ML20247H217

Forwards FRN Acknowledging Receipt of Application from Us Enrichment Corp for Renewal of Coc for Gaseous Diffusion Plants Located in Paducah,Ky & Piketon,Oh & Noticing Public Comment Period

ML20247H217
Person / Time
Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, 07007001
Issue date:	05/14/1998
From:	Pierson R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Jackson L, Patton P, Polston S External (Affiliation Not Assigned), KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF
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NUDOCS 9805210099
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May 14, 1998 TO: All Persons Interested in Certification of Safe Operation of Gaseous Diffusion Enrichment Plants

SUBJECT:

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION OF GASEOUS DIFFUSION ENRICHMENT PLANTS On April 15,1998, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission received applications for renewal from the United States Enrichment Corporation to renew the Certificates of Compliance for the gaseous diffusion plants located in Paducah, Kentucky and Piketon, Ohio. Attached is the Federal Register notice acknowledging receipt of the renewal application and noticing the public l comment period. Interested parties are invited to submit written comments on the application by June 19,1998. There are no public meetings planned on the renewal applications.

If you have any questions, please contact the Special Projects Branch in Washington, D.C. at (301)415-7192.

Sincerely, WM%

Robert C. Pierson, Chief Special Projects Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS

Enclosure:

Eederal Register Notice Dockets 70-7001,70-7002 <

GDP-1, GDP-2 cc: Interested Persons Lists l

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Dockets 70-7001, 70-7002

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24832 Federal Register /Vol. 63. No. 8ti/ Tuesday, May 5,1998/ Notices

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oversight for the GDPs on March 3. Directives Branch Office of NUCLEAR REGULATORY 1997. The USEC renewal requests are Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory M.SSIM for a five-year period. The USEC Commission, Washington, DC 20555, or

[ Docket Nos. 70-7001, and 7b7002] applications for renewal do not contain may be hand delivered to 11545 any changes to the existing Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 United States Enrichment Corporation, documentation; previous applications, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Federal Paducah and Portsmouth Gaseous statements, and reports are incorporated workdays. Comments should be legible DINuoion Plante, Notloe of Receipt of by reference into the renewal and reproducible, and include the Application for Certification Renewal application. The USEC application for name, affiliation (if any), and address of l For the Geesous Diffusion Plante and the renewal of the Paducah Caseous the commentor. All comments received l Notino of Public Comment Period Diffusion Plant is based on USEC's by the Commission will be made l

L Receipt of plication and previous Ap lication, as revised available for public inspection at the l through Revfslon 24 dated April 15 Commission's Document Room located Availability Documents - in Washington, DC and the Local Public 1998, and USEC's previous Compliance Notice is hereby given that the U. S.' Piem,as revised through Revision 7  %-t Rooms located in Paducah, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC . dated March 20,1998. No additional Kentucky and Portsmouth Ohio.In or the Commission) has received by , changes to the application or accorrlars= with.10.CFR'78.62 and l letters dated April 15,1998 Compliance Plan are being requested. 76.64, a member of the public must

applications from the United States The USEC application for the renewal of . submit written comments to petition the Enrichment Corporation (USEC) for the the Portsmouth Caseous Diffusion Plant Commission vesting review of tho'

renewal of the certification of the is based on USEC's previous Dhector's deci on certification -

! gaseous diffusion plants (GDPs) located application, as revised through Revision renewal. ,

near Paducah, Kentucky and Piketon, 19 dated April 15,1998, and USEC's -POR PuMHER MPORblADON 000ffACT:Ms.

Ohio. The NRC issued the initial previous Compliance Plan, as revised Merri Hom, (301) 415-4126 or Mr.

c;rti%ation for the CDPs on Nr" ember through Revision 6 dated Ma -h 12. Yawar Faraz,(301) 415-4113: Office of 26,1996 and assumed regulatory 1998. No additional changes to the Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Application or Compliance Plan are U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, requested. Washington, DC 20555.

les of the renewal application for certi tion (except for classified and toprietary portions which are withheld og (,W,'WM Ms as%

accordance with 10 CFR 2.790, w the Nu ulatwy Canmission.

" Availability of Public Records") are Cary. . ,

available for public inspxtion and sect r,0fficeof#uctsarMoserialSefsey copying at the Commission's Public ""d S*/"8""d8-Document' Room (PDR)in the Gelman (FR Doc. go-11913 Filed F4-08: 8:45 aml Building,2120 L Street, NW, anAmes sees neew ,,

Washington, DC 20555 and in the Local Public Document Rooms (LPDRs) established for these fadlities. A copy of the application for the Paducah plant is available at the Paducah Public Library, 555 Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003. A copy of the appli.ation for the Portsmouth plant b available at the Portsmouth Public Library,1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662. Copies of related correspondent and staff evaluations*

(encept for portions withhold in accordance with to CFR 2.790) will also be made available at these public document rooms.

H. Notice off%===e Period Any interested party may submit written comments on the renewal application for certification for either the Peducah plant or the Portsmouth plant for consideration bv the staff. To

. be cartein of consideration, comments must be received by June 19,1998.

i Comments received after the due date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to assum consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Written comments on the plication should be mailed to the Chie Rules Review and i

cc: Interested Persons Lists Mr. Steve Polston Gen'eral Msnager Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant P.O. Box 1410 Paducah, KY 42001 Mr. Larry Jackson Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Manager Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant P.O. Box 1410 Paducah, KY 42001 The Honorable Paul Patton Govenor, Commonwealth of Kentucky Capitol Building 700 Capitol Avenue Frankfort, KY 40601 Mr. Crit Luallen, Deputy Secretary Governor's Executive Cabinet Capitol Building 700 Capitol Avenue Frankfort, KY 40601 Dr. John A. Volpe, Ph.D., Manager.

Radiation Control Branch Cabinet for Human Resources Commonwealth of Kentucky 275 East Main Street Frankfort, KY 40621-0001 Mr. James E. Bickford, Secretary Kentucky Cabinet for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Capitol Plaza Tower,5th Floor 500 Mero Street Frankfort, KY 40601 Mh Jack Wilson

, Environmental Response Supervisor l Kentucky Cabinet for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Capitol Plaza Tower 500 Mero Street l

Frankfort, KY 40601 The Honorable Danny Cope McCracken County Commission 400 Wilton Circle Paducah, KY 42300 L - _ _ . _ _ _ _ - - - - - - _ _ - - - _ _ _ . - - _ - - _ - - - - - - _ _ _ - - - -

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The Honorable Buz Smith City' Commissioner 247 Old Orchard Road Paducah, KY 42001

- The Honorable Dale Bradford McCracken County Commissioner 5725 Bradford Road West Paducah KY 42086 The Honorable Ned Buchanan McCracken County Commissioner 1160 Highland Church Road Paducah, KY 42001 The Honorable Danny B. Orazine McCracken County Judge Executive McCracken County Courthouse Paducah, KY 42003-1797 Mr. Robert Qualls President Paducah Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 810 Paducah, KY 42002-0810 The Honorable Albert Jones Mayor of Paducah P.O. Box 2267 Paducah, KY 42003.

The Honorable Zana Renfro City Commissioner 4805 Stanley Drive Paducah, KY 42001 The Honorable PJ Grumley City Commissioner 4339 Miller Paducah, KY 42001 The Honorable Robert Coleman l ' City Commissioner .

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, Mr. John Driskill, President United Plant Guard Workers of America

! Local 11 Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant l

P.O. Box 1410 Hobbs Road Paducah, KY 42002 Mr. David Fu!!er, President Paducah Local No. 3-550 Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union 2525 Cairo Road P.O. Box 494 -

Paducah, KY 42001-0043 -

Mr. Gregg Bazzell DOE Safety Representative Paducah GDP P.O. Box 1410 Paducah, KY 42001 Dr. Edward S. Ford, Chairman i Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission

.1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 Reverend Velma M. Shearer 124 Chestnut St., #210 Englewood, OH 45322 l

Ms. Corinne Whitehead, President )

Coalition for Health Concem l Route 9, Box 25 Benton, KY 42025 l

Mr. Ronald Lamb i 10990 Ogden Landing Rd.

Kevil, KY 42053 l Mr. Craing Rhodes 3883 Mt. Pleasant Rd. .

Brookport, IL 62910  !

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i. Mr. Rick Cee f Division Director l OSHA Salt Lake Technical Center 1781 South 300 West P.O. Box 65200 Salt Lake City, UT 84165-0200

4 Mr. Felix M. Killar, Jr. .

Nuclear En'ergy Institute 1776 i Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Mark Donham RP,#1 Brookport, IL 62910 Ms. Kristi Hanson RR#1 Brookport, IL 62910 Ms. Jotilley Dortch 4205 Buckner Lane Paducah, KY 42001 Ms. Diana Salisbury Sycamore Environmental Awareness Group /

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7019 Ashbridge Arnheim Road Sardinia, OH 45171 /'/,

Mr. A. B. Puckett 6365 Bethel Ch Road Kevil, KY 42053 Ms. Vina Colley 3706 McDermott Pond Creek McDermott, OH 45652 Mr. Sherwood Bauman Save the Wills Creek Water Resources Committee 6354 Cowgill Lane Cumberland, OH 43732 Ms. Susan L. Hiatt Director, OCRE 8275 Munson Road Mentor, OH 44060-2406 4

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5-PORTSMOUTH Mr. Lee Fink Portsmouth Site Director USEC Portsmouth Site Office P.O. Box 800 Piketon, OH 45661 Mr. Morris Brown Plant Manager USEC Portsmouth Site Office P.O. Box 800 Piketon, OH 45661 Mr. Gerry McGuire -

' Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Manager USEC Portsmouth Site Office P.O. Box 800 Piketon, OH 45661 Mr. James R. Williams Chief of Staff Ohio Emergency Management Agency 2855 West Dublin-Granville Road Worthington, OH 43235-2206 Mr. Robert E. Owen, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health Sciences Ohio Department of Health 35 East Chestnut Street P.O. Box 118 Columbus, OH 43266-0588 Mr. Donald Schregardus, Director l Environmental Protection Agency

1800 Watermark Drive P.O. Box 1049 l Columbus, OH 43266-0109 The Honorable H. Cooper Snyder 14th Ohio Senate District Ohio State House Broad and High Streets Columbus, OH 43216 The Honorable Doug White 88th Ohio House District Ohio House of Representatives Ohio State House Columbus, OH 43216

6 The donorable Vem Riffe 111, Chairman Scioto Couny Commissioners

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Court House Room 104 102 Seventh Street Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 )

The Honorable Wayne Bussler Scioto County Commissioner Court House Room 104 102 Seventh Street Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 The Honorable John P. Knauff Scioto County Commissioner Court House Room 104 j 102 Seventh Street '

Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 The Honorable Gregg Baver Mayor of Portsmouth Municipal Building 728 Second Street Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 Ms. Mary Moore, Director Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 509 Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 Ms. Kim Campbell Scioto County Local Emergency Planning Committee 102 Seventh Street

' Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 Mr. Dan DeSantis i President & CEO Southem Ohio Growth Partnership 1020 7th Street, P.O. Box 509 Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 f

Mr. Steve Carter Economic Development Director Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission

'740 Second Street Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

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! Mayor of Piketon L City Building P.O. Box 562 Piketon, Ohio 45661 Mr. Dave Jones Vice President, Operations Ohio Valley Electric Corp.

P.O. Box 468 Piketon, Ohio 45661 Mr. Tom Douglas, President UPGWA Local 66 .

j P.O. Box 628 Piketon, Ohio 45661 The Honorable John Glenn U.S. Senate Room 503 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510

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The Honorable R. Michael DeWine U.S. Senate -

Room 140 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Ted Strickland U.S. House of Representatives Room 1107 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Mr. George Vandemark, Director Ross County Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 87 Chillicothe, OH 45601 Mr. Roger Suppes, Chief Bureau of Radiation Protection Ohio Department of Health 35 E. Chestnut,7th Floor Columbus, OH 43266-0588 Mr. Thomas C. Douglas, President

. United Plant Guard Workers of American l Amalgamated Local Union #66 Piketon, OH 45661

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Mr. Dan Minter, President Oil,themical, and Atomic Workers Union  !

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