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USNRC

March 27, 2007 (11:30am)

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

RULEMAKINGS AND

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ADJUDICATIONS STAFF

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Docket No. 70-7004-ML

BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

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In the Matter of )

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USEC INC. )

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Docket No. 70-7004-ML

ASLBP No. 05-838-01-ML

March 12, 2007

APPLICANT'S PRE-FILED TESTIMONY CONCERNING HEARING TOPIC HTS-2

(DOE/NRC MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING)

QI. Please state your name, current position, and by whom you are employed.

Al. My name is Peter J. Miner ("PJM"). My current position is Director, Regulatory and

Quality Assurance for the American Centrifuge Plant ("ACP"). My current employer is

USEC Inc. ("USEC" or "Applicant").

Q2. Please describe your professional qualifications.

A2. (PJM) I hold a Master of Science degree in Environmental, Safety and Health

Management from the University of Findlay, and a Bachelor of Science degree in

Mathematics from the University of Massachusetts. A statement of my professional

qualifications is provided in USEC Exhibit # 1.

Q3. On whose behalf are you testifying?

A3. (PJM) I am testifying on behalf of the Applicant, USEC Inc.

Q4. Please describe your involvement in the ACP License Application.

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A4. (PJM) I have been USEC's Director of Regulatory and Quality Assurance during

development of the ACP License Application.

Q5. Please describe your responsibilities with respect to the ACP License Application?

A5. (PJM) I served as Project Manager for the development of the ACP License Application,

Integrated Safety Analysis, Environmental Report, and supporting documents. I have

provided coordination and oversight of development activities for technical subjects,

drafted inputs to various functional areas, and reviewed and edited the documents. I also

coordinated the development of the Applicant's responses to requests for additional

information from the U.S. NuclearRegulatory Commission ("NRC").

Q6. In an Order (Establishing a Modified Case Schedule; Issuing Questions and Identifying

Hearing Topics) of February 6, 2007, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ("Board"

or "ASLB") identified a series of hearing topics on which the Board has required

testimony and presentations from the NRC Staff. The Staff submitted its pre-filed

testimony on March 5, 2007. See "NRC Staff Testimony Related to HTS-2: DOE/NRC

Memorandum Of Understanding" (March 5, 2007). Have you reviewed the Staff's

testimony regarding Hearing Topic HTS-2?

A6. (PJM) Yes.

Q7. In its February 6, 2007, Order, the ASLB expressly authorized the Applicant to submit

supplemental pre-filed testimony for the purpose of clarifying and/or supplementing the

Staff's pre-filed testimony. See February 6, 2007 Order. Do you wish to provide any

supplemental testimony at this time with respect to HTS-2?

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A7. (PJM) No. I concur in the Staff's testimony regarding this hearing topic. I am prepared,

however, to respond orally to any questions germane to HTS-2 that the Board may direct

to the Applicant during the evidentiary hearing.

In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I state under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true

and correct:

P J. Miner Date

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