80 FR 23610 - Department of Energy; Idaho Spent Fuel Facility Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 81 (April 28, 2015)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has docketed a license amendment application from the Department of Energy (DOE or the licensee) for amendment of Materials License No. SNM-2512, for the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility independent spent fuel storage installation located on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in Butte County, Idaho. If granted, the amendment would revise the technical specifications for the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) to add the Essential Program Control Program. The addition of the Essential Program Control Program would conform the technical specifications to those of Three Mile Island, Unit 2, and Fort St. Vrain, and allow the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility to make changes to the Quality Assurance Program, the Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program, and the Training Program.

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[Docket No. 72-25; NRC-2009-0076]


Department of Energy; Idaho Spent Fuel Facility Independent Spent 
Fuel Storage Installation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License amendment application; docketing.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has docketed a 
license amendment application from the Department of Energy (DOE or the 
licensee) for amendment of Materials License No. SNM-2512, for the 
Idaho Spent Fuel Facility independent spent fuel storage installation 
located on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in Butte County, 
Idaho. If granted, the amendment would revise the technical 
specifications for the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility independent spent fuel 
storage installation (ISFSI) to add the Essential Program Control 
Program. The addition of the Essential Program Control Program would 
conform the technical specifications to those of Three Mile Island, 
Unit 2, and Fort St. Vrain, and allow the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility to 
make changes to the Quality Assurance Program, the Radiological 
Environmental Monitoring Program, and the Training Program.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2009-0076 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain 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-2009-0076. 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]. 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.
     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: Jose R. Cuadrado, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0606; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    By letter dated February 17, 2015, DOE submitted to the NRC an 
application to amend the technical specifications for the Idaho Spent 
Fuel Facility ISFSI, located on the Idaho National Engineering 
Laboratory in Butte County, Idaho (ADAMS Accession No. ML15068A008). 
Materials License No. SNM-2512 authorizes the licensee to receive, 
store, and transfer spent nuclear fuel elements from the Peach Bottom 
Unit 1 reactor and various TRIGA reactors; reflector modules and rods 
from the Shippingport reactor; and associated radioactive materials and 
components related to the fuel elements' receipt, transfer, and 
storage. The proposed amendment would add the Essential Program Control 
Program to the technical specifications of the Idaho Spent Fuel 
Facility to conform to those of Three Mile Island, Unit 2, and Fort St. 
Vrain, and allow the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility to make changes to the 
Quality Assurance Program, the Radiological Environmental Monitoring 
Program, and the Training Program.
    In a letter to DOE dated March 9, 2015, NRC notified DOE that the 
application was acceptable to begin a technical review (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML15068A382). The NRC's Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and 
Safeguards has docketed this application under Docket No. 72-25. If the 
NRC approves the amendment, the approval will be documented in an 
amendment to NRC Materials License No. SNM-2512. The Commission will 
approve the license amendment if it determines that the request 
complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954, as amended, and the NRC's rules and regulations, and make 
findings consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act and part 
51 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). These 
findings will be documented in a Safety Evaluation Report.

II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing

    The Commission may issue either a notice of hearing or a notice of 
proposed action and opportunity for hearing in accordance with 10 CFR 
72.46(b)(1) or, if a determination is made that the amendment does not 
present a genuine issue as to whether public health and safety will be 
significantly affected, take immediate action on the amendment in 
accordance with 10 CFR 72.46(b)(2), and provide notice of the action 
taken and an opportunity for interested persons to request a hearing on 
whether the action should be rescinded or modified.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of April 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michele Sampson,
Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Management, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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