ML23019A349

Louisiana Energy Services, LLC - Pec Request Rescission and Request for Response Extension

ML23019A349
Person / Time
Site:	07003103
Issue date:	01/19/2023
From:	Padgett W Louisiana Energy Services, URENCO USA
To:	Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, NRC/RGN-II, Document Control Desk
References
LES-23-018-NRC
Download: ML23019A349 (1)

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LES-23-018-NRC 1/19/2023 Attn: Document Control Center U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Louisiana Energy Services, LLC NRC Docket Number: 70-3103

Subject:

PEC Request Rescission and Request for Response Extension

Reference:

1) LES-22-157-NRC, Request for Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference for Apparent Violations, NRC Inspection Report 07003103-2022007; EA-22-086, December 16, 2022 (ML22350A709)

2) Letter from Anthony D. Masters (NRC) to W. Padgett (UUSA), U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Fuel Facility Inspection; Urenco USA-NRC Inspection Report 07003103-2022007 and Apparent Violations, December 8, 2022 (IN-22-083-NRC, ML22341A606)

3) LES-23-013-NRC, Request for postponement of Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference, January 17, 2023.

4) UUSA Integrated Inspection Report 07003103/2022003 (IN-22-073-NRC, ML22298A089)

Louisiana Energy Services, LLC (LES), also dba Urenco USA (UUSA), requested a Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference (PEC) in Reference 1 in response to NRCs Reference 2 Inspection and Apparent Violations. In Reference, 3 UUSA requested to delay conducting the PEC until the closure of the Un-Resolved Item (URI) 07003103/2022006-02 identified in Reference 4 had occurred.

Based on further discussions with NRC staff, UUSA herewith rescinds our request for a PEC and requests an extension to respond to the Apparent Violations in Reference 2. UUSA plans to respond to the apparent violations by February 14, 2023 and requests NRC approval of this date.

Should there be any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Chris Schwarz, Licensing and Performance Assessment Manager at 575.394.5783.

Respectfully, Wyatt Digitally signed by Wyatt Padgett Date: 2023.01.19 14:14:27 -07'00' Padgett Wyatt Padgett Compliance Manager

LES-23-018-NRC Email:

Anthony D. Masters, Director, Division of Fuel Facility Inspection U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Anthony.Masters@nrc.gov Robert Williams, Branch Chief Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Robert.Williams@nrc.gov Jacob Zimmerman, Branch Chief Fuel Facility Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jacob.Zimmerman@NRC.gov Jonathan Rowley, Project Manager - UUSA U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jonathan.Rowley@nrc.gov Timothy Sippel, Senior Fuel Facility Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Timothy.Sippel@nrc.gov