[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22534-22535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10247]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 11005323; NRC-2018-0080]


Diversified Scientific Services, Inc.

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Export license amendment and renewal application; opportunity 
to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuing an export license amendment and renewal of License No. XW008/05 
requested by Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (DSSI). On February 
9, 2018, DSSI submitted a revised application with the NRC to amend and 
renew License No. XW008/04. The request seeks the NRC's approval for 
renewal and amendment of an existing license authorizing the export of 
radioactive waste to Canada. The NRC is providing notice of the 
opportunity to request a hearing on DSSI's revised application.

DATES: Submit comments by June 14, 2018. Requests for a hearing or a 
petition for leave to intervene must be filed by June 14, 2018.

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-2018-0080. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; 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 
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: 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: Andrea R. Jones, Office of 
International Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-287-9072, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0080 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 NRC-2018-0080.
     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 
DSSI export license amendment and renewal application is available in 
ADAMS under Accession No. ML18085A690.
     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-2018-0080 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

    In accordance with section 110.70(b) of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC is noticing the receipt of an 
export license amendment and renewal application submitted by DSSI on 
February 9, 2018, for the export of Canadian-origin low-level 
radioactive waste from the State of Tennessee to Canada. The existing 
license authorizes the export of up to 378,000 kilograms of treated and 
processed low-level radioactive waste. The amendment and renewal 
requests: (1) An extension of the license from March 31, 2017 to March 
31, 2022; (2) a change to the license point of contact; (3) a change in 
the name of one ultimate foreign consignee from Atomic Energy of Canada 
Limited to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; (4) removal of the reference 
to Waste Classification as defined in 10 CFR 61.55 and reference to 
Table A2 values of 49 CFR 173.435 from the waste description, since 10 
CFR 61.55 is not applicable because treated and processed waste are to 
be returned to Canada; (5) removal of previous references to Import 
License No. IW012/05; (6) updated of radioactivity levels; (7) 
inclusion of a port of exit in the State of New York and a port of exit 
in the State of Michigan. The NRC is noticing the request to amend and 
renew the license to export radioactive waste, open the opportunity for 
public comment, and open the opportunity to file a request for a 
hearing or petition for leave to intervene to June 14, 2018. Any 
request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene shall be served 
by the requestor or petitioner upon the applicant, the Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555; the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555; and the Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of State, 
Washington, DC 20520. Hearing requests and intervention petitions must 
include the information specified in 10 CFR 110.82(b).
    A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene may be 
filed with the

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NRC electronically in accordance with NRC's E-Filing rule promulgated 
in August 2007 (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007). Information about filing 
electronically is available on the NRC's public website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. To ensure timely electronic 
filing, at least 5 days prior to the filing deadline, the petitioner/
requestor should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at 
[email protected] or by calling 301-415-1677 to request a digital 
ID certificate and allow for the creation of an electronic docket.
    The information concerning this application for an export license 
amendment and renewal follows:

                              NRC Export License Amendment and Renewal Application
                                            [Description of Material]
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  Name of applicant, date of
  application, date received,                                                                       Country of
 Application No., Docket No.,     Material type      Total quantity             End use             destination
    and ADAMS Accession No.
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Diversified Scientific          Radioactive waste  Authorization to   Return of non-conforming    Canada.
 Services, Inc. (DSSI).          equivalent to      export a total     waste and/or waste
February 9, 2018..............   Class A, B, and/   maximum quantity   resulting from processing
February 14, 2018.............   or C, including    of 378,000         materials for appropriate
XW008/05......................   oil, solvents,     kilograms.         disposition. The
11005323......................   scintillation                         amendment and renewal
ML18085A690...................   fluids, grease,                       requests: (1) An
                                 paint chips,                          extension of the license
                                 paint sludge,                         from March 31, 2017 to
                                 spent bead                            March 31, 2022; (2) a
                                 resins, powder                        change to the license
                                 resins,                               point of contact; (3) a
                                 contaminated                          change in the name of one
                                 with activated                        ultimate foreign
                                 carbon-14,                            consignee from Atomic
                                 hydrogen-3, and                       Energy of Canada Limited
                                 other mixed                           to Canadian Nuclear
                                 fission product                       Laboratories; 4) removal
                                 radionuclides.                        of the reference to Waste
                                 The maximum                           Classification as defined
                                 activity level                        in 10 CFR 61.55 and
                                 of all                                reference to Table A2
                                 contaminants                          values of 49 CFR 173.435
                                 combined shall                        from the waste
                                 not exceed 75                         description since 10 CFR
                                 Terrabecquerels                       61.55 is not applicable
                                 (2,010 curies)                        because treated and
                                 per shipment.                         processed waste are to be
                                                                       returned to Canada; (5)
                                                                       removal of previous
                                                                       references to Import
                                                                       License IW012/05; (6)
                                                                       updated radioactivity
                                                                       levels; and (7) inclusion
                                                                       of a port of exit in the
                                                                       State of New York and a
                                                                       port of exit in State of
                                                                       Michigan.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of May 2018.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Deputy Director, Office of International Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-10247 Filed 5-14-18; 8:45 am]
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