ML21272A295
| ML21272A295 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07003103 |
| Issue date: | 09/22/2021 |
| From: | Padgett W Louisiana Energy Services |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response |
| References | |
| LES-21-139-NRC | |
| Download: ML21272A295 (3) | |
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September 22, 2021
/~USA / The National Enrichment Facility LES-21-139-NRC Attn: Document Control Desk Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Louisiana Energy Services, LLC NRC Docket Number: 70-3103
Subject:
Regulatory Relief Request Information Addendum
Reference:
- 1) NRC License SNM-2010, Docket 70-3103
- 2) Emergency Plan, Revision 27a, Section 7.3.1, Biennial Exercises
- 3) NRC Temporary Staff Guidance No. TSG-DFM-2020-01, "Fuel Facility Requests for Regulatory Relief Related to COVID-19", 4/21/20
- 4) LES-21-119-NRC, Regulatory Relief Request for Conducting the Biennial Evaluated Exercise, September 15, 2021 UUSA has requested a one-time extension for conducting the 2021 Biennial Evaluated
.. Emergency Exercise per LES-21-119-NRC, Regulatory Relief Request for Conducting the Biennial Evaluated Exercise. In addition to that letter, UUSA is providing additional information.
- a. A statement that the licensee has made a reasonable effort to reschedule the exercise during CY 2021, but was unsuccessful.
Lea County is currently classified as Severe Risk Level, the highest in NM, based on daily new cases, infection rates and positivity test rates. The current new case rate is 87.6 per 100k for Lea County. UUSA concludes that an evaluated exercise cannot be conducted in 2021 without unnecessarily increasing the risk of exposing UUSA staff, offsite responders, and members of the public to the COVID-19 virus. UUSA has been unsuccessful in rescheduling the evaluated exercise for CY2021.
- b. A statement that if an exemption is granted to allow the licensee to conduct the CY 2021 biennial exercise in CY 2022, that future biennial exercises will continue to be held in odd years.
UUSA's last biennial evaluated exercise was conducted in October, 2019. UUSA plans to conduct an Evaluated Emergency Exercise on or before June 30, 2022. Future Evaluated Emergency Exercises will continue to be conducted on odd years. UUSA will conduct an Evaluated Emergency Exercise for CY 2023.
- c. A statement that the licensee conducted drills, exercises, and other training activities that exercised its emergency response strategies, in coordination with offsite authorities, since the previous biennial exercise.
,* UUSA provides offsite agencies an annual Emergency Planning update. This training was last
- conducted on Dec 7th , 2020. This year's annual Emergency Planning update is scheduled for December 9th , 2021. Additionally, Annual Memorandums of Understanding were reviewed with all offsite agencies on August on 31 st, 2021.
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Louisiana Energy Services, LLC UUSA I P.O. Box 1789 I Eunice I New Mexico I 88231 I USA T: +1 (575} 394 4646 I W: www.uusa.urenco.com
- d. A statement that the rescheduled biennial exercise will be coordinated with the applicable offsite response organizations (if offsite response organization participation is required) and the applicable NRG Region.
UUSA will conduct an evaluated exercise, which will be coordinated and scheduled with the applicable offsite response organizations and NRG Region II. This exercise will be scheduled when conditions and state mandates allow for safe participation without unnecessarily increasing the risk of exposure to UUSA staff, offsite responders, and members of the public to the COVID-19 virus.
Should there be any questions regarding the exercise, the relief request or this additional information, please contact Barry Love at 575.394.4482.
Respectfully,
~ Digitally signed by Wyatt Wyatt j, Padgett Padgett z//~D~: 2021.09.22 09:38:45 -06'00' Wyatt Padgett Compliance and Licensing Manager
CC:
Jacob Zimmerman, Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Chief U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
.. Jacob.Zimmerman@NRC.gov Cynthia Taylor, Acting Chief- Region II Projects Branch I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Cynthia.Taylor@NRC.gov Matthew Bartlett - UUSA Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Matthew.Bartlett@NRC.gov Brannen Adkins -Senior Fuel Facility Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Brannen.Adkins@NRC.gov Lindsey Cooke - Fuel Facility Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lindsey.Cooke@nrc.gov