81 FR 83287 - Report on Changes to Low-Level Waste Burial Charges
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 83287-83288] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-27945] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2016-0220] Report on Changes to Low-Level Waste Burial Charges AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft NUREG-1307 Revision 16, ``Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities.'' This report, which is revised periodically, explains the formula acceptable to the NRC for determining the minimum decommissioning fund requirements for nuclear power reactors. Specifically, this report provides adjustment factors, and updates to these values, for the labor, energy, and waste components of the minimum formula. DATES: Submit comments by December 20, 2016. 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. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0220. 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. Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 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: Emil Tabakov, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6814, email: [email protected] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0220 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 Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0220. 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]. NUREG-1307 Revision 16, ``Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities, is [[Page 83288]] available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16315A300. 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. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0220 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 http://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 NUREG-1307, Revision 16, ``Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities,'' modifies the previous revision to this report issued in January 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13023A030), and incorporates updates to the adjustment factors for the labor, energy, and waste components of the NRC minimum decommissioning fund formula. This revision also incorporates changes resulting from newly available low- level waste disposal capacity at the Andrews County, Texas facility established in 2012, and changes made to waste disposal costs resulting from a contractor reassessment of the assumptions for LLW classification. As a result of these changes, the minimum decommissioning fund formula amounts calculated by licensees, based on revised low-level waste burial factors presented in this report, will likely reflect (on average) lower minimum decommissioning fund requirements than those previously reported by licensees in 2015. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of November 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Anthony R. Bowers, Chief, Financial Analysis and International Projects Branch, Division of Inspection and Regional Support, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2016-27945 Filed 11-18-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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use of the SF–85, SF–85P, SF–86, or SF– to the individual whom the information date will be considered if it is practical
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such as neighbors, friends, co-workers, implied promise that the identity of the for Docket ID NRC–2016–0220. Address
business associates, teachers, landlords, source would be held in confidence. questions about NRC dockets to Carol
or family members; tax records; and 5. Testing and examination materials, Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
other public records. Security violation compiled during the course of a email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
information is obtained from a variety of personnel investigation, that are used technical questions, contact the
sources, including security inspections, solely to determine individual individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
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accounting of disclosures to the data
determine potential for promotion in the information and submitting comments,
subject, and access to and amendment
armed services may be exempted to the see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
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system may contain the following types
who furnished information to the this document.
of information:
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Tabakov, Office of Nuclear Reactor
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established by an Executive order to be promise that the identity of the source
0001; telephone: 301–415–6814, email:
kept secret in the interest of national would be held in confidence.
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Report on Changes to Low-Level
for which he would otherwise be available information related to this
Waste Burial Charges
eligible, as a result of the maintenance action by any of the following methods:
of such material, such material shall be AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to
provided to such individual, except to Commission. http://www.regulations.gov and search
the extent that the disclosure of such ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for for Docket ID NRC–2016–0220.
material would reveal the identity of a comment. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
source who furnished information to the Access and Management System
Government under an express promise SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
that the identity of the source would be Commission (NRC) is issuing for public available documents online in the
held in confidence, or, prior to the comment draft NUREG–1307 Revision ADAMS Public Documents collection at
effective date of this section, under an 16, ‘‘Report on Waste Burial Charges: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
implied promise that the identity of the Changes in Decommissioning Waste adams.html. To begin the search, select
source would be held in confidence. Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
3. Information maintained in Burial Facilities.’’ This report, which is select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
connection with providing protective revised periodically, explains the Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
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services to the President of the United formula acceptable to the NRC for please contact the NRC’s Public
States or other individuals pursuant to determining the minimum Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
section 3056 of title 18 of the U.S. Code. decommissioning fund requirements for 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
4. Investigatory material compiled nuclear power reactors. Specifically, email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. NUREG–
solely for the purpose of determining this report provides adjustment factors, 1307 Revision 16, ‘‘Report on Waste
suitability, eligibility, or qualifications and updates to these values, for the Burial Charges: Changes in
for Federal civilian employment and labor, energy, and waste components of Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs
Federal contact or access to classified the minimum formula. at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities, is
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available in ADAMS under Accession For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
No. ML16315A300. Anthony R. Bowers, Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Chief, Financial Analysis and International OWFN–12H–08, U.S. Nuclear
purchase copies of public documents at Projects Branch, Division of Inspection and Regulatory Commission, Washington,
Regional Support, Office of Nuclear Reactor DC 20555–0001.
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
Regulation. For additional direction on accessing
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. [FR Doc. 2016–27945 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am] information and submitting comments,
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COMMISSION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
The NRC cautions you not to include Clifford, Office of Nuclear Reactor
[NRC–2016–0233]
identifying or contact information that Regulation, telephone: 301–415–4043,
you do not want to be publicly Pressurized Water Reactor Control email: Paul.Clifford@nrc.gov and
disclosed in your comment submission. Rod Ejection and Boiling Water Edward O’Donnell, Office of Nuclear
The NRC will post all comment Reactor Control Rod Drop Accidents Regulatory Research, telephone: 301–
submissions at http:// 415–3317 email: Edward.ODonnell@
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Commission. nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S.
comment submissions into ADAMS. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
The NRC does not routinely edit ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request
Washington, DC 20555–0001.
comment submissions to remove for comment.
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identifying or contact information.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
If you are requesting or aggregating Commission (NRC) is issuing for public I. Obtaining Information and
comments from other persons for comment draft regulatory guide (DG) Submitting Comments
submission to the NRC, then you should DG–1327, ‘‘Pressurized Water Reactor A. Obtaining Information
inform those persons not to include Control Rod Ejection and Boiling Water
identifying or contact information that Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–
Reactor Control Rod Drop Accidents.’’ 0233 when contacting the NRC about
they do not want to be publicly This DG proposes new guidance for
disclosed in their comment submission. the availability of information regarding
analyzing accidents such as control rod
Your request should state that the NRC this action. You may obtain publically-
ejection for pressurized water reactors
does not routinely edit comment available information related to this
and control rod drop for boiling-water
submissions to remove such information action, by any of the following methods:
reactors. It defines fuel cladding failure • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
before making the comment thresholds for ductile failure, brittle
submissions available to the public or http://www.regulations.gov and search
failure, and pellet-clad mechanical for Docket ID NRC–2016–0233.
entering the comment into ADAMS. interaction and provides radionuclide • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
II. Discussion release fractions for use in assessing Access and Management System
radiological consequences. It also (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly
NUREG–1307, Revision 16, ‘‘Report describes analytical limits and guidance available documents online in the
on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in for demonstrating compliance with ADAMS Public Documents collection at
Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs regulations governing reactivity limits. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities,’’ DATES: Submit comments by February adams.html. To begin the search, select
modifies the previous revision to this 21, 2017. Comments received after this ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
report issued in January 2013 (ADAMS date will be considered if it is practical select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Accession No. ML13023A030), and to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
incorporates updates to the adjustment consideration only for comments please contact the NRC’s Public
factors for the labor, energy, and waste received on or before this date. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
components of the NRC minimum Although a time limit is given, 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
decommissioning fund formula. This comments and suggestions in email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The DG
revision also incorporates changes connection with items for inclusion in is electronically available in ADAMS
resulting from newly available low-level guides currently being developed or under Accession No. ML16124A200.
waste disposal capacity at the Andrews improvements in all published guides • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
County, Texas facility established in are encouraged at any time. purchase copies of public documents at
2012, and changes made to waste ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
disposal costs resulting from a by any of the following methods (unless White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
contractor reassessment of the this document describes a different Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
assumptions for LLW classification. As method for submitting comments on a
a result of these changes, the minimum specified subject): B. Submitting Comments
decommissioning fund formula amounts • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Please include Docket ID NRC–2016–
calculated by licensees, based on http://www.regulations.gov and search 0233 in your comment submission. The
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
revised low-level waste burial factors for Docket ID NRC–2016–0233. Address NRC cautions you not to include
presented in this report, will likely questions about NRC dockets to Carol identifying or contact information that
reflect (on average) lower minimum Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; you do not want to be publicly
decommissioning fund requirements email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For disclosed in your comment submission.
than those previously reported by technical questions, contact the The NRC posts all comment
licensees in 2015. individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER submissions at http://
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day INFORMATION CONTACT section of this www.regulations.gov as well as enters
of November 2016. document. the comment submissions into ADAMS.
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| Contact | Emil Tabakov, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6814, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 83287 |
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