82 FR 27087 - U.S. Department of Energy; Three Mile Island 2 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 112 (June 13, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 112 (June 13, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-12137 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 27087-27088] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-12137] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 72-20; NRC-2017-0050] U.S. Department of Energy; Three Mile Island 2 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviewed an application by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for an amendment to Materials License No. SNM-2508, for the Three Mile Island 2 (TMI-2) independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI), located on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in Butte County, Idaho. The amendment revises 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. DATES: Notice of issuance of amendment to Materials License No. SNM- 2508 given on June 13, 2017. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0050 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-2017-0050. 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 Three Mile Island 2 license amendment request is available electronically in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16258A191. 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 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: By letter dated September 8, 2016, DOE submitted to the NRC an application to amend the Materials License No. SNM-2508 for the TMI-2 ISFSI, located on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in Butte County, Idaho (ADAMS Accession No. ML16258A191). Materials License No. SNM-2508 authorizes the licensee to receive, possess, store, and transfer canisters containing core debris and damaged spent nuclear fuel from the Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) reactor, in addition to other authorized uses. The proposed amendment revises 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. In a letter to DOE dated December 9, 2016, NRC notified DOE that the application was acceptable to begin a technical review (ADAMS Accession No. ML16347A192). In accordance with Sec. 72.16 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), a notice of docketing was published in the Federal Register on February 22, 2017 (82 FR 11371). The NRC prepared a safety evaluation report (SER) (ADAMS Accession No. ML17151A327) to document its review [[Page 27088]] and evaluation of the amendment request. As further explained in the SER, the NRC has also determined that the license amendment is administrative in nature, and therefore satisfies the 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11) criteria for a categorical exclusion from the requirement to prepare an environmental impact statement. Under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11), this action is eligible for categorical exclusion, because it is an amendment to a materials licenses which is administrative, organizational, or procedural in nature, or which results in a change in process operations or equipment, provided that (i) there is no significant change in the types or significant increase in the amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite, (ii) there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure, (iii) there is no significant construction impact, and (iv) there is no significant increase in the potential for or consequences from radiological accidents. Consequently, an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact are not required. Upon completing its review, the NRC staff determined the request complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), as well as the NRC's rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment. The NRC approved and issued Amendment No. 5 to Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM- 2508, held by DOE for the receipt, possession, transfer, and storage of spent fuel and associated radioactive materials at the TMI-2 ISFSI. Amendment No. 5 was effective as of the date of issuance. In accordance with 10 CFR 72.46(b)(2), the NRC has determined that Amendment No. 5 does not present a genuine issue as to whether the health and safety of the public will be significantly affected. Therefore, the publication of a notice of proposed action and an opportunity for hearing or a notice of hearing is not warranted. Notice is hereby given of the right of interested persons to request a hearing on whether the action should be rescinded or modified. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25 day of May 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. John McKirgan, Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2017-12137 Filed 6-12-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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No. ML16347A133). In accordance with interested persons to request a hearing • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
§ 72.16 of title 10 of the Code of Federal on whether the action should be Access and Management System
Regulations (10 CFR), a notice of rescinded or modified. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
docketing was published in the Federal Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day available documents online in the
Register on February 23, 2017 (82 FR of May 2017. ADAMS Public Documents collection at
11485). For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
The NRC prepared a safety evaluation adams.html. To begin the search, select
John McKirgan,
report (SER) (ADAMS Accession No. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
ML17151A201) to document its review Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, Division
of Spent Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
and evaluation of the amendment Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
Material Safety and Safeguards.
request. As further explained in the please contact the NRC’s Public
[FR Doc. 2017–12135 Filed 6–12–17; 8:45 am]
SER, the NRC has also determined that Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
the license amendment is administrative 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
in nature, and therefore satisfies the 10 email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
CFR 51.22(c)(11) criteria for a Three Mile Island 2 license amendment
categorical exclusion from the NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION request is available electronically in
requirement to prepare an ADAMS under Accession No.
environmental impact statement. Under ML16258A191.
[Docket No. 72–20; NRC–2017–0050]
10 CFR 51.22(c)(11), this action is • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
eligible for categorical exclusion, purchase copies of public documents at
U.S. Department of Energy; Three Mile
because it is an amendment to a the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
materials licenses which is Island 2 Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
administrative, organizational, or Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
procedural in nature, or which results in AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose
a change in process operations or Commission. Cuadrado, Office of Nuclear Material
equipment, provided that (i) there is no ACTION: License amendment application; Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
significant change in the types or issuance. Regulatory Commission, Washington,
significant increase in the amounts of
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
any effluents that may be released SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 0606; email: Jose.Cuadrado@nrc.gov.
offsite, (ii) there is no significant Commission (NRC) reviewed an
increase in individual or cumulative SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter
application by the U.S. Department of
occupational radiation exposure, (iii) dated September 8, 2016, DOE
Energy (DOE) for an amendment to
there is no significant construction submitted to the NRC an application to
Materials License No. SNM–2508, for
impact, and (iv) there is no significant amend the Materials License No. SNM–
the Three Mile Island 2 (TMI–2)
increase in the potential for or 2508 for the TMI–2 ISFSI, located on the
independent spent fuel storage
consequences from radiological Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
installation (ISFSI), located on the Idaho
accidents. Consequently, an in Butte County, Idaho (ADAMS
National Engineering Laboratory in
environmental assessment and finding Accession No. ML16258A191).
Butte County, Idaho. The amendment
of no significant impact are not Materials License No. SNM–2508
revises the licensee delegation of
required. authorizes the licensee to receive,
authority in the license, the technical
Upon completing its review, the NRC possess, store, and transfer canisters
specifications, and the final safety
staff determined the request complies containing core debris and damaged
analysis report. These documents
with the standards and requirements of spent nuclear fuel from the Three Mile
currently delegate authority under the
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Island Unit 2 (TMI–2) reactor, in
license to the Manager, DOE Idaho
amended (the Act), as well as the NRC’s addition to other authorized uses. The
Operations Office. The amendment
rules and regulations. The Commission proposed amendment revises the
would replace that reference with the
has made appropriate findings as licensee delegation of authority in the
Deputy Manager, Idaho Cleanup Project
required by the Act and the license, the technical specifications, and
in each of the documents.
Commission’s rules and regulations in the final safety analysis report. These
10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in DATES: Notice of issuance of amendment documents currently delegate authority
the license amendment. The NRC to Materials License No. SNM–2508 under the license to the Manager, DOE
approved and issued Amendment No. 3 given on June 13, 2017. Idaho Operations Office. The
to Special Nuclear Materials License No. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID amendment would replace that
SNM–2512, held by DOE for the receipt, NRC–2017–0050 when contacting the reference with the Deputy Manager,
possession, transfer, and storage of NRC about the availability of Idaho Cleanup Project in each of the
spent fuel and associated radioactive information regarding this document. documents.
materials at the Idaho Spent Fuel You may obtain publicly-available In a letter to DOE dated December 9,
Facility ISFSI. Amendment No. 3 was information related to this document 2016, NRC notified DOE that the
effective as of the date of issuance. using any of the following methods: application was acceptable to begin a
In accordance with 10 CFR • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to technical review (ADAMS Accession
72.46(b)(2), the NRC has determined http://www.regulations.gov and search No. ML16347A192). In accordance with
that Amendment No. 3 does not present for Docket ID NRC–2017–0050. Address § 72.16 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
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a genuine issue as to whether the health questions about NRC dockets to Carol Regulations (10 CFR), a notice of
and safety of the public will be Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; docketing was published in the Federal
significantly affected. Therefore, the email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For Register on February 22, 2017 (82 FR
publication of a notice of proposed technical questions, contact the 11371).
action and an opportunity for hearing or individual listed in the FOR FURTHER The NRC prepared a safety evaluation
a notice of hearing is not warranted. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this report (SER) (ADAMS Accession No.
Notice is hereby given of the right of document. ML17151A327) to document its review
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and evaluation of the amendment For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
request. As further explained in the John McKirgan, technical questions, contact the
SER, the NRC has also determined that Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, Division individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
the license amendment is administrative of Spent Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
in nature, and therefore satisfies the 10 Material Safety and Safeguards. document.
CFR 51.22(c)(11) criteria for a [FR Doc. 2017–12137 Filed 6–12–17; 8:45 am] • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
categorical exclusion from the BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Access and Management System
requirement to prepare an (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
environmental impact statement. Under available documents online in the
10 CFR 51.22(c)(11), this action is NUCLEAR REGULATORY ADAMS Public Documents collection at
COMMISSION http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
eligible for categorical exclusion,
because it is an amendment to a [Docket No. 70–7003; NRC–2017–0137] adams.html. To begin the search, select
materials licenses which is ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
administrative, organizational, or The American Centrifuge Lead select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
procedural in nature, or which results in Cascade Facility in Piketon, Ohio Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
a change in process operations or please contact the NRC’s Public
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
equipment, provided that (i) there is no Commission. 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
significant change in the types or ACTION: Environmental assessment and email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
significant increase in the amounts of finding of no significant impact; ADAMS accession number for each
any effluents that may be released issuance. document referenced (if it is available in
offsite, (ii) there is no significant ADAMS) is provided the first time that
increase in individual or cumulative SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory it is mentioned in this document.
occupational radiation exposure, (iii) Commission (NRC) is issuing an
environmental assessment (EA) and a • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
there is no significant construction purchase copies of public documents at
impact, and (iv) there is no significant finding of no significant impact
regarding a request from American the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
increase in the potential for or White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
consequences from radiological Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO or the
licensee). ACO is authorized to possess Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
accidents. Consequently, an
environmental assessment and finding and use special nuclear material (SNM), FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
of no significant impact are not source material, and byproduct material Trefethen, Office of Nuclear Material
at its Lead Cascade Facility (LCF) in Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
required.
Ohio under NRC License SNM–7003, Regulatory Commission, Washington,
Upon completing its review, the NRC issued in 2004. ACO requested the DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
staff determined the request complies NRC’s approval to ship radioactively 0867, email: Jean.Trefethen@nrc.gov.
with the standards and requirements of contaminated and non-contaminated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as classified matter and waste from the
amended (the Act), as well as the NRC’s LCF to the Nevada National Security I. Introduction
rules and regulations. The Commission Site (NNSS) operated by the U.S. By letter dated February 24, 2017 and
has made appropriate findings as Department of Energy (DOE). The supplemented on March 10, 2017
required by the Act and the classified matter and waste would be (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML17073A109
Commission’s rules and regulations in permanently buried at the NNSS. ACO and ML17087A285, respectively), the
10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in operated the LCF on DOE’s site in licensee requested NRC approval of
the license amendment. The NRC Piketon, Ohio, where a gaseous ACO’s plan to ship off site for disposal
approved and issued Amendment No. 5 diffusion uranium enrichment plant had radioactively contaminated and non-
to Special Nuclear Materials License No. previously operated. The LCF was contaminated classified matter and
SNM–2508, held by DOE for the receipt, operated as a test facility using waste generated at the American
possession, transfer, and storage of centrifuges to enrich uranium, and Centrifuge LCF. The LCF is located on
spent fuel and associated radioactive provided reliability, performance, cost an approximately 3,700 acre (1,500
materials at the TMI–2 ISFSI. and other data for use in deciding hectare) site in Pike County, Ohio, that
Amendment No. 5 was effective as of whether to construct and operate a is owned by the DOE. The DOE leases
the date of issuance. commercial uranium enrichment plant portions of this site, including the LCF
at DOE’s Piketon, Ohio, site. buildings, to the licensee. The LCF
In accordance with 10 CFR
DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in classified matter and waste would be
72.46(b)(2), the NRC has determined
this document are available on June 13, sent to the DOE’s NNSS for permanent
that Amendment No. 5 does not present 2017.
a genuine issue as to whether the health disposal there. The NRC staff has
and safety of the public will be ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID prepared an EA (ML17153A093) as part
significantly affected. Therefore, the NRC–2017–0137 when contacting the of its review of this proposed action in
NRC about the availability of accordance with the requirements in
publication of a notice of proposed
information regarding this document. part 51 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
action and an opportunity for hearing or
You may obtain publicly-available Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Environmental
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a notice of hearing is not warranted.
information related to this document Protection Regulations for Domestic
Notice is hereby given of the right of using any of the following methods: Licensing and Related Regulatory
interested persons to request a hearing • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: go to Functions’’ and associated staff
on whether the action should be http://www.regulations.gov and search guidance. The NRC has concluded that
rescinded or modified. for Docket ID NRC–2017–0137. Address the proposed action will not have a
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25 day questions about NRC dockets to Carol significant effect on the quality of the
of May 2017. Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; human environment.
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | License amendment application; issuance. | |
| Dates | Notice of issuance of amendment to Materials License No. SNM- 2508 given on June 13, 2017. | |
| Contact | Jose 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 Citation | 82 FR 27087 |
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