[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.
[FR Doc. 2022-26667 Filed 12-7-22; 8:45 am]
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