[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51387-51389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19841]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 11006421; NRC-2021-0164]
Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, 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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is
considering issuing an export license (XW029) requested by Perma-Fix
Northwest Richland, Inc. (PFNW). On July 2, 2021, PFNW filed an
application with the NRC for a license authorizing the export of low-
level radioactive waste to BWXT Medical, Ltd., Canada. The NRC is
providing notice of the opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and
petition to intervene on PFNW's application.
DATES: Submit comments by October 15, 2021. A request for a hearing or
a petition for leave to intervene must be filed by October 15, 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-2021-0164. 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: 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-2021-0164 or Docket No. 11006421 when
contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publicly available information
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related to this action by the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0164.
NRC's Public Website: Go to https://www.nrc.gov and search
for XW029, Docket No. 11006421, or Docket ID NRC-2021-0164.
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
PFNW is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21190A133.
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. (ET), Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include NRC-2021-0164 or Docket No. 11006421 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 8, 2021, the NRC received an application from PFNW
requesting a specific license to export low-level radioactive waste to
Canada. The application seeks authorization to export no greater than
1,379,102 kilograms and 3.99 terabecquerels (TBq) of liquid low-level
radioactive waste generated from medical isotope and
radiopharmaceuticals production. The application requests an expiration
date of December 1, 2026.
In accordance with section 110.70 paragraph (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........ Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc.
(PFNW).
Date of Application...... July 2, 2021.
Date Received............ July 8, 2021.
Application No........... XW029.
Docket No................ 11006421.
ADAMS Accession No....... ML21190A133.
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Description of Material
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Material Type............ Radioactive material consisting of liquid
waste generated from medical isotope and
radiopharmaceuticals production. The
treated waste exported to Canada
consists mainly of thermal treatment
residual (ash) and some non-combustible
metal.
Total Quantity........... Authorization to export a total maximum
quantity of waste will not exceed
1,379,102 kilograms. The maximum
isotopic activity returned will be 3.99
TBq. Radionuclides potentially present
in the waste include: Cd-115, Co-60, Cr-
51, Cu-64, ln-115m, K-42, Mo-93m, Mo-99,
Nb-91m, Nb-92m, Nb-95, Nb-95m, Nb-96, Re-
188, Sb-122, Sb-124, Ta-182, Ta-183, Tc-
99m, W-185, W-187, W-188, and Zr-89.
End Use.................. Disposal in Canada.
Country of Destination... Canada.
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Dated: September 9, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Deputy Director, Office of International Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-19841 Filed 9-14-21; 8:45 am]
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