ML19311C801

Letter from NRC Acting Secretary, Rochelle Bavol, to Secretary Rick Perry, Dept. of Energy

ML19311C801
Person / Time
Site:	HI-STORE
Issue date:	11/07/2019
From:	Bavol R NRC/SECY
To:	Perry R US Dept of Energy, Office of the Secretary
SECY RAS
References
72-1051-ISFSI, ASLBP 18-958-01-ISFSI-BD01, Holtec International, RAS 55407
Download: ML19311C801 (5)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 SECRETARY November 7, 2019 The Honorable Rick Perry Secretary of Energy U.S. Department of Energy Washington, D.C. 20585

Dear Secretary Perry:

On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, I am acknowledging receipt of your letter of October 23, 2019, addressed to Congresswoman Deb Haaland and copied to Chairman Svinicki regarding the license application from Holtec International for a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) in New Mexico.

Because your letter relates to subjects raised during adjudication of the application, some of which are currently before the Commission on appeal, a copy of your letter and this acknowledgment will be served on the parties in the Holtec CISF adjudication.

Sincerely, Rochelle C. Bavol Acting Secretary

The Secretary of Energy Washington, DC 20585 October 23, 2019 l

1fhe Honorable Deb Haaland

~J.S. House of Representatives

!Washington, DC 20515 I

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Dear Congresswoman Haaland :

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'ffhank you for your June 19 letter expressing your opposition to the proposed l ponsolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) that Holtec International tHoltec) seeks to construct in New Mexico. As you noted in your letter, the Nuclear

\!Regulatory Commission (NRC) is evaluating Holtec's license application to construct rnd operate that facility .

I[ want to reaffirm the Department of Energy's (DOE) commitment to breaking the

• gridlock that has left SNF stranded at temporary sites across the country. Yet, DOE does lp10t play a role in the licensing of private SNF storage sites. Such licensing is solely in lithe hands of the NRC. Moreover, even ifNRC were to license a private SNF interim listorage facility, DOE has no authority to contract for SNF storage services with Holtec or

!any other private storage provider. This restriction was recently recognized by the 1NRC's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board in a May 7, 2019, Memorandum and Order 1

\! issued in the Holtec proceeding. Therefore, I encourage you to continue sharing your iJconcems with the NRC through participation in the NRC licensing process.

lir hope that once progress is made towards developing a pennanent repository, states will j;considcr providing their consent to hosting consolidated interim storage.

Sincerely, Rick Perry cc:

The Honorable Kristine Svinicki, NRC Ii

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL ) Docket No. 72-1051-ISFSI

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Letter from NRC Acting Secretary, Rochelle Bavol, to Secretary Rick Perry, Dept. of Energy, have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange (EIE).

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16B33 Mail Stop: O-16B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Mail Stop - O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Paul S. Ryerson, Chair Sheldon Clark, Esq.

Administrative Judge Joseph I. Gillespie, Esq.

Esther Houseman, Esq.

Nicholas G. Trikouros Sara B. Kirkwood, Esq.

Administrative Judge Mauri Lemoncelli, Esq.

Patrick Moulding, Esq.

Dr. Gary S. Arnold Carrie Safford, Esq.

Administrative Judge Thomas Steinfeldt, Esq.

Alana M. Wase, Esq.

E-mail: paul.ryerson@nrc.gov Brian Newell, Senior Paralegal nicholas.trikouros@nrc.gov E-mail: sheldon.clark@nrc.gov gary.arnold@nrc.gov joe.gillespie@nrc.gov esther.houseman@nrc.gov sara.kirkwood@nrc.gov Ian Curry, Law Clerk mauri.lemoncelli@nrc.gov Stephanie Fishman, Law Clerk patrick.moulding@nrc.gov Molly Mattison, Law Clerk carrie.safford@nrc.gov Taylor Mayhall, Law Clerk thomas.steinfeldt@nrc.gov E-mail: ian.curry@nrc.gov alana.wase@nrc.gov stephanie.fishman@nrc.gov krupskaya.castellon@nrc.gov molly.mattison@nrc.gov brian.newell@nrc.gov taylor.mayhall@nrc.gov

Docket No. 72-1051-ISFSI Letter from NRC Acting Secretary, Rochelle Bavol, to Secretary Rick Perry, Dept. of Energy Counsel for Holtec International Dont Waste Michigan Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 316 N. Michigan Street, Suite 520 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW Toledo, OH 43604-5627 Washington, DC 20036 Terry J. Lodge, Esq.

E-mail: tjlodge50@yahoo.com Meghan Hammond, Esq.

Anne Leidich, Esq. Counsel for Sierra Club Michael Lepre, Esq. 4403 1st Avenue SE, Suite 402 Jay Silberg, Esq. Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Timothy Walsh, Esq.

E-mail: meghan.hammond@pillsburylaw.com Wallace L. Taylor, Esq.

anne.leidich@pillsburylaw.com E-mail: wtaylor784@aol.com michael.lepre@pillsburylaw.com jay.silberg@pillsburylaw.com Counsel for NAC International Inc.

timothy.walsh@pillsburylaw.com Robert Helfrich, Esq.

NAC International Inc.

Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg LLP 3930 E Jones Bridge Rd., Ste. 200 1725 DeSales Street NW Norcross, GA 30092 Suite 500 E-mail: rhelfrich@nacintl.com Washington, DC 20036 Diane Curran, Esq. Hogan Lovells LLP E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com 555 13th Street NW Washington, DC 20004 Sachin S. Desai, Esq.

Robert V. Eye Law Office, LLC Allison E. Hellreich, Esq.

4840 Bob Billings Parkway E-mail: sachin.desai@hoganlovells.com Lawrence, KS 66049 allison.hellreich@hoganlovells.com Timothy J. Laughlin, Esq.

E-mail: tijay1300@gmail.com Law Office of Nancy L. Simmons Turner Environmental Law Clinic 120 Girard Boulevard SE 1301 Clifton Road Albuquerque, NM 87106 Atlanta, GA 30322 Nancy L. Simmons, Esq.

Mindy Goldstein, Esq. E-mail: nlsstaff@swcp.com E-mail: magolds@emory.edu Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance 102 S. Canyon Carlsbad, NM 88220 John A. Heaton E-mail: jaheaton1@gmail.com 2

Docket No. 72-1051-ISFSI Letter from NRC Acting Secretary, Rochelle Bavol, to Secretary Rick Perry, Dept. of Energy Eddy County, NM*

101 W. Greene Street Carlsbad, NM City of Hobbs, NM 2605 Lovington Highway Rick Rudometkin Hobbs, NM 88242 E-mail: rrudometkin@co.eddy.nm.us

• Eddy County not served due to no Garry A. Buie representative for the County assigned at E-mail: gabuie52@hotmail.com the time of Mr. Rudometkins departure.

City of Carlsbad, NM Lea County, NM 1024 N. Edward 100 N. Main Carlsbad, NM 88220 Lovington, NM 88260 Jason G. Shirley Jonathan B. Sena E-mail: jgshirley@cityofcarlsbadnm.com E-mail: jsena@leacounty.net

[Original signed by Herald M. Speiser ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of November, 2019 3