ML19182A147

Letter to K. Manzione Holtec International'S Application for Specific ISFSI License for the HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility for Spent Nuclear Fuel - Revised Review Schedule

ML19182A147
Person / Time
Site:	HI-STORE
Issue date:	07/01/2019
From:	John Mckirgan Spent Fuel Licensing Branch
To:	Manzione K Holtec
Cuadrado J
References
CAC 001028, EPID L-2018-NEW-0001
Download: ML19182A147 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 1, 2019 Ms. Kimberly Manzione Licensing Manager Holtec International Holtec Technology Campus One Holtec Boulevard Camden, NJ 08104

SUBJECT:

HOLTEC INTERNATIONALS APPLICATION FOR SPECIFIC INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION LICENSE FOR THE HI-STORE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL - REVISED REVIEW SCHEDULE

Dear Ms. Manzione:

By letter dated March 30, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17115A431), as supplemented on April 13 (ML17109A386),

October 6 (ML17310A218), December 21 (ML17362A097) and 22 (ML18011A158), 2017; February 23 (ML18058A617), May 24 (ML18150A319), July 27 (ML18213A206), November 30 (ML18345A153), 2018; January 31(ML19037A280), March 15 (ML19081A083) and 30 (two submissions, ML19094A271 and ML19106A183), and May 13 (ML19143A268) and 16 (ML19143A319), 2019, Holtec International (Holtec) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an application for a specific independent spent fuel storage installation license to construct and operate the HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage (CIS) Facility, in Lea County, New Mexico, in accordance with the requirements of Part 72 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 72), Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C Waste. The license application seeks NRC approval to store up to 8,680 metric tons of commercial spent nuclear fuel in the HI-STORM UMAX Canister Storage System for a 40-year license term. By letter dated February 28, 2018 (ML18059A251), the NRC staff docketed the license application, began a detailed safety, security, and environmental review, and established a schedule for the issuance of requests for additional information and the completion of these reviews.

The NRC staff has determined that it will revise its previously established review schedule to account for the time incurred in the issuance of requests for additional information (RAIs) and the submission of Holtecs responses to the staffs RAIs. The revised schedule for its safety and security review will now provide for staff to complete its final safety evaluation report (SER) by March 2021. The revised schedule for its environmental review will now provide for staff to publish the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) by March 2020. After publication of the draft EIS, the staff intends to publish a notice in the Federal Register providing a 60-day public comment period on the draft EIS. Following the public comment period, the staff intends to publish a final EIS by March 2021.

As we stated in our previous letter, this revised schedule continues to assume that Holtec will provide timely and high-quality RAI responses within 60 days of the receipt of any future RAI

K. Manzione 2 letters. In accordance with the guidance in LIC-SFM-26, Operational Strategies and Management Expectations (ML16222A251), RAI responses which are not received within the agreed-upon time may result in the review being delayed again or suspended. In addition, low-quality RAI responses may be deemed non-responsive and result in the suspension of the review.

If you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact Mr. Jose R. Cuadrado, Project Manager, at (301) 415-0606.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John McKirgan, Chief Spent Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 72-1051 CAC/EPID No.: 001028/07201051/

L-2018-NEW-0001

K. Manzione 3

SUBJECT:

HOLTEC INTERNATIONALS APPLICATION FOR SPECIFIC INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION LICENSE FOR THE HI-STORE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL - REVISED REVIEW SCHEDULE, DOCUMENT DATE: July 1, 2019 DISTRIBUTION:

CRegan, NMSS MLayton, NMSS MRahimi, NMSS TTate, NMSS CAraguas, NMSS SKirkwood, OGC YDiaz-Sanabria, NMSS SKoenick, DUWP BWatson, DUWP ABowers, NRR MDudek,NRO JAnderson, NSIR EHouseman, OGC JGwo, NMSS RFedors, NMSS SImboden, NMSS JWise, NMSS JBorowsky, NMSS JIreland, NMSS ARigato, NMSS ZLi, NMSS EGoldfeiz, NMSS SJones, NRR VWilliams, NSIR MNorris, NSIR SHarwell, NRR KKalman, DUWP JTapp, NMSS DMarcano,NMSS AMoreno, OCA DMcIntyre, OPA RKellar, RIV ADAMS Package No. MLXXXXXXXXXXXX OFC: DSFM DSFM FCSE FCSE NAME: JCuadrado WWheatley (email) JCaverly (email) CRoman (email)

DATE: 6/27/19 6/28/19 OFC: DSFM NAME: JMcKirgan DATE:

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