[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1613-1614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00406]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 70-1374; NRC-2022-0032]


Idaho State University

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License renewal; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed 
Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM-1373, to Idaho State 
University (ISU, the licensee) located in Pocatello, Idaho. The renewed 
license authorizes ISU to continue to possess and use SNM for a period 
of 10 years and will expire on January 5, 2033.

DATES: License No. SNM-1373 was issued on January 6, 2023, and is 
effective as of the date of issuance.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0032 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-2022-0032. 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 for each 
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided in the 
``Availability of Documents'' section.
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Osiris Siurano-P[eacute]rez, 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. Background

    ISU is a public research university in Pocatello, Idaho. ISU 
possesses and uses SNM, under this license primarily for instructional 
purposes in senior and graduate-level laboratory courses. The quantity 
of SNM possessed and used by ISU requires an NRC-issued SNM license 
pursuant to part 70 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 
CFR), ``Domestic licensing of special nuclear material.''

II. Discussion

    Pursuant to section 2.106 of 10 CFR, the NRC is providing notice of 
the issuance of renewal of a 10 CFR part 70 license, SNM-1373, to ISU 
in Pocatello, Idaho. The license authorizes ISU to possess and use SNM 
for education, research, and training programs in senior and graduate-
level laboratory courses at its Pocatello campus. ISU's original 
license renewal application for a 10-year license was made by letter 
dated July 9, 2021. The term of ISU's license expired on August 11, 
2021. The NRC staff performed an acceptance review of ISU's application 
and determined that it did not contain sufficient technical information 
to proceed with its detailed technical review. The NRC staff discussed 
its findings during a call with ISU on September 8, 2021. Following the 
call, by letter dated September 9, 2021, the NRC staff documented its 
findings and decision to decline to proceed with a detailed technical 
review and provided ISU the opportunity to supplement the application 
by addressing the issues discussed in the enclosure to the request for 
supplemental information (RSI) letter. ISU was also notified that, 
since it filed its license renewal application at least 30 days before 
the license's expiration date, pursuant to the timely renewal 
provisions in 10 CFR 70.38(a), ISU was permitted to continue using its 
SNM in accordance with the existing SNM-1373 license, pending a final 
decision by the Commission on the license renewal application. ISU 
revised and resubmitted its application to the NRC by letter dated 
December 6, 2021. By letter dated January 20, 2022, the NRC informed 
ISU of its decision to accept the application and proceed with its 
detailed technical review.
    On February 23, 2022, a notice of receipt of ISU's license renewal 
application with an opportunity for the public to request a hearing and 
petition for leave to intervene was published in the Federal Register 
(87 FR 10259). The NRC did not receive a request for a hearing or for a 
petition for leave to intervene.
    The license renewal application was subsequently supplemented by 
letters dated March 3, 2022, and March 24, 2022. The March 24, 2022, 
version of the license renewal application is a standalone document 
that integrates the information provided in ISU's responses to the NRC 
staff's requests for additional information.
    The NRC staff determined that ISU's proposed licensed activities 
meet the categorical exclusion in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(14)(v) for the use of 
radioactive materials for research and development and for educational 
purposes. Therefore, an environmental assessment and an environmental 
impact statement are not required for the renewal of the SNM-1373 
license.
    The NRC finds that the renewed 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, the renewed license issued on January 6, 2023, is 
effective as of the date of issuance. The NRC prepared a safety 
evaluation report (SER) for the renewal of License SNM-1373 and 
concluded that the licensee can continue to use and possess SNM in 
accordance with its license without endangering the health and safety 
of the public, and that this action will not significantly affect the 
quality of the human environment for the duration of the license.

III. Availability of Documents

    Documents related to this action, including the license renewal 
application and other supporting documentation, are available to 
interested persons as indicated.

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                    Document description                                     ADAMS accession No.
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License Renewal Application (Initial), dated July 9, 2021..  ML21190A251 (package).
Request for Supplemental Information, dated September 9,     ML21246A164 (package).
 2021.
ISU Response to Request for Supplemental Information, Dated  ML21351A166 (package).
 December 6, 2021.
Request for Additional Information, dated February 7, 2022.  ML22033A444.
Acceptance of ISU's License Renewal Application, dated       ML22018A285.
 January 20, 2022.
ISU Response Request for Additional Information, dated       ML22075A215.
 March 4, 2022.
NRC Request for Clarification of Responses to the Request    ML22081A296.
 for Additional Information, dated March 21, 2022.
ISU Response to Request for Clarification of Responses to    ML22091A298.
 the Request for Additional Information, dated March 24,
 2022.
ISU's Revised License Application, dated March 25, 2022....  ML22306A112.
Letter--SNM-1373 License Renewal Transmittal, dated January  ML22147A069.
 6, 2023.
SER on ISU License Renewal Application, dated January 6,     ML22147A070.
 2023.
October 2022 Renewed SNM-1373, dated January 6, 2023.......  ML22147A071.
SER on ISU License Renewal Application.....................  ML22147A072.
(non-public, withheld pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390)............
October 2022 Renewed SNM-1373 Sensitive Conditions (non-     ML22147A073.
 public, withheld pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390).
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    Dated: January 6, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carrie M. Safford,
Deputy Director Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2023-00406 Filed 1-10-23; 8:45 am]
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