[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24984-24985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10245]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 72-1; NRC-2015-0113]
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC; GE-Hitachi Morris
Operation Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License amendment application; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviewed an
application by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, for an
amendment of Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-2500, which
authorizes GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, to possess, store,
and transfer spent nuclear fuel and associated radioactive materials at
the GE-Hitachi Morris Operation's (GEMO) independent spent fuel storage
installation (ISFSI). The requested amendment would change section
8.2.1 of the GEMO's technical specification to ensure that annual
environmental reports are submitted in accordance with regulatory
requirements. The application included adequate justification for the
proposed changes. The NRC has docket, approved and issued the
amendment.
DATES: May 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0113 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0113. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this document
(if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time
that a document is referenced. The GE-Hitachi Morris Operation License
Amendment Request No. 14 package is available electronically under
ADAMS Accession No. ML15106A008.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Longmire, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7000; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 21, 2004, the NRC renewed
Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-2500 for the GEMO ISFSI
(ADAMS Accession No. ML043630433), located near Morris, Illinois. The
renewed license authorizes GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC to
possess, store, and transfer spent nuclear fuel and associated
radioactive materials at the GEMO-ISFSI for a term of 20 years. The NRC
also issued an environmental assessment and finding of no significant
impact related to the issuance of the renewed ISFSI license on November
30, 2004 (ADAMS Accession No. ML043360409), in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act, and in conformance with the
applicable requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR part 51).
On June 25, 2013, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC submitted
to the NRC a request for a license amendment in accordance with Sec.
72.56, ``Application for amendment of license.'' The requested
amendment would change section 8.2.1 of the GEMO technical
specification to ensure that annual environmental reports are submitted
in accordance with regulatory requirements. The application included
adequate justification for the proposed changes.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.46, the NRC has docketed, approved and issued
Amendment No. 14 to Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-2500,
held by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, for the possession,
transfer and storage of spent fuel at the GEMO ISFSI. Amendment No. 14
is effective as of the date of issuance.
Amendment No. 14 complies with the standards and requirements of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission's rules
and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings, as
required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10
CFR Chapter 1, which are set forth in Amendment No. 14. The issuance of
Amendment No. 14 satisfied the criteria specified in 10 CFR
51.22(c)(11) for a categorical exclusion. Therefore, the preparation of
an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement is not
required.
In accordance with 10 CFR 72.46(b)(2), the NRC has determined that
Amendment No. 14 does not present a genuine issue as to whether public
health and safety will be significantly affected. Therefore, the
publication of a notice of proposed action and an opportunity for
hearing or a notice of hearing is not warranted. Notice is hereby given
of the right of interested persons to request a hearing on whether the
action should be rescinded or modified.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of April 2015.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michele Sampson,
Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Management,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2015-10245 Filed 4-30-15; 8:45 am]
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