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5-16-22 Appendix Volume, Part 3 (5th Cir.)(Case No. 21-60743)
ML22138A352
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Site: 07201015
Issue date: 05/16/2022
From: Andrew Averbach
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WCS Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility Environmental Report (Public Version)

Docket Number 72-1050 Revision 3 C.I. 88.3 000257 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

INTERIM STORAGE PARTNERS LLC CHAPTER 1 ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT Page 1-3 Revision 3 The U.S. Congress enacted the NWPA of 1982 charging the DOE with developing a geologic repository for the disposal of SNF generated by commercial nuclear power plants located throughout the U.S. In 1987, Congress amended the NWPA to streamline and focus waste management on developing the geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, located in Nye County, Nevada. Pursuant to the NWPA, the DOE was responsible for licensing Yucca Mountain with operations beginning on January 31, 1998.

On July 23, 2002, President George W. Bush approved Congressional legislation designating Yucca Mountain as the final geologic repository intended for the disposal of commercial SNF and high level waste generated by the federal government. The DOE submitted a license application to the NRC for authorization to construct and operate Yucca Mountain. The NRC reviewed the license application and issued a series of Safety Evaluation Reports addressing the long-term environmental performance of Yucca Mountain. However, much uncertainty remains as to whether or not the facility will open and begin accepting commercial SNF or high level waste for disposal.

In January 2010, President Barack Obama established the Blue Ribbon Commission on Americas Nuclear Future. The Commission was directed by the Secretary of Energy to conduct a comprehensive review of policies for managing the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle and to recommend a new strategy. On January 26, 2012, the Blue Ribbon Commission issued a final report consisting of eight key recommendations. Of paramount importance to this licensing action was the Blue Ribbon Commissions recommendation to adopt a new consent-based approach to siting future nuclear waste management facilities in order to initiate prompt efforts to develop one or more consolidated storage facilities.

Development of the CISF has strong support from the state, regional, and local communities located in west Texas. In March 2014, Texas Governor Rick Perry called for a Texas solution for SNF generated at 6 reactor sites located in the state. On September 19, 2014, the Texas Radiation Advisory Board also issued a position stating it is in the states best interest to request that the federal government consider Texas as a CISF site. On January 20, 2015, the Andrews County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution in support of establishing an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) in Andrews County, Texas, for the consolidated interim storage of SNF and high level radioactive waste (Attachment 1-1).

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INTERIM STORAGE PARTNERS LLC CHAPTER 2 ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT Page 2-10 Revision 3 their area. This resulted in the identification of four counties in two states that were subjected to a rigorous two-tier screening process evaluating 15 criteria ranging from local political support and land availability to operational considerations and environmental impacts. Ultimately, this process resulted in the identification of Andrews County, Texas as the site for the Proposed Action. The other Location Alternatives were eliminated from detailed analysis. Details are provided in this section.

2.3.1 Site Selection Process: Region of Interest The site selection process was initiated pursuant to NEPA by identifying seven states located in the more arid western regions of the U.S. The states considered included Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. ISP believes that selecting states with sparsely populated areas and relatively arid climates was an important step in the site selection process due to many of the concerns about storage of SNF previously raised by people in more densely populated areas. ISP also believes that a CISF should only be located in a state that has voiced its support for hosting such a facility. Of these seven states, only stakeholders in New Mexico and Texas have expressed an interest in hosting a CISF within their borders.

In March 2014, Texas Governor Rick Perry stated his support for siting a CISF in Texas. He directed the TCEQ to prepare a report addressing the challenges posed by the presence of SNF and other High Level Waste currently stored at the four commercial nuclear power reactors in Texas. On March 28, 2014, Governor Perry, in a letter to Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, voiced his support for storing SNF in Texas. He also forwarded the report prepared by the TCEQ entitled, Assessment of Texas High Level Radioactive Waste Storage Options. The TCEQ recognized thatwhile SNF currently stored in Texas is safeit is not an adequate long-term solution and that a program needed to be established in a community that was willing to host such a facility. The TCEQ suggested that in looking at how to successfully site a facility, one should take into account current successfully sited and built radioactive waste disposal facilities such as the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico for transuranic waste and the Low Level Radioactive Waste Facility in Texas.

On April 10, 2015, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez voiced her support for a consent-based approach to locate a CISF in southeastern New Mexico, Attachment 2-1. She stated that such a facility was necessary given that millions of dollars of taxpayer funds were currently being spent on monitoring and oversight of SNF each year, and millions more were expended in C.I. 88.3 000259 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 4 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

INTERIM STORAGE PARTNERS LLC CHAPTER 7 ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT Page 7-12 Revision 3 The assumed schedule of plant shutdowns is based upon the expiration date of each plant's existing permit. Although it is recognized that some plants may seek to extend their operating license, it is also likely that other plants will choose to shut down prior to reaching the end of their licensed operating period. Many plants have more than one reactor, so the assumed shutdown date for a plant is when the final operating reactor's permit expires. By Year 3 of the CISF's licensure, which is when it is assumed to be permitted to accept spent nuclear fuel, there will be ten shutdown nuclear power plants, eight of which could immediately send spent nuclear fuel canisters to the CISF.

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27447 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 90 / Friday, May 8, 2020 / Notices In the case of a state beginning an EB period, the State Workforce Agency will furnish a written notice of potential entitlement to each individual who has exhausted all rights to regular benefits and is potentially eligible for EB (20 CFR 615.13(c)(1)).

Persons who believe they may be entitled to EB, or who wish to inquire about their rights under the program, should contact their State Workforce Agency.

Signed in Washington, DC.

John Pallasch, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.

[FR Doc. 2020-09911 Filed 5-7-20; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510-FW-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Notice of a Change in Status of the Extended Benefit (EB) Program for Connecticut AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY

This notice announces a change in benefit payment status under the EB program for Connecticut.

The following change has occurred since the publication of the last notice regarding Connecticuts EB status:

Connecticuts 13-week insured unemployment rate (IUR) for the week ending April 11, 2020 was 5.09 percent, which exceeds 120 percent of the corresponding rate in the prior two years. This IUR caused Connecticut to be triggered on to an EB period that began April 26, 2020. The State will remain in an EB period for a minimum of 13 weeks.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.

Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Room S-4524, Attn: Kevin Stapleton, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number: (202) 693-3009 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email: Stapleton.Kevin@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The trigger notice covering state eligibility for the EB program can be found at:

http://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims_

arch.asp.

Information for Claimants The duration of benefits payable in the EB program and the terms and conditions on which they are payable are governed by the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, as amended, and the operating instructions issued to the states by the U.S. Department of Labor.

In the case of a state beginning an EB period, the State Workforce Agency will furnish a written notice of potential entitlement to each individual who has exhausted all rights to regular benefits and is potentially eligible for EB (20 CFR 615.13(c)(1)).

Persons who believe they may be entitled to EB, or who wish to inquire about their rights under the program, should contact their State Workforce Agency.

Signed in Washington, DC.

John Pallasch, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.

[FR Doc. 2020-09913 Filed 5-7-20; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510-FW-P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Proposal Review Panel for Physics; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L.92-463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the following meeting:

Name and Committee Code: LIGO Annual Review of Operations Virtual Site Visit for the Division of Physics (1208).

Date and Time: June 16, 2020; 7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Place: California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd.,

Pasadena, CA 91125.

Type of Meeting: Part-Open.

Contact Person: Mark Coles, Program Director, Division of Physics, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room W 9219, Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: (703) 292-4432.

Purpose of Meeting: Virtual site visit to provide an evaluation of the progress of the projects at the host site for the Division of Physics at the National Science Foundation.

Agenda (All Times PDT) 7:00 a.m.-7:30 a.m.

Executive Session (Closed) 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Operations and Maintenance, Management 8:30 a.m.-9 00 a.m.

Interferometer Performance Enhancements 9:00 a.m.-9:10 a.m.

Break 9:10 a.m.-9:40 a.m.

EPO 9:40 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

A+ Upgrade 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

LSC 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

LIGO Computing and LSC 11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Lunch 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Q&A 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Executive Session (Closed) 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Closeout presentation summary by panel Reason for Closing: The work being reviewed during closed portions of the virtual site visit include information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; financial data, such as salaries and personal information concerning individuals associated with the project.

These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: May 5, 2020.

Crystal Robinson, Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 2020-09902 Filed 5-7-20; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7555-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-1050; NRC-2016-0231]

Interim Storage Partners Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Project AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft environmental impact statement; request for comment.

SUMMARY

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Interim Storage Partners (ISPs) license application to construct and operate a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and Greater-Than Class C (GTCC) waste, along with a small quantity of mixed oxide fuel. The proposed CISF would be located on an approximately 130-hectare (320-acre) site, within the approximately 5,666-hectare (14,000-acre) Waste Control Specialists (WCS) site in Andrews County, Texas. The proposed action is the issuance of an NRC license authorizing a CISF to store up to 5,000 metric tons of uranium (MTUs) [5,500 short tons] of SNF for a license period of 40 years. ISP plans to subsequently request amendments to the license to store an additional 5,000 MTU for each of seven expansion phases of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:46 May 07, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\\FR\\FM\\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1 C.I. 94 000284 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 29 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

27448 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 90 / Friday, May 8, 2020 / Notices proposed CISF (a total of eight phases),

to be completed over the course of 20 years. The proposed facility could eventually store up to 40,000 MTUs

[44,000 short tons] of SNF.

DATES: The NRC staff will hold public meetings on the draft EIS. The public meeting details will be announced in the near future. The staff will present the preliminary findings and receive public comments during these transcribed public meetings.

In reaction to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the NRC staff is providing an extended period of time for members of the public to submit comments on the draft EIS. Members of the public are invited to submit comments by September 4, 2020.

Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received by this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

  • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0231. Address questions about NRC Docket IDs to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov.

For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.

  • Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN A60M, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

  • Email comments to: WCS_CISF_

EIS@nrc.gov.

For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Park, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6954; email: James.Park@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0231 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this action by the following methods:

adams.html. To begin the search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@

nrc.gov. The draft EIS is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20122A220.

spent-fuel-storage/cis/waste-control-specialist.html.

  • Public Libraries: A copy of the draft EIS will be made accessible at the following public libraries:
  • Eunice Public Library, 1003 Ave. N, Eunice, NM 88231
  • Hobbs Public Library, 509 N Shipp St., Hobbs, NM 88240
  • Andrews County Library, 109 NW 1st Street, Andrews, TX 79714 A weblink to the electronic copy of the draft EIS will be placed on the Hobbs Public Library website, http://

www.hobbspubliclibrary.org/, under News & Updates on that site.

B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0231 in your comment submission.

Written comments may be submitted during the draft EIS comment period as described in the ADDRESSES section of the document.

The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission.

The NRC will post all comment submissions at https://

www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS.

The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information.

If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission.

Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Discussion The NRC is issuing for public comment the draft EIS for an application from ISP requesting a license that would authorize ISP to construct and operate a CISF for SNF and GTCC waste, along with a small quantity of mixed-oxide fuel, which are collectively referred to in the EIS as SNF, and composed primarily of spent uranium-based fuel.

The draft EIS for ISPs license application includes the NRC staffs preliminary analysis that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and the No-Action alternative to the proposed action. After comparing the impacts of the proposed action to those of the No-Action alternative, the NRC staff, in accordance with the requirements in part 51 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, recommends the proposed action, which is the issuance of an NRC license to ISP to construct and operate a CISF at the proposed location to temporarily store up to 5,000 MTUs [5,500 short tons] of SNF for a licensing period of 40 years. This recommendation is based on (i) the ISP license application, which includes an environmental report and supplemental documents, and ISPs responses to the NRC staffs requests for additional information; (ii) the NRC staffs consultation with Federal, State, Tribal, local agencies, and input from other stakeholders; (iii) the NRC staffs independent staff review; and (iv) the NRC staffs assessments provided in the EIS.

Dated: May 4, 2020.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Cinthya I. Roman-Cuevas, Chief, Environmental Review Materials Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety, and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 2020-09795 Filed 5-7-20; 8:45 am]

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P.O. Box 1129

  • interimstoragepartners.com May 18, 2020 E-56483 Director, Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

Subject:

Submission of ISP Responses for RAIs and Associated Document Markups from First Request for Additional Information, Parts 2, 3, and 4, Docket 72-1050 CAC/EPID 001028/L-2017-NEW-0002

Reference:

1.

Letter from John-Chau Nguyen (NRC) to Jeffery D. Isakson, Interim Storage Partners LLCs License Application To Construct And Operate The Waste Control Specialists Consolidated Interim Storage Facility, Andrews County, Texas, Docket No. 72-1050 -

First Request For Additional Information, Part 1, dated November 16, 2018 2.

Letter from John-Chau Nguyen (NRC) to Jeffery D. Isakson, Interim Storage Partners LLCs License Application To Construct And Operate The Waste Control Specialists Consolidated Interim Storage Facility, Andrews County, Texas, Docket No. 72-1050 -

First Request For Additional Information, Part 2, dated March 6, 2019 3.

Letter from John-Chau Nguyen (NRC) to Jeffery D. Isakson, Interim Storage Partners LLCs License Application to Construct and Operate the Waste Control Specialists Consolidated Interim Storage Facility, Andrews County, Texas, Docket No. 72-1050 -

Request for Clarification of Responses Related to Materials Review, dated February 3, 2020 C.I. 95.1 000287 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 32 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

Document Control Desk E-56483 Page 2 of 3

4.

Letter from Jack Boshoven (ISP) to Document Control Desk (NRC),

Interim Storage Partners (ISP) First Request for Additional Information (RAI) Proposed Updated Submittal Schedule, Docket 72-1050 CAC/EPID 001028/L-2017-NEW-0002, E-56106, dated February 14, 2020 Interim Storage Partners LLC hereby submits its final responses to RAIs from References [1], [2], and [3] to support the continued review of the Licensing Application.

The draft responses and associated Safety Analysis Report (SAR) changed pages being submitted are consistent with those identified in Tables 1, 3, 4, and 5 of Reference [4]. Contained in this submittal are the responses, including revised SAR pages. Because the section numbers in SAR Chapter C.13 have been rearranged in response to RAI NP-15-13-S, the entire chapter is included, in lieu of change pages only, to aid in Staff review of the submittal.

The following enclosures are being submitted:

x Enclosure 1 includes affidavits pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390 for ISP, TN Americas, and NAC International.

x Enclosure 2 provides a proprietary version of the responses to the RAIs.

x Enclosure 3 provides a public version of Enclosure 2 (RAI responses).

x Enclosure 4 provides SAR changed pages (Proprietary).

x Enclosure 5 provides a public version of Enclosure 4 (SAR changed pages)

Should you have any questions regarding this submission, please contact Mr. Jack Boshoven, of my staff, by telephone at (410) 910-6955, or by email at jack.boshoven@orano.group.

Sincerely, Jeffery D. Isakson Chief Executive Officer/President Interim Storage Partners LLC cc:

John-Chau Nguyen, Senior Project Manager, U.S. NRC Jack Boshoven, ISP LLC Elicia Sanchez, ISP LLC Digitally signed by ISAKSON Jeffery C.I. 95.1 000288 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 33 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

Document Control Desk E-56483 Page 3 of 3

Enclosures:

1.

Affidavit Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390

a. Interim Storage Partners
b. TN Americas
c. NAC International
2.

RAI Responses (Proprietary Version)

3.

RAI Responses (Public Version)

4.

SAR Changed Pages (Proprietary Version)

5.

SAR Changed Pages (Public Version)

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Environmental Impact Statement for Interim Storage Partners LLCs License Application for a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Andrews County, Texas Draft Report for Comment Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C.I. 97 000291 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 36 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

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NRC publications in the NUREG series, NRC regulations, and Title 10, Energy, in the Code of Federal Regulations may also be purchased from one of these two sources:



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2. The National Technical Information Service 5301 Shawnee Road Alexandria, VA 22312-0002 Internet: www.ntis.gov 1-800-553-6847 or, locally, (703) 605-6000 A single copy of each NRC draft report for comment is available free, to the extent of supply, upon written request as follows:

Address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Office of Administration Multimedia, Graphics, and Storage &

Distribution Branch Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: distribution.resource@nrc.gov Facsimile: (301) 415-2289 Some publications in the NUREG series that are posted at the NRCs Web site address www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

doc-collections/nuregs are updated periodically and may differ from the last printed version. Although references to material found on a Web site bear the date the material was accessed, the material available on the date cited may subsequently be removed from the site.

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The views expressed in contractor prepared publications in this series are not necessarily those of the NRC.

The NUREG series comprises (1) technical and administrative reports and books prepared by the staff (NUREG-XXXX) or agency contractors (NUREG/CR-XXXX),

(2) proceedings of conferences (NUREG/CP-XXXX),

(3) reports resulting from international agreements (NUREG/IA-XXXX),(4) brochures (NUREG/BR-XXXX), and (5) compilations of legal decisions and orders of the Commission and the Atomic and Safety Licensing Boards and of Directors decisions under Section 2.206 of the NRCs regulations (NUREG-0750).

DISCLAIMER: This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the U.S. Government.

Neither the U.S. Government nor any agency thereof, nor any employee, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for any third partys use, or the results of such use, of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this publication, or represents that its use by such third party would not infringe privately owned rights.

C.I. 97 000292 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 37 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

Environmental Impact Statement for Interim Storage Partners LLCs License Application for a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Andrews County, Texas Draft Report for Comment Manuscript Completed: May 2020 Date Published: May 2020 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NUREG-2239 C.I. 97 000293 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 38 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

Tab 42 000294 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 39 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

P.O. Box 1129

  • interimstoragepartners.com June 11, 2020 E-56905 Director, Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

Subject:

Revised Response for RAI NP-15-13-S, Docket 72-1050 CAC/EPID 001028/L-2017-NEW-0002

Reference:

1.

Letter from John-Chau Nguyen (NRC) to Jeffery D. Isakson, Interim Storage Partners LLCs License Application to Construct and Operate the Waste Control Specialists Consolidated Interim Storage Facility, Andrews County, Texas, Docket 72-1050 -

Request for Clarification of Responses Related to Materials Review, dated February 3, 2020 2

Letter from Jeffery D. Isakson to Document Control Desk (NRC),

Submission of ISP Responses for RAIs and Associated Document Markups from First Request for Additional Information, Parts 2, 3, and 4, Docket 72-1050 CAC/EPID 001028/L-2017-NEW-0002, dated May 18, 2020 Interim Storage Partners LLC (ISP) hereby submits a revised response, in its entirety, of the Request for Additional Information (RAI) NP-15-13-S from the Request for Clarification of Responses Related to Materials Review issued February 3, 2020 (Reference 1) to support the continued review of the WCS CISF License Application.

The previous response contained an inconsistency related to the pressure boundary for the Greater-than-Class-C (GTCC) dry shielded canister (DSC) identified in Table NP-15-13-2. This inconsistency is resolved in the revised response. Enclosures 2 and 3 to this letter are the revised proprietary and public versions of the response to the RAI, respectively. Enclosure 1 includes the affidavit pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390 for TN Americas. There are no safety analysis report (SAR) changed pages associated with the RAI response.

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Document Control Desk E-56905 Page 2 of 2 Should you have any questions regarding this submission, please contact Mr. Jack Boshoven, of my staff, by telephone at (410) 910-6955, or by email at jack.boshoven@orano.group.

Sincerely, Digitally signed J~bylSAKSON Jeffery Jeffery D. Isakson Chief Executive Officer/President Interim Storage Partners LLC cc:

John-Chau Nguyen, Senior Project Manager, U.S. NRC Jack Boshoven, ISP LLC Elicia Sanchez, ISP LLC

Enclosures:

1. Affidavit Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390 - TN Americas
2. RAI Response (Proprietary Version)
3. RAI Response (Public Version)

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P.O. Box 1129

  • interimstoragepartners.com July 21, 2020 E-57108 Director, Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

Subject:

Submittal of Supplemental Information in Support of ISPs Response to RAIs NP-2.6-3 and NP-4-4, Docket 72-1050 CAC/EPID 001028/L-2017-NEW-0002

Reference:

1.

Letter from John-Chau Nguyen (NRC) to Jeffery D. Isakson, Interim Storage Partners LLCs License Application to Construct and Operate the Waste Control Specialists Consolidated Interim Storage Facility, Andrews County, Texas, Docket No. 72-1050 -

First Request for Additional Information, Part 2, dated March 6, 2019 2.

Letter from Jeffery D. Isakson to Director, Division of Fuel Management (NRC), Submission of ISP Responses for RAIs and Associated Document Markups from First Request for Additional Information, Parts 2, 3, and 4, Docket 72-1050 CAC/EPID 001028/L-2017-NEW-0002, E-56483, dated May 18, 2020 Interim Storage Partners LLC (ISP) hereby submits supplemental information in support of our partial response to the First Request for Additional Information (RAI), Part 2, issued March 6, 2019 (Reference [1]) provided in Reference [2] for RAIs NP-2.6-3 and NP-4-4, to support the continued review of the WCS CISF License Application.

Contained in this submittal are Safety Analysis Report (SAR) change pages to 1) clarify the operations associated with use of the Cask Handling Building (CHB) to remove the NAC Transportation Casks from the rail cars, 2) update the SAR with the design basis floor loads in the CHB to support the uprighted transportation cask and operations of the vertical cask transporter (VCT) inside the CHB, 3) update of the SAR to include an evaluation of the uprighted transportation casks demonstrating that these C.I. 101 000298 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 43 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

Document Control Desk E-57108 Page 2 of 2 do not tip over during the design basis seismic events, 4) updated the SAR to provide additional descriptions related to the CHB overhead crane design and quality classifications for the crane subcomponents, 5) updated SAR Table 4-3 to include the VCT and Cask Transfer System (CTS), 6) provide clarification on CTS and associated pad Quality Categories, and 7) update Chapter 2 of the SAR to clarify which bearing capacity values are used for the CHB, storage pads and other foundations related to the CISF.

The following enclosures are being submitted:

x Enclosure 1 includes affidavits pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390 for NAC International x Enclosure 2 provides the SAR change pages (Proprietary Version) x Enclosure 3 provides the public version of the SAR change pages Should you have any questions regarding this submission, please contact Mr. Jack Boshoven by telephone at (410) 910-6955, or by email at jack.boshoven@orano.group.

Sincerely, Jeffery D. Isakson Chief Executive Officer/President Interim Storage Partners LLC cc:

John-Chau Nguyen, Senior Project Manager, U.S. NRC Jack Boshoven, ISP LLC Elicia Sanchez, ISP LLC

Enclosures:

1.

Affidavits Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390 for NAC International

2.

SAR Change Pages (Proprietary)

3.

SAR Change Pages (Public)

Digitally signed by ISAKSON Jeffery C.I. 101 000299 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 44 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

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P.O. Box 1129

  • interimstoragepartners.com August 24, 2020 E-57138 Director, Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

Subject:

Submission of Revision 3 of the License Application for the WCS CISF, Docket 72-1050 CAC/EPID 001028/L-2017-NEW-0002

Reference:

1.

Letter from Jeffery D. Isakson to NRC Document Control Desk, Submittal of Partial Response to First RAI, Part 1, Docket 72-1050 CAC/EPID 001028/L-2017-NEW-0002, E-54257, dated May 31, 2019 2.

Letter from Jeffery D. Isakson to NRC Document Control Desk, Submission of ISP Responses for RAIs and Associated Document Markups from First Request For Additional Information, Part 2, Docket 72-1050 CAC/EPID 001028/L-2017-NEW-0002, E-55362, dated January 17, 2020 3.

Letter from Jeffery D. Isakson to NRC Document Control Desk, Submission of ISP Responses for RAIs and Associated Document Markups from First Request for Additional Information, Parts 2, 3, and 4, Docket 72-1050 CAC/EPID 001028/L-2017-NEW-0002, E-56415, dated April 7, 2020 Interim Storage Partners LLC hereby submits Revision 3 of the License Application (LA) for the WCS CISF. Revision 3 incorporates all of the changes submitted via References

[1], [2], and [3] along with additional changes to the proposed Materials License and Technical Specifications requested by NRC Staff. Additional changes to the LA are limited to updating the mailing addresses in Section 1.11 for the Chief Engineer, two Management Board members and a Principle Officer to reflect their new office locations; an editorial change to Section 4, related to the location of a referenced table; updating the table of contents; and pagination changes. No other changes are made to the LA.

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Document Control Desk E-57138 Page 2 of 2 The following enclosures are being submitted:

x Enclosure 1 includes an affidavit pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390 for Interim Storage Partners.

x Enclosure 2 provides a proprietary version of LA, Revision 3.

x Enclosure 3 provides a public version of Enclosure 2 (LA Revision 3)

Should you have any questions regarding this submission, please contact Mr. Jack Boshoven, of my staff, by telephone at (410) 910-6955, or by email at jack.boshoven@orano.group.

Sincerely, Jeffery D. Isakson Chief Executive Officer/President Interim Storage Partners LLC cc:

John-Chau Nguyen, Senior Project Manager, U.S. NRC Jack Boshoven, ISP LLC Elicia Sanchez, ISP LLC

Enclosures:

1.

Affidavit Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390 of Interim Storage Partners

2.

License Application, Revision 3 (Proprietary Version)

3.

License Application, Revision 3 (Public Version)

Digitally signed by ISAKSON Jeffery C.I. 102 000302 Case: 21-60743 Document: 00516320936 Page: 47 Date Filed: 05/16/2022

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