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MONTHYEARML24299A0682024-10-25025 October 2024 GEH Notification of GE Company Stock Beneficial Ownership Filing ML24284A1182024-10-10010 October 2024 GEH - Notification of GE Company Stock Beneficial Ownership Filing ML24296B1562024-07-0303 July 2024 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC - Updated GEH Morris Operation Decommissioning Funding Plan, Revision 6 (Redacted Version of ML24185A193) ML24156A0752024-06-10010 June 2024 Application for Exemption from Select Requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 73 for the Morris Operation - Acknowledgement of Withdrawal and Notification of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff Efforts Clos ML24145A1292024-05-24024 May 2024 Morris Operation Request to Withdraw Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks and Security Event Notifications Implementation IR 07200001/20230012024-03-0707 March 2024 GE Hitachi Morris (Gehmo) Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation NRC Inspection Report 07200001/2023001 ML24057A2742024-02-26026 February 2024 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, 2023 GEH Morris Operation Annual Effluent Report ML24032A1082024-02-0101 February 2024 GEH Notification of GE Company Stock Beneficial Ownership Filing ML24004A1652024-01-0404 January 2024 Morris Operation (Mo) Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation ML23345A0812023-12-11011 December 2023 Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation ML23283A3292023-11-30030 November 2023 NRC Issuance of Order Consenting to Indirect Transfer of Control of Ge/Geha/Gnfa Licenses ML23334A2222023-11-30030 November 2023 GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy - NRC Notice Before Actions Necessary to Accomplish the Indirect Transfers of Control Are Completed IR 07200001/20234012023-11-28028 November 2023 GE Hitachi Morris (Gehmo) Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation NRC Security Inspection Report 07200001/2023401 ML23276B3952023-10-13013 October 2023 the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff Assessment of Ge/Geha/Gnfa Reponses to Acceptance Observations Application for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consent to Indirect Transfer of Licenses ML23229A5122023-08-17017 August 2023 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, Response to NRC Staff Observations Enclosed with NRC Acceptance Letter (Reference 2) Related to GE, Geha and GNF-A Application (Reference 1) ML23191A8592023-07-27027 July 2023 Acceptance Letter GE GNFA and Geha Application for NRC Consent to Indirect Transfer of Licenses ML23177A0892023-06-26026 June 2023 Geha and GNF-A Application for Indirect Transfer of Control - Revision 2 ML23171A9762023-06-20020 June 2023 Geha and GNF-A Application for Indirect Transfer of Control - Revision 1 ML23152A1162023-05-30030 May 2023 Application for Order Consenting to Indirect Transfer of Control with Respect to Reactor Licenses, Materials Licenses, and Export Licenses, and Notification Regarding Other Approvals ML23104A4172023-03-31031 March 2023 GNF-AGEH Financial Assurance of Decommissioning Funds - Surety Bond Riders Cover Letter and Affidavit ML23054A3332023-02-23023 February 2023 GEH Notification of GE Company Stock Beneficial Ownership Filing ML23044A3282023-02-10010 February 2023 GEH Morris Operation Submittal of Updated Consolidated Safety Analysis Report (CSAR, Rev 15A, Feb 2023) ML22350A4702022-12-12012 December 2022 GEH Morris Operation Submittal of Biennial Report 10CFR72.48; Changes, Tests, and Experiments ML22242A0162022-11-22022 November 2022 Cover Letter for GEH Morris Operation ISFSI Subsequent License Renewal ML22313A1452022-11-0909 November 2022 Usfws Illinois-Iowa Ecological Services Field Office - Species List for Proposed License Renewal for GE-Hitachi Morris Operation Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation - Project Code: 2022-0044583 ML22249A0952022-09-0808 September 2022 Proprietary Determination Letter for GEH-Morris License Renewal Application Submittals ML22249A3652022-09-0606 September 2022 GEH Notification of GE Company Stock Beneficial Ownership Filing ML22146A3512022-05-19019 May 2022 Usfws Illinois-Iowa Ecological Services Field Office - Species List for Proposed License Renewal for Morris Operation Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation - Project Code: 2022-0044583 ML22132A0722022-05-12012 May 2022 GEH Morris Operation (Mo) Response to NRC Request for Additional Information for the Technical Review of the Application for Renewal of the Morris Operation License No. SNM-2500 ML22084A5782022-03-23023 March 2022 GNF-A/GEH Financial Assurance of Decommissioning Funds - Surety Bond Riders Cover Letter and Affidavit ML22068A1322022-03-0909 March 2022 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, Notification of Stock Beneficial Ownership Filing ML22054A0292022-02-22022 February 2022 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, 2021 Morris Operation Annual Effluent Report ML22042A4152022-02-11011 February 2022 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC - GEH Notification of GE Company Stock Beneficial Ownership Filings ML22027A5162022-01-27027 January 2022 GEH - Morris Operation (Mo) Response to Request for Additional Information for the Technical Review of the Application for Renewal of the Morris Operation License No. SNM-2500 ML21216A2752022-01-0505 January 2022 GEH Morris DFP Close-out Letter ML21326A2662021-11-22022 November 2021 GEH Notification of GE Company Stock Beneficial Ownership Filing ML21319A2202021-11-17017 November 2021 Letter - Proprietary Determination for GEH Morris DFP Submittals ML21340A2432021-09-28028 September 2021 Illinois Threatened and Endangered Species by County, as of December 2020 IR 07200001/20214012021-09-27027 September 2021 GE-Hitachi Morris (Gehmo) Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation - NRC Security Inspection Report 07200001/2021401 ML21252A1382021-09-0909 September 2021 GEH - Morris Operation (Mo) Decommissioning Funding Plan (DFP) Redacted Versions ML22063B1752021-08-30030 August 2021 Email and Letter from D. Hunter of Miami Tribe NRC Preliminary Determination Under Section 106 of the NHPA for Proposed GE-Hitachi Morris Operation ISFSI License Renewal ML21214A3102021-08-30030 August 2021 Request for Additional Information for the Technical Review of the Application for Renewal of the Morris Operation License No. SNM-2500 (Cac/Epid Nos. 001028/L-2020-RNW-0024) ML21138A9052021-08-0202 August 2021 Letter to Hannahville Indian Community Re NRC Preliminary Determination Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act ML21186A0082021-08-0202 August 2021 Letter to Citizen Potawatomi Nation Re NRC Preliminary Determination Under Section 106 of the NHPA ML21186A0092021-08-0202 August 2021 Letter to Forest County Potawatomi Re NRC Preliminary Determination Under Section 106 of the NHPA ML21186A0112021-08-0202 August 2021 Letter to Ho-Chunk Nation Re NRC Preliminary Determination Under Section 106 of the NHPA ML21188A2052021-08-0202 August 2021 Letter to Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Re NRC Preliminary Determination Under Section 106 of the NHPA ML21189A2312021-08-0202 August 2021 Letter to Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Re NRC Preliminary Determination Under Section 106 of the NHPA ML21189A2522021-08-0202 August 2021 Letter to Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians Re NRC Preliminary Determination Under Section 106 of the NHPA ML21189A2602021-08-0202 August 2021 Letter to Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Re NRC Preliminary Determination Under Section 106 of the NHPA 2024-07-03
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August 2, 2021 VIA EMAIL ONLY Bernadette Thomas, Tribal Council Member and Land Manager Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas 824 111th Drive Horton, KS 66439 bernadette.thomas@ktik-nsn.gov fred.thomas@ktik-nsn.gov
SUBJECT:
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION UNDER SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT FOR THE PROPOSED LICENSE RENEWAL OF GENERAL ELECTRIC HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY MORRIS OPERATION INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS (DOCKET NUMBER: 72-01)
Dear Ms. Thomas:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received, by letter dated June 30, 2020, an application from GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (GEH) to renew License No.
SNM-2500 for the Morris Operation independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI). The license renewal application is available through the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML20182A699 or at https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2018/ML20182A699.html. If the NRC approves this renewal, GEH will be allowed to continue interim storage of spent nuclear fuel at the ISFSI for a 20-year period that would begin upon expiration of the current license on May 31, 2022.
The ISFSI is located on a property of about 327 acres in Goose Lake Township, Grundy County, Illinois (see enclosure). It is situated within a 15-acre owner-controlled parcel within the property. The fuel storage facility consists of two interconnected water-filled basins with cranes, a water treatment system, and other facilities required to store irradiated fuel underwater. Fuel storage equipment in the basins is designed to protect the integrity of fuel rods during seismic or meteorological events. Security measures are in place to protect the facility against unauthorized access. GEH has no plans to make major changes to the facility structures, utility systems, or waste management systems during the proposed license renewal term.
The NRC staff is preparing an environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed action in accordance with the NRC regulation in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Regulatory Functions, that implements the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). In addition, consistent with 36 CFR 800.8, Coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act, the NRC staff is coordinating compliance with the Section 106 process of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (NHPA), with its NEPA review process. The EA will include an analysis of potential impacts to historic and cultural resources as well as other resource areas, such as land use, ecological resources, socioeconomics, and environmental justice.
B. Thomas 2 Renewal of the license would result in a continuation of existing conditions. GEH does not plan to receive additional spent fuel or replace any of the spent fuel currently in storage. GEH anticipates no construction or refurbishment at the existing ISFSI and no impact to cultural resources. Only routine monitoring and maintenance is expected over the proposed 20-year period of continued operation.
Based on this information, the NRC staff has made a preliminary determination that the proposed license renewal does not have the potential to cause effects on historic or cultural properties. In accordance with the definition in 36 CFR 800.3(a)(1) of no potential to cause effects, if the undertaking is a type of activity that does not have the potential to cause effects on historic properties, assuming such historic properties were present, the agency official has no further obligations under Section 106 or this part. Because continuation of the ISFSI operation is not a type of activity that has the potential to cause effects on historic or cultural properties, the NRC has preliminarily concluded that it has no further obligations under Section 106 of the NHPA.
However, to support preparation of the EA, we respectfully request comments on this preliminary determination or any other information you may have regarding cultural resources that may be affected by this proposed license renewal. The Environmental Report section of GEHs application, which describes the cultural and historic resources in the vicinity of the GEH Morris facility, can be found in ADAMS at ML20182A703 or at https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2018/ML20182A703.pdf.
Please submit any comments or other information regarding the NRC staffs preliminary determination of no effects on historic properties or other environmental review resource areas within 30 days of receipt of this letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Ms.
Jessie M. Quintero, Chief, Environmental Review Materials Branch, via e-mail at jessie.quintero@nrc.gov.
If you have any questions, please contact the NRC Project Manager, Ms. Christine Pineda, by telephone at (301) 415-6789 or via e-mail at christine.pineda@nrc.gov.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules and Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs ADAMS.
ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely, Signed by Quintero, Jessie on 08/02/21 Jessie M. Quintero, Chief Environmental Review Materials Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 72-01 License No. SNM-2500
Enclosure:
GEH Morris Operation Site Map