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Transmittal Letter, Interim Storage Partners, Issuance of Materials License SNM-2515, WCS Consolidated Interim Storage Facility ISFSI
ML21188A097
Person / Time
Site: Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
Issue date: 09/13/2021
From: Shana Helton
Division of Fuel Management
To: Isakson J
Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
DHabib NMSS/DFM/STL 301.415.1035
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September 13, 2021 Mr. Jeffery D. Isakson Chief Executive Officer/President Interim Storage Partners LLC P.O. Box 1129 Andrews, TX 79714

SUBJECT:

ISSUANCE OF MATERIALS LICENSE NO. SNM-2515 FOR THE WCS CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (DOCKET NO. 72-1050)

Dear Mr. Isakson:

By letters dated June 8 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML18166A011), and July 19, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18206A595), as amended, Interim Storage Partners LLC (ISP) submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requesting a site specific license in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 72 for WCS Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF).1 This proposed facility is to be located in Andrews County, Texas.

NRC has determined based on its review of this application that there is reasonable assurance that: (i) the activities authorized by the license can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public; and (ii) these activities will be conducted in compliance with the applicable regulations of 10 CFR Part 72. NRC has further determined that the issuance of the license will not be inimical to the common defense and security.

NRC hereby issues Materials License No. SNM-2515 to ISP, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 72.

A copy of the license is enclosed. Issuance of this license constitutes authorization for a 40-year term to receive, possess, store, and transfer spent fuel and associated radioactive materials at the WCS CISF. All future communications regarding this license should refer to Materials License No. SNM-2515, Docket No. 72-1050. The WCS CISF license contains license conditions and Technical Specifications that must be met in order to comply with NRC regulations.

The technical basis for issuing the license is set forth in the enclosed safety evaluation report for the WCS CISF. In connection with the decision to issue this license, the NRC prepared and published an environmental impact statement and record of decision. A notice of issuance for the environmental impact statement appears in the Federal Register dated August 6, 2021 (86 FR 43277). The NRC also prepared and issued a record of decision for issuing this license in accordance with 10 CFR, Section 51.102(a). In conjunction with sending this letter, the NRC 1 Waste Control Specialists LLC submitted the original application on April 28, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16182A162). ISP resubmitted an updated application following its formation as a joint venture between Waste Control Specialists and Orano CIS LLC, a subsidiary of Orano USA.

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has transmitted a notice of the record of decision and the issuance of this license to the Office of the Federal Register.

If you have questions regarding this license, please contact me at (301) 287-9104, or Mr. John-Chau Nguyen of my staff at (301) 415-0262 or John-Chau.Nguyen@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Shana R. Helton, Director Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 72-1050 Materials License No. SNM-2515 EPID No. L-2017-NEW-0002

Enclosures:

1. Preamble to Materials License No. SNM-2515
2. Materials License No. SNM-2515
3. Technical Specifications
4. Safety Evaluation Report cc: w/o Enclosures WCS CISF Service List Shana R.

Helton Digitally signed by Shana R. Helton Date: 2021.09.13 08:49:44 -04'00'

WCS CISF Service List Federal Officials The Honorable August Pfluger United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable John Cornyn United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Ted Cruz United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20515 Adam Zerrenner U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Austin Ecological Services Field Office 10711 Burnet Road Suite 200 Austin, TX 78758 Adam_Zerrenner@fws.gov Mel Massaro U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety 526 Mountain Ave Altoona, PA 16602 Lawrence.Massaro@dot.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)

USDA-NRCS Andrews Field Office 103 NE Avenue L Suite B Andrews, TX 79714 Clint.LeMay@usda.gov U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 6 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75270 Martinez.Eli@epa.gov State Agency Officials Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711 ashley.forbes@tceq.texas.gov TCEQ Region 7 Field Office 9900 W IH-20, Suite 100 Midland, TX 79706 Lorinda.Gardner@tceq.texas.gov Secretary of New Mexico Environment Department Harold L. Runnels Building 1190 St. Francis Drive, Suite N4050 Santa Fe, NM 87505 James.Kenney@state.nm.us Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Richard Hanson 4200 Smith School Road Austin, TX 78744 Richard.Hanson@tpwd.texas.gov Mr. Mark Wolfe State Historic Preservation Officer Texas Historical Commission P.O. Box 12276 Austin, TX 78711-2276 Mark.Wolfe@thc.texas.gov Ron Kellermueller New Mexico Department of Game and Fish One Wildlife Way PO Box 25112 Santa Fe, NM 87507 Ronald.Kellermueller@state.nm.us

WCS CISF Service List Dr. Jeff Pappas New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officer New Mexico Historic Preservation Division New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Bataan Memorial Building 407 Galisteo Street, Suite 236 Santa Fe, NM 87501 jeff.pappas@state.nm.us Local Agency Officials Stephen Aldridge Mayor of Jal P.O. Drawer 340 309 Main St.

Jal, NM 88252 mayor@cityofjal.us Flora Braly Mayor of Andrews 111 Logsdon Andrews, TX 79714 fbraly@cityofandrews.org Andrews County Commissioners Andrews County Courthouse 201 N. Main Andrews, TX 79714 cfalcon@co.andrews.tx.us Adam Steen Mayor of Monahans 112 W. 2nd St.

Monahans, TX John Belcher Mayor of Seminole 302 S. Main Street Seminole, TX 79360 Gaines County Commissioners Gaines County Courthouse 101 S. Main Street Seminole, TX 79360 Billy Hobbs Mayor of Eunice 1106 Ave. J P.O. Box 147 Eunice, NM 88231 bhobbs@cityofeunice.org Sam Cobb Mayor of Hobbs City Hall 200 E. Broadway Hobbs, NM 88240 scobb@hobbsnm.org Lea County Commissioners City Hall 200 E. Broadway Street Hobbs, NM 88240 jberry@leaco.net Jerry L. Phillips Mayor of Kermit 110 S. Tornillo Street Kermit, TX 79745 Winkler County Commissioners 100 E. Winkler Street Kermit, TX 79745 Charles.wolf@co.winkler.tx.us David Trujillo Mayor of Lovington City Hall 214 S. Love Lovington, NM 88260 district1@lovington.org

WCS CISF Service List Soil and Water Conservation District of Andrews, TX 103 NE Ave. L, Suite B Andrews, TX 79714 andrews@swcd.texas.gov Other Organizations and Individuals Morse Haynes Executive Director Andrews Economic Development Corporation 111 Logsdon Andrews, TX 79714 mhaynes@cityofandrews.org Steve Vierck, Economic Development Corporation of Lea County 200 E. Broadway St., Suite A201 Hobbs, NM 88240 edc@edclc.org

ML21188A096 (Package) ML21188A097

  • via e-mail OFFICE NMSS/DFM/STLB PM NMSS/DFM/STLB LA NMSS/DFM/STLB PM NMSS/DFM/STLB BC NAME DHabib WWheatley*

JNguyen*

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DATE 7/12/21 07/13/21 07/19/21 7/26/21 OFFICE OGC NMSS/DFM D NAME ABell*

SHelton*

DATE 8/4/21 8/12/21

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