DTE ENERGY; Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant Unit 1; Exemption From Certain Low-Level Waste Shipment Tracking Requirements In 10 CFR Part 20 Appendix G, 24755-24756 [2010-10552]
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[Docket No. 40–9083; NRC–2009–0352]
[Docket No. 50–16; NRC–2009–0073]
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DTE ENERGY; Enrico Fermi Atomic
Power Plant Unit 1; Exemption From
Certain Low-Level Waste Shipment
Tracking Requirements In 10 CFR Part
20 Appendix G
Notice is hereby given that by petition
dated March 4, 2010, Isaac D. Harp
(petitioner) has requested that the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
take enforcement action against the U.S.
Army for the unlicensed possession and
use of depleted uranium.
As the basis for this request, the
petitioner states that the Army’s license,
SUB–459, expired on October 31, 1964,
and if any depleted uranium was
possessed or released to the
environment after the expiration date,
that was an unlawful act and subject to
NRC enforcement policies.
The request is being treated pursuant
to 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commission’s
regulations. The request has been
referred to the Director of the Office of
Federal and State Materials and
Environmental Management Programs
(FSME). As provided by Section 2.206,
the petitioner met with the FSME
petition review board on April 14, 2010,
to discuss the petition. The results of
that discussion were considered in the
board’s determination regarding the
petitioner’s request and in establishing
the schedule for the review of the
petition.
A copy of the request is available in
ADAMS (ML100640665) for inspection
at the Commission’s Public Document
Room, located at One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland, and from the
ADAMS Public Library component on
the NRC’s Web site, https://www.nrc.gov
(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
DTE Energy (DTE) is the licensee and
holder of Facility Operating License No.
DPR–9 issued for Enrico Fermi Atomic
Power Plant, Unit 1 (Fermi-1), located in
Monroe County, Michigan. Fermi-1 is a
permanently shutdown nuclear reactor
facility. DTE is in the process of
decommissioning Fermi-1 and
radioactive waste shipments from the
site are ongoing and expected to
increase over the next year. During the
decommissioning process, large
volumes of slightly contaminated
concrete rubble and debris are generated
that require shipment for disposal in
offsite low-level radioactive waste
disposal sites. Experience at other
decommissioning nuclear power
facilities has shown that, due primarily
to the volume of radioactive waste;
licensees have encountered an increase
in the number of routine shipments that
take longer than 20 days from transfer
to the shipper to receipt
acknowledgment from the disposal site.
Each shipment with receipt
notifications greater than 20 days
requires a special investigation and
report to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission)
which the licensee believes to be
burdensome and unnecessary to meet
the intent of the regulation.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 26th day
of April, 2010.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
Keith I. McConnell,
Deputy Director, Decommissioning and
Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection Program, Office of
Federal and State Materials and
Environmental Management Programs.
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1.0
2.0
Background
Request/Action
In a letter to the Commission dated
November 13, 2009, DTE requested an
exemption from the requirements in 10
CFR part 20, appendix G, section III.E,
to investigate and file a report to the
NRC if shipments of low-level
radioactive waste are not acknowledged
by the intended recipient within 20
days after transfer to the shipper. This
exemption would extend the time
period that can elapse during shipments
of low-level radioactive waste before
DTE is required to investigate and file
a report to the NRC from 20 days to 35
days. The exemption would be
applicable to rail and truck/rail mixedmode shipments. The exemption
request is based on an analysis of the
historical data of low-level radioactive
waste shipment times from the Fermi-1
site to the disposal site.
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4.0
Discussion
The proposed action would grant an
exemption to extend the 20-day
investigation and reporting
requirements for shipments of low-level
radioactive waste to 35 days.
Historical data derived from
experience at Fermi-1 indicates that rail
transportation time to waste disposal
facilities almost always exceed the 20day reporting requirement. A review of
the Fermi-1 data indicates that
transportation time for shipments by rail
or truck/rail took over 20 days on
average. In addition, administrative
processes at the disposal facilities and
mail delivery times could add several
additional days.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 20.2301, the
Commission may, upon application by a
licensee or upon its own initiative, grant
an exemption from the requirements of
regulations in 10 CFR part 20 if it
determines the exemption is authorized
by law and would not result in undue
hazard to life or property. There are no
provisions in the Atomic Energy Act (or
in any other Federal statute) that impose
a requirement to investigate and report
on low-level radioactive waste
shipments that have not been
acknowledged by the recipient within
20 days of transfer.
Therefore, the Commission concludes
that there is no statutory prohibition on
the issuance of the requested exemption
and the Commission is authorized to
grant the exemption by law.
The Commission acknowledges that,
based on the shipment times to date
from the Fermi-1 site to the disposal
facility, the need to investigate and
report on shipments that take longer
than 20 days could result in an
excessive administrative burden on the
licensee. The Commission finds that the
underlying purpose of the Appendix G
timing provision at issue is to
investigate a late shipment that may be
lost, misdirected, or diverted.
Furthermore, by extending the elapsed
time for receipt acknowledgment to 35
days before requiring investigations and
reporting, a reasonable upper limit on
shipment duration (based on historical
analysis) is still maintained if a
breakdown of normal tracking systems
were to occur. Consequently, the
Commission finds that there is no
hazard to life or property by extending
the investigation and reporting time for
low-level radioactive waste shipments
from 20 days to 35 days for rail and
truck/rail mixed-mode shipments.
Therefore, the Commission concludes
that the underlying purpose of 10 CFR
part 20, appendix G, section III.E will be
met.
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Conclusion
Accordingly, the Commission has
determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
20.2301, the exemption requested by
DTE in its November 13, 2009, letter is
authorized by law and will not result in
undue hazards to life or property.
Therefore, the Commission hereby
grants DTE an exemption to extend the
20-day investigation and reporting
requirements for shipments of low-level
radioactive waste, as required by 10 CFR
part 20, appendix G, section III.E, to 35
days.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, the
Commission has determined that the
granting of this exemption will not have
a significant effect on the quality of the
human environment as documented in
Federal Register (FR) notice 75 FR
20867, April 21, 2010.
This exemption is effective upon
issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day
of April, 2010.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
Keith I. McConnell,
Deputy Director, Decommissioning and
Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of Federal
and State Materials and Environmental
Management Programs.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-16; NRC-2009-0073]
DTE ENERGY; Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant Unit 1; Exemption
From Certain Low-Level Waste Shipment Tracking Requirements In 10 CFR
Part 20 Appendix G
1.0 Background
DTE Energy (DTE) is the licensee and holder of Facility Operating
License No. DPR-9 issued for Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, Unit 1
(Fermi-1), located in Monroe County, Michigan. Fermi-1 is a permanently
shutdown nuclear reactor facility. DTE is in the process of
decommissioning Fermi-1 and radioactive waste shipments from the site
are ongoing and expected to increase over the next year. During the
decommissioning process, large volumes of slightly contaminated
concrete rubble and debris are generated that require shipment for
disposal in offsite low-level radioactive waste disposal sites.
Experience at other decommissioning nuclear power facilities has shown
that, due primarily to the volume of radioactive waste; licensees have
encountered an increase in the number of routine shipments that take
longer than 20 days from transfer to the shipper to receipt
acknowledgment from the disposal site. Each shipment with receipt
notifications greater than 20 days requires a special investigation and
report to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the
Commission) which the licensee believes to be burdensome and
unnecessary to meet the intent of the regulation.
2.0 Request/Action
In a letter to the Commission dated November 13, 2009, DTE
requested an exemption from the requirements in 10 CFR part 20,
appendix G, section III.E, to investigate and file a report to the NRC
if shipments of low-level radioactive waste are not acknowledged by the
intended recipient within 20 days after transfer to the shipper. This
exemption would extend the time period that can elapse during shipments
of low-level radioactive waste before DTE is required to investigate
and file a report to the NRC from 20 days to 35 days. The exemption
would be applicable to rail and truck/rail mixed-mode shipments. The
exemption request is based on an analysis of the historical data of
low-level radioactive waste shipment times from the Fermi-1 site to the
disposal site.
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3.0 Discussion
The proposed action would grant an exemption to extend the 20-day
investigation and reporting requirements for shipments of low-level
radioactive waste to 35 days.
Historical data derived from experience at Fermi-1 indicates that
rail transportation time to waste disposal facilities almost always
exceed the 20-day reporting requirement. A review of the Fermi-1 data
indicates that transportation time for shipments by rail or truck/rail
took over 20 days on average. In addition, administrative processes at
the disposal facilities and mail delivery times could add several
additional days.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 20.2301, the Commission may, upon application by
a licensee or upon its own initiative, grant an exemption from the
requirements of regulations in 10 CFR part 20 if it determines the
exemption is authorized by law and would not result in undue hazard to
life or property. There are no provisions in the Atomic Energy Act (or
in any other Federal statute) that impose a requirement to investigate
and report on low-level radioactive waste shipments that have not been
acknowledged by the recipient within 20 days of transfer.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that there is no statutory
prohibition on the issuance of the requested exemption and the
Commission is authorized to grant the exemption by law.
The Commission acknowledges that, based on the shipment times to
date from the Fermi-1 site to the disposal facility, the need to
investigate and report on shipments that take longer than 20 days could
result in an excessive administrative burden on the licensee. The
Commission finds that the underlying purpose of the Appendix G timing
provision at issue is to investigate a late shipment that may be lost,
misdirected, or diverted. Furthermore, by extending the elapsed time
for receipt acknowledgment to 35 days before requiring investigations
and reporting, a reasonable upper limit on shipment duration (based on
historical analysis) is still maintained if a breakdown of normal
tracking systems were to occur. Consequently, the Commission finds that
there is no hazard to life or property by extending the investigation
and reporting time for low-level radioactive waste shipments from 20
days to 35 days for rail and truck/rail mixed-mode shipments.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that the underlying purpose of 10
CFR part 20, appendix G, section III.E will be met.
4.0 Conclusion
Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
20.2301, the exemption requested by DTE in its November 13, 2009,
letter is authorized by law and will not result in undue hazards to
life or property. Therefore, the Commission hereby grants DTE an
exemption to extend the 20-day investigation and reporting requirements
for shipments of low-level radioactive waste, as required by 10 CFR
part 20, appendix G, section III.E, to 35 days.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, the Commission has determined that the
granting of this exemption will not have a significant effect on the
quality of the human environment as documented in Federal Register (FR)
notice 75 FR 20867, April 21, 2010.
This exemption is effective upon issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of April, 2010.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Keith I. McConnell,
Deputy Director, Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing
Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection,
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management
Programs.
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