ML20217K589

Forwards Notice of Receipt & Comment Period,Published in Fr on 980422

ML20217K589
Person / Time
Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, 07007001
Issue date:	04/29/1998
From:	Horn M NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	John Miller UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC)
References
TAC-L32043, TAC-L32044, NUDOCS 9805040031
Download: ML20217K589 (1)

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~; Mr. James H. Mill:r April 29, 1998

, Vice Pr:sid:nt, Production

,s U, S. Enrichment Corporation

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6903 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, E 20817

SUBJECT:

PADUCAH AND PORTSMOUTH AMENDMENT REQUESTS - UPDATE OF THE APPLICATION SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORTS - NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD (TAC NOS. L32043 and L32044)

Dear Mr. Miller:

The enclosed copy of the Notice of Receipt and Comment Period, was published in the Federal Register on April 22,1998. It provides for a 30 day comment period on the above amendment applications, if you have any questions, I can be reached on (301) 415-8126.

Sincerely, WY W W Merri Horn Project Manager Enrichment Section Special Projects Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS

Enclosure:

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, 4 7590-01 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF AMENDMENT APPLICATION TO CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE GDP-1 AND GDP 2 FOR THE U.S. ENRICHMENT CORPORATION PADUCAH AND PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTS PADUCAH, KENTUCKY AND PORTSMOUTH, OHIO DOCKETS 70-7001 AND 70-7002 NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received two amendment applications from the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) that may be significant pursuant to 10 CFR 76.45, Any interested party may submit written comments on the applications for amendment for consideration by the staff. To be certain of consideration, comments must be received by the NRC within thirty (30) days of appearance of this notice in the Federal Register Cor ;inents received after that will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before the due date.

Written comments on the amendment applications should be mailed to the Chief, Rules Review and Directives Branch, Office of Administr:tica, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

. Washington, DC 20555, or may be hand delivered to 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 between 7:45 arr. and 4:15 pm on Federal workdays. Comments should be legible and reproducible, and include the name, affiliation (if any), and address of the commenter. All comments received by the Commission will be made available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room and the Local Public Document Rooms. In accordance with 10 CFR 7o.62 and 76.64, a member of the public must submit written comments to petition the Commission requesting review of the Director's Decision on the amendment requests.

For further details with respect to the action see the applications for amendment. The applications are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building,2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC, and at the Local Public Document Rooms.

' Date of arnendment requests: October 31,1997

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• Crief d3scription of amendmsnts: On Octobsr 31,1997, USEC submitted amendment requests

• transmitting the Safety Analysis Report updates (SARUPs) required by Issue 2 of 60E/ORO-2026, " Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant" and issue 2 of DOE /ORO-2027," Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant"(the Compliance Plans). The SARUPs l provide updates for the two plants on commitments to various industry codes and standards, updated site specific information on geography, demography, meteorology, hydrology, geology and seismology, natural phenomena events, and external man-made events, and a new accident analysis based upon a hazard analysis methodology including new source term, in-building transport, and atmospheric transport methodology with resulting changes in the Technical Safety Requirements and the identification of important to safety structures, systems, and components.

Certificates of Compliance Nos. GDP-1 and GDP-2: Amendments will revise the Safety Analysis Reports based upon the SARUP revisions.

Local Public Document Room location: Paducah Public Library,555 Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003 and Portsmouth Public Library,1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13 day of A f 0L 1998.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

"hirial Sigg g Carl J. Paperiello, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards