[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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