ML22077A816
| ML22077A816 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 11005323 |
| Issue date: | 03/23/2022 |
| From: | David Skeen NRC/OIP |
| To: | |
| Savoy J | |
| References | |
| NRC-2022-0070 | |
| Download: ML22077A816 (6) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 11005323; NRC-2022-0070]
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Export license application; opportunity to provide comments, request a
hearing, and petition for leave to intervene.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is
considering issuing an export license amendment (XW008/06) requ ested by Diversified
Scientific Services, Inc. (DSSI). On January 31, 2022, DSSI fi led an application with the
NRC for a license authorizing the renewal and amendment of an e xisting license to
export low-level radioactive material to Canada. The NRC is pr oviding notice of the
opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition to inte rvene on DSSIs
application.
DATES: Submit comments by [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF
PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. A request for a hearing or a petition for
leave to intervene must be filed by [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; howe ver,
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-2022-0070. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov
to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email: Stacy.Schu mann@nrc.gov. For technical questions contact the individual listed in the For F urther Information Contact
section of this document.
- Email comments to: Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov. If you do not receive an
automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at 30 1-415-1677.
- 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 submittin g comments, see
Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments in the SUPPLEME NTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Langlie, Office of International
Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20 555-0001;
telephone: 301-287-9076, email: Gary.Langlie@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to NRC-2022-0070 or Docket No. 11005323 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 m ethods:
- Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and
search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0070.
- NRCs Public Website: Go to https://www.nrc.gov and search for
XW008/06, Docket No. 11005323, or Docket ID NRC-2022-0070.
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- NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADA MS Public
Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.ht ml. To begin the
search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems wi th ADAMS, please
contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209,
301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The export license application
from DSSI is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML22046A000.
- NRCs PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents,
by appointment, at the NRCs PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointm ent to visit the PDR,
please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or
301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday thro ugh 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-2022-0070 or
Docket No. 11005323 in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact info rmation 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 e nter the comment
submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit commen t submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other person s 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 dis closed in their comment 3
submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove such information before making the commen t submissions
available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Discussion
In accordance with section 110.70 paragraph (b) of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC is noticing the receipt of an export license
amendment application submitted by DSSI requesting a specific l icense amendment to
export low-level radioactive material to Canada. The amendment /renewal application
requests an extension of the license for 5 years. The applicat ion requests an expiration
date of March 31, 2027.
The NRC is providing notice of the receipt of the amendment app lication;
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 inf ormation specified in
10 CFR 110.82(b). Any request for hearing or petition for leav e 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 acco rdance with the NRCs
E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 F R 46562; August 3,
2012). Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions may be found in the
Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC w ebsite at
https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at leas t 10 days prior to
the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at
Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital 4
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 Sec retary that the participant
will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (e ven in instances in which
the participant, or its counsel or representative, already hold s 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 licen se follows.
NRC EXPORT LICENSE APPLICATION Application Information Name of Applicant Diversified Scientific Services, Inc.
Date of Application January 31, 2022 Date Received February 14, 2022 Application No. XW008/06 Docket No. 11005323 ADAMS Accession No. ML22046A000
5 Description of Material Material Type Radioactive material consisting of mixed material contaminated with various radionuclides in varying combinations.
Total Quantity Authorization to export a total maximum quantity of waste will not exceed 420 kilograms (no change). The maximum isotopic activity returned shall not exceed 74.37 Terabecquerels per shipment (no change). Radionuclides potentially present in the waste include carbon-14, hydrogen-3, mixed fission product radionuclides and other contaminates.
End Use Disposal in Canada Country of Destination Canada
Dated: March 23, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
David L. Skeen, Deputy Director, Office of International Programs.
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