Energy Solutions Services, Inc.
| Citation | 85 FR 54595 |
| Record Number | 2020-19404 |
| Published date | 02 September 2020 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 171 (Wednesday, September 2, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54595-54597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19404]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 11005620; NRC-2020-0105]
Energy Solutions Services, Inc.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Export license amendment application; opportunity to provide
comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is
considering an application (XW010/04) from EnergySolutions Services,
Inc. (ESSI) to amend and renew an existing license authorizing the
export of radioactive waste to Canada. The NRC is providing notice of
the opportunity to submit written comments, request a hearing, or a
petition for leave to intervene on ESSI's application.
DATES: Submit comments by October 2, 2020. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received before this
date. A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to
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intervene must be filed by October 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0105. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
Email comments to: [email protected]. If you do not
receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at
301-415-1677.
Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission at 301-415-1101.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen C. Baker, Office of
International Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-287-9059, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to NRC-2020-0198 or Docket No. 11005620 when
contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this
action by the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0186.
NRC's Public Website: Go to https://www.nrc.gov and search
for XW010/04, Docket No. 11005620, or Docket ID NRC-2020-0105.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by
email to [email protected]. The export license amendment application
from ESSI is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20211L826.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0105 or Docket No. 11005620 in
your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Discussion
In accordance with section 110.70(b) of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC is providing notice of an
application (XW010/04), submitted by ESSI on July 28, 2020, to amend
and renew an existing export license authorizing the export of
Canadian-origin radioactive waste from ESSI processing facilities in
the State of Tennessee to Canada. The existing export license (XW010/
03), which expires on December 31, 2020, authorizes the export of up to
10,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste, previously imported from
Canada, resulting from the incineration of heath ash non-conforming
materials. The application requests: (1) Renewing the cumulative
radioactivity limits for XW010 of the total quantities of radioactive
material/waste and increasing the weight of radioactive material/waste
exported to Canada; (2) adding to the export license the authorization
to export primary heat transfer pumps back to Canada if they are deemed
unrepairable and categorized as waste for disposal in Canada if not
processed for metal melt recycle; and (3) extending the license
expiration date to December 31, 2026.
The NRC is providing notice of the receipt of the application;
providing the opportunity to submit written comments concerning the
application; and providing the opportunity to request a hearing or
petition for leave to intervene for a period of 30 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. A hearing request
or petition for leave to intervene must include the information
specified in 10 CFR 110.82(b). Any request for hearing or petition for
leave to intervene shall be served by the requestor or petitioner in
accordance with 10 CFR 110.89(a), either by delivery, by mail, or filed
with the NRC electronically in accordance with NRC's E-Filing rule (72
FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562, August 3, 2012).
Information about filing electronically is available on the NRC's
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
To ensure timely electronic filing, at least 10 days prior to the
filing deadline, the petitioner/requestor should contact the Office of
the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by calling 301-
415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) certificate,
which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to
digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing system for any
proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary
that the participant will be submitting a petition or other
adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the participant, or
its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-issued digital ID
certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish
an electronic docket for the hearing in this proceeding if the
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
The information concerning this application for an export license
amendment follows.
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NRC Export License Amendment/Renewal Application
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Application Information
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Name of Applicant......................... EnergySolutions Services,
Inc.
Date of Application....................... July 14, 2020.
Date Received............................. July 28, 2020.
Application No............................ XW010/04.
Docket No................................. 11005620.
ADAMS Accession No........................ ML20211L826.
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Description of Material
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Material Type............................. Mixed waste consisting of
mixed hazardous and
radioactive waste
constituents, contaminated
recyclable resource
material/waste such as lead
bricks or sheet as
necessary.
Total Quantity \1\........................ Authorization to export a
total maximum quantity of
380.064 TBq, based on the
maximum activity authorized
for possession at Energy
Solutions Canada, Inc. ES
Walker Operations as
follows:
H-3: 14.8 TBq,
C-14: 7.4 Tbq,
Ra-226: 0.74 TBq,
Th-232: 0.74 TBq,
Po-210: 0.37 TBq,
Uranium (natural or
depleted): 7.4 TBq,
Uranium (not U-233, U-235 or
U-238): 0.07 TBq,
Atomic number 3 to 83: 29.6
TBq,
Atomic number 84 to 91
(total): 0.09,
Transuranics (TRU): 0.09
TBq,
Am-241: 9.3 TBq,
Fe-55: 37 TBq, and
Special Nuclear Material
(SNM), 235U equivalent: 350
grams.\2\
End Use................................... Return of non-conforming
waste and/or waste
resulting from processing
materials for appropriate
disposition.
The amendment requests:
(1) Renewing the radioactive
limits for XW010 of the
total quantities of
radioactive material/waste
and weights exported to
Canada; (2) adding
authorization to export
primary heat transfer pumps
back to Canada if they are
deemed unrepairable and
categorized as waste for
disposal in Canada if not
processed for metal melt
recycle; and (3) extending
the license expiration date
to December 31, 2026.
Country of Destination.................... Canada.
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\1\ The permit activity limits are the cumulative total maximums over
the term of the permit.
\2\ Uranium 235 gram equivalent by weight of 350 grams (ESSI will not
import enrichment level that exceed 20% by weight U-235)
Dated: August 27, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Deputy Director, Office of International Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-19404 Filed 9-1-20; 8:45 am]
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