The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering approval of an export application, received on June 17, 2026, from Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc. (Perma-Fix). In...
Opportunity to provide comments, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering approval of an export application, received on June 17, 2026, from Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc. (Perma-Fix). In the application, Perma-Fix seeks to amend and renew existing license, XW025, authorizing the export of radioactive waste to Italy. The NRC is providing notice of the opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene on Perma-Fix's application. This action will renew the existing export license for an additional 5 years to expire on May 31, 2031, and amend the existing export license to increase the total volume of waste from 10,000 kilograms (Kgs) to 30,000 Kgs. kilograms.
DATES:
Submit comments by October 1, 2026. Comments received after this date
( printed page 56232)
will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by October 1, 2026.
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
www.regulations.gov
and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0213. 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(s) 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.
Hand deliver comments to:
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. eastern time (ET) Federal workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677.
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:
Shannon Doane, Office of International Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7000; email:
Shannon.Doane@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0213 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
www.regulations.gov
and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0213.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
To begin the search, select “Begin ADAMS Public 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 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:
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. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal Rulemaking website (
www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC-2019-0213 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
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
Perma-Fix was issued export license XW025 on May 19, 2021. Export license XW025 authorized the export of up to 10,000 Kgs of radioactive waste containing byproduct material in the form of residual ash, residual metal and/or non-combustible material to Italy and it expired on May 31, 2026 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21140A040). Perma-Fix submitted XW025/01 on June 17, 2026, requesting to renew and amend the export license authorizing the export of radioactive waste from Perma-Fix facilities in the State of Washington to Italy (ADAMS Accession No. ML26211A353).
III. Opportunity To Comment
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
. Within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, persons may submit written comments concerning the actions in this notice, as provided in section 110.81 of title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR) “Written comments.” The NRC will consider and, if appropriate, respond to these comments, but such comments will not otherwise constitute part of the decisional record. Comments should be submitted as described in the
Addresses
section of this notice.
IV. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene
Within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice any person may file a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene with respect to the actions in this notice. 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 may be found in the “Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC” (ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC's public website (
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
( printed page 56233)
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 proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
The information concerning this application for an export license follows.
NRC Export License Application
Application Information
Name of Applicant
Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc.
Date of Application
June 17, 2026.
Date Received
June 17, 2026.
Application No
XW025/01.
Docket No
11006367.
ADAMS Accession No
ML26211A353.
Description of Material
Material Type
Mixed waste contaminated with byproduct materials.