[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 235 (Tuesday, December 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67715-67717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32503]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket 70-7002]
Notice of Amendment to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 for The
U.S. Enrichment Corporation Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant,
Piketon, Ohio
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,
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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 Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS). 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 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 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: August 24, 1998.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment corrects two improper
unit conversions from pounds to kilograms in Technical Safety
Requirement (TSR) 2.1.3.15, ``Receiving Cylinder Fill Weights'' and
ensures that the approved shipping weight for 5-inch UF6
cylinders is consistent with ANSI N14.1-1995, ``Uranium Hexafluoride
Packaging for Transport.'' Notably, the proposed amendment changes the
UF6 cylinder fill limits for 8A (8-inch diameter) cylinders
from 255 pounds (lbs) (155.665 kilograms (kg)) to 255 lbs (115.665 kg),
for 10-inch cylinders from 370 lbs (158.756 kg) to 350 lbs (158.756
kg), and for 5A and 5B (5-inch diameter) cylinders from 55.67 lbs
(25,250 grams (g)) to 54.9 lbs (24,902 g).
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 revision to TSR 2.1.3.15 does not involve any process
which would change or increase the amounts of any effluents that may be
released offsite. Therefore, the proposed revision 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 proposed revision to correct the improper conversions from lbs
to kg and to ensure that the approved shipping weight for 5-inch
cylinders is consistent with ANSI N14.1-1995 is an administrative
change and does not involve any process or equipment which would affect
radiation exposure; therefore, it will not increase individual or
cumulative occupational radiation exposure.
3. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant
construction impact.
The proposed change will not result in any construction, nor will
this change effect any planned or existing construction project,
therefore, there will be no 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 revision to correct the improper conversions from lbs
to kg and to ensure that the approved shipping weight for 5-inch
cylinders is consistent with ANSI N14.1-1995 is an administrative
change and will 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 proposed change is an administrative change; therefore, this
change will not result in the possibility of a new or different kind of
accident.
6. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant
reduction in any margin of safety.
The proposed revision to TSR 2.1.3.15 to correct the improper
conversions from lbs to kg and to ensure that the approved shipping
weight for 5-inch cylinders is consistent with ANSI N14.1-1995 is an
administrative change. 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 staff has not identified any safety, safeguards or security
related implications from the proposed correction to TSR 2.1.3.15.
Therefore, the correction will not result in undue risk to the public
health and safety, common defense and security, or the environment.
Effective date: The amendment to GDP-2 will become effective 60
days after issuance by NRC.
Certificate of Compliance No. GDP-2: This amendment will revise TSR
2.1.3.15.
Local Public Document Room location: Portsmouth Public Library,
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1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of November 1998.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carl J. Paperiello,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-32503 Filed 12-7-98; 8:45 am]
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