ML23263A265

Request for Additional Information for Request for Exemption from 24-Hour Reporting Requirement of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 70.50(b)(1)

ML23263A265
Person / Time
Site:	07003103
Issue date:	09/25/2023
From:	Rowley J NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To:	Schwarz C Louisiana Energy Services
References
EPID L-2023-LLE-0019
Download: ML23263A265 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 25, 2023 Chris Schwarz, Licensing and Employee Concerns Manager Louisiana Energy Services, LLC PO Box 1789 Eunice, NM 88231

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING LOUISIANA ENERGY SERVICES, LLC REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM 24-HOUR REPORTING REQUIREMENT OF TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 70.50(b)(1) - (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER L-2023-LLE-0019)

Dear Chris Schwarz:

By letter dated July 6, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System

[ADAMS] Accession No. ML23188A093), Louisiana Energy Services, dba Urenco USA, requested an exemption from the 24-hour reporting requirement in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 70.50(b)(1) for situations that require the imposition of additional radiological controls for greater than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> due to an unplanned contamination event inside an established controlled area.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has identified additional information that is needed to proceed with the formal review. The additional information, specified in the enclosure, should be provided within 30 days from the date of this letter. Prior to submitting a response, please consider holding a call with the NRC staff to discuss the new information.

Pending your response, we anticipate completing our review by November 17, 2023. This date could change depending on the findings of our technical review, urgent assignments, or other factors. We will promptly communicate any significant changes to this schedule.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The PDR is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

C. Schwarz 2 If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact me at 301-415-4053, or via email to jonathan.rowley@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Rowley, Jonathan on 09/25/23 Jonathan G, Rowley, Project Manager Fuel Facilities Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 07003103 License No.: SNM-2010

Enclosure:

Requests for Additional Information cc: les@listmgr.nrc.gov

ML23263A265 *via email NMSS/DFM/FFLB NMSS/DFM/FFLB NMSS/DFM/NARAB NMSS/DFM/FFLB NMSS/DFM/FFLB OFFICE NAME JRowley JGoodridge DJohnson SLav JRowley DATE 09/21/23 09/21/23 09/21/23 09/22/23 09/25/23 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM 24-HOUR REPORTING REQUIREMENT OF TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS SECTION 70.50(b)(1)

URENCO USA DOCKET NO. 70-3103 MATERIALS LICENSE SNM-2010 The following request for additional information is necessary to facilitate the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs review.

Request for Additional Information (RAI)-1 Regulatory Basis Granting the requested exemption would require the NRC to make determinations in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 70.17 which include, in part, finding that the exemption is in the public interest.

Description of Issue The application states the exemption would allow resources to be focused on other activities of higher significance. However, no data was provided to quantify the resources saved.

Information Needed Please provide data to quantify the resources saved.

RAI-2

Regulatory Basis Granting the requested exemption would require the NRC to make determinations in accordance with 10 CFR 70.17 which include, in part, finding that the exemption is in the public interest.

Description of Issue Granting the exemption would reduce the level of transparency to the public of unplanned contamination events. An estimate of the resources saved is needed to make a finding that a reduced level of transparency is justified.

Information Needed Please provide an estimate of the resources saved by the exemption being granted. The resource estimate should be limited to costs incurred by reporting the event. Costs associated with investigations and corrective actions that would be performed even if no report was made should be excluded from the estimate.

Enclosure