80_FR_32292 80 FR 32184 - Louisiana Energy Services, URENCO USA Facility

80 FR 32184 - Louisiana Energy Services, URENCO USA Facility

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 108 (June 5, 2015)

Page Range32184-32185
FR Document2015-13810

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has conducted inspections of the Louisiana Energy Services, LLC, URENCO USA (UUSA) Facility in Eunice, New Mexico, and has authorized the Uranium Byproduct Cylinder Storage Pad Crane for use with non-enriched uranic material; the introduction of uranium hexafluoride (UF<INF>6</INF>) into cascades 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7; and the commencement of UF<INF>6</INF> re-feed operations in cascades 5.1 through 5.7 in Separation Building Module-1005.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 108 (Friday, June 5, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-13810]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 70-3103; NRC-2010-0264]


Louisiana Energy Services, URENCO USA Facility

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Inspection reports; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has 
conducted inspections of the Louisiana Energy Services, LLC, URENCO USA 
(UUSA) Facility in Eunice, New Mexico, and has authorized the Uranium 
Byproduct Cylinder Storage Pad Crane for use with non-enriched uranic 
material; the introduction of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) 
into cascades 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7; and the 
commencement of UF6 re-feed operations in cascades 5.1 
through 5.7 in Separation Building Module-1005.

DATES: June 5, 2015.

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 document 
using any of 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: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection 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]. For 
the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided 
in a table in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of this 
document.
     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: Tilda Liu, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 404-997-4730; 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 separation building 
module (SBM) at the UUSA uranium enrichment facility is not permitted 
until the NRC

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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 SBM 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 planned future phases of 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

    The authorization letters and inspection reports identified in the 
following table are available to interested persons.

NRC Authorization Letters

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     Authorization letters              Date        ADAMS  accession No.
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Cascade 5.1....................  February 6, 2015.  ML15037A054
Uranium Byproduct Cylinder       February 19, 2015  ML15050A282
 Storage Pad Crane.
Cascade 5.2....................  February 20, 2015  ML15051A028
Cascade 5.3....................  March 2, 2015....  ML15063A003
Cascade 5.4....................  March 12, 2015...  ML15071A364
Cascade 5.5....................  April 7, 2015....  ML15097A278
Re-Feed Operations in Cascades   April 9, 2015....  ML15099A487
 5.1 through 5.5.
Cascade 5.6....................  April 29, 2015...  ML15119A189
Cascade 5.7 and Re-Feed          May 26, 2015.....  ML15146A123
 Operations.
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NRC Inspection Reports

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     Inspection Report No.              Date        ADAMS  accession No.
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2014-005.......................  January 29, 2015.  ML15029A031
2015-002.......................  April 21, 2015...  ML15111A280
2015-006.......................  February 27, 2015  ML15058A712
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of May, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas A. Grice,
Acting Chief, Enrichment and Conversion Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle 
Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety, and Safeguards.
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                                                    ACTION:   Notice of availability.                       The report describes those events that                 through 5.7 in Separation Building
                                                                                                            the NRC identified as AOs during FY                    Module-1005.
                                                    SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                  2014, based on the criteria defined in                 DATES: June 5, 2015.
                                                    Commission (NRC) is making available                    this report’s Appendix A, ‘‘Abnormal                   ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
                                                    NUREG–0090, Volume 37, ‘‘Report to                      Occurrence Criteria and Guidelines for
                                                    Congress on Abnormal Occurrences:                                                                              NRC–2010–0264 when contacting the
                                                                                                            Other Events of Interest.’’                            NRC about the availability of
                                                    Fiscal Year 2014.’’ The report describes                  The report describes 12 events at
                                                    those events that the NRC or an                                                                                information regarding this document.
                                                                                                            Agreement State-licensed facilities and                You may access publicly-available
                                                    Agreement State identified as abnormal                  one event at an NRC-licensed facility.
                                                    occurrences (AOs) during fiscal year                                                                           information related to this document
                                                                                                            One Agreement State-licensee event                     using any of the following methods:
                                                    (FY) 2014, based on the criteria defined                involved radiation exposure to an                         • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                                    in this report’s Appendix A, ‘‘Abnormal                 embryo/fetus. The NRC-licensee and the                 http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                                    Occurrence Criteria and Guidelines for                  other 11 Agreement State-licensee                      for Docket ID NRC–2010–0264. Address
                                                    Other Events of Interest.’’ The report                  events were medical events as defined                  questions about NRC dockets to Carol
                                                    describes 12 events at Agreement State-                 in part 35 of Title 10 of the Code of                  Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
                                                    licensed facilities and 1 event at an                   Federal Regulations, and occurred at                   email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
                                                    NRC-licensed facility.                                  medical institutions. Agreement States                 technical questions, contact the
                                                    DATES: NUREG–0090, Volume 37, is                        are the 37 States that currently have                  individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
                                                    available June 5, 2015.                                 entered into formal agreements with the                INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
                                                    ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                    NRC pursuant to Section 274 of the                     document.
                                                    NRC–2015–0137 when contacting the                       Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA) (Pub.                     • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                                    NRC about the availability of                           L. 83–703) to regulate certain quantities              Access and Management System
                                                    information regarding this document.                    of AEA-licensed material at facilities                 (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                                    You may obtain publicly-available                       located within their borders.                          available documents online in the
                                                    information related to this document                      The Federal Reports Elimination and                  ADAMS Public Documents collection at
                                                    using any of the following methods:                     Sunset Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–68)                    http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                       • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to                 requires that the NRC report AOs to                    adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                    http://www.regulations.gov and search                   Congress annually. The full report,                    ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                                    for Docket ID NRC–2015–0137. Address                    NUREG–0090, Volume 37, ‘‘Report to                     select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                    questions about NRC dockets to Carol                    Congress on Abnormal Occurrences:                      Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                    Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                     Fiscal Year 2014’’ is available                        please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                    email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                     electronically at the NRC’s Web site at                Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                    technical questions, contact the                        http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-                     1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                    individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER                   collections/nuregs/staff/, and in                      email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the
                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                     ADAMS under Accession No.                              convenience of the reader, the ADAMS
                                                    document.                                               ML15140A285.                                           accession numbers are provided in a
                                                       • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                           Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day           table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’
                                                    Access and Management System                            of June, 2015.                                         section of this document.
                                                    (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                         For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                  • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                    available documents online in the                       Annette Vietti-Cook,                                   purchase copies of public documents at
                                                    ADAMS Public Documents collection at                                                                           the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                                                                            Secretary of the Commission.
                                                    http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                                                                                 White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–13825 Filed 6–4–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    adams.html. To begin the search, select                                                                        Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                    ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                     BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                                                                                 Tilda Liu, Office of Nuclear Material
                                                    Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                                                                             Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
                                                    please contact the NRC’s Public                         NUCLEAR REGULATORY
                                                                                                            COMMISSION                                             Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                    Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                                                                         DC 20555–0001; telephone: 404–997–
                                                    1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                     [Docket No. 70–3103; NRC–2010–0264]                    4730; email: Tilda.Liu@nrc.gov.
                                                    email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                       • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                     Louisiana Energy Services, URENCO
                                                    purchase copies of public documents at                  USA Facility                                           I. Further Information
                                                    the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                         AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                               The NRC staff has prepared
                                                    White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                      Commission.                                            inspection reports documenting its
                                                    Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                                                                               findings in accordance with the
                                                                                                            ACTION: Inspection reports; issuance.
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                               requirements of the NRC’s Inspection
                                                    Katie Tapp, Office of Nuclear Regulatory                SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                 Manual, and these reports are available
                                                    Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                       Commission (NRC) staff has conducted                   for review as specified in Section II of
                                                    Commission, Washington, DC 20555–                       inspections of the Louisiana Energy                    this notice. The publication of this
                                                    0001, telephone: 301–252–7520, email:                   Services, LLC, URENCO USA (UUSA)                       notice satisfies the requirements of
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                                                    Katherine.Tapp@nrc.gov.                                 Facility in Eunice, New Mexico, and has                Section 70.32(k) of Title 10 of the Code
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section                      authorized the Uranium Byproduct                       of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), and
                                                    208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of                 Cylinder Storage Pad Crane for use with                Section 193(c) of the Atomic Energy Act
                                                    1974, as amended (Pub. L. 93–438),                      non-enriched uranic material; the                      of 1954, as amended.
                                                    defines an ‘‘abnormal occurrence’’ as an                introduction of uranium hexafluoride                      The introduction of UF6 into any
                                                    unscheduled incident or event that the                  (UF6) into cascades 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5,           separation building module (SBM) at
                                                    NRC determines to be significant from                   5.6, and 5.7; and the commencement of                  the UUSA uranium enrichment facility
                                                    the standpoint of public health or safety.              UF6 re-feed operations in cascades 5.1                 is not permitted until the NRC


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                                                    completes an operational readiness and                                   Subsequent operational readiness and                                    II. Availability of Documents
                                                    management measures verification                                         management measures verification
                                                    review, to verify that management                                        reviews will continue throughout the                                      The authorization letters and
                                                    measures that ensure compliance with                                     planned future phases of construction                                   inspection reports identified in the
                                                    the performance requirements of 10 CFR                                   and, upon completion of these                                           following table are available to
                                                    70.61 have been implemented, and                                         subsequent phases, additional notices of                                interested persons.
                                                    confirms that the SBM has been                                           the operation approval letters will be
                                                                                                                                                                                                     NRC Authorization Letters
                                                    constructed in accordance with the                                       published in the Federal Register in
                                                    license and will be operated safely.                                     accordance with 10 CFR 70.32(k).

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ADAMS
                                                                                             Authorization letters                                                                                     Date                                       accession No.

                                                    Cascade 5.1 ...................................................................................................    February 6, 2015 ...................................................       ML15037A054
                                                    Uranium Byproduct Cylinder Storage Pad Crane ..........................................                            February 19, 2015 .................................................        ML15050A282
                                                    Cascade 5.2 ...................................................................................................    February 20, 2015 .................................................        ML15051A028
                                                    Cascade 5.3 ...................................................................................................    March 2, 2015 ........................................................     ML15063A003
                                                    Cascade 5.4 ...................................................................................................    March 12, 2015 ......................................................      ML15071A364
                                                    Cascade 5.5 ...................................................................................................    April 7, 2015 ..........................................................   ML15097A278
                                                    Re-Feed Operations in Cascades 5.1 through 5.5 ........................................                            April 9, 2015 ..........................................................   ML15099A487
                                                    Cascade 5.6 ...................................................................................................    April 29, 2015 ........................................................    ML15119A189
                                                    Cascade 5.7 and Re-Feed Operations ..........................................................                      May 26, 2015 .........................................................     ML15146A123



                                                    NRC Inspection Reports

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ADAMS
                                                                                           Inspection Report No.                                                                                       Date                                       accession No.

                                                    2014–005 .......................................................................................................   January 29, 2015 ...................................................       ML15029A031
                                                    2015–002 .......................................................................................................   April 21, 2015 ........................................................    ML15111A280
                                                    2015–006 .......................................................................................................   February 27, 2015 .................................................        ML15058A712



                                                      Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day                            INFORMATION CONTACT   section by                                        certification of compliance with 39
                                                    of May, 2015.                                                            telephone for advice on filing                                          U.S.C. 3633(a), and an application for
                                                      For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                                 alternatives.                                                           non-public treatment of certain
                                                    Thomas A. Grice,                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                        materials. It also filed supporting
                                                    Acting Chief, Enrichment and Conversion                                  David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at                                  financial workpapers.
                                                    Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety,                                   202–789–6820.
                                                    Safeguards, and Environmental Review,
                                                                                                                                                                                                     II. Notice of Commission Action
                                                                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    Office of Nuclear Material Safety, and                                                                                                             The Commission establishes Docket
                                                    Safeguards.                                                              Table of Contents                                                       Nos. MC2015–52 and CP2015–80 to
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–13810 Filed 6–4–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                             I. Introduction                                                         consider the Request pertaining to the
                                                    BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                                   II. Notice of Commission Action                                         proposed Priority Mail Contract 123
                                                                                                                             III. Ordering Paragraphs                                                product and the related contract,
                                                                                                                                                                                                     respectively.
                                                                                                                             I. Introduction                                                           The Commission invites comments on
                                                    POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
                                                                                                                                In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642                                    whether the Postal Service’s filings in
                                                    [Docket Nos. MC2015–52 and CP2015–80;
                                                                                                                             and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the Postal                                  the captioned dockets are consistent
                                                    Order No. 2522]
                                                                                                                             Service filed a formal request and                                      with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,
                                                    New Postal Product                                                       associated supporting information to                                    3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39
                                                                                                                             add Priority Mail Contract 123 to the                                   CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are
                                                    AGENCY:      Postal Regulatory Commission.                               competitive product list.1                                              due no later than June 8, 2015. The
                                                    ACTION:      Notice.                                                        The Postal Service                                                   public portions of these filings can be
                                                                                                                             contemporaneously filed a redacted                                      accessed via the Commission’s Web site
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Commission is noticing a                                  contract related to the proposed new                                    (http://www.prc.gov).
                                                    recent Postal Service filing concerning                                  product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and                                    The Commission appoints Curtis Kidd
                                                    an addition of Priority Mail Contract                                    39 CFR 3015.5. Id. Attachment B.                                        to serve as Public Representative in
                                                    123 to the competitive product list. This                                   To support its Request, the Postal                                   these dockets.
                                                    notice informs the public of the filing,                                 Service filed a copy of the contract, a
                                                    invites public comment, and takes other                                  copy of the Governors’ Decision                                         III. Ordering Paragraphs
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                                                    administrative steps.                                                    authorizing the product, proposed                                         It is ordered:
                                                    DATES: Comments are due: June 8, 2015.                                   changes to the product list, a Statement                                  1. The Commission establishes Docket
                                                    ADDRESSES: Submit comments                                               of Supporting Justification, a                                          Nos. MC2015–52 and CP2015–80 to
                                                    electronically via the Commission’s                                                                                                              consider the matters raised in each
                                                                                                                               1 Request of the United States Postal Service to
                                                    Filing Online system at http://                                                                                                                  docket.
                                                                                                                             Add Priority Mail Contract 123 to Competitive
                                                    www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit                                     Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of
                                                                                                                                                                                                       2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Curtis
                                                    comments electronically should contact                                   Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract, and                           Kidd is appointed to serve as an officer
                                                    the person identified in the FOR FURTHER                                 Supporting Data, May 29, 2015 (Request).                                of the Commission to represent the


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionInspection reports; issuance.
DatesJune 5, 2015.
ContactTilda Liu, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 404-997-4730; email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 32184 

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