[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8047-8049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02249]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 11006398; NRC-2020-0249]


U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security 
Administration

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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received an 
application for an export license (XSNM3819) requested by U.S 
Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/
NNSA). On September 10, 2020, DOE/NNSA filed an application with the 
NRC seeking approval for a license to export high enriched uranium to 
France.

DATES: Submit comments by March 5, 2021. A request for a hearing or a 
petition for leave to intervene must be filed by March 5, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; 
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking

Website

     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0249. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; 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: Janice Owens, Office of International 
Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-

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0001; telephone: 301-287-9096, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to NRC-2020-0249 or Docket No. 11006398 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-2020-0249.
     NRC's Public Website: Go to https://www.nrc.gov and search 
for XSNM3819, Docket No. 11006398, or Docket ID NRC-2020-0249.
     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 (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or 
by email to [email protected]. The export license application from 
DOE/NNSA is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20262H100.
     Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request 
to the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 
301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0249 or Docket No. 11006398 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 September 18, 2020, NRC received an application from DOE/NNSA 
requesting a specific license (XSNM3819) to export high enriched 
uranium in the form of broken metals to France for ultimate use as 
reactor fuel (ADAMS Accession No. ML20262H100).
    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 submitted; 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. In accordance with 10 CFR 110.89(b), a hearing request or 
petition for leave to intervene shall be served by the requestor or 
petitioner upon the applicant, the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555; the Secretary, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555; and the 
Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. 
Hearing requests and intervention petitions must include the 
information specified in 10 CFR 110.82(b).
    A request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene shall be 
filed In accordance with 10 CFR 110.89(a). As provided in section 
110.89(a), a request for hearing or petition for leave to intervent may 
be filed with the Commission by delivery or by mail to the Secretary, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, or by 
electronic means 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/esubmittals.htm.
    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.........................  U.S Department of Energy
                                             National Nuclear Security
                                             Administration (DOE/NNSA)
Date of Application.......................  September 10, 2020
Date Received.............................  September 18, 2020
Application No............................  XSNM3819
Docket No.................................  11006398
ADAMS Accession No........................  ML20262H100
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                         Description of Material
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Material Type.............................  High enriched uranium in the
                                             form of broken metal.
Total Quantity............................  Up to 121.16 kilograms of
                                             uranium-235 contained in a
                                             maximum of 130.0 kilograms
                                             of uranium enriched to a
                                             maximum of 93.20 weight
                                             percent.
End Use...................................  Reactor reload fuel.

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Country of Destination....................  France.
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    Dated: January 29, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Deputy Director, Office of International Programs.
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