ML18085B167
| ML18085B167 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | HI-STORE |
| Issue date: | 04/02/2018 |
| From: | Craig Erlanger Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental Review |
| To: | Holtec |
| Caverly J | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18089A151 | List: |
| References | |
| NRC-2018-0052 | |
| Download: ML18085B167 (4) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 72-1051; NRC-2018-0052]
Holtec International HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Project AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Environmental impact statement; public scoping meetings.
SUMMARY
- On March 30, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published in the Federal Register (83 FR 13802) a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement, conduct scoping, and request comments for Holtec Internationals (Holtec) application for the HI-STORE Combined Interim Storage Facility (CISF). The public scoping comment period closes on May 29, 2018. The NRC is announcing public scoping meetings and an open house schedule. The public scoping meetings will allow interested members of the public to develop and submit their comments.
DATES: [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0052 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 Web Site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0052. Address questions about NRC dockets to
Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-9127; e-mail: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
- NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ADAMS Public Documents and then select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 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.
- NRCs PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRCs PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
- Project Webpage: Information related to the Holtec HI-STORE CISF project can be accessed on the NRCs Holtec HI-STORE CISF Web page at https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/cis/holtec-international.html.
- Public Libraries: A copy of the applications Environmental Report can be accessed at the following public libraries: Carlsbad Public Library, 101 S. Halagueno Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220; Hobbs Public Library, 509 N Shipp St., Hobbs, NM 88240; or Roswell Public Library, 301 N. Pennsylvania, Roswell, NM 88201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Caverly, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC, 2
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7674; e-mail: Jill.Caverly@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On March 30, 2018, the NRC published in the Federal Register (83 FR 13802), a notice of its intent to prepare an EIS on Holtecs proposed CISF for spent nuclear fuel and requested public comments on the scope of the EIS. The NRC is announcing that staff will hold three public scoping meetings and one open house. The public scoping meetings will be held in Rockville, Maryland; Carlsbad, New Mexico; and Hobbs, New Mexico. The dates and times for the public meetings and open house are provided below:
Meeting/Open Date Time Location House Public Scoping April 25, 7:00pm -9:00pm Rockville, Maryland Meeting and 2018 (EDT) NRC Headquarters Webinar Address:
11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Open House April 30, 4:00pm -7:00pm Roswell, New Mexico 2018 (MDT)
Address:
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus Union Building Multi-Purpose Room 110 48 University Blvd.
Roswell, NM 88130 Public Scoping May 1, 2018 7:00pm - 10:00pm Hobbs, New Mexico Meeting (MDT)
Address:
Lea County Event Center 5101 N. Lovington Highway Hobbs, NM 88240 3
Public Scoping May 3, 2018 7:00 pm -10:00pm Carlsbad, New Mexico Meeting (MDT)
Address:
Eddy County Fire Service 1400 Commerce Drive Carlsbad, NM 88220 Persons interested in attending these meeting should check the NRCs Public Meeting Schedule Web page at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg for additional information, agendas for the meetings, and access information for the webinar. For the meeting in Rockville, Maryland, the NRC will transmit the public meeting via webinar and provide a telephone bridgeline for members of the public who cannot attend the meeting in person.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of April, 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Craig G. Erlanger, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 4