83_FR_51161 83 FR 50965 - Dry Storage and Transportation of High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel

83 FR 50965 - Dry Storage and Transportation of High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 196 (October 10, 2018)

Page Range50965-50966
FR Document2018-21974

On August 9, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) solicited comments on draft NUREG entitled, NUREG-2224, ``Dry Storage and Transportation of High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel.'' The public comment period closed on September 24, 2018. The NRC has decided to reopen the public comment period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21974]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2018-0066]


Dry Storage and Transportation of High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft NUREG; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On August 9, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) solicited comments on draft NUREG entitled, NUREG-2224, ``Dry 
Storage and Transportation of High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel.'' The 
public comment period closed on September 24, 2018. The NRC has decided 
to reopen the public comment period to allow more time for members of 
the public to develop and submit their comments.

DATES: The comment period for the document published on August 9, 2018 
(83 FR 39475) has been reopened. Submit comments on the draft NUREG-
2224 by November 9, 2018. Comments received after this date will be 
considered, if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure 
consideration only for comments received on or 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-2018-0066. Address any 
questions about NRC Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. 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.
    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: Wendy Reed, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-7213; email: 
Wendy.Reed@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0066 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-2018-0066.
     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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. Draft NUREG-2224, ``Dry Storage and 
Transportation of High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel'' is available in 
ADAMS under Accession No. ML18214A132.
     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-2018-0066 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

    On August 9, 2018 (83 FR 39475), the NRC solicited comments on 
draft NUREG-2224, ``Dry Storage and Transportation of High Burnup Spent

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Nuclear Fuel.'' The public comment period closed on September 24, 2018. 
The NRC has decided to reopen the public comment period on this 
document until November 9, 2018, to allow more time for members of the 
public to submit their comments.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on October 4, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Aida E. Rivera-Varona,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of Spent Fuel Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2018-21974 Filed 10-9-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 10, 2018 / Notices 50965 INFORMATION CONTACT section of this NUCLEAR REGULATORY I. Obtaining Information and document. COMMISSION Submitting Comments • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System A. Obtaining Information [NRC–2018–0066] (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018– available documents online in the Dry Storage and Transportation of 0066 when contacting the NRC about ADAMS Public Documents collection at High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel the availability of information for this http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ action. You may obtain publicly- adams.html. To begin the search, select AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory available information related to this ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For Commission. action by any of the following methods: problems with ADAMS, please contact • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) Draft NUREG; reopening of ACTION: http://www.regulations.gov and search reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– comment period. for Docket ID NRC–2018–0066. 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ • NRC’s Agencywide Documents nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number SUMMARY: On August 9, 2018, the U.S. Access and Management System for each document referenced (if it is Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- available in ADAMS) is provided the solicited comments on draft NUREG available documents online in the first time that it is mentioned in this entitled, NUREG–2224, ‘‘Dry Storage ADAMS Public Documents collection at document. and Transportation of High Burnup http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Spent Nuclear Fuel.’’ The public adams.html. To begin the search, select purchase copies of public documents at comment period closed on September ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 24, 2018. The NRC has decided to problems with ADAMS, please contact White Flint North, 11555 Rockville reopen the public comment period to the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. allow more time for members of the reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– public to develop and submit their 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comments. nrc.gov. Draft NUREG–2224, ‘‘Dry Mahesh Chawla, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear DATES: The comment period for the Storage and Transportation of High Regulatory Commission, Washington, document published on August 9, 2018 Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel’’ is available DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– (83 FR 39475) has been reopened. in ADAMS under Accession No. 8371: email: Mahesh.Chawla@nrc.gov. Submit comments on the draft NUREG– ML18214A132. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 2224 by November 9, 2018. Comments has granted the request of NextEra to purchase copies of public documents at received after this date will be withdraw its December 15, 2017 the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One considered, if it is practical to do so, but (ADAMS Accession No. ML17352A335), White Flint North, 11555 Rockville the NRC is able to ensure consideration application for proposed amendment to Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. only for comments received on or before DAEC, Renewed Facility Operating this date. B. Submitting Comments License No. DPR–49, located in Linn Please include Docket ID NRC–2018– ADDRESSES: You may submit comments County, Iowa. 0066 in your comment submission. The proposed change would have by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to The NRC cautions you not to include modified Technical Specifications (TS) identifying or contact information that 3.6.1.7, ‘‘Suppression Chamber-to- http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2018–0066. Address you do not want to be publicly Drywell Vacuum Breakers,’’ by revising disclosed in your comment submission. the required number of operable any questions about NRC Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; The NRC will post all comment vacuum breakers for opening from six to submissions at http:// five. telephone: 301–287–9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical www.regulations.gov as well as enter the The Commission had previously questions, contact the individual listed comment submissions into ADAMS. issued a notice of consideration of in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION The NRC does not routinely edit issuance of amendment published in the CONTACT section of this document. comment submissions to remove Federal Register on July 3, 2018 (83 FR identifying or contact information. 31194). However, by letter dated August • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office If you are requesting or aggregating 30, 2018, the licensee withdrew the of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– comments from other persons for proposed change (ADAMS Accession A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory submission to the NRC, then you should No. ML18242A510). Commission, Washington, DC 20555– inform those persons not to include For further details with respect to this 0001. identifying or contact information that action, see the application for For additional direction on obtaining they do not want to be publicly amendment dated December 15, 2017, information and submitting comments, disclosed in their comment submission. and the licensee’s letter dated August see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Your request should state that the NRC 30, 2018, which withdrew the Submitting Comments’’ in the does not routinely edit comment application for license amendment. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of submissions to remove such information Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day this document. before making the comment of October 2018. submissions available to the public or amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Reed, Office of Nuclear Material entering the comment into ADAMS. Mahesh L. Chawla, Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301– II. Discussion Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch Ill, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, 415–7213; email: Wendy.Reed@nrc.gov; On August 9, 2018 (83 FR 39475), the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC solicited comments on draft [FR Doc. 2018–21913 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20555–0001. 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50966 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 10, 2018 / Notices Nuclear Fuel.’’ The public comment CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: NorthStar VY). The exemption would period closed on September 24, 2018. For more information or to verify the allow NorthStar VY to use up to $20 The NRC has decided to reopen the status of meetings, contact Denise million in funds from the Vermont public comment period on this McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VY) document until November 9, 2018, to at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. The nuclear decommissioning trust fund allow more time for members of the schedule for Commission meetings is (NDT), on a revolving basis, for public to submit their comments. subject to change on short notice. irradiated fuel management activities Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on October The NRC Commission Meeting should the request for the direct and 4, 2018. Schedule can be found on the internet indirect transfer of the VY Facility For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ License No. DPR–28 to NorthStar VY be public-meetings/schedule.html. approved by the NRC. The staff is Aida E. Rivera-Varona, The NRC provides reasonable issuing a final Environmental Acting Deputy Director, Division of Spent Fuel accommodation to individuals with Management, Office of Nuclear Material Assessment (EA) and final Finding of Safety and Safeguards. disabilities where appropriate. If you No Significant Impact (FONSI) need a reasonable accommodation to associated with the proposed [FR Doc. 2018–21974 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am] participate in these public meetings, or exemption. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in public meetings in another format (e.g., this document is available on [October NUCLEAR REGULATORY 10, 2018]. COMMISSION braille, large print), please notify Kimberly Meyer-Chambers, NRC ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID [NRC–2018–0001] Disability Program Manager, at 301– NRC–2018–0226 when contacting the 287–0739, by videophone at 240–428– NRC about the availability of Sunshine Act Meetings 3217, or by email at Kimberly.Meyer- information regarding this document. TIME AND DATE: Weeks of October 1, 8, Chambers@nrc.gov. Determinations on You may obtain publicly-available 15, 22, 29, November 5, 2018. requests for reasonable accommodation information related to this document will be made on a case-by-case basis. using any of the following methods: PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Members of the public may request to Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, receive this information electronically. • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to Maryland. If you would like to be added to the http://www.regulations.gov and search STATUS: Public and Closed. distribution, please contact the Nuclear for Docket ID NRC–2018–0226. Address MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Regulatory Commission, Office of the questions about Docket IDs in Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; Week of October 8, 2018 telephone: 301–287–9127; email: 415–1969), or you may email Thursday, October 11, 2018 Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov or Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical Wendy.Moore@nrc.gov. questions, contact the individual(s) 9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Overview of the Decommissioning Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day CONTACT section of this document. and Low-Level Waste and Spent of October 2018. Fuel Storage and Transportation For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Business Lines (Public), (Contact: Access and Management System Glenn Ellmers, Matthew Meyer: 301–415–6198). (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. available documents online in the This meeting will be webcast live at [FR Doc. 2018–22066 Filed 10–5–18; 11:15 am] the web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. ADAMS Public Documents collection at BILLING CODE 7590–01–P http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Week of October 15, 2018—Tentative adams.html. To begin the search, select There are no meetings scheduled for ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For NUCLEAR REGULATORY problems with ADAMS, please contact the week of October 15, 2018. COMMISSION the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) Week of October 22, 2018—Tentative [Docket No. 50–271; NRC–2018–0226] reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– Thursday, October 25, 2018 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ NorthStar Group Services, Inc. on nrc.gov. For the convenience of the 9:00 a.m. Briefing on Digital Behalf of Entergy Nuclear Vermont reader, instructions about obtaining Instrumentation and Control Yankee, LLC; Vermont Yankee Nuclear materials referenced in this document (Public), (Contact: Jason Paige: 301– Power Station are provided in the ‘‘Availability of 415–1474). Documents’’ section. This meeting will be webcast live at AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory the web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. Commission. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and ACTION: Environmental assessment and purchase copies of public documents at Week of October 29, 2018—Tentative finding of no significant impact; the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One There are no meetings scheduled for issuance. White Flint North, 11555 Rockville the week of October 29, 2018. Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Week of November 5, 2018—Tentative FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack Commission (NRC) is considering D. Parrott, Office of Nuclear Material There are no meetings scheduled for issuance of an exemption in response to Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear the week of November 5, 2018. a May 25, 2018, request from NorthStar Regulatory Commission, Washington, Group Services, Inc. (NorthStar), on Week of November 12, 2018—Tentative DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– behalf of Entergy Nuclear Vermont 6634; email: Jack.Parrott@nrc.gov. There are no meetings scheduled for Yankee, LLC (ENVY, to be known as the week of November 12, 2018. NorthStar Vermont Yankee, LLC or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:20 Oct 09, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10OCN1.SGM 10OCN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionDraft NUREG; reopening of comment period.
DatesThe comment period for the document published on August 9, 2018 (83 FR 39475) has been reopened. Submit comments on the draft NUREG- 2224 by November 9, 2018. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
ContactWendy Reed, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-7213; email: [email protected]; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
FR Citation83 FR 50965 
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