[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14979-14980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07253]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 70-7028; NRC-2017-0233]


Special Nuclear Materials License: Johns Hopkins University 
Applied Physics Laboratory

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued 
special nuclear materials (SNM) License No. SNM-7004 to the Johns 
Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), in Laurel, 
Maryland to possess and use SNM for research and development programs. 
The license authorizes JHU/APL to possess and use SNM for 10 years from 
the date of issuance.

DATES: License SNM-7004 was issued on February 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0233 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 website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket NRC-2017-0233. Address 
questions about NRC docket IDs to Jennifer Borges Roman; 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 Document collection at

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https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select 
``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 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. In 
addition, for the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession 
numbers are provided in a table in the ``Availability of Documents'' 
section of 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: Merritt N. Baker, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7119; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion

    Pursuant to section 2.106 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC is providing notice of the issuance of 
new License SNM-7004 to JHU/APL, which authorizes JHU/APL to possess 
and use SNM for research and development programs at its location in 
Laurel, Maryland. This licensee's original application for a license 
was made on December 23, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17018A080). 
Because the licensed material will be used for research and development 
purposes, issuance of License SNM-7004 is an action that is 
categorically excluded from a requirement to prepare an environmental 
assessment or environmental impact statement, pursuant to 10 CFR 
51.22(c)(14)(v). A notice of receipt of the license renewal application 
with an opportunity to request a hearing and petition for leave to 
intervene was published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2017 
(82 FR 59660). The NRC did not receive a request for a hearing or for a 
petition for leave to intervene. This license complies with the 
standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, and the NRC's rules and regulations as set forth in 10 CFR 
chapter 1. Accordingly, the license was issued on February 22, 2019, 
and was effective immediately.
    The NRC prepared a safety evaluation report for the issuance of 
License SNM-7004 and concluded that the licensee can operate the 
facility without endangering the health and safety of the public.

II. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through ADAMS accession numbers as indicated.

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                Document                      ADAMS  Accession  No.
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JHU/APL Request for New License,         ML17018A080
 December 23, 2016.
NRC Request for Additional Information,  ML17227A533
 September 7, 2017.
JHU/APL Response to Request for          ML17328A509
 Additional Information, October 31,
 2017.
Transmittal of JHU/APL License           ML18157A288
 (SNM[dash]7004), February 22, 2019.
Enclosure 1: SNM-7004 JHU/APL Materials  ML18157A343
 License, February 22, 2019.
Enclosure 2: Safety Evaluation Report    ML18159A285
 for JHU/APL License February 22, 2019.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of April, 2019.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael F. King,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental 
Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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