ML24207A089
| ML24207A089 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 11006611 |
| Issue date: | 08/09/2024 |
| From: | David Skeen NRC/OIP |
| To: | |
| References | |
| NRC-2024-0139 | |
| Download: ML24207A089 (6) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 11006611; NRC-2024-0139]
Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc.;
Export License Application
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Opportunity to provide comments, req uest a hearing, and petition for leave to
intervene.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is
considering issuing an export license (XW033), requested by Perma-Fix Northwest
Richland, Inc (PFNW) by application dated June 18, 2024. The application seeks the
NRCs approval to return residual radioactive waste to the country of origin, Mexico. The
NRC is providing notice of the opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition to
intervene on PFNWs application.
DATES: Submit comments by [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF
PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. A request for a hearing or petition for
leave to intervene must be filed by [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF
PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; however,
the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking
website:
- Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC-2024-0139. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov
to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions contact the individual listed in the For Further Information Contact
section of this document.
- Email comments to: Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov. If you do not receive an
automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at 301-415-1677.
- Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at
301-415-1101.
- Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
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: Andrea Jones, Office of International
Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 404-997-4443; email: Andrea.Jones2@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to NRC-2024-0139 or Docket No. 11006611 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly
available information related to this action by the following methods:
- Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and
search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0139.
- NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public
Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the
2 search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems with ADAMS, please
contact the NRCs Public Document Room (P DR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at
301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The export license application is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML24205A240.
- NRCs PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly
available documents, 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.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal
rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please include NRC-2024-0139 or
Docket No. 11006611 in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identif ying or contact information that you
do not want to be publicly disclosed in y our comment submission. The NRC will post all
comment submissions at https://www.regulat ions.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 w ant 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.
3 II. Discussion
On June 18, 2024, PFNW submitted an application to the NRC for a license to
export treated radioactive waste of Mexican origin. The source of the waste is the
Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant (CFE
LVNPP), located in Veracruz, Mexico. PFNW intends to receive shipment of incoming
waste consisting of liquid, solids, contaminated personal protective equipment, paper,
plastic, glass, and combustible waste generated by the research projects at the power
plant. PFNW will treat the waste by thermal processing, stabilization, and solidification.
Residual ash, residual metal, and noncombustible material would then be exported back
to Mexico for disposal. Resultant contaminants to be exported will include cobalt 60 (Co-
60), cesium-137 (Cs-137), tritium (H-3), m anganese-54 (Mn-54), zinc-65 (Zn-65), cobalt-
58 (Co-58), carbon-14 (C-14), iron-55 (Fe-55), nickel-63 (Ni-63), strontium-90 (Sr-90),
techneticum-99 (Tc-99), plutonium-241 (Pu-241), and americium-241 (Am 241) in the
form of residual ash and residual metal or non-combustible material, not to exceed 0.119
terabecquerels (TBq). PFNW requests an expiration date of December 1, 2030.
In accordance with paragraph 110.70(b) of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC is providing notice of the receipt of the application;
providing the opportunity to submit written comments concerning the application; and
providing the opportunity to request a hearing or petition for leave to intervene, for a
period of 30 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
A hearing request or petition for leave to intervene must include the information
specified in 10 CFR 110.82(b). Any request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene
shall be served by the requestor or petitioner in accordance with 10 CFR 110.89(a),
either by delivery, by mail, or filed with the NRC electronically in accordance with the
NRCs E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562;
4 August 3, 2012). Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is located in the
Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13031A056) and on the NRCs public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
submittals.html.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 days prior to
the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at
Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital
identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing system for any
proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant
will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which
the participant, or its counsel or represent ative, already holds an NRC issued digital ID
certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket
for the hearing in this proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an
electronic docket.
The information concerning this application for an export license is as follows.
NRC Export License Application
Application Information Name of Applicant Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc.
Date of Application June 18, 2024 Date Received July 24, 2024 Application No. XW033 Docket No. 11006611 ADAMS Accession No. ML24205A240 Description of Material Material Type Low-level radioactive waste contaminated with Co-60, Cs-137, H-3, Mn-54, Zn-65, Co-58, C-14, Fe-55, Ni-63, Sr-90, Tc-99, Pu-241, and Am 241 in the form of residual ash and residual metal or non-combustible material. The
5 incoming material will include liquid, solids, contaminated personal protective equipment, paper, plastic, glass, and combustible waste generated by the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant, located in Veracruz, Mexico.
Total Quantity Not to exceed 0.119 TBq End Use Storage and ultimate disposal of low-level radioactive waste.
Country of Destination Mexico
Dated: August 9, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
David L. Skeen, Director, Office of International Programs.
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