83_FR_45093 83 FR 44922 - Interim Storage Partners LLC's Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility

83 FR 44922 - Interim Storage Partners LLC's Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 171 (September 4, 2018)

Page Range44922-44923
FR Document2018-19058

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting public comments on the scope of the NRC's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Interim Storage Partners LLC (ISP) proposed consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, to be located on the Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) site in Andrews County, Texas. ISP requested on June 8, 2018, that the NRC resume its review, which had been suspended on April 18, 2017, and provided a revised license application. The NRC is reopening the public scoping comment period that had closed on April 28, 2017, to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19058]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-1050; NRC-2016-0231]


Interim Storage Partners LLC's Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel 
Storage Facility

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Environmental impact statement; reopening of scoping comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting 
public comments on the scope of the NRC's Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for the Interim Storage Partners LLC (ISP) proposed 
consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, to be 
located on the Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) site in Andrews 
County, Texas. ISP requested on June 8, 2018, that the NRC resume its 
review, which had been suspended on April 18, 2017, and provided a 
revised license application. The NRC is reopening the public scoping 
comment period that had closed on April 28, 2017, to allow more time 
for members of the public to develop and submit their comments.

DATES: Submit comments by October 19, 2018. 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 website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0231. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail 
Stop: TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.
     Email Comments to: You may email scoping comments to the 
Project's email address: [email protected].
    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: James Park, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6954; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0231 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 website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0231.
     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 ``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]. Documents related to WCS' license 
application can be found under Docket Number 72-1050.
     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.
     Project web page: Information related to the ISP CISF 
project can be accessed on the NRC's project web page at: https://
www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-

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fuel-storage/cis/waste-control-specialist.html.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0231 in your comment submission. 
Comments received during this scoping period will be considered by the 
NRC, along with all comments received during the previous period, in 
determining the scope of the EIS. Scoping comments submitted during the 
previous period need not be resubmitted during this scoping period.
    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 
https://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

    On April 28, 2016, WCS submitted a license application to the NRC 
for a proposed consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear 
fuel (ADAMS Accession No. ML16132A533). The NRC accepted the WCS 
application for detailed review on January 26, 2017 (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML17018A168). On November 14, 2016, the NRC opened the public 
scoping period for its EIS on WCS' license application for a proposed 
consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel (81 FR 
79531). On April 18, 2017, WCS requested that the NRC temporarily 
suspend its review (ADAMS Accession No. ML17110A206). The EIS public 
scoping comment period closed on April 28, 2017 (82 FR 14039).
    On June 8, 2018, ISP (a joint venture between WCS and Orano CIS 
LLC) requested that NRC resume its detailed review and submitted a 
revised license application (ADAMS Accession No. ML18166A003). On July 
19, 2018, ISP provided an update to its application (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML18206A482). The NRC has decided to reopen the EIS public scoping 
comment period on this application until 45 days from October 19, 2018, 
to allow more time for members of the public to submit their comments.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of August 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental 
Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2018-19058 Filed 8-31-18; 8:45 am]
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44922 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 171 / Tuesday, September 4, 2018 / Notices ATTACHMENT 1—GENERAL TARGET SCHEDULE FOR PROCESSING AND RESOLVING REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO SENSITIVE UNCLASSIFIED NON-SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION IN THIS PROCEEDING—Continued Day Event/activity 20 ...................... U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff informs the requester of the staff’s determination whether the request for access provides a reasonable basis to believe standing can be established and shows need for SUNSI. (NRC staff also in- forms any party to the proceeding whose interest independent of the proceeding would be harmed by the release of the in- formation.) If NRC staff makes the finding of need for SUNSI and likelihood of standing, NRC staff begins document proc- essing (preparation of redactions or review of redacted documents). 25 ...................... If NRC staff finds no ‘‘need’’ or no likelihood of standing, the deadline for petitioner/requester to file a motion seeking a ruling to reverse the NRC staff’s denial of access; NRC staff files copy of access determination with the presiding officer (or Chief Administrative Judge or other designated officer, as appropriate). If NRC staff finds ‘‘need’’ for SUNSI, the deadline for any party to the proceeding whose interest independent of the proceeding would be harmed by the release of the information to file a motion seeking a ruling to reverse the NRC staff’s grant of access. 30 ...................... Deadline for NRC staff reply to motions to reverse NRC staff determination(s). 40 ...................... (Receipt +30) If NRC staff finds standing and need for SUNSI, deadline for NRC staff to complete information processing and file motion for Protective Order and draft Non-Disclosure Affidavit. Deadline for applicant/licensee to file Non-Disclosure Agreement for SUNSI. A ....................... If access granted: Issuance of presiding officer or other designated officer decision on motion for protective order for access to sensitive information (including schedule for providing access and submission of contentions) or decision reversing a final adverse determination by the NRC staff. A + 3 ................. Deadline for filing executed Non-Disclosure Affidavits. Access provided to SUNSI consistent with decision issuing the protec- tive order. A + 28 ............... Deadline for submission of contentions whose development depends upon access to SUNSI. However, if more than 25 days remain between the petitioner’s receipt of (or access to) the information and the deadline for filing all other contentions (as established in the notice of opportunity to request a hearing and petition for leave to intervene), the petitioner may file its SUNSI contentions by that later deadline. A + 53 ............... (Contention receipt +25) Answers to contentions whose development depends upon access to SUNSI. A + 60 ............... (Answer receipt +7) Petitioner/Intervenor reply to answers. >A + 60 ............. Decision on contention admission. [FR Doc. 2018–18067 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] will be considered if it is practical to do I. Obtaining Information and BILLING CODE 7590–01–P so, but the Commission is able to ensure Submitting Comments consideration only for comments A. Obtaining Information received before this date. NUCLEAR REGULATORY ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– COMMISSION by any of the following methods: 0231 when contacting the NRC about • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to the availability of information for this [Docket No. 72–1050; NRC–2016–0231] http://www.regulations.gov and search action. You may obtain publicly- Interim Storage Partners LLC’s for Docket ID NRC–2016–0231. Address available information related to this Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer action by any of the following methods: Storage Facility Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For http://www.regulations.gov and search AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory for Docket ID NRC–2016–0231. technical questions, contact the Commission. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents individual listed in the FOR FURTHER ACTION: Environmental impact Access and Management System INFORMATION CONTACT section of this statement; reopening of scoping (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- document. comment period. available documents online in the • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office ADAMS Public Documents collection at SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Commission (NRC) is requesting public A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory adams.html. To begin the search, select comments on the scope of the NRC’s Commission, Washington, DC 20555– ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 0001. problems with ADAMS, please contact for the Interim Storage Partners LLC • Email Comments to: You may email the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) (ISP) proposed consolidated interim scoping comments to the Project’s email reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, to address: WCS_CISF_EIS@nrc.gov. 415–4737, or by email to be located on the Waste Control For additional direction on obtaining PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. Documents Specialists LLC (WCS) site in Andrews information and submitting comments, related to WCS’ license application can County, Texas. ISP requested on June 8, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and be found under Docket Number 72– 2018, that the NRC resume its review, Submitting Comments’’ in the 1050. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of which had been suspended on April 18, • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 2017, and provided a revised license this document. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES purchase copies of public documents at application. The NRC is reopening the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One public scoping comment period that had James Park, Office of Nuclear Material White Flint North, 11555 Rockville closed on April 28, 2017, to allow more Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. time for members of the public to Regulatory Commission, Washington DC • Project web page: Information develop and submit their comments. 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–6954; related to the ISP CISF project can be DATES: Submit comments by October 19, email: James.Park@nrc.gov. accessed on the NRC’s project web page 2018. Comments received after this date SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: at: https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent- VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Aug 31, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 171 / Tuesday, September 4, 2018 / Notices 44923 fuel-storage/cis/waste-control- 19, 2018, to allow more time for Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; specialist.html. members of the public to submit their email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For comments. technical questions, contact the B. Submitting Comments Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Please include Docket ID NRC–2016– of August 2018. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 0231 in your comment submission. document. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Comments received during this scoping • NRC’s Agencywide Documents period will be considered by the NRC, Craig G. Erlanger, Access and Management System along with all comments received Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- during the previous period, in Safeguards, and Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and available documents online in the determining the scope of the EIS. ADAMS Public Documents collection at Safeguards. Scoping comments submitted during the http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ [FR Doc. 2018–19058 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] previous period need not be resubmitted adams.html. To begin the search, select during this scoping period. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For The NRC cautions you not to include problems with ADAMS, please contact identifying or contact information that the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) you do not want to be publicly NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– disclosed in your comment submission. 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ The NRC will post all comment [Docket Nos. 50–334 and 50–412; NRC– nrc.gov. For the convenience of the submissions at https:// 2018–0193] reader, the ADAMS accession numbers www.regulations.gov/ as well as enter are provided in a table in the the comment submissions into ADAMS. FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section of The NRC does not routinely edit Company; FirstEnergy Nuclear this document. comment submissions to remove Generation, LLC; Beaver Valley Power • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and identifying or contact information. Station, Units 1 and 2 purchase copies of public documents at If you are requesting or aggregating the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory comments from other persons for White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Commission. submission to the NRC, then you should Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. inform those persons not to include ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: identifying or contact information that issuance. Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Office of they do not want to be publicly Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. disclosed in their comment submission. SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Your request should state that the NRC Commission (NRC) is making a finding Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: does not routinely edit comment of no significant impact (FONSI) for a 301–415–3308; email: submissions to remove such information proposed issuance of an exemption to Bhalchandra.Vaidya@nrc.gov. before making the comment FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company submissions available to the public or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (FENOC, the licensee), for Beaver Valley entering the comment into ADAMS. Power Station (BVPS), Units 1 and 2, I. Introduction II. Discussion located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The NRC is considering issuance of a On April 28, 2016, WCS submitted a The proposed action would grant the partial exemption, pursuant to section license application to the NRC for a licensee a partial exemption from the 73.5 of title 10 of the Code of Federal proposed consolidated interim storage ‘‘Physical barrier’’ requirements in the Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Specific facility for spent nuclear fuel (ADAMS NRC’s regulations, to allow FENOC to exemptions,’’ from the ‘‘Physical Accession No. ML16132A533). The NRC continue using vertical, rather than barrier’’ requirement of 10 CFR 73.2, accepted the WCS application for angled, barbed wire fence toppings in specifically with respect to the design detailed review on January 26, 2017 certain limited protected area sections criteria specified in 10 CFR 73.2(1) (ADAMS Accession No. ML17018A168). on-site. The NRC is considering an ‘‘fences,’’ as it applies to the angular On November 14, 2016, the NRC opened Exemption to Renewed Facility specification for brackets used to the public scoping period for its EIS on Operating License No. DPR–66, and support the required barbed wire (or WCS’ license application for a proposed Renewed Facility Operating License No. similar material) topper, to FENOC and consolidated interim storage facility for NPF–73, issued on November 5, 2009, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC spent nuclear fuel (81 FR 79531). On and held by FENOC; and FirstEnergy (collectively, the licensee), for BVPS, April 18, 2017, WCS requested that the Nuclear Generation, LLC for the Units 1 and 2, located in Beaver County, NRC temporarily suspend its review operation of BVPS, Units 1 and 2. Pennsylvania. (ADAMS Accession No. ML17110A206). DATES: The environmental assessment In accordance with 10 CFR 51.21, the The EIS public scoping comment period referenced in this document is available NRC has prepared an environmental closed on April 28, 2017 (82 FR 14039). on September 4, 2018. assessment (EA) that analyzes the On June 8, 2018, ISP (a joint venture ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID environmental effects of the proposed between WCS and Orano CIS LLC) NRC–2018–0193 when contacting the action. Based on the results of the EA, requested that NRC resume its detailed NRC about the availability of and in accordance with 10 CFR 51.31(a), review and submitted a revised license information regarding this document. the NRC has prepared a finding of no sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES application (ADAMS Accession No. You may obtain publicly-available significant impact (FONSI) for the ML18166A003). On July 19, 2018, ISP information related to this document proposed exemption. provided an update to its application using any of the following methods: II. Environmental Assessment (ADAMS Accession No. ML18206A482). • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to The NRC has decided to reopen the EIS http://www.regulations.gov and search Description of the Proposed Action public scoping comment period on this for Docket ID NRC–2018–0193. Address The proposed action would grant the application until 45 days from October questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer licensee a partial exemption from the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Aug 31, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionEnvironmental impact statement; reopening of scoping comment period.
DatesSubmit comments by October 19, 2018. 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.
ContactJames Park, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6954; email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 44922 
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