ML20217E404
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| Site: | Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| Issue date: | 04/15/1998 |
| From: | UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC) |
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l GDP 98-0074 Page 1 of 8 United States Enrichment Corporation Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Docket No. 70-7001 Application for Renewal of Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 l
April 15,1998 In accordance with 10 CFR 76.31,76.36, and Condition No.12 of Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 l
for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP), the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC or Corporation) hereby submits its application for renewal of Certificate GDP-1. This application for renewal is based on USEC's previous Application (USEC-01), as revised through Revision 24 l
dated April 15,1998, and USEC's previous Compliance Plan (DOE /ORO-2026), as revised through Revision 7 dated March 20,1998. No additional changes to the Application or Compliance Plan are beiag requested.
1.0 Rcavested Expiration Date Certificate GDP-1 currently has an expiration date of December 31,1998. Based on the information contained in this Application and incorporated by reference, USEC requests that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) renew Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 for a.5-year period l
coinciding with an expiration date of December 31,2003.
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2.0 Information Reauired by 10 CFR 76.31 and 76.36 76.31 The Corporation shall periodically apply to the Commission for a certificate of compliance, in accordance with Sec. 76.36, on or before April 15 ofthe year specified in an existhag certificate of compliance as determined by the Commission, but not less frequently than every 5 years.
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76.36(a) After issuance by the Commission of the initial certificate of compliance and/or an f
approvedcomplianceplan, the Corporation shallfile periodic applicationsfor renewal,
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as required by Sec. 76.31.
In accordance with Condition 12 of Certificate GDP-1, USEC was granted an exemption from :he annual renewal requirement previously contained in 1.0 CFR 76.31 and 76.36 as a result oflegislative changes enacted in the USEC Privatization Act. 10 CFR 76.31 and 76.36 were subsequently amended to delete the annual renewal requirement and now require the filing of " periodic" applications for renewal instead. Condition 12 of Certificate GDP-1 requires USEC to file its renewal application by April 15,1998.
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Page 2 of 8 76.36(b) Information contained in previous applications, statements, or reportsfiled with the Commission may be referenced as part ofthe application, provided that the reference is clear andspecific.
Section 5.0 specifically identifies previous applications, v.atements, and reports that are incorporated
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by reference into this renewal application.
76.36(c) An applicationfor renewalis subject to the requireinents in Sec. 76.33 and must contain Ihefollowing information:
(1) The information specif1:d in Sec. 76.35; or, (2) A statement by the Corporation that the NRC may rely upon the information prm>ided in the previous application (s) upon which the existing certificate is based, exceptfor:
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Any proposed changes in the existing certficate ofcompliance conditions or technicalsafety requirements (ii) Any proposed changes to the documents submitted v-lGi the previous application in accordance with Sec. 76.35 (iii) Any changes which the Corporation has made without prior NRC approval pursuant to Sec. 76.68; and, (iv) Any changes to certificate conditions or technical safety requirements for which the Corporation has sought and received Commission approval pursuant to Sec. 76.45.
10 CFR 76.35 specifies the contents of an initial application for a certificate of compliance. USEC's initial application and Compliance Plan for PGDP, as approved by the NRC on November 26,1996 and as subsequently revised in accordance with 10 CFR 76, satisfy those requirements. Pursuant to 10 CFR 76.36(b) and (c)(2), the NRC may rely upon the information provided in USEC's previous application for PGDP, and the NRC-approved Compliance Plan for PGDP, upon which Certificate GDP-1 is based except for any changes which USEC hs made without prior NRC approval pursuant to 10 CFR 76.68. Records of the changes made in ac ;ordance with 10 CFR 76.68 are retained and are available at the site for NRC review.
In connection with this application for renewal, USEC is not proposing to make any Odditional changes to the existing certificate conditions, technical safety requirements, or other documents submitted with its previous application (as revised through Revision 24) and Compliance Plan (as
I GDP 98-0074 Page 3 of 8 revised through Revision 7) and is therefere not submitting any additional information with respect l
to these tepics pursuant to 10 CFR 76.36(c)(2)(i) and (ii).
l In cecordance with 10 CFR 76.36(e)(iv), all changes to certificate conditions or technical safety requirements for which USEC has sought and received NRC approval have been incorporated into USEC's previous application for PGDP (USEC-01) as revised through Revision 24 dated April 15, 1998.
76.36(d) The changes which are submitted as part ofan applicationfor renewal in accordance with paragraph (c)(2) of this section, must be in theform of specific changes to the docwrientation specifiedin Sec. 76.35. The changes must be marked and datedfor easy identification.
Section 5.0 specifically identifies the re"i3 ions of the Application (USEC-01) and the Compliance Plan (DOE /ORO-2026) that are incorporated by reference into this renewal application. The referenced revisions are in the form of specific changes to the documentation specified in 10 CFR 76.35 which have been marked and dated for easy identification.
3.0 Information Reauired by 10 CFR 76.35(n) l 76.35(n) A description ofthefimdingprogram to be established to ensure thatfimds will be set aside and available for those aspects of the idtimate disposal of waste and depleted uranium, decontamination and decommissioning, relating to the gaseous difusion plants leased to the Corporation by the Department of Energy, which are the financial responsibility of the Corporation. The Corporation shall establish financial surety arrangements to ensure that sufficientfunds will be availablefor the udtimate disposal of waste and depleted uranium, and decontamination and decommissioning activities which are thefinancial responsibility of the Corporation. Thefunding mechanism, such as prepayment, surety, insurance, or external sinkingfund, must ensure availability offimds for any activities which are required to be completed both before or after the return ofthe gaseous diffusionfacilities to the Department ofEnergy in accordance with the lease between the Department and the Corporation. Thefimdingprogram must contain a basis l
for cost estimates used to establishfunding levels and must contain means ofadjusting l
cost estimates and associatedfunding 'evels over the duration ofthe lease. Thefimding l
program need not address Jimdmg for those aspects of decontamination and decommissioning ofthe gaseous h))itsion plants assigned to the Department ofEnergy under the Atomic Energy Act ofIV54, as amended. The Corporation should address the adequacy ofthefinancing mechanies selected in its periodic applicationfor certification.
Revision 24 of USEC-01 (See Reference 5.1) includes changes to the Decommissioning Funding Program Description (DFP). The DFP has been updated to estimate the costs associated with waste
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ODP 98-0074 Page 4 of 8 disposal and the disposition of depleted uranium through the end of USEC's Fiscal Year 1998 (June 30,1998). Assurance of adequate funding is provided through an Adjustment to Decommissioning Funding which updates the amount of funding as provided for in the statement ofintent subscribed to and endorsed by the USEC Board of Directors.
In support of privatization, documents required to assure funding for USEC's portion of PGDP decontamination and decommissioning costs will be submitted to the NRC as required by Issue 39 l
of DOE /ORO-2026," Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (the Compliance Plan)."
l 4.0 Information Reauired by 10 CFR 76.68(b) 76.68(b) To ensure the approved application remains current with respect to the actual site description and that the plant's programs, plans, policies, and operations are in place, the Corporation shall submit revisedpages to the approved application and safety analysis report, marked and dated to indicate each change. The Corporation shall evaluate any as-found conditions that do not agree with the plant's programs, plans, policies, andoperations in accordance withparagraph (a) ofthis section. These revisions must be submitted befbre April 15 ofeach calendar year, or at a shorter interval as may be specified in the certificate. If a renewal application for a certificate is filed in accordance with Sec. 76.36 of this part, the revisions shall be incorporated into the application.
In accordance with 10 CFR 76.68(b). the 1998 Annual Update (USEC-01 Revision 24, April 15, 1998) to the certification documents for PGDP was submitted to the NRC by USEC letters GDP 98-0071, GDP 98-0072, and GDP 98-0073 dated April 14, 1998. The 1998 Annual Update is incorporated by reference into this renewal application.
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l GDP 98-0074 Page 5 of 8 5.0 Infor= tion incorporated hv Reference l
The following information is incorporated by reference into this application for renewal of Certificate GDP-1.
5.1 USEC-01," Application for United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Certification,"
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Docket No. 70-7001, Revisions I through 24 as shown in the following table.
USEC-01 Date of Transmitted by I
' Revision Revision USEC Letter (s)
Purpose of Revision 1
9/15/95 GDP 95-0014, Transmit Volumes 1 through 4 of the GDP 95-0015, Application for initial certification.
J GDP 95-0016
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dated 9/15/95 2
1/19/96 GDP 96-0027, Transmit changes to the Application for GDP 96-0028 initial certification.
dated 2/13/96 GDP 96-0034 dated 2/21/96 3
5/31/96 GDP 96-0111, Transmit changes to the Application for GDP 96-0112, initial certification.
GDP 96-Oll5 l
dated 5/31/96 l
4 7/26/96-GDP 96-0150, Transmit changes to the Application for GDP 96-0151 initial certification.
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5 8/1/96 GDP 96-0161 Transmit changes to the TSRs for initial dated 8/1/96 certification.
6 8/12/96 GDP 96-0169 Transmit changes to the TSRs for initial dated 8/12/96 certification.
7 3/7/97 GDP 97-0031 Transmit changes to TSR basis statements dated 3/7/97 that were reviewed in accordance with 10 CFR 76 and determined not to require prior NRC approval.
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USEC-01 Date of Transmitted by Revision Revision USEC Letter (s)
Purpose of Revision 8
4/15/97 GDP 97-0055, Transmit the 1997 Annual Update of changes
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GDP 97-0056, to the Application that were reviewed in GDP 97-0057 accordance with 10 CFR 76 and determined j
l dated 4/15/97 not to require prior NRC approval.
9 5/4/97 GDP 97-0071 Transmit changes to the SAR and TSRs that dated 4/30/97 were approved by the NRC via Amendment I to Certificate GDP-1.
l 10 5/21/97 GDP 97-0083 Transmit changes to the SAR and TSRs that dated 5/27/97 were approved by the NRC via Amendment 2
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to Certificate GDP-1.
1 11 6/15/97 GDP 97-0090 Transmit changes to: (1) the TSRs that were dated 6/11/97 approved by the NRC via Amendment 3 to L
Certificate GDP-1, (2) TSR basis statements that were reviewed in accordance with 10 CFR 76 and detennined not to require prior I
NRC approval.
12 7/24/97 GDP 97-0119 Transmit changes to: (1) the TSRs that were dated 7/15/97 approved by the NRC via Amendment 5 to Certificate GDP-1, (2) TSR basis statements that were reviewed in accordance with 10 CFR 76 and determined not to require prior l.
NRC approval, j
l 13 8/4/97 GDP 97-0124 Transmit changes to the SAR and TSRs that dated 7/28/97 were approved by the NRC via Amendment 4 to Certificate GDP-1.
14 8/23/97 GDP 97-0152, Transmit changes to: (1) the SAR and TSRs GDP 97-0154 that were approved by the NRC via dated 8/25/97 Amendment 6 to GDP-1, (2) programs and plans that were reviewed in accordance with 10 CFR 76 and determined not to require prior NRC approval.
15-9/5/97 GDP 97-0160 Transmit changes to the Fundamental Nuclear dated 9/8/97 Materials Control Plan that v ere approved by the NRC via Amendment 7 to Certificate GDP-1.
GDP 98-0074 Page 7 of 8 USEC-01 Date of Transmitted by i-Revision Revision USEC Letter (s)
Purpose of Revision i
16-10/2/97 GDP 97-0177 Transmit changes to the SAR and TSRs that dated 10/6/97 were approved by the NRC via Amendment 8 j
to Certificate GDP-1.
17-10/31/97 GDP 97-0194 Transmit changes to the TSRs that were dated 11/14/97 approved by the NRC via Amendment 12 to Certificate GDP-1.
18 11/1/97 GDP 97-0195 Transmit changes to the SAR and TSRs that j.
dated 11/14/97 were approved by the NRC via Amendment 9 to Certificate GDP-1.
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11/15/97 GDP 97-0196 Transmit changes to the SAR and TSRs that dated 11/17/97 were approved by the NRC via Amendment 10 to Certificate GDP-1.
20 11/20/97 GDP 97-0199 Transmit changes to the SAR that were dated 11/20/97 acknowledged by the NRC in a letter dated October 21,1997 21 l2'/15/97 GDP 97-0221, Transmit changes to the SAR and programs GDP 97-0222, and plans that were reviewed in accordance GDP 97-0223' with 10 CFR 76 and determined not to require dated 12/24/97 prior NRC approval.
22 2/20/98 GDP 98-0022 Transmit changes to the TSRs that were dated 2/25/98 approved by the NRC via Amendment 13 to Certificate GDP-1.
23 2/25/98 GDP 98-0023 Transmit changes to the SAR and TSRs that dated 2/25/98 were approved by the NRC via Amendment 14 to Certificate GDP-1.
24 4/15/98 GDP 98-0071, Transmit the 1998 Annual Update of changes GDP 98-0072, to the Application that were reviewed in GDP 98-0073 accordance with 10 CFR 76 and were dated 4/14/98 determined not to require prior NRC approval.
i 5.2 DOE /ORO-2026," Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (the Compliance Plan)," Docket No. 70-7001, Revisions 3 through 7 as shown in the following table.
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l GDP 98-0074 Page 8 of 8 Compliance Plan Date of Transmitted by Revision Revision USEC Letter (s)
Purpose of Revision 3
7/9/96 GDP 96-0136, Transmit changes to the Compliance Plan for GDP 96-0137 initial certification.
dated 7/12/96 7/15/96 GDP 96-0142 dated 7/15/96 7/17/96 GDP 96-0143 dated 7/18/96 3A 8/1/96 GDP 96-0163, Transmit changes to the Compliance Plan for GDP 96-0164 initial certification.
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9/5/97 GDP 97-0160 Transmit changes that were approved by the j
dated 9/8/97 NRC s;ia Amendment 7 to Certificate GDP-1.
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5 10/16/97 GDP 97-0186 Transmit changes that were approved by the l
dated 10/28/97 NRC via Amendment 11 to Certificate GDP-1.
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11/20/97 GDP 97-0199 Transmit changes that were acknowledged by dated 11/20/97 the NRC in a letter dated October 21,1997.
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7 3/20/98 GDP 98-0056 Transmit changes that were approved by the dated 3/27/98 NRC via Amendment 15 to Certificate GDP-1.
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