ML20310A064

LES Dba Urenco USA Emergency Radio Communications System (DOE Ltr)

ML20310A064
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Site:	07003103
Issue date:	11/03/2020
From:	Mccune M US Dept of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy
To:	Damaris Marcano Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 November 3, 2020 Ms. Damaris Marcano, Acting Chief Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards MS: TWFN-4A60 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

Dear Ms. Marcano:

LOUISISANA ENERGY SYSTEMS dba URENCO USA EMERGENCY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IMPROVEMENTS - LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST (LAR)19-004

Reference:

- Letter from Mary C. McCune to Jacob Zimmerman, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Review of Louisiana Energy Systems dba URENCO USA Response to Request for Supplemental Information Regarding LAR 19-004, Emergency Radio Communications Improvements, dated October 15, 2019 In the referenced letter, Louisiana Energy Systems dba URENCO USA was approved to construct modifications to the Emergency Radio Communications system as identified in LAR 19-004 with the requirement that onsite testing would be performed in the presence of the Department of Energy (DOE) personnel prior to authorization to operate.

During the recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Region II URENCO USA INFOSEC inspection, at the request of DOE, NRC personnel performed the required onsite testing and inspection of the installed Emergency Radio Communications system upgrade. Satisfactory operation of the system upgrade was observed; however, the walk-down of the physical installation identified an antenna that did not comply with the minimum separation requirement. A review of this item by the DOE Subject Matter Expert has determined the separation achieved by the installation is acceptable.

Let us know if further information is required for you to make a determination on the authority to operate.

Ms. Damaris Marcano LOUISISANA ENERGY SYSTEMS dba URENCO USA EMERGENCY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IMPROVEMENTS - LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST (LAR)19-004 Please contact SoLita Greene at (301) 903-5006 or me at (301) 903-8152 if you have any questions.

Sincerely, Mary C. McCune Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Infrastructure Programs Office of Nuclear Energy cc:

S. Greene, NE-32 S. Rice, NE-OR3, NE-ORSO K. Sturzbecher, NRC K. Everly, NRC T. Vukovinsky, NRC bcc:

J. Hutson, NE-OR3, NE-ORSO