[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22551-22553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08102]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 72-20; NRC-2025-0841]
U.S. Department of Energy; Three Mile Island Unit 2 Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation; License Amendment
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviewed an
application from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the licensee)
for an amendment to Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM-
2508, for the Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) independent spent fuel
storage installation (ISFSI). The TMI-2 ISFSI is located at the Idaho
National Laboratory within the perimeter of the Idaho Nuclear
Technology and Engineering Center site in Scoville, Butte County,
Idaho. The amendment revises certain license conditions and technical
specifications (TS) by changing the description of the DOE official,
who is responsible for the operation and nuclear safety of the TMI-2
ISFSI and for ensuring its compliance with NRC requirements, changing
reference to a regulation and removing outdated language, adjusting
references to relevant organizational components of DOE, and otherwise
making clerical changes.
DATES: The license amendment was issued and effective on March 27,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0841 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-2025-0841. Address
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questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; 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 ADAMS Public 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]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Banovac, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7116; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
By letter dated November 21, 2024, DOE submitted to the NRC an
application to amend the license and TS for the TMI-2 ISFSI, located in
Scoville, Butte County, Idaho. Special Nuclear Materials License No.
SNM-2508 authorizes the licensee to receive, possess, store, and
transfer canisters containing core debris and damaged spent nuclear
fuel from the TMI-2 reactor, in addition to other authorized uses. The
proposed amendment revises the license and TS so that they explicitly
designate the Manager for the Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) as the DOE
official who is responsible for the operation and nuclear safety of the
TMI-2 ISFSI and for ensuring its compliance with NRC license conditions
and regulatory requirements. Additionally, the amendment includes an
editorial change to TS 5.5.1.b regarding section 72.48 of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) to remove outdated language.
The amendment includes title changes to refer to DOE ICP instead of DOE
Idaho Operations Office, and clerical changes throughout the document
such as changes to spacing.
In an email dated January 8, 2026, the NRC notified DOE that the
application was acceptable to begin a detailed review. The NRC's Office
of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards docketed this application
under Docket No. 72-20. In accordance with 10 CFR 72.16(e), the NRC
published a notice of docketing in the Federal Register on February 19,
2026.
The NRC prepared a safety evaluation report (SER) to document its
review and evaluation of the amendment request. As further explained in
the SER, the NRC has determined that the license amendment is
administrative in nature and satisfies the criterion of 10 CFR
51.22(c)(10) for categorical exclusion from the requirement to prepare
an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement. This
action qualifies for categorical exclusion under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10)
because it is an amendment to a materials license issued under 10 CFR
chapter I which merely changes the position titles of relevant
officials of the licensee and makes certain editorial, corrective, and
minor revisions, as described previously. Consequently, neither an
environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is
required.
Upon completing its review, the NRC staff determined the
application complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the NRC's regulations.
The NRC has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the
NRC's regulations in 10 CFR part 72, which are set forth in the license
amendment. The license amendment, Amendment No. 6 to License No. SNM-
2508, was issued and effective on March 27, 2026.
In accordance with 10 CFR 72.46(b)(2), the NRC has determined that
Amendment No. 6 does not present a genuine issue as to whether the
health and safety of the public will be significantly affected.
Therefore, the publication of a notice of proposed action and an
opportunity for hearing or a notice of hearing is not warranted. Notice
is hereby given of the right of interested persons to request a hearing
on whether the action should be rescinded or modified.
II. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in this notice are available to interested
persons through ADAMS.
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Document description ADAMS accession No.
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DOE Letter--License Amendment Request to Update the ML24326A350 (Package)
Licensee Designation of Authority Title for the Three Mile
Island, Unit 2, Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation, Docket 72-20, Materials License No. SNM-2508
(CLN240550), dated November 21, 2024.
NRC Email--Acceptance of Department of Energy, Idaho ML26008A286
Cleanup Project License Amendment Request to Update the
Licensee Designation of Authority Title for the Three Mile
Island Unit 2 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation,
dated January 8, 2026.
Federal Register notice, ``U.S. Department of Energy Idaho 91 FR 8025
Operations Office; Three Mile Island Unit 2 Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation; License Amendment
Application,'' published February 19, 2026.
Amendment No. 6 to Renewed Special Nuclear Materials ML26082A207
License No. SNM-2508, dated March 27, 2026. ML26082A208
SNM-2508 Technical Specifications, dated March 27, 2026.... ML26082A209
NRC Safety Evaluation Report, dated March 27, 2026......... ML26082A210
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
Dated: April 22, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Yoira Diaz-Sanabria,
Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2026-08102 Filed 4-24-26; 8:45 am]
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