81_FR_54290 81 FR 54133 - Request for a License To Export High-Enriched Uranium

81 FR 54133 - Request for a License To Export High-Enriched Uranium

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)

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FR Document2016-19360

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54133-54134]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19360]


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Request for a License To Export High-Enriched Uranium

    Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 
110.70 (b) ``Public Notice of Receipt of an Application,'' please take 
notice that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received 
the following request for an export license. Copies of the request are 
available electronically through the Agencywide Documents Access and 
Management System and can be accessed through the Public Electronic 
Reading Room link http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html at the NRC 
Homepage.
    A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene may be 
filed within thirty days after publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register (FR). Any request for hearing 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.

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    A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene may be 
filed with the NRC electronically in accordance with NRC's E-Filing 
rule promulgated in August 2007, 72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007. 
Information about filing electronically is available on the NRC's 
public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. To 
ensure timely electronic filing, at least 5 days prior to the filing 
deadline, the petitioner/requestor should contact the Office of the 
Secretary by email at HEARINGDOCKET@NRC.GOV, or by calling 301-415-
1677, to request a digital ID certificate and allow for the creation of 
an electronic docket.
    In addition to a request for hearing or petition for leave to 
intervene, written comments, in accordance with 10 CFR 110.81, should 
be submitted within thirty days after publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register to Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Rulemaking and 
Adjudications.
    The information concerning this application for an export license 
follows.

                                         NRC Export License Application
                                            [Description of Material]
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    Name of applicant Date of
    application Date received        Material type      Total quantity          End use           Destination
   Application No. Docket No.
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U.S. Department of Energy,        High-Enriched       6.7 kilograms (kg)  For target          Belgium.
 National Nuclear Security         Uranium (93.35      uranium-235         fabrication at
 Administration.                   WGT %) in the       contained in 7.2    AREVA NP Romans
July 14, 2016...................   form of broken      kg uranium.         in France, to be
July 21, 2016...................   metal.                                  used for medical
XSNM3776........................                                           isotope
11006241........................                                           production at the
                                                                           Institute for
                                                                           Radioelements in
                                                                           Belgium.
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     Dated this 8th day of August 2016 at Rockville, Maryland.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Mugeh Afshar-Tous,
Acting Director, Office of International Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-19360 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 157 / Monday, August 15, 2016 / Notices 54133 facility component located within the 3. Does the proposed exemption involve a with 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental restricted area, as defined in 10 CFR significant reduction in a margin of safety? impact statement or environmental part 20, and issuance of this exemption Response: No. assessment need be prepared in The proposed change will not involve a involves: (i) No significant hazards significant reduction in the margin of safety connection with the NRC’s proposed consideration, (ii) no significant change because it has been demonstrated that the issuance of this exemption. in the types or a significant increase in material properties of Optimized ZIRLOTM IV. Conclusions the amounts of any effluents that may be are not significantly different from those of released offsite, and (iii) no significant ZIRLO®. Optimized ZIRLOTM is expected to Accordingly, the Commission has increase in individual or cumulative perform similarly to ZIRLO® for all normal determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR occupational radiation exposure. operating and accident scenarios, including 50.12(a), the exemption is authorized by both LOCA and non-LOCA scenarios. For law, will not present an undue risk to Therefore, in accordance with 10 CFR LOCA scenarios, plant-specific evaluations the public health and safety, is 51.22(b), no environmental impact have been performed, which allow the use of statement or environmental assessment fuel assemblies with fuel rods containing consistent with the common defense need be prepared in connection with the Optimized ZIRLOTM. These LOCA and security, and that special NRC’s consideration of this exemption evaluations address the NRC safety circumstances are present to warrant request. The basis for the NRC staff’s evaluation report conditions and limitations issuance of the exemption. Therefore, determination is discussed as follows, for Optimized ZIRLOTM fuel rod cladding the Commission hereby grants SNC an with an evaluation against each of the and provide continued compliance with the exemption from the requirements of 10 acceptance criteria of 10 CFR 50.46. CFR 50.46 and 10 CFR part 50, requirements in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9)(i)– (iii). Therefore, the proposed change does appendix K, paragraph I.A.5, to allow not involve a significant reduction in a the application of these criteria to, and Requirements in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9)(i) margin of safety. the use of, Optimized ZIRLOTM fuel rod Based on the above, the NRC staff cladding material at FNP and VEGP. The NRC staff evaluated whether the concludes that the proposed exemption Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day exemption involves no significant involves no significant hazards of August 2016. hazards consideration using the consideration. Accordingly, the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. standards described in 10 CFR 50.92(c), requirements of 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9)(i) are Anne T. Boland, as presented below: met. Director, Division of Operating Reactor 1. Does the proposed exemption involve a significant increase in the probability or Requirements in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9)(ii) Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor consequences of an accident previously Regulation. The proposed exemption would allow evaluated? [FR Doc. 2016–19363 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am] the use of Optimized ZIRLOTM fuel rod Response: No. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P cladding material in the reactors. The proposed change would allow the use of Optimized ZIRLOTM clad nuclear fuel in Optimized ZIRLOTM has essentially the the reactors. The NRC approved Topical same material properties and NUCLEAR REGULATORY Report WCAP–12610–P–A & CENPD–404–P– performance characteristics as the COMMISSION A, Addendum 1–A, ‘‘Optimized ZIRLOTM,’’ currently licensed ZIRLO® cladding. prepared by Westinghouse, addresses Therefore, the use of Optimized Request for a License To Export High- Optimized ZIRLOTM and demonstrates that ZIRLOTM fuel rod cladding material will Enriched Uranium Optimized ZIRLOTM has essentially the same not significantly change the types of properties as currently licensed ZIRLO®. The effluents that may be released offsite or Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of fuel cladding itself is not an accident initiator significantly increase the amount of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 110.70 (b) and does not affect accident probability. Use ‘‘Public Notice of Receipt of an of Optimized ZIRLOTM fuel cladding has effluents that may be released offsite. Therefore, the requirements of 10 CFR Application,’’ please take notice that the been shown to meet all 10 CFR 50.46 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission acceptance criteria and, therefore, will not 51.22(c)(9)(ii) are met. increase the consequences of an accident. (NRC) has received the following Requirements in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9)(iii) request for an export license. Copies of Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant increase in the The proposed exemption would allow the request are available electronically probability or consequences of an accident the use of Optimized ZIRLOTM fuel rod through the Agencywide Documents previously evaluated. cladding material in the reactors. Access and Management System and 2. Does the proposed exemption create the Optimized ZIRLOTM has essentially the can be accessed through the Public possibility of a new or different kind of same material properties and Electronic Reading Room link http:// accident from any accident previously performance characteristics as the www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html at the evaluated? Response: No. currently licensed ZIRLO® cladding. NRC Homepage. Therefore, the use of Optimized A request for a hearing or petition for Use of Optimized ZIRLOTM clad fuel will not result in changes in the operation or ZIRLOTM fuel rod cladding material will leave to intervene may be filed within configuration of the facility. Topical Report not significantly increase individual thirty days after publication of this WCAP–12610–P–A & CENPD–404–P–A occupational radiation exposure or notice in the Federal Register (FR). Any demonstrate that the material properties of significantly increase cumulative request for hearing or petition for leave Optimized ZIRLOTM are similar to those of occupational radiation exposure. to intervene shall be served by the ZIRLO®. Therefore, Optimized ZIRLOTM fuel Therefore, the requirements of 10 CFR requestor or petitioner upon the rod cladding will perform similarly to those applicant, the office of the General sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 51.22(c)(9)(iii) are met. fabricated from ZIRLO®, and, therefore, Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory precludes the possibility of the fuel becoming Conclusion Commission, Washington, DC 20555; an accident initiator and causing a new or different type of accident. Based on the above, the NRC staff the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Therefore, the proposed change does not concludes that the proposed exemption Commission, Washington, DC 20555; create the possibility of a new or different meets the eligibility criteria for the and the Executive Secretary, U.S. kind of accident from any accident categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR Department of State, Washington, DC previously evaluated. 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, in accordance 20520. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:23 Aug 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1

54134 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 157 / Monday, August 15, 2016 / Notices A request for a hearing or petition for prior to the filing deadline, the 110.81, should be submitted within leave to intervene may be filed with the petitioner/requestor should contact the thirty days after publication of this NRC electronically in accordance with Office of the Secretary by email at notice in the Federal Register to Office NRC’s E-Filing rule promulgated in HEARINGDOCKET@NRC.GOV, or by of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear August 2007, 72 FR 49139; August 28, calling 301–415–1677, to request a Regulatory Commission, Washington, 2007. Information about filing digital ID certificate and allow for the DC 20555, Attention: Rulemaking and electronically is available on the NRC’s creation of an electronic docket. Adjudications. public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/ In addition to a request for hearing or The information concerning this site-help/e-submittals.html. To ensure petition for leave to intervene, written application for an export license timely electronic filing, at least 5 days comments, in accordance with 10 CFR follows. NRC EXPORT LICENSE APPLICATION [Description of Material] Name of applicant Date of application Date received Material type Total quantity End use Destination Application No. Docket No. U.S. Department of En- High-Enriched Uranium 6.7 kilograms (kg) ura- For target fabrication at Belgium. ergy, National Nuclear (93.35 WGT %) in the nium-235 contained in AREVA NP Romans in Security Administration. form of broken metal. 7.2 kg uranium. France, to be used for July 14, 2016 ..................... medical isotope produc- July 21, 2016 ..................... tion at the Institute for XSNM3776 ........................ Radioelements in Bel- 11006241 ........................... gium. Dated this 8th day of August 2016 at Exchange under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) places specified in Item IV below. The Rockville, Maryland. of the Act3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) Exchange has prepared summaries, set For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. thereunder,4 which renders the forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of Mugeh Afshar-Tous, proposed rule change effective upon the most significant parts of such Acting Director, Office of International filing with the Commission. The statements. Programs. Commission is publishing this notice to (A) Self-Regulatory Organization’s solicit comments on the proposed rule [FR Doc. 2016–19360 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am] Statement of the Purpose of, and change from interested persons. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Change Statement of the Terms of Substance of 1. Purpose SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE the Proposed Rule Change COMMISSION The Exchange filed a proposal to The Exchange proposes to modify its amend the fee schedule applicable to fee schedule applicable to the [Release No. 34–78517; File No. SR– Members 5 and non-Members of the Exchange’s options platform (‘‘BZX BatsBZX–2016–44] Options’’) to: (i) Increase the fee for Exchange pursuant to BZX Rules 15.1(a) and (c). orders that yield fee code NP, which is Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats appended Non-Customer 6 orders in BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange’s Web site Non-Penny Pilot Securities; 7 (ii) add and Immediate Effectiveness of a three new tiers under new footnote 13 Proposed Rule Change Related to Fees at www.batstrading.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at entitled, ‘‘Non-Customer Non-Penny for Use of the Exchange’s Options Pilot Take Volume Tier’’; (iii) eliminate Platform the Commission’s Public Reference Room. Tier 4 from footnote 5, Quoting August 9, 2016. Incentive Program (‘‘QIP’’) Tier; and (iv) II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s modify the billing policy for the logical Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Statement of the Purpose of, and port fees. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 Fee Code NP Change notice is hereby given that on July 29, In its filing with the Commission, the Fee code NP is appended to Non- 2016, Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (the Exchange included statements Customer orders that remove liquidity ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BZX’’) filed with the concerning the purpose of and basis for in Non-Penny Pilot Securities on the Securities and Exchange Commission the proposed rule change and discussed Exchange. Orders that yield fee code NP (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule any comments it received on the currently incur a fee of $0.99 per change as described in Items I, II and III proposed rule change. The text of these contract. The Exchange is proposing to sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES below, which Items have been prepared statements may be examined at the increase this fee to $1.07 per contract, by the Exchange. The Exchange has which as explained below, is designated the proposed rule change as 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). commensurate with industry standards. one establishing or changing a member 4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). due, fee, or other charge imposed by the 5 The term ‘‘Member’’ is defined as ‘‘any 6 As defined in the Exchange’s fee schedule registered broker or dealer that has been admitted available at http://www.batsoptions.com/support/ 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). fee_schedule/bzx/. to membership in the Exchange.’’ See Exchange 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. Rule 1.5(n). 7 Id. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:23 Aug 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1


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