[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46487-46489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23456]


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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

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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. 
Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact 
statement or environmental assessment need 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 publication of this Federal Register Notice.
    A petition for review must be filed with the Secretary, 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: May 13, 1998, revised August 12, 1998.
    Brief description of amendment: The amendment proposes to revise 
two technical Safety Requirements (TSRs). USEC proposes to revise the 
quarterly surveillance for the calibration of the Criticality Accident 
Alarm System (CAAS) equipment in the product withdrawal facility to an 
annual calibration. This would require a revision to TSR 2.3.4.7. USEC 
also proposes to correct a cross reference contained in a Feed Facility 
TSR, TSR 2.2.4.4. The current TSR cross references a TSR for the Toll 
Transfer and Sampling Facility instead of the one for the Feed 
Facilities. The two TSRs contain identical requirements.
    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 changes to revise a calibration frequency and correct 
a cross reference have no effect on the generation or disposition of 
effluents. Therefore, the proposed TSR modifications will not result in 
a change to the types or amount of effluents that may be released 
offsite.
    2. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant increase 
in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure.
    The proposed changes will not significantly increase any exposure 
to radiation. Therefore, the changes will not result in a significant 
increase in individual or cumulative radiation exposure.
    3. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant 
construction impact.
    The proposed changes will not result in any construction, 
therefore, there will be no construction impacts.
    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 TSR 2.3.4.7 revises the calibration 
frequency for the CAAS equipment. This change is consistent with the 
calibration requirements for the other facility CAASs. This change has 
no impact on the potential for or occurrence of an accident. TSR 
2.2.4.4 is being revised to reflect the appropriate cross reference for 
the required action associated with this TSR and has no impact upon 
either the potential for an accident or the resulting consequences. 
Therefore these changes will not increase the probability of occurrence 
or consequence of any postulated accident currently identified in the 
safety analysis report.
    5. The proposed amendment will not result in the possibility of a 
new or different kind of accident.
    The proposed TSR modifications revise a surveillance frequency and 
correct an editorial error. The proposed changes will not create the 
possibility of a new or different type of equipment malfunction or 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 changes to the TSRs revise a calibration frequency for 
the product withdrawal CAAS and correct a cross reference in a TSR for 
the feed facilities and have no impact on the margin of safety. 
Therefore, these changes do not decrease the margins 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.
    Implementation of the proposed changes do not change the safety, 
safeguards, or security programs. Therefore, the effectiveness of the 
safety, safeguards, and security programs is not decreased.
    Effective date: The amendment to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 
becomes effective 30 days after being

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signed by the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
    Certificate of Compliance No. GDP-1: Amendment will revise TSR 
2.3.4.7 to change the calibration frequency from quarterly to annual 
and revise TSR 2.2.4.4 to correct a cross reference to another TSR.
    Local Public Document Room location: Paducah Public Library, 555 
Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of August 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carl J. Paperiello,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-23456 Filed 8-31-98; 8:45 am]
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