82_FR_11519 82 FR 11484 - Department of Energy; Fort St. Vrain Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

82 FR 11484 - Department of Energy; Fort St. Vrain Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 35 (February 23, 2017)

Page Range11484-11485
FR Document2017-03533

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-2504, for the Fort St. Vrain independent spent fuel storage installation located in Platteville, Colorado. If granted, the amendment would update the licensee delegation of authority in the license, the technical specifications, and the final safety analysis report. These documents currently delegate authority under the license to the Manager, DOE Idaho Operations Office. The amendment would replace that reference with the Deputy Manager, Idaho Cleanup Project in each of the documents.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-03533]


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[Docket No. 72-09; NRC-2017-0051]


Department of Energy; Fort St. Vrain 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-2504, for the Fort 
St. Vrain independent spent fuel storage installation located in 
Platteville, Colorado. If granted, the amendment would update the 
licensee delegation of authority in the license, the technical 
specifications, and the final safety analysis report. These documents 
currently delegate authority under the license to the Manager, DOE 
Idaho Operations Office. The amendment would replace that reference 
with the Deputy Manager, Idaho Cleanup Project in each of the 
documents.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0051 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-2017-0051. 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 (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this 
document.
     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 September 8, 2016, DOE submitted to the NRC an 
application to amend the license, technical specifications, and the 
final safety analysis report, for the Fort St. Vrain independent spent 
fuel storage installation, located in Platteville, Colorado (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML16258A179). Materials License No. SNM-2504 authorizes 
the licensee to receive, store, and transfer spent nuclear fuel from 
the decommissioned FSV

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Nuclear Generating Station. The proposed amendment would revise the 
licensee delegation of authority in the license, the technical 
specifications, and the final safety analysis report. These documents 
currently delegate authority under the license to the Manager, DOE 
Idaho Operations Office. This amendment would replace that reference 
with the Deputy Manager, Idaho Cleanup Project in each of the 
documents.
    In a letter to DOE dated December 9, 2016, the NRC notified DOE 
that the application was acceptable to begin a technical review (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML16347A129). The NRC's Office of Nuclear Materials 
Safety and Safeguards has docketed this application under Docket No. 
72-09. If the NRC approves the amendment, the approval will be 
documented in an amendment to NRC Materials License No. SNM-2504. 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 14th day of February 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bernard H. White, IV,
Acting Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, Division of Spent Fuel 
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2017-03533 Filed 2-22-17; 8:45 am]
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11484 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 35 / Thursday, February 23, 2017 / Notices you do not want to be publicly III. Proposed Action analysis report. These documents disclosed in your comment submission. By this action, the NRC is requesting currently delegate authority under the The NRC posts all comment public comments on draft ISG–16–001, license to the Manager, DOE Idaho submissions at http:// Revision 1. This draft ISG provides an Operations Office. The amendment www.regulations.gov as well as entering approach to extending the discretion would replace that reference with the the comment submissions into ADAMS. period, revises reportability Deputy Manager, Idaho Cleanup Project The NRC does not routinely edit requirements under 10 CCFR 50.72, in each of the documents. comment submissions to remove discusses enforcement discretion for ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID identifying or contact information. long-term design non conformances, NRC–2017–0051 when contacting the If you are requesting or aggregating NRC about the availability of and reinforces the need for licensees to comments from other persons for information regarding this document. follow their corrective action program submission to the NRC, then you should You may obtain publicly-available when dispositioning the impact of inform those persons not to include information related to this document identified tornado missile non- identifying or contact information that using any of the following methods: conformances on operability. they do not want to be publicly • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to disclosed in their comment submission. IV. Backfit Discussion http://www.regulations.gov and search Your request should state that the NRC Issuance of this ISG in final form for Docket ID NRC–2017–0051. Address does not routinely edit comment would not constitute backfitting as questions about NRC dockets to Carol submissions to remove such information defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; before making the comment Rule). As discussed in the ‘‘Backfitting’’ email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For submissions available to the public or section of draft DSS–ISG- 2016–001, technical questions, contact the entering the comment submissions into individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Revision 1, this ISG contains guidance ADAMS. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this for NRC staff for implementing EGM– II. Background 15–002. This ISG does not constitute document. The Office of Nuclear Reactor backfitting as defined in the Backfit • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Regulation (NRR), Division of Risk Rule and is not otherwise inconsistent Access and Management System Analysis (DRA) completed a generic with the issue finality provisions in 10 (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- bounding risk analysis (ADAMS CFR part 52, and the NRC staff did not available documents online in the Accession No. ML14114A556) that prepare a backfit analysis. This is ADAMS Public Documents collection at concluded that the issues associated because this ISG requires no response http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ with the inoperability of a Structure, by licensees, and concerns only NRC adams.html. To begin the search, select System, or Component due to a tornado- staff implementation of enforcement ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then generated missile are likely to be of low discretion pursuant to EGM–15–0002. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS risk significance, and do not require Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, immediate plant shutdown. Based on of February 2017. please contact the NRC’s Public the conclusions of the NRR/DRA For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at analysis, the staff issued EGM 15–002, 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Robert Taylor, dated June 10, 2015. In its email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Director, Division of Safety Systems, Office ADAMS accession number for each implementation of EGM 15–002, the of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. NRC staff found that additional document referenced (if it is available in [FR Doc. 2017–03527 Filed 2–22–17; 8:45 am] refinements are needed to address ADAMS) is provided the first time that BILLING CODE 7590–01–P it is mentioned in this document. reportability, enforcement of long standing design issues, and the duration • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and of the enforcement discretion resulting purchase copies of public documents at NUCLEAR REGULATORY the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One from all the non-conforming conditions COMMISSION being assessed together. As a result, the White Flint North, 11555 Rockville staff issued EGM 15–002, Revision 1, [Docket No. 72–09; NRC–2017–0051] Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. dated February 7, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose This revised ISG adds additional Department of Energy; Fort St. Vrain R. Cuadrado, Office of Nuclear Material information for inspection and review Independent Spent Fuel Storage Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear staff to support implementation of the Installation Regulatory Commission, Washington, changes made in EGM 15–002, Revision AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 1. This revised draft ISG provides an Commission. 0606; email: Jose.Cuadrado@nrc.gov. approach to extending the discretion ACTION: License amendment application, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: period. The draft revisions to this ISG docketing. also revise provisions concerning I. Introduction reportability requirements under § 50.72 SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory By letter dated September 8, 2016, of title 10 of the Code of Federal Commission (NRC) has docketed a DOE submitted to the NRC an Regulations (10 CFR), discusses license amendment application from the application to amend the license, enforcement discretion for long-term Department of Energy (DOE or the technical specifications, and the final design non conformances, and licensee) for amendment of Materials safety analysis report, for the Fort St. rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES reinforces the need for licensees to License No. SNM–2504, for the Fort St. Vrain independent spent fuel storage follow the corrective action program Vrain independent spent fuel storage installation, located in Platteville, when dispositioning the impact of installation located in Platteville, Colorado (ADAMS Accession No. identified tornado missile non- Colorado. If granted, the amendment ML16258A179). Materials License No. conformances on operability. This would update the licensee delegation of SNM–2504 authorizes the licensee to revised ISG will expire with the authority in the license, the technical receive, store, and transfer spent nuclear expiration of EGM 15–002, Revision 1. specifications, and the final safety fuel from the decommissioned FSV VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:10 Feb 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM 23FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 35 / Thursday, February 23, 2017 / Notices 11485 Nuclear Generating Station. The NUCLEAR REGULATORY • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and proposed amendment would revise the COMMISSION purchase copies of public documents at licensee delegation of authority in the the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One [Docket No. 72–25; NRC–2017–0049] license, the technical specifications, and White Flint North, 11555 Rockville the final safety analysis report. These Department of Energy; Idaho Spent Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. documents currently delegate authority Fuel Facility Independent Spent Fuel FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose under the license to the Manager, DOE Storage Installation R. Cuadrado, Office of Nuclear Material Idaho Operations Office. This Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory amendment would replace that Regulatory Commission, Washington, Commission. reference with the Deputy Manager, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– ACTION: License amendment application, Idaho Cleanup Project in each of the 0606; email: Jose.Cuadrado@nrc.gov. docketing. documents. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a letter to DOE dated December 9, SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 2016, the NRC notified DOE that the Commission (NRC) has docketed a I. Introduction application was acceptable to begin a license amendment application from the By letter dated September 8, 2016, technical review (ADAMS Accession Department of Energy (DOE or the DOE submitted to the NRC an No. ML16347A129). The NRC’s Office of licensee) for amendment of Materials application to amend the license, License No. SNM–2512, for the Idaho Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards technical specifications, and the final Spent Fuel Facility independent spent has docketed this application under safety analysis report, for the Idaho fuel storage installation located at the Docket No. 72–09. If the NRC approves Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Spent Fuel Facility independent spent the amendment, the approval will be in Butte County, Idaho. If granted, the fuel storage installation, located on the documented in an amendment to NRC amendment would update the licensee Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Materials License No. SNM–2504. The delegation of authority in the license, in Butte County, Idaho (ADAMS Commission will approve the license the technical specifications, and the Accession No. ML16258A178). amendment if it determines that the final safety analysis report. These Materials License No. SNM–2512 request complies with the standards and documents currently delegate authority authorizes the licensee to receive, store, requirements of the Atomic Energy Act under the license to the Manager, DOE and transfer spent nuclear fuel elements of 1954, as amended, and the NRC’s Idaho Operations Office. The from the Peach Bottom Unit 1 reactor rules and regulations, and make amendment would replace that and various TRIGA reactors; reflector findings consistent with the National reference with the Deputy Manager, modules and rods from the Idaho Cleanup Project in each of the Shippingport reactor; and associated Environmental Policy Act and part 51 of documents. radioactive materials and components title 10 of the Code of Federal related to the fuel elements’ receipt, Regulations (10 CFR). These findings ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID transfer, and storage. The proposed will be documented in a safety NRC–2017–0049 when contacting the amendment would revise the licensee evaluation report. NRC about the availability of delegation of authority in the license, information regarding this document. the technical specifications, and the II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing You may obtain publicly-available final safety analysis report. These The Commission may issue either a information related to this document documents currently delegate authority notice of hearing or a notice of proposed using any of the following methods: under the license to the Manager, DOE • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to action and opportunity for hearing in Idaho Operations Office. This http://www.regulations.gov and search accordance with 10 CFR 72.46(b)(1) or, amendment would replace that for Docket ID NRC–2017–0049. Address if a determination is made that the reference with the Deputy Manager, questions about NRC dockets to Carol amendment does not present a genuine Idaho Cleanup Project in each of the Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; issue as to whether public health and email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For documents. safety will be significantly affected, take technical questions, contact the In a letter to DOE dated December 9, immediate action on the amendment in individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 2016, the NRC notified DOE that the accordance with 10 CFR 72.46(b)(2), and INFORMATION CONTACT section of this application was acceptable to begin a provide notice of the action taken and document. technical review (ADAMS Accession an opportunity for interested persons to • NRC’s Agencywide Documents No. ML16347A133). The NRC’s Office of request a hearing on whether the action Access and Management System Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards should be rescinded or modified. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- has docketed this application under available documents online in the Docket No. 72–25. If the NRC approves Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day the amendment, the approval will be ADAMS Public Documents collection at of February 2017. documented in an amendment to NRC http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. adams.html. To begin the search, select Materials License No. SNM–2512. The Bernard H. White, IV, ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Commission will approve the license Acting Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS amendment if it determines that the Division of Spent Fuel Management, Office Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, request complies with the standards and of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. please contact the NRC’s Public requirements of the Atomic Energy Act rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2017–03533 Filed 2–22–17; 8:45 am] Document Room (PDR) reference staff at of 1954, as amended, and the NRC’s BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by rules and regulations, and make email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The findings consistent with the National ADAMS accession number for each Environmental Policy Act and 10 CFR document referenced (if it is available in part 51. These findings will be ADAMS) is provided the first time that documented in a Safety Evaluation it is mentioned in this document. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionLicense amendment application, docketing.
ContactJose 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]
FR Citation82 FR 11484 
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