[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30631-30632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12070]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 70-7029; NRC-2020-0232]


Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued 
Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM-7005 to the Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia to possess and 
use SNM for education, research, and training programs. The license 
authorizes DTRA to possess and use SNM for 10 years from the date of 
issuance.

DATES: License SNM-7005 was issued May 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0232 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-2020-0232. 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.
     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 ADAMS accession number

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for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided 
the first time that it is mentioned in this document. In addition, for 
the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials 
referenced in this document are provided in the ``Availability of 
Documents'' section.
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyrone D. Naquin, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7352; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The DTRA is a combat support agency and a defense agency with a 
mission to counter the threats posed by weapons of mass destruction, 
including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield 
explosives; counter the threats posed by the growing and evolving 
categories of improvised threats, including improvised explosive 
devices, car bombs and weaponized consumer drones, as well as the 
tactics, technologies and networks that put them on the battlefield; 
and to ensure that the U.S. military maintains a safe, secure, 
effective and credible nuclear weapons deterrent.

II. Discussion

    Pursuant to Section 2.106 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC is providing notice of the issuance of 
new license SNM-7005 to DTRA, which authorizes DTRA to possess and use 
SNM for education, research, and training programs at its location in 
Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. The original application for a license was 
submitted on August 21, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20254A189). DTRA 
subsequently supplemented and revised its application in response to a 
request for additional information (ADAMS Accession No. ML21057A037) on 
February 26, 2021. Because the licensed material will be used for 
research and development purposes, issuance of License SNM-7005 is an 
action that is categorically excluded from a requirement to prepare an 
environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, pursuant to 
10 CFR 51.22(c)(14)(v).
    The NRC previously published notice of DTRA's request for a 
materials license with a notice of opportunity to request a hearing in 
the Federal Register on October 28, 2020 (85 FR 68374). The NRC did not 
receive a request for a hearing or for a petition for leave to 
intervene. This license complies with the standards and requirements of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the NRC's rules and 
regulations as set forth in 10 CFR Chapter 1. Accordingly, this license 
was issued on May 20, 2021, and was effective immediately.
    The NRC prepared a safety evaluation report for the issuance of 
License SNM-7005 and concluded that the licensee can operate the 
facility without endangering the health and safety of the public.

III. Availability of Documents

    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's ``Rules of Practice,'' 
the details with respect to this action, including the safety 
evaluation report and accompanying documentation and license, are 
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at 
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, you can 
access ADAMS, which provides text and image files of the NRC's public 
documents. For further details related to this action, visit https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2020-0232.
    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through ADAMS accession numbers as indicated.

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                    Document description                                     ADAMS Accession No.
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DTRA's application for materials license, August 21, 2020..  ML20254A189
Response to Request for Additional Information and           ML21057A037
 Revisions to application, February 26, 2021.
Issuance of SNM-7005, May 20, 2021.........................  ML21064A164 (Package)
NRC Safety Evaluation Report, May 20, 2021.................  ML21064A166
Special Nuclear Materials License for the DTRA, May 20,      ML21064A167
 2021.
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    Dated: June 3, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Yoira K. Diaz-Sanabria,
Acting Director, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2021-12070 Filed 6-8-21; 8:45 am]
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