[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27086-27087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12135]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-25; NRC-2017-0049]


U.S. Department of Energy; Idaho Spent Fuel Facility Independent 
Spent Fuel Storage Installation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License amendment application; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviewed an 
application by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for an amendment to 
Materials License No. SNM-2512, for the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility 
independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI), located on the 
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in Butte County, Idaho. The 
amendment revises the licensee delegation of authority in the license, 
the technical specifications, and the final safety analysis report. 
These documents currently delegate authority under the license to the 
Manager, DOE Idaho Operations Office. The amendment would replace that 
reference with the Deputy Manager, Idaho Cleanup Project in each of the 
documents.

DATES: Notice of issuance of amendment to Materials License No. SNM-
2512 given on June 13, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0049 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0049. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     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 ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then 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]. The 
Idaho Spent Fuel Facility License amendment request is available 
electronically in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16258A178.
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose Cuadrado, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0606; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter dated September 8, 2016, DOE 
submitted to the NRC an application to amend the Materials License No. 
SNM-2512 for the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility ISFSI, located on the Idaho 
National Engineering Laboratory in Butte County, Idaho (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML16258A178). Materials License No. SNM-2512 authorizes the 
licensee to receive, possess, store, and transfer spent nuclear fuel 
elements from the Peach Bottom Unit 1 reactor and various TRIGA 
reactors; reflector modules and rods from the Shippingport reactor; and 
associated radioactive materials and components related to the fuel 
elements' receipt, transfer, and storage. The proposed amendment 
revises the licensee delegation of authority in the license, the 
technical specifications, and the final safety analysis report. These 
documents currently delegate authority under the license to the 
Manager, DOE Idaho Operations Office. The amendment would replace that 
reference with the Deputy Manager, Idaho Cleanup Project in each of the 
documents.
    In a letter to DOE dated December 9, 2016, the NRC notified DOE 
that the application was acceptable to begin a technical review (ADAMS 
Accession

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No. ML16347A133). In accordance with Sec.  72.16 of title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), a notice of docketing was 
published in the Federal Register on February 23, 2017 (82 FR 11485).
    The NRC prepared a safety evaluation report (SER) (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML17151A201) to document its review and evaluation of the amendment 
request. As further explained in the SER, the NRC has also determined 
that the license amendment is administrative in nature, and therefore 
satisfies the 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11) criteria for a categorical exclusion 
from the requirement to prepare an environmental impact statement. 
Under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11), this action is eligible for categorical 
exclusion, because it is an amendment to a materials licenses which is 
administrative, organizational, or procedural in nature, or which 
results in a change in process operations or equipment, provided that 
(i) there is no significant change in the types or significant increase 
in the amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite, (ii) 
there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative 
occupational radiation exposure, (iii) there is no significant 
construction impact, and (iv) there is no significant increase in the 
potential for or consequences from radiological accidents. 
Consequently, an environmental assessment and finding of no significant 
impact are not required.
    Upon completing its review, the NRC staff determined the request 
complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954, as amended (the Act), as well as the NRC's rules and 
regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required 
by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter 
I, which are set forth in the license amendment. The NRC approved and 
issued Amendment No. 3 to Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-
2512, held by DOE for the receipt, possession, transfer, and storage of 
spent fuel and associated radioactive materials at the Idaho Spent Fuel 
Facility ISFSI. Amendment No. 3 was effective as of the date of 
issuance.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 72.46(b)(2), the NRC has determined that 
Amendment No. 3 does not present a genuine issue as to whether the 
health and safety of the public will be significantly affected. 
Therefore, the publication of a notice of proposed action and an 
opportunity for hearing or a notice of hearing is not warranted. Notice 
is hereby given of the right of interested persons to request a hearing 
on whether the action should be rescinded or modified.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of May 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John McKirgan,
Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Management, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2017-12135 Filed 6-12-17; 8:45 am]
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