ML20217E459
| ML20217E459 | |
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| Site: | Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| Issue date: | 04/15/1998 |
| From: | UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC) |
| To: | NRC |
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| ML20217E429 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9804270302 | |
| Download: ML20217E459 (8) | |
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Page 1 of 8 United States Enrichment Corporation Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Docket No. 70-7002 t
i Application for Renewal of Certificate of Compliance GDP-2 April 15,1998 l
In accordance with 10 CFR 76.31,76.36, and Condition No.12 of Certificate of Compliance GDP-2 for the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS), the United States Enrichment Corporation l
(USEC or Corporation) hereby submits its application for renewal of Certificate GDP-2. This l
application for renewal is based on USEC's previous Application (USEC-02), as revised through Revision 19 dated April 15,1998, and USEC's previous Complience Plan (DOE /ORO-2027), as l
revised through Revision 6 dated March 12,1998. No additional changes to the Application or Compliance Plan are being requested.
1.0 Requested Exniration Date Certificate GDP-2 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 j
Regulatory Commission (NRC) renew Certificate of Compliance GDP-2 for a 5-year period l
coinciding with an expiration date of December 31,2003.
I 2.0 Information Required 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 specyled
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in an existing certificate ofcompliance as determined by the Commission, but not less frequently than every 5 years.
76.36(a) After issuance by the Commission of the initial certificate of compliance and/or an approved compliance plan, the Corporation shallfile periodic applicationsfor renewal, l
as required by Sec. 76.31.
In accordance with Condition 12 of Certificate GDP-2, USEC was granted an exemption from the annual renewal requirement previously contained in 10 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-2 requires USEC to file its renewal application by. April 15,1998.
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76.36(b) Information contained in previous applications, statements, or reports filed with the Commission may be referenccd aspart ofthe application, provided that the reference is clear andspecific.
Section 5.0 specifically identifies previous applications, statements, and reports that are incorporated 1
by reference into this renewal application.
76.36(c) An applicationjor renewalis subject to the requirements in Sec. 76.33 and must coniain thefollowing information:
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The information specifiedin Sec. 76.35; or, (2)
A statement by the Corporation that the NRC may rely upon the information provided in the previous application (s) upon which the existing certificate is based, exceptfor:
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Anyproposed changes in the existing certificate ofcompliance conditions or technicalsafety requirements (ii)
Any proposed changes to the documents submitted with the previous application in accordance with Sec. 76.35 (iii)
Any changes which the Corporation has made without prior NRC j
approvalpursuant to Sec. 76.68; and, (id Any changes to certificate conditions or technical safety requirementsfor 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 PORTS, 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 USECs previous application for PORTS, and the NRC-approved Compliance Plan for PORTS, upon whicti Certificate GDP-2 is based except for any changes which USEC has made without prior NRC approval pursuant to 10 CFR 76.68. Records of the changes made in accordance 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 additional changes to the existing certificate conditions, technical safety requirements, or other documents submitted with its previous application (as revised through Revision 19) and Compliance Plan (as
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GDP 98-0070 Page 3 of 8 revised through Revision 6) and is therefore not submitting any additional information with respect to these topics pursuant to 10 CFR 76.36(c)(2)(i) and (ii).
In accordance with 10 CFR 76.36(c)(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 PORTS (USEC-02) as revised through Revision 19 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 ofspecific changes to the docus;entation specifiedin Sec. 76.35. The changes must be marked and datedfor easy ideuification.
Section 5.0 specifically identifies the revisions of the Application (USEC-02) and the Comphance Plan (DOE /ORO-2027) 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 76.3Mn) 76.35(n) A description ofthefundingprogram to be established to ensure thatfimds will be set aside and available for those aspects of the ultimate disposal of waste and depleted uranium, decontamination and decommissioning, relating to the gaseous dipitsionplants leased to the Corporation by the Department of Enery, which are the financial responsibility of the Corporation. The Corporation shall establish financial surety arrangements to ensure that sufficientJimds will be availablefor the ultimate disposal of l
waste and depleted uranium, and decontamination and decommissioning activities which are thefinancial responsibility of the Corporation. Thefimding mechanism, such as prepayment, surety, insurance, or externalsinkingfimd, must ensure availability offimds for any activities which are required to be completed both before or after the return ofthe gaseous diffissionfacilities to the Department of Enery in accordance with the lease between the Department and the Corporation. Thefundingprogram must contain a basis for cost estimates used to establishfunding levels and must contain means ofadjusting cost estimates and associatedfunding levels over the duration ofthe lease. Thefimding program need not address funding for those aspects of decontamination and decommissioning of the gaseous diffusion plants assigned to the Department ofEnergy under the Atomic Energ Act of1954, as amended. The Corporation should address the adequacy ofthefinancing mechanism selected in itsperiodic applicationfor certification.
Revision 19 of USEC-02 (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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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 j
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 PORTS decontamination and decommissioning costs will be submitted to the NRC as required by Issue 38 of DOE /ORO-2027, " Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (the Compliance Plan)."
4.0 Information Required 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 revised pages 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 before 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-02 Revision 19, April 15, 1998) to the certification documents for PORTS was submitted to the NRC by USEC letters GDP i
98-0068 and GDP 98-0069 dated April 14,1998. The 1998 Annual Update is incorporated by reference into this renewal application.
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GDP 98-0070 Page 5 of 8 5.0 Information Incorporated by Reference The following information is incorporated by reference into this application for renewal of Certificate GDP-2.
5.1 USEC-02," Application for United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Certification,"
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Docket No. 70-7002, Revisions 1 through 19 as shown in the following table.
USEC-02 Date of Transmitted by Revision Revision USEC Letter (s)
Purpose of Revision 1
9/15/95 GDP 95-0010, Transmit Volumes 1 through 4 of the GDP 95-0011, Application for initial certification.
GDP 95-0012 dated 9/15/95 1
2 1/19/96 GDP 96-0029, Transmit changes to the Application for GDP 96-0030, initial certification.
GDP 96-0035 dated 2/13/96 3
5/31/96 GDP 96-0113, Transmit changes to the Application for GDP 96-0114, initial certification.
GDP 96-Oll6 dated 5/31/96 4
7/26/96 GDP 96-0152, Transmit changes to the Application for GDP 96-0153, initial certification.
GDP 96-0154 dated 7/26/96 5
8/1/96 GDP 96-0162 Transmit changes to the TSRs for initial dated 8/1/96 certification.
6 8/12/96 GDP 96-0170 Transmit changes to the TSRs for initial dated 8/12/96 certification.
7 3/7/97 GDP 97-0032 Transmit changes to: (1) the TSRs that were dated 3/7/97 approved by the NRC via Amendment I to Certificate GDP-2, (2) TSR basis statements that were reviewed in accordance with 10 CFR 76 and determined not to require prior NRC approval,
GDP 98-0070 Page 6 of 8 USEC-02 Date of Transmitted by Revision Revision USEC Letter (s)
Purpose of Revision 8
4/15/97 GDP 97-0058, Transmit the 1997 Annual Update of changes GDP 97-0059, to the Application that were reviewed in GDP 97-0060 accordance with 10 CFR 76 and determined dated 4/15/97 not to require prior NRC approval.
9 5/14/97 GDP 97-0072 Transmit changes to the TSRs that were dated 5/12/97 approved by the NRC via Amendment 2 to Certificate GDP-2.
10 5/23/97 GDP 97-0010 Transmit changes to TSR basis statements dated 6/13/97 that were reviewed in accordance with 10 CFR 76 and determined not to require prior NRC approval.
j 11 7/17/97 GDP 97-0123 Transmit changes to the TSRs that were i
dated 7/16/97 approved by the NRC via Amendment 3 to Certificate GDP-2.
12 9/5/97 GDP 97-0157, Transmit changes to programs and plans that GDP 97-0161, were reviewed in accordance with 10 CFR 76 GDP 97-0162 and determined not to require prior NRC dated 9/10/97 approval.
i 13 9/29/97 GDP 97-0174 Transmit changes to: (1) the SAR and TSRs dated 10/2/97 that were approved by the NRC via Amendment 4 to Certificate GDP-2,(2) TSR basis statements that were reviewed in accordance with 10 CFR 76 and determined not to require prior NRC approval.
14 11/5/97 GDP 97-0197 Transmit changes to the SAR and TSRs that dated 11/17/97 were approved by the NRC via Amendment 5 to Certificate GDP-2.
15 12/19/97 GDP 97-0218, Transmit changes to the SAR and programs GDP 97-0219, and plans that were reviewed in accordance GDP 97-0220 with 10 CFR 76 and determined not to require dated 12/24/97 prior NRC approval.
16 1/4/98 GDP 97-0225 Transmit changes to the SAR that were dated 12/30/97 approved by the NRC via Amendment 8 to Certificate GDP-2.
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USEC-02 Date of Transmitted by l
Revision Revision USEC Letter (s)
Purpose of Revision 17 1/12/98 GDP 98-0005 Transmit changes to the SAR and TSRs that dated 1/20/98 were approved by the NRC via Amendment 7 to Certificate GDP-2.
l 18 2/6/98 GDP 98-0020 Transmit changes to: (1) the TSRs that were dated 2/10/98 approved by the NRC via Amendment 6 to i
Certificate GDP-2, (2) the SAR and TSRs that were reviewed in accortiance with 10 1
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CFR 76 and detern'ined not to require prior l
NRC approval.
19 4/15/98 GDP 98-0068, Transmit the 1998 Anzual Update of changes l
GDP 98-0069, to the Application that were reviewed in i
i dated 4/14/98 accordance with 10 CFR 76 and determined i
j not to require prior NRC approval.
t 5.2 DOE /ORO-2027," Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at the Portsmouth j
Gaseous Diffusion Plant (the Compliance Plan)," Docket No. 70-7002, Revisions 3 through 6 as shown in the following table.
Compliance Plan Date of Transmitted by l
Revision Revision USEC Letter (s)
Purpose of Revision 1
3 7/9/96 GDP 96-0136, Transmit changes to the Compliance Plan for GDP 96-0137 initial certification.
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7/15iX GDP 96-0142 l
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7/17/96 GDP 96-0143 dated 7/18/96 3A 8/1/96 GDP 96-0163, Transmit changes to the Compliance Plan for i
GDP 96-0164 initial certification dated 8/1/96
GDP 98-0070 Page 8 of 8 Compliance Plan Date of Transmitted by Revision Revision USEC Letter (s)
Purpose of Revision 4
4/15/97 GDP 97-0058, Transmit changes to: (1) Issues 4 and 21 that GDP 97-0059 were reviewed in accordance with 10 CFR 76 dated 4/15/97 and determined not to require prior NRC approval; (2) Issues 8, 9, 23, 24, 30, 32, and A.4 that were acknowledged by the NRC in a letter dated December 18,1996.
.5 1/4/98 GDP 97-0225 Transmit changes that were approved by the dated 12/30/97 NRC via Amendment 8 to Certificate GDP-2.
6 3/12/98 GDP 98-0048 Transmit changes that were approved by the dated 3/16/98 NRC via Amendment 9 to Certificate GDP-2.
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