ML20147C314

Responds to from Unc;Provides Info Re Categorization of Matl Lic Amend & Applicable Fees Therefor

ML20147C314
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Site:	07000371
Issue date:	11/08/1978
From:	Miller W NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Kirk W UNITED NUCLEAR CORP. (SUBS. OF UNC, INC.)
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NUDOCS 7812180230
Download: ML20147C314 (2)

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UNITED STATES f ', NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMissl0N

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.....l 2 DOCKET NO.70-371 08 m United Nuclear Corporation ATTN: Mr. W. F. Kirk, Manager i Nuclear and Industrial '

Safety Department 67 Sandy Desert Road  ;

Uncasville, Connecticut OF l Gentlemen:

This refers to your letter dated August 8,1978 (NIS: 78-8-6),concerning the categorizing of materials license amendments.

l l When an application for amendment is submitted, it is sent to our Licensing staff for a determination of the amendment class (major or minor). An application involving only criticality evaluation would not i

necessarily be classified as a minor amendment since the deciding l factor would be whether the criticality issue (s) is one that can be easily resolved, as called for in the definition of a minor amendment.

For example, an application for amendment requiring extensive innovative

' changes in criticality safety criteria may not result in an easy resolu-tion, and the application could be classified as a major amendment.

Thus, an application for amendment involving only criticality evalua-tion, whether it covered one or several criticality issues, could be classified in either the major or minor amendment fee category, de-pending on the complexity of the issue (s).

In' addition, if it is finally determined by our Licensing staff that the application will be processed as a minor safety amendment (for Categories lA through 1G), an amendment fee of $1,400 will be required. This is the maximum fee chargeable for a minor safety amendment even if the actual cost of the review exceeds $1,400. As stated in Footnote 4 of Section 170.31,".....in no event will the fee exceed that shown in the schedule of fees for materials licenses...". Therefore, if the cost of the review exceeds $1,400, no additional fee would be charged; if the cost is less than $1,400, a refund of the excess amount would be made by I the Commission.

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l United Nuclear. Corporation l l

We apologize for the delay in responding to your letter. We also have l your letter dated October 11,1978(NIS: 78-10-17), which we will respond to shortly. If you have additional questions concerning this matter, please let us know. .

l l Sincerely, hi O, b d William 0. Miller, Chief License Fee Management Branch Office of Administration l I

Enclosure:

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