ML26056A008

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Part 20 Exemption Issuance Letter
ML26056A008
Person / Time
Site: Vallecitos Nuclear Center, 07000754, Vallecitos  File:GEH Hitachi icon.png
(TR-1, R-33, DR-10, SNM-960)
Issue date: 03/26/2026
From: William Allen
Reactor Decommissioning Branch
To: Ball A
NorthStar Vallecitos
References
EPID L-2025-LLE-0029
Download: ML26056A008 (0)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Adam W. Ball, Site Manager NorthStar Vallecitos, LLC 6705 Vallecitos Rd.

Sunol, CA 94586

SUBJECT:

VALLECITOS NUCLEAR CENTER - EXEMPTION FROM TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 20, APPENDIX G, SECTION III.E (EPID L-2025-LLE-0029)

Dear Adam W. Ball:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted NorthStar Vallecitos, LLC (NSV) the enclosed exemption from the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 20, Appendix G,Section III.E, for investigating, tracking and reporting shipments of low-level radioactive wastes (LLW) where receipt is not acknowledged by the recipient within 20 days after transfer to the shipper. The exemption extends the receipt acknowledgment period from 20 days to 45 days before NSV will have to investigate, trace and report on the status of LLW shipments being transported from the Vallecitos Nuclear Center to a licensed low-level radioactive waste processing or land disposal facility.

Issuance of the exemption will be noticed in the Federal Register. A copy of the exemption is enclosed. Should you have any questions concerning this action, please contact me at (301) 415-6877 or via email at william.allen@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Chris Allen, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-70, 50-73, 50-183 and 70-754 License No. TR-1, R-33, DR-10 and SNM-960

Enclosure:

Exemption cc: GEVallecitos GovDelivery Subscribers March 23, 2026 Signed by Allen, William on 03/23/26