[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75295-75296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26667]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0018]
Standard Review Plan for Applications for 10 CFR Part 70 Licenses
for Possession and Use of Special Nuclear Materials of Critical Mass
but Not Subject to the Requirements in 10 CFR part 70, Subpart H
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for
public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2212, ``Standard Review Plan for
Applications for 10 CFR part 70 Licenses for Possession and Use of
Special Nuclear Materials of Critical Mass but not Subject to the
Requirements in 10 CFR part 70, subpart H.'' This NUREG contains
information intended to provide staff guidance to assist applicants and
licensees in preparing license applications for possession and use of
special nuclear materials (SNM) exceeding specific threshold
quantities. It describes methods or approaches acceptable to the NRC
staff for implementing NRC requirements in the Code of Federal
Regulations.
DATES: Submit comments by February 6, 2023. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
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-2020-0018. 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.
Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing 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: Osiris Siurano-Perez, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-7827, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0018 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-2020-0018.
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]. Draft NUREG-2212, ``Guidance for
Applications for Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 70
Licenses for Possession and Use of Special Nuclear Materials of
Critical Mass but not Subject to the Part 70 Subpart H Requirements,''
and its associated Regulatory Analysis, are available in ADAMS under
Accession Nos. ML22335A087 and ML20233A221, respectively.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
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B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2020-0018 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
The information in this draft report, NUREG-2212, ``Standard Review
Plan for Applications for 10 CFR part 70 Licenses for Possession and
Use of Special Nuclear Materials of Critical Mass but not Subject to
the Requirements in 10 CFR part 70, subpart H,'' is intended to provide
staff guidance to assist applicants and licensees in preparing
applications for licenses for critical mass quantities of SNM exceeding
specific threshold quantities. In particular, it describes the types of
information required under section 70.22 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Contents of applications,'' for an
application for a new, renewal of, and/or amendment to an SNM license,
for facilities licensed under 10 CFR part 70, ``Domestic Licensing of
Special Nuclear Material,'' but that are not subject to the 10 CFR part
70, subpart H, ``Additional Requirements for Certain Licensees
Authorized To Possess a Critical Mass of Special Nuclear Material''
(commonly known as greater than critical mass (GTCM) applicants,
licensees, and/or facilities). The NUREG provides NRC staff reviewers
with guidance that describes methods or approaches that the staff has
found acceptable for meeting applicable NRC requirements in 10 CFR part
70. Implementation of the criteria and guidelines in NUREG-2212 by
staff members in their review of applications provides assurance that a
given design ensures adequate protection of the public health and
safety and the environment. This draft NUREG follows the format and
style of NUREG-1556, Volume 17, Revision 1 ``Consolidated Guidance
about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Special
Nuclear Material of Less than Critical Mass Licenses,'' (ADAMS
Accession No. ML18190A207), however, additional detailed information on
the safety programs applicable to part 70 GTCM facilities is included.
Draft NUREG-2212 also follows the format and style of NUREG-1520,
Revision 2 ``Standard Review Plan for Fuel Cycle Facilities License
Applications,'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML15176A258), which focuses on
those activities unique to facilities that are subject to part 70,
subpart H requirements.
Dated: December 2, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Shana R. Helton,
Director, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
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