ML20058G473

Request for OMB Review & Supporting Statement Re 10CFR53, Criteria & Procedures for Determining Adequacy of Available Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Capacity

ML20058G473
Person / Time
Issue date:	11/07/1990
From:	Norry P NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
To:
References
OMB-3150-0126, OMB-3150-126, NUDOCS 9011130191
Download: ML20058G473 (7)

Text

- -___

9p4 tumr, n a

siae.d ro, sa-Request for DMB Reviewwi

+

ggj

...t mev samember 1983) important F<ead instructions before completing form. Do not use the same SF B3 Send three comes of tnis form, the material to be reviewed, and for to request botn an Executive Oraer 12291 review and approval under paperwork-three copies of the supportirg statement, to:

i the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Answer all questions in Part 1. If this request is for review unoer E.O.

Office of Information and Regulatory Af f airs

-j 12291, complete Part t( dina sign the regulatory certification. If tni; Office of Management and Bucget recuest is for approval unoer the Paperwork Reduction Act and 5 CFR Attention: Docket Library, Room 3201 y

1320, skip Part 11, complete Part til and sign the paperwork certification.

= Washington, DC 20503 1

PkRT l.-Complete This Part for All Requests.

EDepartment/ agency and bureau /ctuce or@naung request i 2. Agency coot U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

'3 1

5

'O 4 3. fsame of person wno can oest answer cuestions regara'rg tnis reques:

Teiepnone number Hazel Smith i 301) 492-1219

4. Istit or information coilection or ruiemak:Dg 10 CFR 53, Criteria and Procedures for Detemrining the Adequacy of Available Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Capacity

b. Lep autnenty for intorrnatm c,t ection or rute (cite U urec $rarea Coce. Pucisc Law. er becutive Oroer) 42 2201(o) as;

. o, 6, Affected pubhc (check aff fnar apply) 5 0 _rederai agencies or emoioyees i O :ndividatsornousencias 3 0 Farms c O Non profitinstitutions 2 O State or tocegovernments 4 E Busmesses or other for.orof:t 7 O smallbusinessesororganizations

-[

PART ll.-Complete This Part Only l_f the Ftequest is for OMB Review Under Executive Order 12291

7. Regulation identifier Number (RIN)

_ _ _ _ ~~ _ _ _ _. c*. None assigned C 5 T ype of suomissson tcriecn one on ea:r' category)

Type of restew reouested CI:ssification Stage oldevelc> ment

1 O standard 1 b Maler l C Proposed o dratt 2 0 Pending ~

~

2 O Nonma;c' 2.O Finalorinte imfinal,witnpoorproposy

. 3 0 Emergency 3 0 Finat or intonm finai. witnout pnor proposat

' 4 0 statutory oriudic.a:oeediine

9. cFi< secM, af rectec CFR

10. Does this regulation conta n reportmg or recordneeo'rg requirements tr'at requi e oMB approval uncef the Paperwork Reduction Act and 5 CFR 1320?

. O yes O No-11, if a major rule, is them a regu! story impa:t anah sis attached?

1 O Yes 2 O No

/

3 0 Yes 4 O No if"ho " d,d OMB wmve tne ana>ysist Certification for Regulatory Submissions.

In submitting triis recuest for OMB review, the autnenzea regulatory contact and the program official certify that the requ' ementi of E.O.12291 and any apphcable poitcy carectives have been compl'ed with.

Signature of program otticial

} Date -

bgnature of autnonzed reguiatorycontact

,; g ]

Date 12.40MB use only) ~

g3. gge, standard f orm 83 (kev. 9-83, Previom ed,tions comete NSN M40C.6344034 011130t93 g,01107

- s cFR 13: and LO.12291; Presen:Md by OMC PDR opg EUSOMB

-4 PDC u

'C..

t q

t t

t OMB SUPPORTING STATEMENT FORL 10 CFR PART 53-l

{

" Criteria and Procedures. for Determining the.

Adequacy of Available Spent-Nuclear, Fuel-Storage Capacity" t

(OMB Clearance No.c3150-0126)

DESCRIPTION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION-The NRC's regulations encompassed within 10 CFR Part 53; establish-the. criteria-and procedures for determining. the adequacy of available spent. nuclear fuel storage capacity.

t Section 53.11 (a) of 10 CFR 53 requires.that:the person making the request.for:

a Commission. determination provide a signed request with.nine copies for the.

Commission to complete its review in conjunction with the Department;of. Energy actions. A copy must also be sent to the appropriate Regional Administrator.

Section 10 CFR 53.12 (a),;(b), and (c) specifies the -required information on the fueling and refueling. cycle for the reactor,' existing-and planned storage capacity, the amount of spent' nuclear fuel and schedule for which Federal interim storage would be'necessary, and why the; determination Lis needed..

]

Section10CFR53.13.(a)and(b) specifies'therequired;informationonalternative l-

. spent fuel storage techniques, any! constraints on their implementation, and ac detailed description of the. actions that the' person requesting the'determinationi has ~taken to avoid the need for-Federal storage.=

+

Section uS3.14-(a) requires additional information from a person making a request for Commission determination under.Part 53 concerning any. portion of.a request pertaining to. storage of spent fuel.

l L

v s

1

!'t f

g.

l,,

U/,

j]

t i

s

l 4

2 A.

JUSTIFICATION 1.

Need For the Collection of Information The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982- (Pub. ~ L. '97_-_425,: January '7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2201 et seq., 42 U.S.C.10101 et. seq.) established a comprehensive framework for the disposal of: spent nuclear fuel and

s high-level radioactive waste (HLW) generated by domestic civilian nuclear power reactors.

Subtitle B of Title'I of the Act established'an interim program lfor the storage of spent nuclear fuel while the repository for ultimate.

disposal is selected and developed.

The primary responsibility fort providing interim storage of spent nuclear fuel rests with the persons owning and operating; civilian nuclear power reactors. This-responsibility is to be implemented through the. effective use.of existing storage facil.ities at the reactor sites and by the timely" addition of new on-site. storage capacity "where ' practical." The Federal Government has the responsibility to encourage and expedite 1

the provision of interim storage capacity;by the reactor owners.

In1 addiN, the Federal Government has' the tresponsibility, to provide up to 1900 metric tons of storage capacity:for spent nuclear fueltfrom o

reactors that cannot reasonably provide adequate storage capacity on site.

t Section 135(b) of the Act provides thatxthe Department of EnergyL shall offer to enter into a contract under Section 136(a) of the Act with a person who owns or generates spent nuclear fuel,' that would_-

provide for Federal ownership, transport, and storage of the spent nuclear fuel, ~but only if the Comission makes two affirmative l

determinations pertaining to. items'a-and b311sted below..

Tho person owning.and operating i civilian _nuc1 N power' L

a.

l reactor cannot reasonably provide adequate spent;. nuclear. fuel storage capacity at the reactor site.cor at'the site of any-other civilian nuclear power reactor. operated by that person, J

when.needed to ensure the continued orderly operation of the-reactor; and H

b.

Die person generating or owning spent nuclearsfuel-is

" diligently pur. ring licensed alternatives to the use'of Federal.

storage capacity' for. the storage of spent nuclear tuel expected to be' generated in=the future.

I Section 135(g) of the Act directed the NRC to establish, by rule,,

l criteria and procedures for making these determinations.

2.

Agency Use of Information

'I l.

'l This information will be used to enable the Comission to make the required. statutory findings. on whether:

j

)

+

. (-

-i l.

,,.. J "

a E---

i--m --

n u

+

~

3-q a.

. Additional capacity; is needed, in whatcamou'nt, and in what' time!

I frame; 1

O b.-

It is practical for. the person making:the re' quest to imslement' 1

alternatives to Federal' interim storage in: light of tecinical,

-l economic, regulatory, and public health.and safety constraints;i j

.and

~

l c.

The person making the request is diligently pursuing alternatives j

to Federal storage.s

q An initial determination under-Section 53.27 is based on the NRC-q review of th.e information described above. An

affirmative determination i

shall specify the amount of, spent; nuclear fuel that cannot' reasonably '

q be; stored on site and the schedule for when Federal storage is.

needed,-and may contain conditions on which the. determination,is '

dependent.

J!

3.

= Reduction of Burden Through Information Technololy 1

There is no legal obstacle'to the useLof information technology.

H Moreover, NRC encourages its~use~.,

j

.ffort'to Identify Duplicatio_n l

4.-

E 1

Similar information could be' submitted to Department of Energy (D0E) l pursuant to the provisions specified in Section!135(b):andt136(a)-of 4

the Act so. that DOE can enter'into-a contract with a: person who' owns -

or generates spent nuclear fuel.- However 10 CFR 53. regulations are 1

in place.so that the NRC can make' determinations pertaining to the l

health and safety of the p(ublic..The Information RequirementsJ 1

Control Automated ' System. IRCAS) was: searched and.no agency duplication i

was found.

j 5.

E_ffort to'Use Similar Information a

Section 53.16 provides for elimination.of repetition ~by allowing.

j applicants to incorporate by reference previoustinformationLfiled 9

i with the NRC.

H 6.

Effort to Reduce Small Bus ~1 ness Burden-i Small. business is not affected by 10 CFR 53 information collection I

requirements.-

j 7.

Consequences of Less-Frequent Collection' inis in'ormation is submitted to the NRC 'in order' for the agency to.

i make determinations consistent with the Nuclear Waste Policy: Act iof 1

1982 wit'i respect 'to disposal of' spent nuclear fueirand. high l level ~

[

i' j

j

.i

' 3 i

P radioactive waste generated by domestic civilian nuclear power j

plants. Thus, the information.is submitted for NRC: review as.

l necessary for applications requesting l approvals relating.to storagei

+

of spent nuclear fuel.

8.

Circumstances 'which Justify ~ Variation' From 0MB Guidelines An original and nine' copies are currently: required for the NRC's

.i review. The staff.will request'the' appropriate.NRC' office lto, consider

.a changing this provision of.10 CFR Part 53 to require the submittal of-one copy.

Two copies are used for' review by.NRC's licensing and technical:

office, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards <(3)priateLregional staffs..The additional copies are sent to the appro

. NRC's Central Files,andtothePublicDocumentRoomsh(2).,

o 9.

Consultations Outside the NRC.

During final rulemaking, comments from public interest groups.and; the nuclear industry were considered x There have been no consultations during'the effective: period of this clearance..

10. Confidentiality of Information T

I Proprietary information is protected 'in accordance with the' provisions of10CFR2.790(b).

11. Justification for Sensitive Questions

]

This information collection ^does not require the submittal of-sensitive-information.

12. Estimated Annualized Cost' to the Federal Government The NRC expects six submittalsannuallyfduring the period'that'this OMB clearance is effective.

NRC review time will: be approximately 400 hours0.00463 days <br />0.111 hours <br />6.613757e-4 weeks <br />1.522e-4 months <br /> per, plant; LTherefore,.

S c

the total: estimated annual burden is expectedito b~e 2,400t(6;X 400'

. hours / submittal). Thus, the annual Federalicost is expected to be, l

'$220;800'(2,400 hour0.00463 days <br />0.111 hours <br />6.613757e-4 weeks <br />1.522e-4 months <br />sX.$92). The burden estimate isl based,on staffi

,1 exprience.

13.

Estimate of. Burden andLCost to Industry-4 A survey of the NRC project managers for licensed nuclear power

. plants determined thatlapproximately 18 plants plan to submit requests for approval pertaining to the. storage-. capacity:of spents i

nuclear fuel'within; the.next three years.iTherefore,cthe: NRC L

expects approximately'six submittals' annually, b'

f u

7 i,

l r

i, U

N...

93

, _,, o

t

'i

- 5 '- L 1

L e

Approximately,1,320 hours0.0037 days <br />0.0889 hours <br />5.291005e-4 weeks <br />1.2176e-4 months <br /> will be required by each of the six plants-.. '

to prepare and submit the informationLrequired by Part 53. :Thusf the total annual. industry burden is expected-to be approximately 7,920:

hours, at an ' annual' cost-of approximately $728,640 (7,920 hour0.0106 days <br />0.256 hours <br />0.00152 weeks <br />3.5006e-4 months <br />sX$92).

3 Part 53 does' not' i.nclude:recordkeeping = requirements.

14. Reasons for Change:in' Burden-i The estimated annhel burden hai; increased from 3,960 hours0.0111 days <br />0.267 hours <br />0.00159 weeks <br />3.6528e-4 months <br /> to.-7,920--

I hours because:during the iast review only three. plants were expected J

t to annually meet the provisions of'10' CFR--Part 53.1 The NRC.

annually that are withinithe purview >of this regulation.-

.l currently expects approximatelylsix plants to, submit requests :

N 15.

Publication for Statistical Use NRC does not publish information submittedsin-accordance with,Part'53 for statistical use.

s B.

-COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION EMPLOYING STATISTICAL METHODS l

+

r Statistical methods.are not used in the collection ofsinformationi' l

specified in 10 CFR Part 53.

t

.{

t P

.(

il n

d ii e

'?

v z

~

.