[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 128 (Thursday, July 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39937-39938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14303]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 72-01; NRC-2020-0158]
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, LLC
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Exemption; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an
exemption in response to a request from GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, LLC
(GEH) related to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The
exemption allows GEH to submit a renewal application for the Morris
Operation Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) license,
Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM-2500, after the timely
renewal due date, while continuing to be afforded protection of the
timely renewal provision contained in NRC regulations.
DATES: The exemption was issued on May 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0158 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0158. Address
questions about NRC docket IDs in Regulations.gov 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 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by
email to [email protected].
For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining
materials referenced in this document are provided in the
``Availability of Documents'' section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John McKirgan, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5722, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC issued an exemption in response to a request from GEH,
dated April 30, 2020. The exemption allows GEH to submit a renewal
application for the Morris Operation ISFSI license, SNM-2500, after the
timely renewal due date of May 31, 2020, while continuing to be
afforded protection of the timely renewal provision contained in Sec.
72.42(c) of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). GEH
requested an extension of the date to submit the license renewal
application to on or before July 31, 2020, as state restrictions on
business activities as a result of the COVID-19 PHE have caused reduced
staffing, impacted work schedules, and limited facility and information
access necessary for GEH to prepare its license renewal application by
the timely renewal due date. The extension will allow GEH to provide a
complete license renewal application for NRC to review.
The NRC publishes a list of approved licensing actions related to
the COVID-19 PHE on its public website at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/materials/storage.html.
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II. Availability of Documents
The table below provides the ADAMS Accession Numbers for the
exemption issued. For additional directions on accessing information in
ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.
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Document title ADAMS Accession No.
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Request to Extend the Due Date for ML20121A272
Submitting the GEH Morris Operation
License Renewal Application.
Issuance of Exemption from 10 CFR ML20134H886
72.42(c) for GEH Morris Operation ISFSI.
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The NRC may post additional materials to the Federal Rulemaking
website at https://www.regulations.gov, under Docket ID NRC-2020-0158.
The Federal Rulemaking website allows you to receive alerts when
changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: (1)
Navigate to the docket folder (NRC-2020-0158); (2) click the ``Sign up
for Email Alerts'' link; and (3) enter your email address and select
how frequently you would like to receive emails (daily, weekly, or
monthly).
Dated: June 29, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John B. McKirgan,
Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2020-14303 Filed 7-1-20; 8:45 am]
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