U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration
| Citation | 86 FR 8047 |
| Record Number | 2021-02249 |
| Published date | 03 February 2021 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 21 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8047-8049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02249]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 11006398; NRC-2020-0249]
U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security
Administration
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Export license application; opportunity to provide comments,
request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received an
application for an export license (XSNM3819) requested by U.S
Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/
NNSA). On September 10, 2020, DOE/NNSA filed an application with the
NRC seeking approval for a license to export high enriched uranium to
France.
DATES: Submit comments by March 5, 2021. A request for a hearing or a
petition for leave to intervene must be filed by March 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking
Website
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0249. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; 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: Janice Owens, Office of International
Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
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0001; telephone: 301-287-9096, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to NRC-2020-0249 or Docket No. 11006398 when
contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0249.
NRC's Public Website: Go to https://www.nrc.gov and search
for XSNM3819, Docket No. 11006398, or Docket ID NRC-2020-0249.
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 (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or
by email to [email protected]. The export license application from
DOE/NNSA is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20262H100.
Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request
to the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or
301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0249 or Docket No. 11006398 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
On September 18, 2020, NRC received an application from DOE/NNSA
requesting a specific license (XSNM3819) to export high enriched
uranium in the form of broken metals to France for ultimate use as
reactor fuel (ADAMS Accession No. ML20262H100).
In accordance with paragraph 110.70(b) of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) the NRC is providing notice of the receipt
of the application submitted; 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. In accordance with 10 CFR 110.89(b), a hearing request or
petition for leave to intervene shall be served by the requestor or
petitioner upon the applicant, the Office of the General Counsel, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555; the Secretary,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555; and the
Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.
Hearing requests and intervention petitions must include the
information specified in 10 CFR 110.82(b).
A request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene shall be
filed In accordance with 10 CFR 110.89(a). As provided in section
110.89(a), a request for hearing or petition for leave to intervent may
be filed with the Commission by delivery or by mail to the Secretary,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, or by
electronic means in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR
49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562; August 3, 2012).
Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions may be found in the
Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC website
at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.htm.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 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
follows.
NRC Export License Application
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Application Information
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Name of Applicant......................... U.S Department of Energy
National Nuclear Security
Administration (DOE/NNSA)
Date of Application....................... September 10, 2020
Date Received............................. September 18, 2020
Application No............................ XSNM3819
Docket No................................. 11006398
ADAMS Accession No........................ ML20262H100
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Description of Material
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Material Type............................. High enriched uranium in the
form of broken metal.
Total Quantity............................ Up to 121.16 kilograms of
uranium-235 contained in a
maximum of 130.0 kilograms
of uranium enriched to a
maximum of 93.20 weight
percent.
End Use................................... Reactor reload fuel.
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Country of Destination.................... France.
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Dated: January 29, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Deputy Director, Office of International Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-02249 Filed 2-2-21; 8:45 am]
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