[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 41101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20039]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket 70-7001]


Notice of Receipt of Amendment Application to Certificate of 
Compliance GDP-1 for The U.S. Enrichment Corporation Paducah Gaseous 
Diffusion Plant Paducah, Kentucky; Notice of Comment Period

    Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC or the Commission) has received an amendment application from the 
United States Enrichment Corporation that may be considered to be 
significant pursuant to 10 CFR 76.45. Any interested party may submit 
written comments on the application for amendment for consideration by 
the staff. To be certain of consideration, comments must be received by 
September 2, 1997. Comments received after the due date will be 
considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to 
assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
    Written comments on the amendment application should be mailed to 
the Chief, Rules Review and Directives Branch, Office of 
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555, or may be hand delivered to 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 
20852 between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays. Comments should 
be legible and reproducible, and include the name, affiliation (if 
any), and address of the submitter. All comments received by the 
Commission will be made available for public inspection at the 
Commission's Public Document Room and the Local Public Document Room. 
In accordance with 10 CFR 76.62 and 76.64, a member of the public must 
submit written comments to be eligible to petition the Commission 
requesting review of the Director's Decision on the amendment request.
    For further details with respect to the action see the application 
for amendment. The application is 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: April 23, 1997.
    Brief description of amendment: The amendment is related to the 
planned modifications to upgrade the seismic capability of Buildings C-
331 and C-335 at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Specifically, the 
proposed amendment will move back the completion date for the seismic 
modifications contained in Compliance Plan Issue 36. Additionally, the 
following three issues will be addressed: (1) The increased stiffness 
of the buildings following completion of the modifications may increase 
the number and the probability of seismically-induced equipment 
failures inside the buildings; (2) the process of installing the new 
structural steel may temporarily make the building and contained 
equipment more susceptible to seismically-induced failure as the 
existing structural frames are altered and/or replaced; and (3) the 
process of installing the new structural steel may temporarily increase 
the probability of equipment failures due to postulated load handling 
accidents during construction.
    Certificate of Compliance No. GDP-1: Amendment will revise 
Compliance Plan Issue 36 on the seismic modifications and will allow 
the planned modifications to proceed.
    Local Public Document Room location: Paducah Public Library, 555 
Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of July 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carl J. Paperiello,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 97-20039 Filed 7-30-97; 8:45 am]
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