ML23321A241
| ML23321A241 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07003103 |
| Issue date: | 12/26/2023 |
| From: | Lav S NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB |
| To: | Schwarz C Louisiana Energy Services, URENCO USA |
| Shared Package | |
| ML23321A237 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2023-LLE-0019 | |
| Download: ML23321A241 (3) | |
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 26, 2023 Chris Schwarz Licensing and Performance Assessment Manager Louisiana Energy Services, LLC PO Box 1789 Eunice, NM 88231
SUBJECT:
LOUISIANA ENERGY SERVICES, LLC - AMENDMENT 100, REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM 24-HOUR REPORTING REQUIREMENT OF 10 CFR 70.50(b)(1) (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFICATION L-2023-LLE-0019)
Dear Chris Schwarz:
In response to your letter dated July 6, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23188A093), supplemented by letter dated October 25, 2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23298A145), and pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 70, Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material, the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption from reporting certain unplanned contamination events.
The exemption reads as follows:
40 Notwithstanding the requirements of 10 CFR 70.50(b)(1), as requested in the license amendment request dated July 6, 2023 (ML23188A093), the licensee is exempted from the requirement to report unplanned contamination events when the following conditions are met:
1.
The event occurs in a restricted area in a building which is maintained inaccessible to the public by multiple access controls, 2.
The area was controlled as a Radioactive Materials Area within a building before the event occurred, the release of radioactive material is contained within the Radioactive Materials Area, and no contamination has spread outside the Radioactive Materials
- Area, 3.
Radiation Protection Task Qualified Individuals/Operators trained in contamination control are readily available, 4.
Equipment and facilities that may be needed for contamination control are readily available, and 5.
The otherwise reportable unplanned contamination event is documented in the licensees Corrective Action Program.
A safety evaluation report and the amended license are enclosed.
The documents transmitted contain Security-Related Information. When separated from, the remaining documents are decontrolled.
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION C. Schwarz 2
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2, Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter and enclosure 3 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. The ADAMS database 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.
If you have any questions, please contact Jonathan Rowley at (301) 415-4053, or via email at jonathan.rowley@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Samantha Lav, Chief Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 70-3103 License No. SNM-2010
Enclosures:
- 1. Safety Evaluation Report (Public)
- 2. Amendment 100, SNM-2010 (Non-Public)
- 3. Amendment 100, SNM-2010 (Public) cc: les@listmgr.nrc.gov Signed by Lav, Samantha on 12/26/23
ML23321A237(Pkg), ML23321A241 (Ltr)
ML23321A240 (Encl 1), ML23321A239 (Encl 2) ML23321A238 (Encl 3)
- via email OFFICE NMSS/DFM/FFLB/PM NMSS/DFM/FFLB/LA NMSS/DFM/NARAB/BC NAME JRowley JGoodridge DJohnson DATE 11/21/2023 11/27/2023 11/27/2023 OFFICE OGC*
NMSS/DFM/FFLB/BC NAME AGendelman SLav DATE 12/18/2023 12/26/2023