[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11484-11485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03695]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-293 and 72-1044; NRC-2023-0040]


Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC; Pilgrim Nuclear Power 
Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemption; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an 
exemption to Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, (HDI), for 
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS), Independent Spent Fuel Storage 
Installation (ISFSI). The exemption allows PNPS to deviate from the 
requirements in Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1014, Amendment No. 
14, Appendix A, Technical Specifications (TS) for the HI-STORM 100 
System, Section 5.4, ``Radioactive Effluent Control Program,'' 
subsection c related to the timing of submission for an annual 
radiological effluent report.

DATES: The exemption was issued on January 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0040 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-2023-0040. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;

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telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the For Further Information 
Contact section of this document.
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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 the first 
time that it is mentioned in this document.
     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 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tilda Liu, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 404-997-4730, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, (HDI) submitted a 
request to the NRC for an exemption from title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 72.212(a)(2), (b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(4), 
(B)(5)(i), (b)(11), and 72.214 for Pilgrim Independent Spent Fuel 
Storage Facility (ISFSI) Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report 
(ARERR), by letter dated August 29, 2022 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML22241A112), as supplemented by letter dated December 9, 2022 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML22343A165). In particular, the exemption request, if 
approved, would allow Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) to deviate 
from the requirements in Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1014, 
Amendment No. 14, Appendix A, Technical Specifications (TS) for the HI-
STORM 100 System, Section 5.4, ``Radioactive Effluent Control 
Program,'' subsection c related to the timing of submission for its 
ARERR.
    In its August 29, 2022 letter, HDI requested relief regarding the 
60-day reporting requirement, so that the annual liquid and gaseous 
effluent release report for the PNPS ISFSI be incorporated into, and 
submitted with, the Pilgrim site ARERR on or before May 15, rather than 
prior to March 1, of each year to align with the submittal of its ARERR 
as required by PNPS Renewed Facility Operating License, DPR-35, PNPS 
Defueled Safety Analysis Report Section 5.0, ``Administrative 
Controls,'' Appendix B, Section B-5.6.3, ``Radioactive Effluent Release 
Report.''

II. Discussion

    The NRC issued an exemption (ADAMS Package Accession No. 
ML22356A070) to HDI for the PNPS ISFSI. The exemption granted provides 
relief from the 60-day requirement so that the annual effluent release 
report for the PNPS ISFSI may be submitted on or before May 15, rather 
than prior to March 1, of each year. The granted exemption only changes 
the due date and not the content of the information that the licensee 
would provide in the annual report.

III. Conclusion

    Based on the staff's evaluation, the NRC has determined that, 
pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, ``Specific Exemptions,'' the exemption is 
authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common 
defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest. 
Accordingly, the NRC granted HDI an exemption from 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 
(b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(5)(i), (b)(11), and 72.214.

    Dated: February 16, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tilda Y. Liu,
Acting Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of 
Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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