Policy & Frocedures Letter 2 3 for detailed information on RITS reports and License Fee Memos.

Fees are charged to a licensee when the requested action results in issuing one of the following:

1. New NRC license

2. Amendment to an existing NRC license

3. Renewal of an existing NRC license

4. Approval letter

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Post implementation reviews of changes licensees make without prior NRC review.

All Inquiries rela'ad to the Conunission's fee requirements from. licensees should be

- referred to Maurice Messler, LFARH, Phone (301) 415 6087.

The final rulemaking for 10 CFR Parts 170 and 171 - 100 percent fee recovery for FY 1997 became effective in July 1997. This rule ontains a new provisi.1 to recover the costs of post implementation reviews and changes licensees make without prior NRC review.

The NRC has clarified how it would recover the costs of post implementation reviews of changes licensxs make without' prior 'NRC review in - 10 CFR' 170.311(Section - 12A, L" Preapplication / Licensing Activities"). For example, a licensee will be billed for staff

- Treviews of changes under 70.32. There will be no change in how fees are assessed for any 1 pre implementation interactions prior to licensee submissions, between the NRC and IlcenseesMAs-in. the past,. any pre implementation interaction will not be-fee-bearing <

rHowever, unless otherwise approved by the Chief FCLB, NRC wi!! not review draft

documents for licensecs, other than financial assurance mechanisms.

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i CLil LICENSEE ADDRESSES AND CONTACTS NOTEllOOK The Notebook lists licensee contacts, eddresses, and telephone numbers. The Project hianager is responsible for providing updated information to the Licensing Assistant. The Licensing Assistant is responsible for revising the information in the notebook and distributing copics. Coples of the books are provided to the liranch staff.

O h1EETING/ TRIP NOTICES AND REPORTS

+ NRC Central hiecting System in accordance with NhiSS Policy and Procedures lxtter (P&PL) 1-23 and hianagement Directive 3.5, Public Attendance at Certain Meetings invahing the NRC Stqlf, all workshops or meetings with licensecs, industry, public groups, or state officials should be placed into the NRC Central hiceting System. Iloth open and closed meetings should be reported at least 10 days prior to meeting date. Upon scheduling such a meeting, staff should immediately notify the secretary by completing a copy of the form shown in Exhibits 28 or 29. (hicetings initiated by regional or inspection staff should be noticed by them.) The secretary will complete and forward NRC Form 549 Public Meeting Announcement Datu Input, to NRC's hiceting Announcement Coordinator via FAX (301) 415 5130; NRC hiail T 6D8; or E-hiall PhiNS.

If FCLil later discovers or determines that portions of a previously announced public meeting may be closed or meeting dates, times or locations have changed, notify the hiceting Announcement Coordinator (see above) as soon as possible so that the toll free electronic bulletin-board and telephone recording can be revised accordingly.

(uestions about the meeting notice s,, stem, should be refened to contact Jona Souder, D14PS/ADht, by telephone (301 415 7170) or E-mail (JLS3).

Policy questions concerning public attendance at certain NHC staff meetings should be directed to Walter Oliu, Acting Deputy Director, DFIPS/ADht, by telephone (301415 7175) or E mail (WEO).

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Exhibits 28 and 29 show examples of the format. This hiceting Notice is prepared in addition to placing the meeting in the NRC Central hiceting System (see above).

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At the conclusion of a meeting / trip, a summary should be prepared. These summaries may take the form of a submission to the

• Weekly items of Interest Report." or for more lengthy and complex issues, a memo through the Section Chief to the Branch Chief may be a more appropriate vehicle for documenting the event.

See Appendix C for appropriate distribution list (No. 3).

The licensee should receive ' a copy of the trip / meeting report via a "ec" copy. Summaries of meetings / trips must be placed in the official docket file and PDR/LpDR.

it NRC RECORDEI) 3NNOUNCEMENTS, TOI,L IREE NUMHERS, AND WEB SITE

• Recorded Announcements and Toll Free Numbers at NRC The following is a list of the available recorded announcements pertaining to NRC activities.

< NRC Staff Meetings Open to Public Observation:- Phone.1800 952-9674 or Electronic Hulletin lloard 1 800-303 9672.

This recording includes information on the date, time, location, and purpose of tiie meeting; the NRC staff offices and outside organizations in attendanec; and the name.

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- NRC Public Document Room: Phone 1800-397 4209 The NRC's Public Document Room (2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.) has a toll free number that can be used by the public to place requests for document '

i duplication or to obtain information regarding publicly available documents in~ the PDR. Patrons may nnd it less costly to order copies of documents from the PDR:

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9 OGC INTERACTION During an April 15, 1993, meeting with Robert Fonner, Office of the General Counsel (OGC), the staff queried Mr. Fonner as to the policy for determining when OGC review / concurrence is required. Mr. Fonner's explanation follows:

• OGC concurrence IS NOT required for:

Allegaths, unless they relate to a legal issue Corresponaence that, in the view of the staff, is based solely on technical matters and does not raise legal issues Exemptions, urless it involves a legal determination

• OGC concurrence IS required for:

Environmental Impact Statements Letters to Congress Replies to the public (if staff believes there is a controversial issue).

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llranch, a staff or contractor report (e.g., environmental assessment) should be published as NUREO report if the perceived publie interest is -expected 'to-require 'significant t

dissemination outside of the agency, Othei reports should be pubLhed as a staff document.

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G REGULATORY GUIDES, REVIEW PROCEDURES, 'AND OTilER-GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS =

' Regulatory guides serve _ several' purposes, Some regulatory guides describe acceptable-rpeth_ods for licensees to demonstrate compliance with NRC requirements. (Others provide

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• consensus" standards or " voluntary" standards) that are developed by recognized organitations, often with NRC participation. The NRC rnakes use of a national standard in the regulatory process only after independent review by the NRC staff and after review of public comment on the NRC's planned use of the standard.

NRC also issues other guidance documents, such as standard review plans (SRPs), branch techmeal positions, and NURl!Gs. SRPs are intended as guidance to the staff on how to conduct standard reviews. For example, the draft SRP in NURiiG 1520 provides guidance on how to review applications for fuel fabrication and related facilities. FCLH staff will follow this SRP to the extent applicable, in fuel fabrication facility reviews. Ilranch technical positions provide guidance to licensees and implementation in a more detailed manner than SRPs and regulatory guides.

NUR110s may also be used to identify methods found acceptable by the staffin demonstrating compliance with NRC requirements. NURIIGs may be written on guidance for NRC or licensees and other interested parties. None of the-regulatory guidante is binding on NRC licensees unless the licensees vohmtarily commit to follow the guidance or NRC mandates compliance via an order.

The NRC encountges comments and suggestions for improvements in regulatory guides and other guidance documents before staff review is completed. The staff issues them for comment to individuals and organizations, along with value/ impact statements (for regulatory guides) that set forth the objectives of each document, its expected effectiveness, and its likely impact in terms of resources and effort involved.'

A complete listing of relevant Regulatory Guides and SRPs, branch technical positions, and NURl!Gs is provided in the NRC Rules and Reguladons notebooks krated in the llookease across from Room T.8D10.

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lias a confidentiality agreement licen signed?

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Type of Regulated Actisity (a) _ Reactor (d) _ Safeguards (li),_ Yendor (c) _ Olliers (c) _ Materials (Specify)

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MEMORANDUM 10:

Chief Low-level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch Division of Waste Management, NHSS fR0ll:

Chief Licensing Branch OiV1sion of fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMLs

SUBJECT:

DEv0MMISS10NING flNANCIAL ASSURANCE INSTRUMENTS Attached are the original signed ( descrfbe the documents ) financial assurance documents / instruments submitted by i company name

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Please incor) orate tiiese documents into the financial records for-this license whic1 you are retalning in your fire-resistant security container with the documents retained by Division of Wastemanagement in accordance with MD 8.12.

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Tcbruary 15, 1973 8:00 a.m.

L oc at i ont U,$. huclear Pegulatory Consnission two White filnt North Building, Rcce 8+ A*1 11545 Rockvitte Pike

'tockville, Marylord Purpose of Meetingt Specif y the purpose of the weeting, who requested the neeting ard identify the general subject to be addressed.

h4 C A t t erdees t tist nane and organlaation.

Other Atterdecs:

List name and organlaation, koilt Meetings between the NRC staf f and licensees are open for interested merbers of the public to atterd as observers pursuant to the staf f Hettings Open to the Public f inal Policy statement, 59 hti.tj, Maingt 48340, 9/20/94."

Contact hane of Contact and F' hone hurdier AU.ndance at this peeting by other than those listed above s,hould be inade known (by time /date) via phone to above contact.

(ca At t erviees Office Director (if not already listed)

Division Director (if not already listed)

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List Others as Appropriate Licensee (f an this copy.)

Region Contact (E Mail this copy.)

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PUBLIC htC File Center Regic,a X NMSS R/l FCSS R/F FCLB R/F PMs

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Closed Meeting:

Attendance at this poeting is closed to senbers of the public dse to the sensitive nature of information to te discussed pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790 Contactt Name of Contact and Phone WWwr Attendance at this meeting' by other than those II6ted above thould be made known (by time /date) via phone to above centact..

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FLAR final Saf ety Analysis Report ACWW Ad.lsor y Cmeditee on nuclear Weste AC M Office of A tinistration e[U Nighly Enriched Uranium Alt Atreic inergy twinission NLW High Level Vaste A(00 Of fice f or Analysis and tvaluation of NP Health Physicist Operational Data Al Ailiticoal Inf orniation IMs$ Divillon of Industrial ard Medical Nuclear Alf Aupnented in@ection team laf ety, hM$$

Ah5 American Nuclear society

!$A Integrated Safety Analysis Ahli America kational $tandards lhttitute ASLS Atomic safety afd Licensing board LA Licensing Ass htent ASMI Anerica Society of Mechanical Engineers LIR Licensee tven. seport Ltu tow Enrithed Urenlisn BC Branch Chief LF Atb L icense f ee and At.unts OfP Branch tcC ical Position Ret r ievable Branch, OC LLW Low

• Level Waste CI Categoricel (sclusion L 8 !-t local Public t orment Poom (t o C ounc il on i nvi r ereent a t Osality Lf M Licensing Project Manager CFR Crde of f ederal Reputations Ltl License tracking $ystem CM Chemical Saf ety Lba limited Work Authorisation (6t$$

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Doctrent Cont rol System AD hegative Decittation D&D Decontaminat ion and Deccer,issioning kirA Nttional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 CE$

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invironnental Assessnent kWPA Nuclear Waste Policy Act t.6 (tectronic Cwposition services (D0 Office of the faceutive Director for DCA Office of Congressional Affairs Operations of Of fice of Inf orcenent Els invirorcental inpact $tatement OC Of fice of the Controller Env PM Envirorrental Project Manager DGC Of fice of the General Counsel (P

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PAV$ Printing and Audlevleual services Branch FCog -

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Division of f uel Cycle $sfety and I'M Project Manager Safeguards PMDA Program Managenent, Policy Development and 7658

$pecial Projects Branch, FC$$

Analysis Staff-ftMA f ederal Energency Management Agency POL Possession Only License is t final Environmental Statement PRA ProbabllIstic Risk Assessnent fhMCP f undanental huclear Material Control Plan PSAR Preliminary $af ety Analysis Report F C*$1 finding of ho $lgnificant Inpact ~

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APPENDIX D References for Licensing Guidance 1.

Regulatory GuWes'

+ Reg Guide 3.52 - Standard Format and Content for the ficalth and Safety Sections of License Renewal Applications for Uranium Processing and Fuel Fabrication

+ Reg "uide 3.55 - Standard Format and Content for the Healtn and Safety Sections of License Renewal Applications for Uranium llexafluoride Produc' n

• Reg Guide 3.65 Standard Format and Content Decommissioning Plans for Licenses Under Parts 30,40 and 70

+ Reg Guide 3.66 - Standard Format and Content of Financial Assurance hicchanism, Required for Decommissioning Under 10 CFR Parts 30,40,70, and 72

+ Reg Guide 3.67 - Standard Format and Contem.':r Fmergency Plans foi Fuel Cycle and hiaterials Facilities

• Reg Guide 3.8 - Nuclear Criticality Safety Training A complete listing of Regulatory Guides is provided in the NRC Rules and Regulallans -

located in the bookcase across from Room T-8D10. Coples may be obtained from the Government Printing Of0cc (Phone: {202} 512-2409).

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NRC hfanagement Directives

+ 3.4 - Release of Information to the Public

+ 3.5 - Public Atiendance t.t Certain hicetings Involving the NRC Staff

• 3.7 - Unclassific6 Staff Publications in the NUREG Series

+ 3.8 - Unclassified Contractor and Grantee Publications in the NUREG Series '

+ 3.50 Decument hianagement

+ 8.11 Review Process for 10 CFR 2,206 Petitions

+ 12.1 Storage of Classified Information For Part 70 regulations, the Standard Review Plan (SRP) for Part 70 (presently in 6

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NUh i Documents

+ 0544 NRC Collection of Abbreviations

+ (%>60 - Publishing Documents in the NURIIU Series

+ 1350 NRC Information Digest

+ 1379 NRC liditorial Style Guide

+ CR 1754 Technology, Safety and Costs of Decommissioning References, Non Fuel-Cmle Nuclear Facilities Copies may be obtamed from the Government Printing Of0cc (Phone {202) Sic 2409).

4.

NhiSS Policy and Procedures Letters:

1-2 Daily Staff Notes and Weekly Information Report (items of Interest) 1-4 Attendance at Commission hicetings 1-7 Policy and Procedures for Conveying New Information to Licensing floards 1-11 Communications with Licensees 1-15 Procedures for Preparation and Submittal of Federal Register Notices 1 19 Notification of Regional Administrators 141 lirienngs for the Director and/or Deputy Director, NhtSS e

122 -listablishment and implementation of a Quality Assurance Program for Performance of Technical Work by NhtSS and its Contractors 123 Open hicetings 138 Interface with Commissioners' Of0ces 1-41 Implementation of the NhtSS Decommissioning Program 1-46 Procedures for Preparing Federal Register Notices for Site Decommissioning :

hianagement Plar Licensing Actions 1 51 Policy and Criteria for Initial Processing of incoming Licensing Actions 23 Regulatory Informaiion Tracking System Copies are located in the bookcase across from room T-8D10 and may be obtained from -

Sally Cornell (Phone 415 8045).

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FC Policy and Guidance Directives:

83-3 Standard Review Plan for Termination of Special Nuclear hinterial Licenses 83 5 KState Health Of0cials kCLII MAntiai[ Revision 5_

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90 1 Guidelines for Discussions with Licensees Prior to issuance of Renewals and hiajor =.

Amendments to Fuel Cycle and hiaterials Licenses Authorizing Large Quantitles of!

Ilazardous Radioactive hiaterials 90 2 Standard Review Plan for. Evaluating Compliance with Decommissioning Requirements for Source, Ilyproduct, and Soccial Nuclear hiaterial License Applications 90-3 Licensing of low Level Radioactive Waste Storage by biaterials and Fuel Cycle -

Licensees 190 6 Guidelines for liandling Part 21 Reports

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Robert M. Bernero, Director Office of Nuc1 car Material Safety and Safeguards

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NMSS POLICY REGARDING USE OF REGULATORY GUIDES AS LEGAL

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requirements.in our regulatory process. - NRC has developed various categories'

of documents, such as those cited above, that',- for example,'may serveias, guidance to applicants-and licensees on ways of meeting NRC regulations or to While these documents-relert-them to_ actual or 90tential safety concerns.

serve important functions, they have not ocen codified as regulations and may

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licen6ing and regulatory actions. except for those identified in Section 51.22 as categorical exclusions or other action not i requiring environmental reviert, On February 28,1984, in approving this revision (SECY.83-286L the Commiscon directed -

,t that when the staff deterrnines it unnecessary to prepare an environmental assessment or environmentalimpact statement -

under the categorical exclusion provisions of 10 CFR 51.22(cl(111 or (c)(t 4)(xvih *,..the appropriate NRC Staf f Director will prepare a written memorandum explainmg why the action qualifies for the categorical exclusion eclected." This memorandum was also to include *..a discussion of the f actors hsted in the selected subsections and sha!I become part of :

the permanent docket or record relating to that action.' This direction was provided for approp:iote action to the Directors' of NMSS and the Office of Nuclear Reactor flegulation (NRRL By rnemo dated March 20,1984, the NMSS Deput'y D, rector permitted Division Directors to redelegate 'the signature authonty for categorical exclusions to Branch Chiefs, Since that time, as part of a hcensing action, the staff prepares, for -

the Branch Chief's signature, e separate document to address the categoncal exclusion. This document is made part of the permanent docket, in out oflorts to combine safety and safeguarde amendments under the new organization we would like the flexibihty to amend this practice and reduce papet usage, We propose,to Imptoment the practice used in NRR of includsng the l',

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1 1.2 Purpose and Need for Proposed Action 1,3 Descripti of Proposed Action

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2. Alternatives including the Proposed Actm 2.1 Factors Considered in Evaluating Alternatives 2.2 Alternauves

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(;7072 Federal Hegiuer ' Vnl 61. No 245 / Thurulay, December 19. 1996 / Nrwires

( er Aates Offered fruers.s for the S&sfl Stand.wds Commlulon will use in submi: ting ti e annual abrermal occurrence (AO) in order to qualify for Ibard reports to Coegress and the public in a Ahimugh there is tra pountial fur eMarsement, tM skill sundards syvem umely manner a stated M Seolon 208.

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. anore specifle critetta fy Jerenntning tinse lu tdenta and events that the t

nrw cent erwr**89n level, and a spelahy Neuonal SkfU Standards Act) certsfkate wiu sover ifw sgwelalty lesel e follow a on nnmencimure

. Commission considers signihrent from the standpoint of public health and af knowledge ar.d skills. A voluntary idenufted by the Board.

safety for reporting to "angress, and to partswrship could estabitsh basic e Describe in clear terms the crtucal make the AO policy consistent with certJIk aies for up to sia corw entraunns wnrk furwdons spectne to dw cort recent change.s to NRC regulations The.

The voluntary partrwrship will concentrmanns. and specialties, revhed AO critetta contain more, _

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rertancate(s), whuh wul then tw employability, and occugustonal discrete reporting thresholds making them easier to use and ensuring more envinrned by the N%B If it meets the knowledge erwt skills necesury to r nierta dewrthed twlow Ourside groups perform (tw crtckat work funcunns far consistent application of the intended Iwhwh might law lude trade associatinng the enre, concentrations, and specialties. AO reporting polky set forth by the Commlulon accredved edutauonal trutetutions arul

• Adhere to statutory requiremerus training pmviders, and recogntied and Itoard policy on assessowns.

m tCTfvt Datt: December 19,1996 o Be conststent wkh civil rights law; aoonmases: The pmposed policy thJrd party assessment gmops) wiu e Meet or esceed the higheat statement publisned in the Federal rer ommend the standards fnt specialty applkable **rds used in Ltw United Register Uanuary 9,1946. 61 l'R 661),

i e!tifk ares Dwse groups will present States, tuluding registned and the comments received may be standartis for prmpective specialy apsuentkeship standards, esamined at the NRC Pubik Document t erunt ates to if w voluntary partner dups e Be twrw hmarked to the best Room. 2120 L Street. NW. (tower inr evview an. endorsement. In the ininnauonal standards.

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work of the voluntary partnerships themsehes (these cetteria are desertbed certtilcatea for adherence to tiw NSSB's I h6[ nary of Pubhc Comanents and NRC's,

g go, below) Ttv voluntary partnerships aho poltetes p, pon,

wtil ensure that the sundards for Soina of these ctheria are required by gli Summary of Agreement State Comments r

pmspettive specialty certificates build - the National Skill Standards Act,-

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directly on the standards for the basic including corutstency with civil rt hts IV. The Comndesten rotscy J 4

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438,42 U.S C. 5848). es amended, standards at the dcolled specialty level.

Sir =1 at hhtneton, DC this I hh day at requind the Commission to submit to -

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- plan wulinclude in its skul standards Saura Subcor anh. % mt of systern an opportunity to acquire and Covernment Management, dated..

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Abnormat Occmace Repons, yearly. As a result, Senate 790." Reports

. Voluntary partnerships may begin alw. Implementanon of SecWon 208 Energy Elimination Act? Public Law 104-66 :

analytkal proceas of developing.

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- standards at the broad core levells). or by reviewing the narrower specialties if Pc44cy Statement December 21,1995, changing the AO.

ttwse already entst in the sector angseCY; Nuc!,ar Regulatory '

report to a yearly puhtteauon.

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amended, an AO is an unscheduled "

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required by Section 20il of the Erwrgy that are reportable by NRC for the 01 The date erut piare of aar h ereurtw=,

Reorpr.ludon Art of 1914, as purposes et Secuan 2(4 of dw f tergy c) De newe end penewbie conseqwn,,

armeruled the Cewnmtssion has issued Reorgarumion Act of 1974, as amended The Commission has -

p) De cause w gaussa of amh wi quarterly reports to Congrew on AOs estabitshed the reporting threshnids at a et eerh w enemwe,

14) Any eruan tahan to prevent rerwwrue since March 1917 TMse reports, level that will ensure that all events that '

fReport to Congress on Abnntmal Ttw Commission stao shall provide as Occurrerwes, have twen issued in should be considered for repardng to.

wide dtuemination to dw publM of th, NURIC-0090-8 thmugh 10 and Congress will be identined At the same Information speciflMt in clauses 0) and NUREG-0090 Volumes I through IB.

ume, dw thresholds are pne. ~ above the normallevel of reforting to NRC to

- (2) of this section as reasonably pombi, Based on its e spertence in the exclude those everus that invo' e some within 15 day (s of ha rect preparsdon and issuance of AO repnets, variance from regulerney limits, but are

,ing informathm o each AO and shall the Commission has decided that its provide as wide dissemination to the _

responsibilidas under Section 208 of tlw rwt signlinrard imm dw standpnint of puhht as reasonably possible the I'wrgy Reorganimion Act of 1974. as pubhr twalth and safety.

information spectfled in clauses (4 and anwnded can be earried out more

• • ' pM (4) as trwn as such informanon twenmes oppmpriately if the esisting AO evisaria This final prwral watement of polic3 4

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are revLied to reflect changes in the will not change the repardng in July 1975, in the enercise of tt, Commisalon's polley and changes to the requirements imposed on NRC licen ces audwrfry conferred upon the regulauons by Commluton regulations,Ikenne 04Mnmhainn by Congress to determtr, lhe NRC staff propowd to the conditkins, ne technical specificadarts whleh unsrheduled incidents or events Commission the final revision of dw AO (TS) NRC tuensees will conti are signtikarW from de standpoltu og crteerta in 1995. Tlw Commiss6on pubhc lealth and safety and ar, approved blkadun in dw rederal submu required reports on a sdde reportable to Congveu as AOs,th, Hegluer o the AO crtierta Ganuary 9.

spectrum of events. Including events Comentulan develoged interim crtierta 1996,61 FR M1), for a 90 day public such e: Instrument malfunctions and deviadoos from normal operating for evaluating Ikensee incidents or comment pertad The NRC seaff procedurre that are nnt significant from esents.On de tests of these interim esaluated pubhc comemnts and dm wandpoint nf the public health and criteria and as required by Section 20;g devHoped the final AO policy safety, but do provide data useful to the of the E4wrgy Rentgwlsauon Act of statement. The Comentulon is tasulns Commission in monitoring operaung 1974 as amerwied, the Cnmmluton this final pneral statement of pohey began tanutng querierly rigmrts to

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NURIC 75/000 and NURfG0000-1 Erwrgy Rourgentzauen Act of 1974, as were deetyied and/or lloonsed i

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through & for de pertad from January amended, for identitytng AOs and reported to the NRC willconunue to be 1975 through September 1976 On the making the requishe informadnn

- basis of hs experterwe in tfw preparadon concorrut g sarh toccurrence avalieble to made evelloble and placed in the public document twirns for public puusal. In erut luuance of AD reports, the Wess and dw pubuc in a timely Cornmisalon issued a prwral statement manrwt included in this po46cy.

addiden, the NRC annual of puncy $m described the manner in

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conduct of its buntness carry out its whedwr a particular event to a writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory easpensibthtlos under Sect 6an "8 of itw reportable AO whhk the meaning of Commission, Public Document Room, 2130 L Street, NW, Em**r level) 1' bwegy Roergents.than Act of Idf(. as Sectann tot of tlw Imergy anwnded,for idendfying AOs and Rearsantamuon Act of I9f 4, as Washirgton, DC 20555-0003. In addition, the Commteolon v1tl condnue maktrt the requisite Informouan anwnded. It is espected that as ennmming each orrurrence avallable to addulonal esportenre is pined, changes to tanumws enssaincements on events Congrees and the pubitc in a omely in me cruerta may be mquimd.

that seem to be newsworth witwr or manner. This pneral paiement of om Owy are pponed as A icy was published in the Facteral Abimrmal Occurrence Reporting IL Summary of Pubuc Comments and later on February 24,1977 (42 FR '

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g,,,3y Reorgentsethm Act of lef t, as. citaarta to renect chargse in NRC.

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Cornment Distcmunue the appendia Resprinne:The NRC did not intend to

^a A t ederal Register Notke (IMI) of tre AO report on "Other f vents of be comtstent with the done etwesholds inten u" t=c auw (a' thm tm no lesa!

ai liste. m 10 CrR Part 20. " Planned Caru y 9. lws, si rw 661) on AhnnemalOccurrener Refmrts-justifkation for the development of this special eapnsures." which 8mpose doses -

Implenwntaiton of Sectio.i 208 Energy appendia.10) the NRC does new have a five times the annual regumory limits Reorganu.wn Art of 1974, Propneed fair mechanum for ucertaining publir during the nnusvidual's lifetime Based Policy kawnwnt" was pubhited for a percepunn, and (c) events may be on NRC's uperience, unuke a PSE an 90 day puhhc erwnment forlod. shat perceived as AOs and give the AO unintendert esposure event is based truluded tfw progwwed A0 trtierta No appearance of safety significance when on radiadon cansequences from that a,144tsorut comments were reret.ed no such finding was assigned to them single event and not the radiation Resumw based on bf<C s consequerwes over the individual's imm Agreement States of ACMl;l on 0,e e'iperierve, s<wne events have attractedlifettrrie he NRC agrees, homeser, tMt pmposed AO polary statervient as

• dde ( ongrentonal and gnbhr inserest the AO dose tiveshnid to the lens of etw puttafwd in the i RN f namples are events that resulted fra eye the bune marrow, and the gnnads ltw NRC sereived five leuers of comment on the revlwd AO palky petitions to the Commluton by public should be increawd To be conssuent statement pubinhed in liv IRN from intm a groups, events that may have with the A0 threshold used for medic.)

itw following organisauons Virginia resuhed in power reductions or misar1 ministrations, the threshold to the Power. the ( lean Water fund of North shutdowns for safety, rela'ed reasons, lens of the eye ts ralwd to I Sv (100 Carohna. the Anwrican College of and event.s involving widesgweed media rem) insteao of the pmposed 500 mSv Nuclear Phys 6rlans, Caltf ania Chapter; coverage. Some of thew events have (50 rem) The I sv (100 rem) dose the Coverranent Relations Office of the aho resulted in significant regulatory threshold is still below the dose for Amertcan College of Nuclear effort, such as an NRC (ncktent known deterministk effects in the tens Invesugauon Team respome Ahhough Physiclara/Soctery of Nuclear Medactne, these events are not requirert by law to of the eye,,such as cataracts. (NCRP and the Nuclear Energy insutuse These c,,,, ygyg comments may be esamired at the U S be Insted in A0 reporte, the Also, the does thresh. 4d for the bone Nuclear Regutsiory Commission. Pubhc Commission, as a matter of marrow and grnds will be nvised to (

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discretionary potky, directed tM NRC 1 Sv (100 fem) Anatead of the 2500 mSv.

(1mer ievel) Washington, DC 20555-staff to include them to keep Congress QM nrri) ncommended in the 000l Each leuer contained more than and the pubik fully informal comment.The revised done is still at the -

The NKC has not developed specific. thned tw t W marrow one comment, and these comnwnts are categorind into three groups (1) morHfy criterta for the appendia of the AO,,

depression but below dose threshold aiwi/or ducontinue the Ao reporting report on "Other Everus ofinterest.

for permanent seerttity from a single

' process- (2) revtse the dese threshold for This allows discretton on (tw part of the dose to the ymads or serious reporting A0 events to Congress on NRC in the selection nf the events to coruuquenans due to bone marrow =

unintended exposures to an adult and a ensure esclusion of unimportant evert '

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minor or an om o/ fetus, and (3)

To avoid confusion, the "Other Events Qw and tN p pund i

reevaluate the A criterta apntkabLe to ofInterest listing will have a full from the rest of the organs (unlike 10 description of the basts for inclusion of CFR Part 20), due to the deterministic medkalIkensees Pubikcoma nts on the posed polky statement and eact

• nt in the report and a clear effects to dwee organs at the revhed AO NR s response are prewnted below indkadon that tMas events are not AOs. done thresholdt follow +d by a section on the summary B Revise the thee Threshowfor Comment:The anmaal total effective A reement State comments and Reporting AO Ewnes to Congrem rus dase equivstent (TEDE) for AO reporting 8 *I""*

(1nintended Eaposures to an Adult and for members of the puble should be A. MJ4/y anrf/pr therentinue the AO a Minor or an EmbryoNetus reduced to las than 4 50 mSv (0.450 rem) instead of the proposed TEDE of -

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8 believe the reporta have little true value, are panetsuy consistent with the -

doctive does equivalemate to a

= tte NRC should request leghlatton to "Plantwd special exposum"(PSEs) of pemn in the Unitat States imm natural dLocentinue the A0 repmstng process.

10 CFR Part 20 (five timas the annual radiadon ami maneade sourm ts 1 ' Response: Tie value of the AO report regulatory Limlish for consistency the approatmately 380 rnnm pu yearms c

to Congrou was recently examined in = ' done threshold for the lens of the eye dose value ta aW the sanw as the.

the legtstauon reductrq the pubikation should be revtsed to 750 millislevert =

commenter's sugested done threshold -

frequency of the report from quarterly to (mSv) (75 rem),instead of the proposed tw npating Aos involving membus of.

annually as recommended by the NRC AO threshold of 5 30 mSv (50 remt (tw Public to Congress. Reporting to

- in a leuer of October I,1993, to the b 10 CFR 201201(allt)(to specifies Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of ttw annual occupadonal limit for the Government Management. As a result, num of deep <tose equivalent and the

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19. 1996 / Nornree 67075 Federal Restuer / WI 61. No 245 / Thurstay. Deurreer eliminate reporting eventa to Congress C Reevaluate sha 40 Crrrerie that do not ime any meddral fongress each esposure of a member ni ApphraNe to Mederal tu rmeen the public due to NitC-lirenwd 518d 'anct ardwhjes at tlw level of the average d;ne Comment The prosewd medital AO Resmnse The NRC twlieves that tlw twelved annually from natural and crtierta are worw than de current dow thruhnids of the revtwd crhetta

. man made sourtes of radiatie in dw crtierta because they will rnntinue to have sufficient margin included to lunk United States is inappropriate. Tiw NkC tmpgnpriauty destgree non the upwttng MinsignWant wents in selected the restwd AO dote on th' signifkant events as AOs addadon, the NRC considen it

> basis of dw pmerutal for radisoon g,,pnn,.Tlw revtwo medical AO trnpartant to report events that have the adverw heahh effects to an indsvidual, critetta should result in fewer AOs than Potentfal to result in advww pubbe inderndent of tfw Individual's sialus have t een reported previamly to heahh and safety, TM inclusinn of the as a radiation wi at in an arrupadanal Congress These nvisbns une nude in mominended criter..n would preclun environment or as a memtwe of the nsponw to NWC staff recognition of dw reporting of dwse peria.Therefm.da

' puMic. This threshnid is below the leset prev tous low done threshnitte that NRC does not intend to inAde the nf dme for whkh tte purendal for resulted in reporting events ther did not pmposed language..

morbidtry is considered signift ant f" have signift ant radiation onniequences CnrnmerH Insignificant medical irmiividuals with an increased organ anni In addition the new criteria also evema haw been irrluded in de past -

tissue sensitivity to radiation.

resgend to presIms pubtfr criticism AO reports to crogress.

Cmnment Uw annual TEDt to any and to changes in other Nkr regulanons Reimnse The NRC understands the mirwar tw embryo / fetus shnuld be reladng to radiation prote taan commenters' concerm wtth the fornment: Ttw AO crt'erta appikable implementation of the enedacal AO reduced to less than 3 50 m%v to 350 to medkal th ensees should be earluded gwlley before the rettston becauw of rem)instead of the progwwed TEDE of 50 (mm de AO polley statement bnause dw low dose thresholds esubitshed in m5, (5 rem) alw NRC does to have sumcsent the previous criteria, medtral events Resinnse Ttw NRC understands da competenre in rnedicine and pharmacy that have twH had dw potential to result senshivtry of an unintended esposure to to determine pubik safety signif)cm e an significant radia4cn consequences to a minor or an embeyn/ferus acwt of medkal events padema were desermined to be AOs and terognises that the radiation brahti Re'Ponse: Bwause de NRC regulates were regerted to Congreas As a result, efinta are age dependem herause bypnwtuct maintal including dw de Commission la revtsing the AO organs and tissues in minors. Inuses.

nwdk at use of this matertal, crtteria for crtterta dose thresholds for medical and embryus are nure radlamensiu,e medkal eventa have teen developed events to esclude insignifkant events than a typical adult Therefore, a de, and must be included in the AO policy threshold of 50 m$v ($ rem) w as statement to comply with Section 204 of Ill. Sumanary of Agreement State established for any minor or embryo /

de laergy Reor5antamuon Act of 1974.

Commenu and NRC's Respame

, fetus. whkh is lower than the adult AO as amerwied The rewtaed crtreria are Seven Agreement States submined -

. threshakt of 250 mSv (M rem) tmsed on widely acrepted standants for commenta to the NRC before in addition, the commenter's tadtau n protection and were rev6ewed development of,tha Comndaston paper, ted threshold of 3 50 m5, (0 350 by tie ACMUL Therefore, the NRC SFrY44-275,

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a tem ts at or below stw everage dow that twlteves that events esteedtng the

• uraaa cr$t-$C Tb= 5=$ wa a persnn (including minors) in de

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- Unha swes re,eives annuany fmm inform Congress and the pubik, Teams,Tentwanee, and Washington. -

naturst endiation and man made soortes Comment: Congress may obtatn W pahaeung me commems, omral as stated an the response to en earteer Infonnation on signmcant nwdscal comment. The dveehold estabtsshed by events from the FDA Instead of tbs NRC. wm tacorporated in the Commission.

paper. A summary of the Agreement NRC is twlow the minimum threshnid Response:Secthon 204 of the Energy State commensa applicable to the AO doses for permarwns determintsuc Reorganisation Act of 1974, as criterte heted in the prognsed policy..

effects in seteruve organa for a minor tw amermied, requ i reporting to Congress

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"Posums f a naolved through th*

Comment: ACMUf should review dw dw spectile guidelinea of a r.-lor,

reviston of the prW a,,pendis of the '

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A0 report on "Other Events of Interest" Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUD and Response:The revised criteria were or wanted "Other Eventa of hterest" a separate public comment pertod pc,sented to ACMUI and comments deleted.

Response Tiw NRC recognises the received were incorporated before Response lt simuld tw noted that the lack of a spe< tine regulation to address pubitshing them in the Federal Register secuon on "Other Events of Interest" esposures as a result of an unintended (January 9.1996.61 FR 661) Only contained in this final AO policy admintitradon of Iadnoective material to minor changes have been made to dw staternent has been revtsed since the

. a patient that is pregnant or nursing criterta since ACMUI s review.

time that Agreement States provided I Bawd on NRC's empertence, some of Cornment: Add a third corWitton to

. these events have the potential (nr the medical AO critetta to ned "and (c) comments, and therefore commenu nn significant health and sal *ty is a radiadon exposure that has resuhed the specific guidelines of the section da in unintended permanent functional n,t apply. In reference to the.

consequences to a minne or an embryo / damage to an orgen or e phys 4alog4cel elimenetton el"Other Events of fetus and should te reported to inssenet." see NRC's reopense to tb.

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\\ ol bl % 445 lhursdas ()ct rinber 19 1946 % u es e tw.h h a single daw itmh d i s alae en set dn el,p*d a regoben mtg u hrion.mem a: W 1( e q 4 s

e i e ico ih d wes ta an = upa mmel evabbshing a d,ne thredel 1 (cu s

4 murwm One Sta'e ogjes ed ila wnder, a turmtect ni the puhh* and a repinmg these esents 10 the NRC.

dw Ni1 crorna should apph ti w rong tndo idwal [wYong panentl.'

kespime See respome in fou'th es;%nes bmn nan Arnny i nergj. V i which are stgMfo ant hner)a heabh and public romment under Category b q u, Al mate #iil '

satriy standpoint Ibe basis w as that.

W 1he ( ummmion Poha 4ener al F esponw %ertlon 204 nf the i nergy for the purpme of regurung tri( nngress Statement of Puhcy on Irnplemetuanon F ewganita' ion At t of Ir474 as she puential for phystral harm to art of Ses tauri 208% of de inergs,

m+rided prm pies that the ( nmrest m endeidual tesohing imm the Renpimm Ad niid e st.att t.hmo f ringveu eas h war a usuraended espmure n the same

% nded seport huing hr that period ans A(h.o whether the esposure w n recched 6n Apf srAMi Im[denmailM of l

d m assar 141ed w Ch ang (4csh:, w baci. n

.sn or t upauan..I setting as a pahent b*f 8 b* M of II# I V'

hemwd te wherw he repd+ ed wiu m as two inictuicd in rerene e p e mni to the Almi h t'ncrg, Art al pre scribed dase, nt as a member of th, keurgvuiaiinn Act n, lHi as mo ended. At.nonnal O. rutrenc e t 4 ii n.emmleri or resum: 10 itin p&

Li Ibevef ne. the All e rsiert e win n+

(^ommein T h>cc % A es %eved Ref' orts ins nhes de tandia l of spph u es enn im ohing the me of pms idmg rtedentuh I o a phm ein

( nmnwicen busmess and does not mm Al A matert.el um e ihn ma:cr uf n as hstert m ret'erson 1 A J tmpose remdvements on lit emees e e+14mi bs the \\le(

F#5/"nw Inf Ferwe il ed l*n's the Regmrts will e nver rettain unv heduled I omment I hie Ni.iie e mumemed.br actm ptnsvian is dehned in 10 ( l R en. Meru s or events related a the i

om AU paho simmem mqmws Pa1.li / where ' Phy w un meam a manufaaure,rotuuurilon. or operamn 4%uasul rehtren,enn on he enwes medical dem inr m dos int of nsrenpathy nf a farthey or condort of an actnuy suh ett to the requiremenf s Of Ians /0 fi espume The Ati pihn uremem hccmed 19 a SlAle 01 I rf ritorY nI the J

I noed Sta es ile [hurve of f otombia 30 ihrough 3ft M. 40. 50 f.I,70J71 m i.di ri.n a hmge she vportuye erq uremem s m.pmed on W bi emer s tir the ( nmmonweabh of Purna ku n in 72 of Chapter 1. Title 10, ( ride of I eder il t y t omnusoon ree.l mut h. enge prest nhe d.ugs in the or v tai e of lerplaumts (10 (:l R)

< on huom nr ici bnval sper ih< atm.

n'ed H ine Ihrough an eschange nfinfaf nnUru.

Agirement s tates prmide infonnation I be \\ kt h. enwes w ill i ononor m Ahhousth the AkC segulaisam da um i

s at nm seq sued esent upom 1he Ati spenfi the deuded (sedenuah nf a to ibe NRC nn incidents and es enu a rbena w til only be owd by the W phywtan' far ont 6 dent esaluaison insohing appluble nuilcar InalerlJh during 6mes nal res tew and es alu nan INtimet the NRC staff has doeloped that hase 4x turred in their States lhme

'or eeputing signah, ani es enn to en hRC Imperston Manual Chapter events reported by Agreemem States.

HMC 1 EO) "t se nf Phyurlans arwi that tear h the threshold for repining as Congress k tentifk Ccmuliants in the Medval

- an AD are alsn pubbshed in the " Repu a

- f omment One htste enmmerued th4t trtiertan t A 31s artuitary Consubant Program" that pros tdes to Congress on Abnnrmal Occurrences."

Responw 1he NRC dnagrees guidance nn the use of NRC consuhants

3. Definittori of ferms As used in thh her a.nc indhtdual sem0h 69 in m raw of an (nrident {n addition. the policy statement' mf ution sartes. the bash of r niertan NFC siaff has deseloped NRC (a) An "abnorvr.al nr rutrence" means i A 3 is to rapmre thme esenn stut h4*e Management Diretthe 810. "NRC en unscheduled incident or esent at e -

sesulied in umnrended, permment Med6calisent Assessment Program ' to f acihty or asinciated with an acthin banctwnal damage to an mg.m or a emure timely and comprehensh e that is brenwd nr n:herwtse regula!ed.

physiolagtral sy uem at theesliahls resiew of medtral events IMC 13 tic and pursuant to the Atnmic Lt ergs Art of below thow lated in tlw AO triteria

- Management L)irecthe 810 are asaltable - IMt. as amended.or the inergy lin*nct, the NRC beheses thu there in the NRC pubhc document rnnm 7120 Reorgantiainnn Act nf 1974.as wdi be ser) few of these esena in nw I % rect NW (Inwer lesent amended, th u the Comminion

.es permanent brgar. 4nd W ashmgton L: 20'i55 4 101 determines la be signiftw.t Irnm the standpoint of p c hea% and sah pin unlogical damage will ni rue nnly at 8 Be Conshtent Nrh the Regulatioen and doses alwne the proiinsed AO W RemmWr W Merm h a esposure, unintended radiationincludes any occ (b) an,

thresholds he or an f @o Tem f amnent One $iale rommemed that Comment One State rammenied that esposure, exposure ta the generat rtierton i D 3 is alborary Ecs/ome The NRC dnagrees B4 sed the AO crtierta should be conshtent pubik. or esposure as a resuk of a '

on NRC's eagertente, t ettain reported wtth 10 CFR Part 20 medical mhadminutiaiton (as ciefined events. ahugh they dad not tesuh in Neslense To the extent practical the in 5 35 2) Involving the wrong '

. NRC hu been romhtent whh 10 CFR Individual that exceeds the report 1' g n

significant tadutiun onwque,n es. hatl Part 20. and at the same time has g alues,stabthhed in the regunattom the pitential for atherw imparts nn estabhshed thresholds to include only All other reported rnedical po'.hc heabh and sufet) becauw of a serlaus f adure of the Ikemees s,

egents that have the puen tal tn reuth maadminbtratens wlU be consikred radamn pmiettinn pmgtam and 144 of ' In detenntnktic effects due in fit reparting as an AO under the criterLa ntmagement rnntrol and oversight and. unintended espmures f or medical hcemees In addition.

(omment Two State s e spreswd t,ntntended radiation e simures int lade should be reportert to Congress concern emot deseloping an AO onw any espnure to a nursing thttd. tetas -

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comtdered in the misadm4nturaitan AO or an embryo' fetus s6nce the NRC ha$

inihet than an nrrupational exposure to an undeclared pregnant wnman) to a criteria tmtead of the general AO -

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SM lederal Regawr \\.4 u k /4) l horut.n i m emh.a H 1m Nnm eg a o q ugn.f b ar,s ofen m pt., m,,

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s in.ptv auaru for umilai Ic thites.

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to tiw NRCs dernmmemming regulations were pubbshed in the..

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iF analysu report (%R) or TS that require

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Summary

. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non--

Proliferation Treaty (N1?T), is the most important international political instrument aimed at -

c preventing further spread of nuclear weapons.

' According to Article 1 of the NPT nuclear weapon States party to the Treaty undertake not to transfer to any r'ecipient whatsoever nuclear weapons or any other nuclear explosive devices or control over them, and not to support manufacture or acquisition of such _ weapons _or

' devices by any non nuclear weapon States. Non-nuclear-weapon States party to the NPT,'

according to Article 11, undertake not to receive any nuclear weapons or other nuclear expl sive devices from any transferor and not to manufacture such weapons or devices, nor to accept assistance in this respect.

According to Article ill nou-nuclear-weapon States party to the NPT undertake to accept IAEA safeguards as set forth in an agreement to be concluded with the IAEA They undertake further to provide source and special fissionable material and relevant equipme6t to any other non-nuclear-weapon State only if the material is covered by IAEA safeguards.

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.disarmamen 'nd to general and complete disan.. ament under international ^ control.

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' The NPT was opened for signature on 1 July 1968, and entered into force.on 5 March !

19.70. The number of no_n-nuclear-weapon States party to the Treaty had reiched 131'by the; N end of 1986,1 Of these States, 85 are Meinbers of the IAEA, as are also;the?3 iluplearjweapon; s

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~Statss party}to_ the Treaty. Safeguards agreements were then in~ force with 78 of these' States? *

The guidelines for the Director General to use in negotiating safeguards agreements accordin ito the NPT we_re_preparedLby a special committee of the Board of Governors of the IAEA ini gl970 _1971 and publish'ed as IAEA document INFCIRC/153, referred to here as document -

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1 April 1992 International Atomic Energy Agency BOARD OF GOVERNORS For official use only STRENGTHENING OF. AGENCY SAFEGUARDS.

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Parties to comprehensive safeguards agreements are under an obligation to:

provide design information-in respect of existing facilities during the Ddiscussion of Subsidiary Arrangements; also the time limits for the provisions.

of(such information on new facilities-are required to'be specifiediin Subsidiary?

. Arrangements.- Comprehensive safeguards agreements further: require thiti tinfcrmation'conce"ing a new facility be provided as early as pbssale before:

p:~ duclear m5terial"is introduced into 4 new facility. The model Subs'idiary 3

lArrangementsffor comprehensive safeguards agreements currently call,for the

provision of completed Agency Design Information Questionnaires for new ifacilities normally not later than 180 days before the facilities are scheduled to receive nuclear material for the first time.

In practice, this,has come to mean that.information is provided at any time between 30 and 180 days before-

. nuclear material is introduced into the facility.

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. preliminary design, construction and commissioning (see para. 5 of document GOV /lf6/613/ Add.1).

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-capacity and geographic location. Available information on the form, location

=and flow of nuclear material and on the general layout of important items of equipment which use, produce or process nuclear material should also be provided.

Mo.*e information should be provided as the design is developed during the subsequent preliminary design phase.

I'. is durina this phase that alterations can most easily be made to the design so as to make it more safeguards-friendly and/or permit the incorporation of equipment or instrumentation required for safeguards purposes. A completed Design Information Questionnaire based on the preliminary construction plan will be required as early as possible, and in any event not later than 180 days prior to.

the start of construction. A completed Design Information Questionnaire based on the "as-built" design will also be required as early as possible, and in any event not later than 180 days before the first receipt of nuclear material at the faci'ity. :The Agene: will verify desian information through the physical

' examination of new or modified facilities during the construction, commissioning, operation and subsequent phases.

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APPENDIX K Granting Exemptions Policy June 21,1993 I

MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Divivron Directors Dmsion of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards. NMSS FROM.

Robert F. Barnett. Directur Division of f uel Cycle Saf ety and S af e g'.nird s. NM S S Sub)ECT:

REDELEG ATION OF AUTHORITY TO GR ANT CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS Tha rebruary 1991 Of f.cc delegation of ugnature authonty permits me to reJelegate authority to grant certain esemptions to the regdlations. This action is to redelegate to you the authonty to grant exemptions to the regulations issued by amendment f or fuel cycle nuclear materiallicenses assigned to th' Licensing Oranch e

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This memorandum supersedes Announcement No. 33 issued March 31,1994. The verticallines in the mar 0 ns indicate i

where passages were added to clanfy the intent of the previous Aruiouncement, To ensure that your office procedures meet these objectives I am settmg forth the f ollowmg guidance:

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. Upon the receipt of a document requested to be treated as pror'istary information, the staff will promptly determme,in consultation with the Ofhce of the General Counsel, whether the justification provided by the,

submitter,in its afbdavit, supports a find ng that the information is qualified to be treated as proprietary and withheld from public disclosure.

if the staff determines that mater al subnutted qual f es for proprietary withholdmg. the staf f shall prepare a written i

response to the requester indicatmg that the material will be withheld from public disclosure, When the staff anticipates that the agency's review of the information will take longer than two weeks. the staff should send the j<

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