[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66457-66458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18209]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 11006611; NRC-2024-0139]
Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc.; Export License Application
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: 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 (XW033), requested by Perma-Fix
Northwest Richland, Inc (PFNW) by application dated June 18, 2024. The
application seeks the NRC's approval to return residual radioactive
waste to the country of origin, Mexico. 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 September 16, 2024. A request for a hearing
or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by September 16, 2024.
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-2024-0139. 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: Andrea Jones, Office of International
Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 404-997-4443; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to NRC-2024-0139 or Docket No. 11006611 when
contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this
action by the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0139.
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, at 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. The export license application is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML24205A240.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include NRC-2024-0139 or Docket No. 11006611 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 June 18, 2024, PFNW submitted an application to the NRC for a
license to export treated radioactive waste of Mexican origin. The
source of the waste is the Comisi[oacute]n Federal de Electricidad
(CFE) Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant (CFE LVNPP), located in
Veracruz, Mexico. PFNW intends to receive shipment of incoming waste
consisting
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of liquid, solids, contaminated personal protective equipment, paper,
plastic, glass, and combustible waste generated by the research
projects at the power plant. PFNW will treat the waste by thermal
processing, stabilization, and solidification. Residual ash, residual
metal, and noncombustible material would then be exported back to
Mexico for disposal. Resultant contaminants to be exported will include
cobalt 60 (Co-60), cesium-137 (Cs-137), tritium (H-3), manganese-54
(Mn-54), zinc-65 (Zn-65), cobalt-58 (Co-58), carbon-14 (C-14), iron-55
(Fe-55), nickel-63 (Ni-63), strontium-90 (Sr-90), techneticum-99 (Tc-
99), plutonium-241 (Pu-241), and americium-241 (Am 241) in the form of
residual ash and residual metal or non-combustible material, not to
exceed 0.119 terabecquerels (TBq). PFNW requests an expiration date of
December 1, 2030.
In accordance with paragraph 110.70(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 electronic submissions is located
in the ``Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC'' (ADAMS
Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC's public 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
is as follows.
NRC Export License Application
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Application Information
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Name of Applicant............ Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc.
Date of Application.......... June 18, 2024.
Date Received................ July 24, 2024.
Application No............... XW033.
Docket No.................... 11006611.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24205A240.
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Description of Material
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Material Type................ Low-level radioactive waste contaminated
with Co-60, Cs-137, H-3, Mn-54, Zn-65,
Co-58, C-14, Fe-55, Ni-63, Sr-90, Tc-99,
Pu-241, and Am 241 in the form of
residual ash and residual metal or non-
combustible material. The incoming
material will include liquid, solids,
contaminated personal protective
equipment, paper, plastic, glass, and
combustible waste generated by the
Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant,
located in Veracruz, Mexico.
Total Quantity............... Not to exceed 0.119 TBq.
End Use...................... Storage and ultimate disposal of low-
level radioactive waste.
Country of Destination....... Mexico.
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Dated: August 9, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Director, Office of International Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-18209 Filed 8-14-24; 8:45 am]
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