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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Nuclear Security
Administration
Revised Fee Policy for Acceptance of
Foreign Research Reactor Spent
Nuclear Fuel From High-Income
Economy Countries
National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of a change in the fee
policy.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
change in the fee policy by the
Department of Energy (DOE) for receipt
and management of spent nuclear fuel
(SNF) from foreign research reactors
(FRR) containing uranium enriched in
the U.S. in countries with high-income
economies, as identified in the World
Bank Development Report. The fee will
increase in three phases (See Table 1)
for all future SNF shipments (including
Training, Research, Isotopes, General
Atomics (TRIGA) from high-income
economy countries. The first phase will
take effect immediately and the fee will
increase from no higher than $3,750 per
kg total mass (not heavy metal mass) to
$5,625 per kg total mass for SNF
containing low enriched uranium (LEU).
The second phase will be implemented
automatically on January 1, 2014, and
the fees will increase from $5,625 per kg
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total mass to $7,500 per kg total mass for
shipments of SNF containing LEU and
from no higher than $4,500 per kg total
mass to $6,750 per kg total mass for SNF
containing highly enriched uranium
(HEU). The third phase will be
implemented automatically on January
1, 2016, and the fee will increase from
$6,750 per kg total mass to $9,000 per
kg total mass for shipments of SNF
containing HEU. DOE is also
implementing a new minimum fee of
$200,000 per shipment of any type and
amount of eligible SNF to reflect a
minimum cost of providing acceptance
services. This minimum fee will take
effect immediately. In the case where a
reactor operator already has a signed
and executed contract with DOE, DOE
intends to negotiate an equitable
adjustment to the fee in accordance with
this revised fee policy. Under this
revised fee policy, the fee for return of
TRIGA fuel will be the same as that of
aluminum based fuel. All other aspects
of the fee policy are unaffected by this
Notice.
This is the first fee increase since the
fee policy was established in 1996, and
will help DOE offset a portion of the
increase in operation costs of managing
SNF. DOE will continue to pay the costs
for shipping, receipt and management of
SNF from other than high-income
economy countries. All other conditions
and policies as previously established
for acceptance of FRR SNF will
continue to apply. DOE reserves the
right to revise the fee policy at any time
to respond to changed circumstances.
DOE also reserves the right to adjust the
fee set in an acceptance contract if there
are unique and compelling
circumstances that make it in DOE’s
best interest to do so.
DATES: Effective dates: Minimum fee
January 31, 2012; First phase—January
31, 2012; Second phase—January 1,
2014; Third phase—January 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Andrew Bieniawski, Assistant
Deputy Administrator for Global Threat
Reduction (NA–21), U.S. Department of
Energy, National Nuclear Security
Administration, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585,
Telephone (202) 586–0775.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE’s
policy concerning recovery of FRR SNF
containing uranium enriched in the U.S.
is described in the ‘‘Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Final Environmental
Impact Statement on a Proposed
Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation
Policy Concerning Foreign Research
Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel’’ (61 FR
25092, May 17, 1996). In the ROD, DOE
stated that it would announce a fee
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policy for acceptance of FRR SNF and
that the policy could be changed as
necessary to reflect changes in cost or
new information relevant to the policy.
In 1996, DOE established the fee policy
and published it in a Federal Register
Notice, (61 FR 26507, May 28, 1996).
The policy was subsequently revised
only to address the question of how,
during the course of the acceptance
program, a change in the economic
status of the country from which SNF is
shipped would affect the fee charged for
participation (64 FR 18006, April 13,
1999). The maximum fees have
remained constant since the
establishment of the fee policy in 1996,
even though the costs of SNF
management have risen dramatically.
DOE is revising its fee policy to take
into account this rise in costs.
DOE has decided to increase the
maximum fees by 100% (from its
current rates) in three phases (See Table
1) for all future SNF shipments
(including TRIGA fuels), which should
minimize the impact to the high-income
economy countries and allow those
countries adequate time to plan for
additional funding.
• The first phase will take effect
January 31, 2012; and the fee will
increase from no higher than $3,750 per
kg total mass to $5,625 per kg of total
mass for SNF shipments containing
LEU.
• The second phase will be
implemented automatically on January
1, 2014 and the fee will increase from
$5,625 per kg of total mass to $7,500 per
kg total mass for SNF shipments
containing LEU and from no higher than
$4,500 per kg total mass to $6,750 per
kg total mass for SNF shipments
containing HEU.
• The third phase will be
implemented automatically on January
1, 2016, and the fee will increase from
$6,750 per kg total mass to $9,000 per
kg total mass for SNF shipments
containing HEU.
• DOE is also implementing a new
minimum fee of $200,000 per shipment
of any type and amount of eligible SNF
to reflect a minimum cost of providing
acceptance services, which is consistent
with past approaches of implementing
the FRR SNF fee policy and reflects a
more appropriate portion of the cost of
providing acceptance services. This
minimum fee will take effect January 31,
2012.
• In the case where a reactor operator
already has a signed and executed
contract with DOE, DOE intends to
negotiate an equitable adjustment to the
fee in accordance with this revised fee
policy.
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• Under this revised fee policy the fee
for return of TRIGA fuel will be the
same as that of aluminum based fuel, as
noted above.
TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF FEE POLICY
Aluminum based
fuel
Effective dates
LEU
Current Rates ..................................................................................................
Date of Publication in Federal Register .........................................................
January 1, 2014 ...............................................................................................
January 1, 2016 ...............................................................................................
Training, Research, Isotopes,
General Atomics (TRIGA)
HEU
$3,750
5,625
7,500
7,500
$4,500
4,500
6,750
9,000
LEU
$4,500
5,625
7,500
7,500
HEU
$4,500
4,500
6,750
9,000
The Department of Energy is also implementing a new minimum fee of $200,000 per shipment of any type and amount of eligible fuel to reflect
a minimum cost of providing acceptance services.
All rates are ‘‘per kg total mass’’ (not heavy metal mass).
The first phase of the change in the current fee policy takes effect immediately upon publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.
DOE is not establishing the fee structure
for target material as it would be
established on a case-by-case basis and
would be agreed to and specified on the
shipping-receipt contract for a particular
campaign. DOE reserves the right to
revise the fee policy at any time to
respond to changed circumstances. DOE
also reserves the right to adjust the fee
set in an acceptance contract if there are
unique and compelling circumstances
that make it in DOE’s best interest to do
so. Please note that all other conditions
and policies for accepting FRR SNF as
previously established will continue to
apply.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 25th day of
January, 2012.
Andrew Bieniawski,
Assistant Deputy Administrator, National
Nuclear Security Administration, Department
of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Nuclear Security Administration
Revised Fee Policy for Acceptance of Foreign Research Reactor
Spent Nuclear Fuel From High-Income Economy Countries
AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of a change in the fee policy.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a change in the fee policy by the
Department of Energy (DOE) for receipt and management of spent nuclear
fuel (SNF) from foreign research reactors (FRR) containing uranium
enriched in the U.S. in countries with high-income economies, as
identified in the World Bank Development Report. The fee will increase
in three phases (See Table 1) for all future SNF shipments (including
Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics (TRIGA) from high-income
economy countries. The first phase will take effect immediately and the
fee will increase from no higher than $3,750 per kg total mass (not
heavy metal mass) to $5,625 per kg total mass for SNF containing low
enriched uranium (LEU). The second phase will be implemented
automatically on January 1, 2014, and the fees will increase from
$5,625 per kg total mass to $7,500 per kg total mass for shipments of
SNF containing LEU and from no higher than $4,500 per kg total mass to
$6,750 per kg total mass for SNF containing highly enriched uranium
(HEU). The third phase will be implemented automatically on January 1,
2016, and the fee will increase from $6,750 per kg total mass to $9,000
per kg total mass for shipments of SNF containing HEU. DOE is also
implementing a new minimum fee of $200,000 per shipment of any type and
amount of eligible SNF to reflect a minimum cost of providing
acceptance services. This minimum fee will take effect immediately. In
the case where a reactor operator already has a signed and executed
contract with DOE, DOE intends to negotiate an equitable adjustment to
the fee in accordance with this revised fee policy. Under this revised
fee policy, the fee for return of TRIGA fuel will be the same as that
of aluminum based fuel. All other aspects of the fee policy are
unaffected by this Notice.
This is the first fee increase since the fee policy was established
in 1996, and will help DOE offset a portion of the increase in
operation costs of managing SNF. DOE will continue to pay the costs for
shipping, receipt and management of SNF from other than high-income
economy countries. All other conditions and policies as previously
established for acceptance of FRR SNF will continue to apply. DOE
reserves the right to revise the fee policy at any time to respond to
changed circumstances. DOE also reserves the right to adjust the fee
set in an acceptance contract if there are unique and compelling
circumstances that make it in DOE's best interest to do so.
DATES: Effective dates: Minimum fee January 31, 2012; First phase--
January 31, 2012; Second phase--January 1, 2014; Third phase--January
1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Andrew Bieniawski, Assistant
Deputy Administrator for Global Threat Reduction (NA-21), U.S.
Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Telephone (202) 586-
0775.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE's policy concerning recovery of FRR SNF
containing uranium enriched in the U.S. is described in the ``Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement on a
Proposed Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Policy Concerning Foreign
Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel'' (61 FR 25092, May 17, 1996). In
the ROD, DOE stated that it would announce a fee policy for acceptance
of FRR SNF and that the policy could be changed as necessary to reflect
changes in cost or new information relevant to the policy. In 1996, DOE
established the fee policy and published it in a Federal Register
Notice, (61 FR 26507, May 28, 1996). The policy was subsequently
revised only to address the question of how, during the course of the
acceptance program, a change in the economic status of the country from
which SNF is shipped would affect the fee charged for participation (64
FR 18006, April 13, 1999). The maximum fees have remained constant
since the establishment of the fee policy in 1996, even though the
costs of SNF management have risen dramatically. DOE is revising its
fee policy to take into account this rise in costs.
DOE has decided to increase the maximum fees by 100% (from its
current rates) in three phases (See Table 1) for all future SNF
shipments (including TRIGA fuels), which should minimize the impact to
the high-income economy countries and allow those countries adequate
time to plan for additional funding.
The first phase will take effect January 31, 2012; and the
fee will increase from no higher than $3,750 per kg total mass to
$5,625 per kg of total mass for SNF shipments containing LEU.
The second phase will be implemented automatically on
January 1, 2014 and the fee will increase from $5,625 per kg of total
mass to $7,500 per kg total mass for SNF shipments containing LEU and
from no higher than $4,500 per kg total mass to $6,750 per kg total
mass for SNF shipments containing HEU.
The third phase will be implemented automatically on
January 1, 2016, and the fee will increase from $6,750 per kg total
mass to $9,000 per kg total mass for SNF shipments containing HEU.
DOE is also implementing a new minimum fee of $200,000 per
shipment of any type and amount of eligible SNF to reflect a minimum
cost of providing acceptance services, which is consistent with past
approaches of implementing the FRR SNF fee policy and reflects a more
appropriate portion of the cost of providing acceptance services. This
minimum fee will take effect January 31, 2012.
In the case where a reactor operator already has a signed
and executed contract with DOE, DOE intends to negotiate an equitable
adjustment to the fee in accordance with this revised fee policy.
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Under this revised fee policy the fee for return of TRIGA
fuel will be the same as that of aluminum based fuel, as noted above.
Table 1--Summary of Fee Policy
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Aluminum based fuel Training, Research, Isotopes,
-------------------------------- General Atomics (TRIGA)
Effective dates -------------------------------
LEU HEU LEU HEU
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Current Rates................................... $3,750 $4,500 $4,500 $4,500
Date of Publication in Federal Register......... 5,625 4,500 5,625 4,500
January 1, 2014................................. 7,500 6,750 7,500 6,750
January 1, 2016................................. 7,500 9,000 7,500 9,000
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The Department of Energy is also implementing a new minimum fee of $200,000 per shipment of any type and amount
of eligible fuel to reflect a minimum cost of providing acceptance services.
All rates are ``per kg total mass'' (not heavy metal mass).
The first phase of the change in the current fee policy takes effect immediately upon publication of this Notice
in the Federal Register.
DOE is not establishing the fee structure for target material as it
would be established on a case-by-case basis and would be agreed to and
specified on the shipping-receipt contract for a particular campaign.
DOE reserves the right to revise the fee policy at any time to respond
to changed circumstances. DOE also reserves the right to adjust the fee
set in an acceptance contract if there are unique and compelling
circumstances that make it in DOE's best interest to do so. Please note
that all other conditions and policies for accepting FRR SNF as
previously established will continue to apply.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 25th day of January, 2012.
Andrew Bieniawski,
Assistant Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2012-2052 Filed 1-30-12; 8:45 am]
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