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MONTHYEARML23257A1862023-09-27027 September 2023 Response Letter to Marcia Schneider Regarding Holtec Consolidated Interim Storage Facility ML23206A1782023-07-25025 July 2023 International, HI-STORE Cis (Consolidated Interim Storage Facility) Final Safety Analysis Report ML23125A1282023-05-10010 May 2023 Letter to E Mayer, Final Safety Evaluation Report for Physical Security, Security Training, and Safeguards Contingency Plan for the HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4232023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4202023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to D. Cooper, Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4252023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to E. M. Silvas, Pueblo of Ysleta Del Sur, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4172023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to E. Velarde, Jicarilla Apache Tribe, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4272023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to B. Nygren, Navajo Nation, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4242023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to M. Herrera, Pueblo of Tesuque, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4262023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to M. A. Lente, Pueblo of Isleta, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4222023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to W. Echo-Hawk, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4152023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to E. Martinez, Mescalero Apache Tribe, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4212023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to D. Jackson, Lea County Board of County Commissioners, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4182023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to T. Nuvangyaoma, Hopi Tribe, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4162023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to L. Spottedbird, Kiowa Tribe, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23103A4192023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to M. Woommavovaha, Comanche Nation, Re Issuance of Record of Decision and Materials License for Holtec HI-STORE CISF ML23055B1142023-05-0909 May 2023 Letter to K. Manzione, Holtec International, Issuance of Materials License No. SNM-2516 for the HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility ISFSI ML23116A1802023-05-0202 May 2023 Letter to K. Manzione, Holtec International, Re Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure - HI-STORE CISF License Application ML23076A2792023-03-20020 March 2023 Letter to K. Manzione, Holtec International'S License Application for the HI-STORE CISF, Revised Schedule for Final Licensing Decision ML23096A0762023-03-14014 March 2023 CISF EIS - Species List New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office March 2023 ML23027A0322023-01-27027 January 2023 International, Letter Regarding Status of the NRC Review of the Joint HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) Between Holtec and the Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance ML23025A3502023-01-26026 January 2023 Letter to K. Manzione - Revised Review Schedule for Holtec International'S License Application for the HI-STORE CISF ML23020A1292023-01-20020 January 2023 International HI-STORE Cis (Consolidated Interim Storage Facility) Additional Supplemental Information ML22357A1182022-12-23023 December 2022 International HI-STORE Cis (Consolidated Interim Storage Facility) Additional Supplemental Information ML22331A0032022-11-23023 November 2022 International HI-STORE Cis (Consolidated Interim Storage Facility) Additional Supplemental Information ML22299A1662022-10-28028 October 2022 Letter to Matthew Komalty, Chairman, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Re., Holtec CISF Supplement 1 ML22299A1642022-10-28028 October 2022 Letter to Joe Pat Padilla, Council President, Pueblo of Isleta; Re., Holtec CISF Supplement 1 ML22299A1602022-10-28028 October 2022 Letter to Darrell Paiz, President, Jicarilla Apache Nation; Re., Holtec CISF Supplement 1 ML22299A1652022-10-28028 October 2022 Letter to Jonathan Nez, President, Navajo Nation; Re., Holtec CISF Supplement 1 ML22299A1702022-10-28028 October 2022 Letter to William Nelson, Chairman, Comanche Nation; Re., Holtec CISF Supplement 1 ML22299A1752022-10-28028 October 2022 Letter to Bobby Komardley, Chairman, Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Re., Holtec CISF Supplement 1 ML22299A1632022-10-28028 October 2022 Letter to Gabe Aguilar, President, Mescalero Apache Tribe; Re., Holtec CISF Supplement 1 ML22299A1622022-10-28028 October 2022 Letter to Earl Samuel, Governor, Pueblo of Tesuque; Re., Holtec CISF Supplement 1 ML22299A1692022-10-28028 October 2022 Letter to Walter Echo-Hawk, President, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Re., Holtec CISF Supplement 1.docx ML22299A1612022-10-28028 October 2022 Letter to E. Michael Silvas, Governor, Yslea Del Sur Pueblo; Re., Holtec CISF Supplement 1 ML22299A1682022-10-28028 October 2022 Letter to Timothy Nuvangyaoma, Chairman, Hopi Tribe; Re., Holtec CISF Supplement 1 ML22300A1642022-10-27027 October 2022 Letter to Ed Mayer Re Notice of Availability of the Holtec CISF Final EIS Supplement 1 ML22265A1932022-08-15015 August 2022 EPA Comment Letter for the NRC Holtec Spent Nuclear Fuel Final Environmental Impact Statement (Feis) ML22227A1572022-08-15015 August 2022 International HI-STORE Cis (Consolidated Interim Storage Facility) Additional Supplemental Information ML22180A1682022-07-14014 July 2022 Feis Roswell Nm Library Letter ML22180A1562022-07-14014 July 2022 Feis Hobbs Nm Library Letter ML22180A1372022-07-14014 July 2022 Feis Carlsbad Nm Library Letter ML22194A1062022-07-13013 July 2022 Letter to Walter Echo-Hawk, President, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Holtec Final EIS Notice of Availability ML22194A1052022-07-13013 July 2022 Letter to Timothy Nuvangyaoma, Chairman, Hopi Tribe; Re, Holtec Final EIS Notice of Availability ML22194A1042022-07-13013 July 2022 Letter to Matthew Komalty, Chairman, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Re, Holtec Final EIS Notice of Availability ML22194A1022022-07-13013 July 2022 Letter to Joe Pat Padilla, Council President, Pueblo of Isleta; Re, Holtec Final EIS Notice of Availability ML22175A1272022-07-13013 July 2022 Letter to Ed Mayer Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Holtec Internationals Proposed Consolidated Interim Storage Facility ML22194A1072022-07-13013 July 2022 Letter to William Nelson, Chairman, Comanche Nation; Re, Holtec Final EIS Notice of Availability ML22182A4272022-07-13013 July 2022 Letter to Bobby Komardley, Chairman, Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Holtec Final EIS Notice of Availability ML22194A1002022-07-13013 July 2022 Letter to Frederick Vigil, Governor, Pueblo of Tesuque; Re, Holtec Final EIS Notice of Availability 2023-09-27
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 27, 2023 Marcia Schneider via email
SUBJECT:
HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE HI-STORE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL IN LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
Dear Marcia Schneider:
This letter is in response to your August 27, 2023, email to Chair Hanson of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) ML23240A690). You expressed concern about Holtec Internationals (Holtec) ability to safely operate the HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF), for which the NRC issued an operating license in May 2023.
The NRCs mission is to license and regulate the civilian use of radioactive materials to protect public health and safety, protect the environment, and promote the common defense and security. Consistent with that mission, when NRC issued the license, we made findings of reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety and protection of the environment. Our safety and security evaluation is documented in the safety evaluation report (SER) (ML23075A183), and our environmental evaluation is documented in the environmental impact statement (EIS) (ML22181B094) and EIS Supplement 1 (ML22299A238), where the NRC concluded that the facility met all applicable NRC regulations and statutory requirements.
Should the licensee move forward with building the facility, the NRC will inspect and oversee the construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning activities of the facility through the NRCs inspection program. This oversight will ensure that Holtec is conducting operations at the HI-STORE CISF safely and in accordance with their operating license and other applicable NRC regulations and statutory requirements. Additionally, the NRC and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will provide oversight for the safe and secure transportation of spent nuclear fuel. You can find additional information on the plans and potential impacts of the transportation of spent nuclear fuel to the HI-STORE CISF in the EIS. NRCs coordination with the DOT helps to ensure that workers and the public living or working along the transportation routes to the HI-STORE CISF are protected.
In your email you also provided a link to a Washington Post article regarding Holtecs decommissioning activities at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Oyster Creek) in New Jersey. The NRC addressed the issues raised in the article as part of its routine decommissioning oversight, which included additional inspections at the site, identifications of violations of the NRC requirements, and implementation of enforcement actions to ensure that the violations were addressed and corrected. The NRCs oversight program inspects, measures, and assesses the safety and security performance of facilities, and responds to any decline in facility performance. The NRCs oversight and enforcement actions, along with corrective actions implemented by Holtec as a result, give the NRC assurance that public
M. Schneider 2 health, safety, and security are adequately protected at Oyster Creek. You can find additional information on the enforcement actions the NRC took related to Oyster Creek in the associated inspection reports, which are available in ADAMS at Accession Nos. ML21202A231, ML21326A151, ML21272A254, and ML22041A336. As noted above, Holtec operations at the HI-STORE CISF will be subject to similar regulatory oversight.
In accordance with Title 10 pf the Code of Federal Regulations Part 2, Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) 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. The PDR is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you have questions or require additional information related to this inquiry, you may contact Yoira Diaz Sanabria, Chief of the Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch in the Division of Fuel Management of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, at Yoira.Diaz-Sanabria@nrc.gov or 301-415-8064.
Sincerely, Signed by Helton, Shana on 09/27/23 Shana R. Helton, Director Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
M. Schneider 3
SUBJECT:
HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE HI-STORE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL IN LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO DATED:
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