ML20217G159

Notifies NRC of Change in Regulatory Commitment for Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

ML20217G159
Person / Time
Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Issue date:	03/19/1998
From:	Toelle S UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC)
To:	Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
GDP-98-0052, GDP-98-52, NUDOCS 9804020216
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e-WUSEC A Global Energy Company March 19,1998 GDP 98-0052 Dr. Carl J. Paperiello Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Attention: Document Control Desk 1

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS)

Docket No. 70-7002 Notification of Change in Regulatory Commitment

Dear Dr. Paperiello:

The purpose of this letter is to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of a change in a regulatory commitment. This commitment was made in USEC letter GDP 97-0189 dated October 31,1997, which submitted a Certificate Amendment Request (CAR) containing the Safety Analysis Report Update (SAR Update) required by Issue 2 of DOE /ORO-2027, " Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant" (the Compliance Plan) for NRC review and approval. The specifics of this commitment change are provided below.

Background

In USEC letter GDP 97-0189, USEC committed, in part, that "[t]he results of the USEC combustible loading analysis for Buildings X-342-A and X-344-A, including any necessary changes to the SARUP, will be submitted to the NRC by March 23,1998."

Description of Revised Commitment "The results of the USEC combustible loading analysis for Buildings X-342-A, and X-344-A, including any necessary changes to the SARUP, will be submitted to the NRC by April 30,1998."

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. GDP 98-0052, Page 2 Justification for Revised Commitment The combustible loading analysis for buildings X-342-A, and X-344-A, has been completed and the results support a non-safety classification for the fixed fire suppression systems in these facilities.

However, several documents supporting the SAR Update accident analysis must also be revised prior to submitting proposed changes to the SAR Update CAR for NRC review. The complexity of these document revisions requires additional time to ensure that they are complete and accurate.

If you have any questions, please contact Steve Routh at (301) 564-3251. The enclosure to this letter-provides the revised commitment.'

Sincerely, 5.o.6?oJRp Steven A.Toelle Nuclear Regulatory Assurance and Policy Manager Enclosure cc: NRC Region III Office

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Enclosure to GDP 98-0052 Page1ofI COMMITMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THIS SUBMITTAL

1. In USEC letter GDP 97-0189, dated October 31,1998, USEC committed, in part, that:

The results of the USEC combustible loading analysis for Buildings X-342-A, and X-344-A including any necessary changes to the SARUP, will be submitted to the NRC by March 23,1998.

This commitment is revised to read as follows:

The results of the USEC combustible loading analysis for Buildings X-342-

' A, and X-344-A, including any necessary changes to the SARUP, will be submitted to the NRC by April 30,1998.

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