[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33454]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-20]


Department of Energy; Three Mile Island, Unit 2, Independent 
Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Notice of Docketing of Materials 
License SNM-2508 Amendment Application

    By letter dated October 4, 2000, the U.S. Department of Energy 
(DOE) submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC or the Commission), in accordance with 10 CFR Part 72, requesting 
the amendment of the Three Mile Island, Unit 2 (TMI-2) independent 
spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) license (SNM-2508) for the 
ISFSI located at Idaho Falls, Idaho. DOE is seeking Commission approval 
to amend the materials license and the ISFSI Technical Specifications 
to grant an exemption to the requirements of 10 CFR 72.184, Safeguards 
Contingency Plan. The exemption would allow DOE to provide safeguards 
contingency planning as part of the safeguards resources currently 
provided for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental 
Laboratory, where the TMI-2 ISFSI is located. DOE is also seeking 
Commission approval to amend the Technical Specifications to revise 
language regarding the physical protection plan, spent fuel contents, 
ASME Code exceptions, technical specifications bases control program, 
and essential program control. The requested changes do not appear to 
affect the design, operation, maintenance, or surveillance of the 
ISFSI.
    This application was docketed under 10 CFR Part 72; the ISFSI 
Docket No. is 72-20 and will remain the same for this action. The 
amendment of an ISFSI license is subject to the Commission's approval.
    The Commission may issue either a notice of hearing or a notice of 
proposed action and opportunity for hearing in accordance with 10 CFR 
72.46(b)(1) or, if a determination is made that the amendment does not 
present a genuine issue as to whether public health and safety will be 
significantly affected, take immediate action on the amendment in 
accordance with 10 CFR 72.46(b)(2) and provide notice of action taken 
and an opportunity for interested persons to request a hearing on 
whether the action should be rescinded or modified.
    For further details with respect to this application, see the 
application dated October 4, 2000, which is available for public 
inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, One White Flint 
North Building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD or from the 
publicly available records component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). 
ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at Http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of December 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
E. William Brach,
Director, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 00-33454 Filed 12-29-00; 8:45 am]
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