[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55510-55512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19734]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 11006377; NRC-2020-0186]
EnergySolutions Services, Inc.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Export license application; opportunity to provide comments,
request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is
considering issuing an export license (XW026) requested by
EnergySolutions Services Inc. (ESSI). On July 27, 2020, ESSI filed an
application with the NRC for a license to export low-level radioactive
waste to Mexico. The NRC is providing notice of the opportunity to
comment, request a hearing, and petition to intervene on ESSI's
application.
DATES: Submit comments by October 8, 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 petition for leave to intervene must
be filed by October 8, 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-2020-0186. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical
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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: Gary Langlie, Office of International
Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-287-9076, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to NRC-2020-0186 or Docket No. 11006377 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 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 XW026, Docket No. 11006377, or Docket ID NRC-2020-0186.
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 application from ESSI
is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20210M325.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0186 or Docket No. 11006377 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
On July 27, 2020, NRC received an application from EnergySolutions
Services Inc. (ESSI) requesting a specific license (XW026) to export
radioactive waste in the form of metals, dry active material, and
plastic spent ion exchange resins and liquids to Mexico (ADAMS
Accession No. ML20210M325).
In accordance with paragraph 110.70(b) of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 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 the NRC's
E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562;
August 3, 2012). Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions may
be found in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on
the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 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
follows.
NRC Export License Application
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Application Information
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Name of applicant......................... EnergySolutions Services,
Inc.
Date of Application....................... July 21, 2020.
Date Received............................. July 27, 2020.
Application No............................ XW026.
Docket No................................. 11006377.
ADAMS Accession No........................ ML20210M325.
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Description of Material
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Material Type............................. Radioactively contaminated
material and/or waste in
the form of metals, dry
active waste or material,
such as wood, paper, and
plastic, and spent ion
exchange resins and
liquids, in the form of
aqueous and organic based
fluids.
Total Quantity............................ Not to exceed 653.96
terabecquerels (TBq).
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End Use................................... Storage or disposal by the
original generator.
Country of Destination.................... Mexico.
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Dated: September 1, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Deputy Director, Office of International Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-19734 Filed 9-4-20; 8:45 am]
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