The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuing an export license (XR179), requested by Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) by application dated February 20, 202...
Opportunity to provide comments, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuing an export license (XR179), requested by Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) by application dated February 20, 2025. CW seeks the NRC's approval to export four reactor coolant pumps, two replacement reactor coolant pumps, and minor reactor components to the People's Republic of China. The NRC is providing notice of the opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition to intervene on CW's application.
DATES:
Submit comments by May 19, 2025. A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by May 19, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments by any of the following methods; however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking Website:
Federal Rulemaking Website:
Go to
https://www.regulations.gov
and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0066. Address questions about Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov
to Bridget Curran; telephone: 301-415-1003; email:
Bridget.Curran@nrc.gov.
For technical questions contact the individual listed in the
For Further Information Contact
section of this document.
Email comments to: Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov.
If you do not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at 301-415-1677.
Fax comments to:
Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301-415-1101.
Mail comments to:
Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
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:
Andrea Jones, Office of International Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 404-997-4443, email:
Andrea.Jones2@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to NRC-2025-0066 or Docket No. 1100618 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this action by the following methods:
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://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, at 301-415-4737, or by email to
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.
The export license application is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML25062A009.
( printed page 16578)
NRC's PDR:
The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov
or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website (
https://www.regulations.gov). Please include NRC-2025-0066 or Docket No. 11006618 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
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 February 20, 2025, CW submitted an application to export four reactor coolant pumps, two replacement reactor coolant pumps, and minor reactor components listed in title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR), Appendix A, paragraphs (5)-(11), to be used at the Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 4, currently being constructed in the People's Republic of China.
In accordance with 10 CFR 110.70(b), the NRC is providing notice of the receipt of the application; providing the opportunity to submit written comments concerning the application; and providing the opportunity to request a hearing or petition for leave to intervene, for a period of 30 days after publication of this notice in the
Federal Register
. A hearing request or petition for leave to intervene must include the information specified in 10 CFR 110.82(b). Any request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene shall be served by the requestor or petitioner in accordance with 10 CFR 110.89(a), either by delivery, by mail, or filed with the NRC electronically in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562; August 3, 2012). Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is located in the “Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC” (ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC's public website at
https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at
Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov,
or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
The information concerning this application for an export license is as follows.
NRC Export License Application
Application Information
Name of Applicant
Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
Date of Application
February 20, 2025.
Date Received
February 20, 2025.
Application No
XR179.
Docket No
11006618.
ADAMS Accession No
ML25062A009.
Description of Equipment and Components
Four reactor coolant pumps, two replacement reactor coolant pumps, and minor reactor components covered under Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 110, paragraphs (5)-(11).
End Use
Installation, Operation, and Maintenance at the Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 4.