ML20139A130

GNFA Amendment 15, Letter - Exemption from Reporting Certain Unplanned Contamination Events

ML20139A130
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Site:	07001113
Issue date:	07/06/2020
From:	Andrea Kock NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To:	Murray S Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas
KMRamsey NMSS/DFM/FFL 415.7506
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ML20139A129	List: ML20139A130 ML20139A131 ML20139A132
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EPID L-2019-PMP-0014
Download: ML20139A130 (3)

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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 6, 2020 Mr. Scott P. Murray, Manager Facility Licensing Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas 3901 Castle Hayne Road P.O. Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28402

SUBJECT:

GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL - AMERICAS - AMENDMENT 15, EXEMPTION FROM REPORTING CERTAIN UNPLANNED CONTAMINATION EVENTS (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFICATION L-2019-PMP-0014)

Dear Mr. Murray:

In response to your letter dated January 9, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] Accession No. ML19009A271), supplemented by letter dated April 16, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20107F716), 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:

S-5 Notwithstanding the requirements of 10 CFR 70.50(b)(1), 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 for contamination before the event occurred, the release of radioactive material is under control, and no contamination has spread outside the area,

3. Radiation safety personnel 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 Enclosure 3, the remaining documents are decontrolled.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION S. Murray 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter and Enclosures 1 and 2 will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, or from ADAMS. Enclosure 3 of this letter will be unavailable to the public in accordance with 10 CFR Paragraph 2.390(d).

If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Ramsey at (301) 415-7056, or via e-mail at Kevin.Ramsey@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Digitally signed by Andrea L. Andrea L. Kock Date: 2020.07.07 Kock 16:55:33 -04'00' Andrea Kock, Director Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards cc: gnfa@listmgr.nrc.gov Docket No. 70-1113 License No. SNM-1097

Enclosures:

1. Safety Evaluation Report (Public)

2. Amendment 15, SNM-1097 (Public)

3. Amendment 15, SNM-1097 (Non-Public)

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

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