[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50188-50189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16310]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 70-7020; NRC-2022-0053]
Sensor Concepts & Applications, Inc.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License renewal; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed
Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM-2017, to Sensor
Concepts & Applications, Inc. (SCA, the licensee) located in Glen Arm,
Maryland. The renewed license authorizes SCA to continue to possess and
use SNM for a period of 10 years and will expire on July 26, 2033.
DATES: License No. SNM-2017 was issued on July 27, 2023, and is
effective as of the date of issuance.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0053 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0053. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed in the For Further Information
Contact section of this document.
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Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS
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accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in
ADAMS) is provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Tobin, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-2328, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Sensor Concepts & Applications, Inc. (SCA) is a privately held
company in Glen Arm, Maryland. SCA possesses and uses SNM in greater
than critical mass quantities for research and development of radiation
detection instrumentation at its location in Glen Arm, Maryland as well
as other locations selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).
The quantity of SNM possessed and used by SCA requires an NRC-issued
SNM license pursuant to part 70 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Domestic licensing of special nuclear
material.''
II. Discussion
Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.106, the NRC is providing notice of the
issuance of renewal of a 10 CFR part 70 license, SNM-2017, to SCA. The
license authorizes SCA to possess and use SNM in support of the DOD,
Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and the United States Army. The
supporting activities include concept demonstrations, test and
evaluation, characterization evaluations, and operator training
activities to use technology to demonstrate techniques to detect
special nuclear materials and clear alarms that represent a non-threat.
SCA's original license renewal application for a 10-year license
was made by letter dated November 24, 2021. On February 1, 2022, the
NRC sent SCA an acceptance letter, noting that the license renewal
application contained sufficient information for a detailed technical
review. SCA was also notified that, since it filed its license renewal
application at least 30 days before the license's expiration date,
pursuant to the timely renewal provisions in 10 CFR 70.38(a), SCA was
permitted to continue using its SNM in accordance with the existing
SNM-2017 license, pending a final decision by the Commission on the
license renewal application.
On March 7, 2022, a notice of receipt of SCA's license renewal
application with an opportunity for the public to request a hearing and
petition for leave to intervene was published in the Federal Register
(87 FR 12740). The NRC did not receive a request for a hearing or for a
petition for leave to intervene.
The license renewal application was subsequently supplemented by
letters dated May 26, 2022, September 22, 2022, October 4, 2022, and
November 17, 2022.
The NRC staff determined that SCA's proposed licensed activities
meet the categorical exclusion in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(14)(v) for the use of
radioactive materials for research and development and for educational
purposes. Therefore, an environmental assessment and an environmental
impact statement are not required for the renewal of the SNM-2017
license.
The NRC finds that the renewed license complies with the standards
and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the
NRC's rules and regulations as set forth in 10 CFR chapter 1.
Accordingly, the renewed license issued on July 27, 2023, is effective
immediately. The NRC prepared a safety evaluation report for the
renewal of License SNM-2017 and concluded that the licensee can
continue to use and possess SNM in accordance with its license without
endangering the health and safety of the public, and that this action
will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment for
the duration of the license.
III. Availability of Documents
Documents related to this action, including the license renewal
application and other supporting documentation, are available to
interested persons as indicated.
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Document description ADAMS accession No.
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License Renewal Application (Initial), ML22027A596.
dated November 24, 2021.
Acceptance of SCA's License Renewal ML22021B672.
Application, dated February 1, 2022.
SCA Supplemental Information, dated May 26, ML22159A247 (non-public,
2022. withheld pursuant to 10
CFR Sec. 2.390).
SCA Supplemental Information, dated ML22276A223 (Package) (non-
September 22, 2022. public, withheld pursuant
to 10 CFR Sec. 2.390).
SCA Supplemental Information, dated October ML22291A023.
4, 2022.
SCA Supplemental Information, dated ML22333A720.
November 17, 2022.
Letter--SNM-2017 License Renewal ML23072A187.
Transmittal, dated July 27, 2023..
SER on SCA License Renewal Application, ML23179A142.
dated July 27, 2023..
Renewed SNM-2017, dated July 27, 2023...... ML23073A189.
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Dated: July 27, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carrie M. Safford,
Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2023-16310 Filed 7-31-23; 8:45 am]
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