[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42729-42730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20125]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket 70-7001]
Notice of Amendment to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 for the
U.S. Enrichment Corporation, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah,
KY
The Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, has
made a determination that the following amendment request is not
significant in accordance with 10 CFR 76.45. In making that
determination, the staff concluded that: (1) there is no change in the
types or significant increase in the amounts of any effluents that may
be released offsite; (2) there is no significant increase in individual
or cumulative occupational radiation exposure; (3) there is no
significant construction impact; (4) there is no significant increase
in the potential for, or radiological or chemical consequences from,
previously analyzed accidents; (5) the proposed changes do not result
in the possibility of a new or different kind of accident; (6) there is
no significant reduction in any margin of safety; and (7) the proposed
changes will not result in an overall decrease in the effectiveness of
the plant's safety, safeguards or security programs. The basis for this
determination for the amendment request is shown below.
The NRC staff has reviewed the certificate amendment application
and concluded that it provides reasonable assurance of adequate safety,
safeguards, and security, and compliance with NRC requirements.
Therefore, the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, is prepared to issue an amendment to the Certificate of
Compliance for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The staff has
prepared a Compliance Evaluation Report which provides details of the
staff's evaluation.
The NRC staff has determined that this amendment satisfies the
criteria for a categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR
51.22(c)(19). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental
impact statement or environmental assessment need to be prepared for
this amendment.
USEC or any person whose interest may be affected may file a
petition, not exceeding 30 pages, requesting review of the Director's
Decision. The petition must be filed with the Commission not later than
15 days after publication of this Federal Register Notice. A petition
for review of the Director's Decision shall set forth with
particularity the interest of the petitioner and how that interest may
be affected by the results of the decision. The petition should
specifically explain the reasons why review of the Decision should be
permitted with particular reference to the following factors: (1) the
interest of the petitioner; (2) how that interest may be affected by
the Decision, including the reasons why the petitioner should be
permitted a review of the Decision; and (3) the petitioner's areas of
concern about the activity that is the subject matter of the Decision.
Any person described in this paragraph (USEC or any person who filed a
petition) may file a response to any petition for review, not to exceed
30 pages, within 10 days after filing of the petition. If no petition
is received within the designated 15-day period, the Director will
issue the final amendment to the Certificate of Compliance without
further delay. If a petition for review is received, the decision on
the amendment application will become final in 60 days, unless the
Commission grants the petition for review or otherwise acts within 60
days after
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publication of this Federal Register Notice.
A petition for review must be filed with the Secretary of the
Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, or may be
delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman
Building, 2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC, by the above date.
For further details with respect to the action see (1) the
application for amendment and (2) the Commission's Compliance
Evaluation Report. These items are available for public inspection at
the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L
Street, NW, Washington, DC, and at the Local Public Document Room.
Date of amendment request: March 1, 1999.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment proposes to revise
the Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs) related to the audibility
requirements for the criticality accident alarm system (CAAS) at PGDP.
It is related to the CAAS audibility upgrade modifications. The
revision is necessary to ensure adequate TSR coverage during the
modification and system changeover. This amendment also revises related
sections in the Safety Analysis Report (SAR).
Basis for finding of no significance:
1. The proposed amendment will not result in a change in the types
or significant increase in the amounts of any effluents that may be
released offsite.
The proposed change to the TSRs improves the performance and
reliability of the CAAS at PGDP, and it does not involve any process
which would change or increase the amounts of any effluents that may be
released offsite. Therefore, the proposed change will not result in an
increase in the amounts of effluents that may be released offsite or
result in any impact to the environment.
2. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant increase
in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure.
The CAAS system does not prevent criticality, thus the possibility
of a criticality occurring is not increased. The proposed change to the
TSRs improves the performance and reliability of the CAAS which
minimizes the consequences of a criticality accident. Therefore, the
proposed change does not increase individual or cumulative occupational
radiation exposure.
3. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant
construction impact.
The proposed change to the TSRs reflects modifications associated
with the CAAS upgrade, which has been planned as a part of Compliance
Plan Issues 46 and 50. The proposed change does not change the scope or
expand the planned construction. Therefore, it does not result in a
significant construction impact.
4. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant increase
in the potential for, or radiological or chemical consequences from,
previously analyzed accidents.
The proposed change to the TSRs improves the performance and
reliability of the CAAS which minimizes the consequences of a
criticality accident. The CAAS does not change any previously analyzed
accidents and does not affect the possibility of occurrence of a
criticality accident. Therefore, the proposed change does not result in
a significant increase in the potential for, or radiological or
chemical consequences from, previously analyzed accidents.
5. The proposed amendment will not result in the possibility of a
new or different kind of accident.
The CAAS is an alarm system to warn people of criticality events.
It does not initiate or contribute to an accident, and it is intended
to mitigate the consequences of a criticality accident. The proposed
change to the TSRs improves the performance and reliability of the
CAAS. Therefore, this change will not result in the possibility of a
new or different type of accident.
6. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant
reduction in any margin of safety.
The proposed change to the TSRs improves the performance and
reliability of the CAAS which minimizes the consequences of a
criticality accident. Therefore, the proposed change does not represent
a reduction in any margin of safety.
7. The proposed amendment will not result in an overall decrease in
the effectiveness of the plant's safety, safeguards or security
programs.
The proposed change to the TSRs improves the performance and
reliability of the CAAS which minimizes the consequences of a
criticality accident. Therefore, the overall effectiveness of the
safety, safeguards, and security programs is not decreased.
Effective date: The amendment to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1
will become effective no later than 30 days after being signed by the
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
Certificate of Compliance No. GDP-1: This amendment will revise the
TSRs related to the audibility requirements for the criticality
accident alarm system at PGDP and related sections in the SAR.
Local Public Document Room location: Paducah Public Library, 555
Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of July 1999.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carl J. Paperiello,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 99-20125 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]
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