[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55626-55628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17646]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 11006249; NRC-2017-0054]
UniTech Services Group LLC; Export License Renewal 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) is considering
approval of an export application received on April 9, 2026, from
UniTech Services Group LLC (UniTech). In the application, UniTech seeks
to renew an existing license, XW023/01, authorizing the export of
radioactive waste to Canada. The NRC is providing notice of the
opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to
intervene on UniTech's application. This action will renew the existing
export license for an additional 10 years to expire on April 30, 2036.
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DATES: Submit comments by September 28, 2026. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the
Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received
on or before this date. A request for a hearing or petition for leave
to intervene must be filed by September 28, 2026.
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-2017-0054. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) 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.
Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. eastern time (ET)
Federal workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677.
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: Shannon Doane, Office of International
Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-7000; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0054 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-2017-0054.
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]. 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: 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. 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 Docket ID NRC-2017-0054 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
UniTech was issued export license XW023 on April 30, 2018 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML18121A326), which expired on April 30, 2026. Export
license XW023 authorized the export to Canada of up to 10,000 metric
tons of tools, metals, and other solid materials contaminated with
byproduct materials. Following the license's expiration, an
administrative amendment was issued to amend the licensee's name and
consent to the indirect transfer of control of UniTech's ultimate
parent company, UniFirst Corporation, to Cintas Corporation. The
administrative amendment, XW023/01, preserved the original expiration
date of April 30, 2026, and did not modify the license's period of
validity (ADAMS Accession No. ML26182A188). Following issuance of
XW023/01, on July 7, 2026, the NRC accepted UniTech's export license
application XW023/02, requesting to renew the former export license
authorizing the export of Canadian-origin radioactive waste from
UniTech facilities in the State of Massachusetts to Canada (ADAMS
Accession No. ML26182A182).
III. Opportunity To Comment
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. Within 30 days from
the date of publication of this notice, persons may submit written
comments concerning actions in this notice, as provided in section
110.81 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
``Written comments.'' The NRC will consider and, if appropriate,
respond to these comments, but such comments will not otherwise
constitute part of the decisional record. Comments should be submitted
as described in the Addresses section of this notice.
IV. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To
Intervene
Within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice any
person may file a request for a hearing or petition for leave to
intervene with respect to the actions in this notice. 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 may be found in the
``Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13031A056) and on the NRC's public website
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(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 proceeding if the
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
The information concerning this application for an export license
follows.
NRC Export License Application
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Application Information
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Name of Applicant............ UniTech Services Group LLC.
Date of Application.......... April 9, 2026.
Date Accepted................ July 7, 2026.
Application No............... XW023/02.
Docket No.................... 11006249.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML26182A182.
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Description of Material
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Material Type................ Tools, metals, and other solid materials
contaminated with byproduct materials.
Total Quantity............... 10,000 tons.
End Use...................... Disposal in Canada.
Country of Destination....... Canada.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
Dated: August 26, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Skeen,
Director, Office of International Programs.
[FR Doc. 2026-17646 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am]
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