[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54595-54597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19404]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 11005620; NRC-2020-0105]


Energy Solutions Services, Inc.

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is 
considering an application (XW010/04) from EnergySolutions Services, 
Inc. (ESSI) to amend and renew an existing license authorizing the 
export of radioactive waste to Canada. The NRC is providing notice of 
the opportunity to submit written comments, request a hearing, or a 
petition for leave to intervene on ESSI's application.

DATES: Submit comments by October 2, 2020. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission 
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received before this 
date. A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to

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intervene must be filed by October 2, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0105. Address 
questions about 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.
     Email comments to: [email protected]. If you do not 
receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at 
301-415-1677.
     Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission at 301-415-1101.
     Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen C. Baker, Office of 
International Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-287-9059, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to NRC-2020-0198 or Docket No. 11005620 when 
contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this 
action. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this 
action by the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0186.
     NRC's Public Website: Go to https://www.nrc.gov and search 
for XW010/04, Docket No. 11005620, or Docket ID NRC-2020-0105.
     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]. The export license amendment application 
from ESSI is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20211L826.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0105 or Docket No. 11005620 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 
https://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 providing notice of an 
application (XW010/04), submitted by ESSI on July 28, 2020, to amend 
and renew an existing export license authorizing the export of 
Canadian-origin radioactive waste from ESSI processing facilities in 
the State of Tennessee to Canada. The existing export license (XW010/
03), which expires on December 31, 2020, authorizes the export of up to 
10,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste, previously imported from 
Canada, resulting from the incineration of heath ash non-conforming 
materials. The application requests: (1) Renewing the cumulative 
radioactivity limits for XW010 of the total quantities of radioactive 
material/waste and increasing the weight of radioactive material/waste 
exported to Canada; (2) adding to the export license the authorization 
to export primary heat transfer pumps back to Canada if they are deemed 
unrepairable and categorized as waste for disposal in Canada if not 
processed for metal melt recycle; and (3) extending the license 
expiration date to December 31, 2026.
    The NRC is providing notice of the receipt of the application; 
providing the opportunity to submit written comments concerning the 
application; and providing the opportunity to request a hearing or 
petition for leave to intervene for a period of 30 days after 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. A hearing request 
or petition for leave to intervene must include the information 
specified in 10 CFR 110.82(b). Any request for hearing or petition for 
leave to intervene shall be served by the requestor or petitioner in 
accordance with 10 CFR 110.89(a), either by delivery, by mail, or filed 
with the NRC electronically in accordance with NRC's E-Filing rule (72 
FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562, August 3, 2012). 
Information about filing electronically is available on the NRC's 
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
    To ensure timely electronic filing, at least 10 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 (1) request a digital identification (ID) certificate, 
which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to 
digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing system for any 
proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary 
that the participant will be submitting a petition or other 
adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the participant, or 
its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-issued digital ID 
certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish 
an electronic docket for the hearing in this proceeding if the 
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
    The information concerning this application for an export license 
amendment follows.

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            NRC Export License Amendment/Renewal Application
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                         Application Information
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Name of Applicant.........................  EnergySolutions Services,
                                             Inc.
Date of Application.......................  July 14, 2020.
Date Received.............................  July 28, 2020.
Application No............................  XW010/04.
Docket No.................................  11005620.
ADAMS Accession No........................  ML20211L826.
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                         Description of Material
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Material Type.............................  Mixed waste consisting of
                                             mixed hazardous and
                                             radioactive waste
                                             constituents, contaminated
                                             recyclable resource
                                             material/waste such as lead
                                             bricks or sheet as
                                             necessary.
Total Quantity \1\........................  Authorization to export a
                                             total maximum quantity of
                                             380.064 TBq, based on the
                                             maximum activity authorized
                                             for possession at Energy
                                             Solutions Canada, Inc. ES
                                             Walker Operations as
                                             follows:
                                            H-3: 14.8 TBq,
                                            C-14: 7.4 Tbq,
                                            Ra-226: 0.74 TBq,
                                            Th-232: 0.74 TBq,
                                            Po-210: 0.37 TBq,
                                            Uranium (natural or
                                             depleted): 7.4 TBq,
                                            Uranium (not U-233, U-235 or
                                             U-238): 0.07 TBq,
                                            Atomic number 3 to 83: 29.6
                                             TBq,
                                            Atomic number 84 to 91
                                             (total): 0.09,
                                            Transuranics (TRU): 0.09
                                             TBq,
                                            Am-241: 9.3 TBq,
                                            Fe-55: 37 TBq, and
                                            Special Nuclear Material
                                             (SNM), 235U equivalent: 350
                                             grams.\2\
End Use...................................  Return of non-conforming
                                             waste and/or waste
                                             resulting from processing
                                             materials for appropriate
                                             disposition.
                                            The amendment requests:
                                            (1) Renewing the radioactive
                                             limits for XW010 of the
                                             total quantities of
                                             radioactive material/waste
                                             and weights exported to
                                             Canada; (2) adding
                                             authorization to export
                                             primary heat transfer pumps
                                             back to Canada if they are
                                             deemed unrepairable and
                                             categorized as waste for
                                             disposal in Canada if not
                                             processed for metal melt
                                             recycle; and (3) extending
                                             the license expiration date
                                             to December 31, 2026.
Country of Destination....................  Canada.
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\1\ The permit activity limits are the cumulative total maximums over
  the term of the permit.
\2\ Uranium 235 gram equivalent by weight of 350 grams (ESSI will not
  import enrichment level that exceed 20% by weight U-235)


    Dated: August 27, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Deputy Director, Office of International Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-19404 Filed 9-1-20; 8:45 am]
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