[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63518-63519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24891]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 70-3103; NRC-2010-0264]
Uranium Enrichment Fuel Cycle Inspection Reports Regarding
Louisiana Energy Services, National Enrichment Facility, Eunice, New
Mexico, Prior to the Commencement of Operations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has
conducted inspections of the Louisiana Energy Services (LES), LLC,
National Enrichment Facility in Eunice, New Mexico, and has authorized
the introduction of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) into cascades
numbered 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.5. In addition, the NRC
verified that the systems, structures, and components designed to
support safe operation of Autoclave 2 of the facility have
been constructed in accordance with the requirements of the approved
license.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2010-0264 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access publicly-available information related to this action by the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2010-0264. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the NRC
Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the
search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-
based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number
for each document referenced in this document (if that document is
available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is
referenced. In addition, for the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS
accession numbers are provided in a table in the section of this
document entitled, II. Availability of Documents.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Raddatz, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-287-9124; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Further Information
The NRC staff has prepared inspection reports documenting its
findings in accordance with the requirements of the NRC's Inspection
Manual, and these reports are available for review as specified in
Section II of this notice. The publication of this notice satisfies the
requirements of Section 70.32(k) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), and section 193(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended.
The introduction of UF6 into any module of the National
Enrichment Facility is not permitted until the NRC completes an
operational readiness and management measures verification review to
verify that management measures that ensure compliance with the
performance requirements of 10 CFR 70.61 have been implemented and
confirms that the facility has been constructed in accordance with the
license and will be operated safely. Subsequent operational readiness
and management measures verification reviews will continue throughout
the various phases of plant construction and, upon completion of these
subsequent phases, additional notices of the operation approval letters
will be published in the Federal Register in accordance with 10 CFR
70.32(k).
II. Availability of Documents
Documents related to this action, including the application for
amendment and supporting documentation, are available online in the NRC
Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site,
you can access the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management
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System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. Inspection reports associated with the approval letters are
referenced in the letters and are also available electronically in
ADAMS. Accession numbers for the approval letters are being noticed
here as follows:
NRC Cascades Authorization Letters
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ADAMS accession
Authorization letters Date No.
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Cascade numbered 3.10............ April 01, 2013..... ML13092A072
Cascade numbered 3.11............ June 07, 2013...... ML13161A091
Cascade numbered 3.12............ May 23, 2013....... ML13144A094
Cascade numbered 4.1............. June 24, 2013...... ML13175A032
Cascade numbered 4.2............. July 18, 2013...... ML13205A143
Cascade numbered 4.3............. August 13, 2013.... ML13226A038
Cascade numbered 4.5............. September 20, 2013. ML13263A052
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NRC Authorization Letter Related to the Autoclave 2
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ADAMS accession
Authorization letter Date No.
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LES Autoclave 2......... June 13, 2013...... ML13165A019
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NRC Authorization Letter Related to the Cylinder Receipt and Dispatch
Building (CRDB)
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ADAMS accession
Authorization letter Date No.
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Liquid Effluent Collection and August 13, 2013.... ML13225A542
Transfer System and Small
Component Decontamination Train
Authorization.
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NRC Inspection Reports
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ADAMS accession
Inspection report Nos. Date No.
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IR 07003103/2013-201............. May 16, 2013....... ML13127A181
IR 07003103/2013-001............. March 19, 2013..... ML13078A028
IR 07003103/2013-002............. April 26, 2013..... ML13116A175
IR 07003103/2013-003............. July 29, 2013...... ML13210A291
IR 07003103/2013-006............. August 2, 2013..... ML13214A141
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If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737 or
by email to [email protected].
These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public
computers located at the NRC's PDR, O 1 F21, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction
contractor will copy documents for a fee.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of October, 2013.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brian W. Smith,
Chief, Uranium Enrichment Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and
Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2013-24891 Filed 10-23-13; 8:45 am]
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