[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.
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