ML20212C468
| ML20212C468 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/10/1999 |
| From: | Mace M NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Schossow F ICF, INC. |
| References | |
| CON-FIN-J-5236, CON-NRC-04-95-065 990913, NUDOCS 9909210292 | |
| Download: ML20212C468 (7) | |
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ATTN: Ms. Frances Schossow -
Project Administrator 9300 Lee Highway Fairfax, Virginia 22031-1207
Dear Ms. Schossow:
l Subjecti Modification No. 2 to Task Order No.16 under Contract No. NRC-04-95-065 l
The purpose of this modification is to (1) modify the initial Statement of Work (SOW) by adding l
within scope work in accordance with the contractor's proposal dated 08/09/99 and the attached, i
revised SOW ; (2) increase the ceiling by $149,304 from $110,535 to $259,839, all of which represents the reimbursable costs; (3) increase the obligated amount by $23,700 from
$110,535 to $134,235; and (4) to extend the period of performance through November 15,2000.
Accordingly, the second paragraph of the definitization letter dated 6/23/98, is deleted in its p
entirety and replaced with the following:
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" Task Order No.16 shall be in effect from 6/23/1998 through 11/15/2000. The total estimated cost for this task order is $259,839."
l Accounting Data for Task Order No.16, Modification No. 2 is as follows:
A P P N N o.:
31X0200 B&R No. :
95015203115 l-Job No. :
J5236 BOC No. :
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Amt. Obligated:
$23,700.00 1
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A summary of obligations for this task order from award date through the date of this action is given below:
1 Total FY98 Obligation Amount:
$ 65,000.00 Total FY99 Obligation Amount:
$ 69,235.00 l
Cumulative Total of NRC Obligations:
$134,235.00 gd)W t
This modification obligates FY99 funds in the amount of $23,700.00.
The issuance of this modification does not amend any other terms or conditions of the subject task order.
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Modification No. 2 to Task Order No.16 l
Please indicate your acceptance of Modification No. 2 to Task Order No.16 by having an official, authorized to bind your organization, execute three (3) copies of this document in the space provided and return two (2) copies to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATfN:
Ms. Amy Siller, ADM/DCPM/CMB1, Mail Stop T-7-I-2, Washington, D.C. 20555. You should retain the third copy for your records.
Should you have any questions regarding this modification, please contact the contract specialist, Ms. Amy Siller, on (301) 415-6747.
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Statement of Work TASK ORDER 16 Modification 3 NRC-04-95-065 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION%
TO SUPPORT RULEMAKING Major Revision of 10 CFR Part 71:
Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials CHANGES ARE IN BOLD:
BACKGROUND:
The issues that require rulemaking are twofold. First, the NRC regulations in Part 71 are based in general on the safety standards developed by the international Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). These IAEA safety standards are adopted by member states, including the United States. The IAEA revises its transportation standards periodically. The last revision, ST-1, was published in December 1996. The Commission decided in SRM-SECY-98-168, dated October 19,1998, to promulgate a rule to conform Part 71 with the IAEA ST-1. The principal ST-1 provisions considered for Part 71 are: 1) change to Si units only; 2) radionuclide-specific exemption values; 3) revision of A1 and A2 values with correct footnotes; 4) addition of uranium UF6 package requirements; 5) criticality safety index; 6) special arrangements for shipment of special packages; and 7) type C packages and low dispersible radioactive material
- The second issue involves other Part 71, non-IAEA related amendments being considered by the NRC management. These amendments are: 1) expansion of Part 71 to include cask certificate holders and owners; 2) adoption of ASME B&PV Code, Section Ill, Division 3, for spent fuel casks; 3) reduction in information collection requirements; 4) adoption of section similar to $72.48; 5) double containment of plutonium shipments; 6) deep immersion test (671.61); 7) grand fathering of previously approved packages; 8) revision similar to Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations on surface contamination; 9) changes to various definitions; and 10) fissile material exemptions and general license provisions.
Following the Commission's decision in SRM-SECY-98-168, the NRC management has decided to combine the above Part 71 revisions into a single rulemaking effort.
A certain amount of work has already been completed which will assist in this major revision of Part 71.~ In April 1997, and following publication of ST-1, the NRC issued a task order to ICF to conduct a comparison between ST-1 and the previous edition: 1985 lAEA Safety Series No. 6. The results of this comparison was intended to be used in a rulemaking to revise Part 71. ICF completed the task and delivered its final report in July 1997. This report will be used in this task order.
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... A few months aarlier, the NRC published an emergency final rule (62 FR 5907, February 10, 1997), which amended Part 71 regarding the shipments of exempt quantities of fissile material and the shipment of fissile material under a general license. Although the rule was final, the NRC nevertheless invited the public to comment in a 30-day post-promulgation period, and promised to conduct additional rulemaking if necessary. Most of the commenters supported the emergency final rule as an action that was necesi;a'ry. However, they all felt that the rule had gone too far, that it was excessively restrictive and would be costly to licensees, and that further rulemaking was necessary. Following receipt of the comments, SFPO/NMSS initiated a contract with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to study the regulatory and technical bases associated with fissile exemptions and generallicense regulations. ORNL issued the draft NUREG/CR-5342 for NRC review. NMSS completed its review of the draft NUREG and recommended proceeding with rulemaking. Initially, Task Order 16 was awarded to ICF to conduct a Regulatory Analysis (RA) and an Environmental Assessment (EA) for fissile material exempt and general license revisions based on the recommendations in NUREG/CR-5342. ICF completed a qualitative Draft RA and EA in September 1998, and is in the process of collecting, through the Nuclear Energy institute, cost / benefit data from licensees. Therefore, ICF work in updating the Draft RA and EA for fissile material exempt and general license revisions will continue (ltem 10 in the non-IAEA related list) under this modification.
This task order will provide supporting documents for a proposed rule for a major revision of 10 CFR Part 71.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this task order is to provide three reports: 1) an RA: 2) an EA: and 3) an information collection burden.
WORK SCOPE:
There are three subtasks to be performed under this task order. First, to support the rulemaking plan, the contractor will provide a Preliminary RA that will contain the estimated costs and benefits of the proposed amendments to Part 71. After the receipt of NRC comments on the rulemaking plan, the contractor will finalize the Preliminary RA. Second, the contractor will provide a Preliminary EA. After NRC reviews and comments on the Preliminary EA, the document will be finalized. Third, the contractor will provide an information collection burden report.
Subtasks will be as follows:
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Preliminary RA: The contractor shall estimate the total number of shippers and shipments in the United States, and the types of shipments. The contractor shall then perform a cost / benefit analysis for adopting each new or revised ST-1 provision that was identified in the 1997 ICF comparison study, also for adopting non-IAEA related changes, as outlined below.
, The principal new or revised ST 1 provisions for analysis are: 1) change to Si units only; 2) radionuclide-specific exemption values; 3) revision of A1 and A2 values with correct footnotes; 4) addition of uranium UF6 package requirements; 5) criticality safety index; 6) special arrangements for shipment of special packages (such as the Trojan Reactor Vessel Package); and 7) type C packages and low dispersible radioactive material.
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The principal non-lAEA related changes for analysis are: 1) expansion of the scope of Part 71 to include cask certificate holders and owners; 2) adoption of ASME B&PV Code, Section lil, Division 3, for spent fuel casks; 3) reduction in information collection requirements; 4) adoption of a section similar to $72.48; 5) double containment of plutonium; 6) deep immersion test $71.61; 7) grand fathering of previously approved packages; 8) Part 71 revision similar to DOT regulations on surface contamination; 9) changes to various definitions; and 10) fissile material exemptions and general license provisions.
The contractor shall use the information in the ICF 1997 comparison study and other appropriate information from other sources such as NUREG-0170 and SAND 84-7174 (these documents shall be provided to the contractor) to complete the preliminary RA. NRC staff will make available to the contractor, any NRC documents or correspondence to aid the completion of this task order. This Preliminary RA will be included in the rulemaking plan which will be submitted to the Comatission for approval.
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Draft RA: The contractor shall revise the Preliminary RA on the basis of: 1) comments received from the Commission on the rulemaking plan; and 2) any additional information found by the contractor or the NRC staff. This Draft RA will be included in the proposed rulemaking which will published for public comments.
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Preliminary EA: The contractor shall use the information gathered in Subtask 1a to complete an EA of transportation activities associated with shipments that are expected to be made under the proposed amendments.
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Draft EA: The contractor shall revise the Preliminary EA on the basis of: 1) comments received from the Commission on the rulemaking plan; and 2) any additional information found by the contractor or the NRC staff. This Draft EA w;ll be included in the proposed rulemaking.
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Information Collection Burden Report: The contractor shall use information gathered in Subtasks 1 and 2 to calculate / estimate the information collection burden impact on licensees and the NRC which will result from the proposed amendments. NRC will provide the contractor with the NRC format that has been used in the past for such submissions.
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DELIVERABLES:
TIME TO PRODUCT PERFORM THE TASK DUE DATE
'"o Subtask 1a: Preliminary RA 5 months February 1,2000 NRC staff review and comment 0.5 month February 15,2000
. Subtask 1b: Draft RA 8 months after receipt October 1,2000 of NRC comments NRC staff review and comment 0.25 month October 15,2000 Subtask 2a: Preliminary EA 5 months February 1,2000 NRC staff review and comment 0.5 month February 15,2000 Subtask 2b: Draft EA 8 months after receipt October 1,2000 of NRC comments NRC staff review and comment 0.25 month October 15, 2000 Subtask 3: Information Collection Burden 1 month November 1,2000 NRC staff review and comment 0.5 month November 15,2000 4
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:
The period of performance for this task order is approximately 16 months. Note that Subtasks 1 and 2 are not sequential, therefore, the contractor can work on these subtasks simultaneously.
LEVEL OF EFFORT:
The totallevel of effort for this task is estimated to be 14 staff months TRAVEL:
The contractor shall plan on 2 individuals making 12 trips to NRC Headquarters during the period of performance to participate in meetings with the NRC Technical Project Manager to discuss progress or to resolve problems related to this task order.
TECHNICAL DIRECTION:
The NRC Technical Project Manager for this task order is Mr. Naiem S. Tanious. Mr. Tanious may be contacted on (301) 415-6103.
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, NRC-FURNISHED MATERIAL:
The NRC Technical Project Manager shall provide the contractor with the following documents:
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ICF, " Comparison of IAEA 1985 SS-6 with IAEA 1996 ST-1," final report'tq the NRC on Task Order 7, Subtask 1, July 17,1997.
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Summary outline of Part 71 requested revisions provided by SFPO in a November 10,1998, meeting between P. Holahan, E. Easton, J. Cook, and N. Tanious.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, " Authorization of the Trojan Reactor Vessel Package For One-Time Shipment for Disposal," Commission Paper SECY-98.-231, October 2,1998.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, " Final Environmental Statement on the Transportation of Radioactive Material by Air and Other Modes," NUREG-0170 Vol.1, December 1977.
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" Transport of Radioactive Materialin the United States: Results of a Survey to Determine f
the Magnitude and Characteristics of Domestic, Unclassified Shipments of Radioactive Materials," SAND 84-7174, TTC-0534, April 1985.
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U.S. Nucle; Pegulatory Commission, " Assessment and Recommendations for Fissile Material Packaging Exemptions and General Licenses Within 10 CFR Part 71,"
NUREG/CR-5342, July 1998.
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Letter from Mr. James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Direct.or for Operations, to Ms. A.
Bishop, President, Atomic Energy Control Board, Ottawa, CANADA, dated May 31, 1996.
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NRC format for an information Collection Burden Report (Subtask 3).
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