ZionSolutions, LLC, Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, 7035-7036 [2015-02606]

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VerDate Sep<11>2014 If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530. 7035 Dated: February 4, 2015. Suzanne Plimpton, Acting Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–02577 Filed 2–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–295 and 50–304; NRC– 2015–0024] ZionSolutions, LLC, Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Exemption; issuance. AGENCY: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces its intent to hold proposal review meetings throughout the year. 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These closed proposal review meetings will not be announced on an individual basis in the Federal Register. NSF intends to publish a notice similar to this on a quarterly basis. For an advance listing of the closed proposal review meetings that include the names of the proposal review panel and the time, date, place, and any information on changes, corrections, or cancellations, please visit the NSF Web site: https://www.nsf.gov/events/. This information may also be requested by telephoning, 703/292–8687. PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption in response to an October 27, 2014, request from ZionSolutions, LLC (ZS), for Zion Nuclear Power Station (ZNPS), Units 1 and 2 (Docket Nos. 50– 295 and 50–304), from the requirement to investigate and report to the NRC when ZS does not receive notification or receipt of a shipment, or part of a shipment, of low-level radioactive waste within 20 days after transfer. ZionSolutions is currently in the process of decommissioning the ZNPS site. Inherent to the decommissioning process, large volumes of slightly contaminated debris are generated and require disposal at distant locations. Historical data from the experiences of other decommissioning reactor sites indicates that rail transportation time to waste disposal facilities frequently exceeded the 20-day reporting requirement. The licensee requested that the time period for it to receive acknowledgement that the shipment has been received by the intended recipient be extended from 20 to 45 days to avoid an excessive administrative burden because of required investigations and reporting arising from rail shipments that frequently take more than 20 days to reach their destination. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–0024 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 Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2015–0024. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1 7036 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 26 / Monday, February 9, 2015 / Notices 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 https://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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 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. • 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: John B. Hickman, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 3017, email: John.Hickman@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: INFORMATION CONTACT I. Background The ZNPS facility was shut down on February 21, 1997, and is currently in a permanently shut-down and defueled condition. ZionSolutions is the current holder of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–39 and DPR–48, for ZNPS Units 1 and 2. The license, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and 10 CFR part 50, allows ZS to possess but not operate the defueled ZNPS facility. ZionSolutions is currently in the process of decommissioning the ZNPS. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES II. Request/Action By letter dated October 27, 2014, (ADAMS Accession Number ML14309A197) ZS requested an exemption from Part 20 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), appendix G, ‘‘Requirements for Transfers of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Intended for Disposal at Licensed Land Disposal Facilities and Manifests,’’ Section III. E. for ZNPS. Specifically, ZS is requesting that the time period for ZS to receive acknowledgement that the shipment has been received by the intended recipient be extended from 20 to 45 days for rail shipments from ZNPS. The NRC’s regulations in 10 CFR 20.2301 allow the Commission to grant exemptions if it determines the exemption would be lawful and would VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 not result in undue hazard to life or property. Inherent to the decommissioning process, large volumes of slightly contaminated debris are generated and require disposal. The licensee transports low-level radioactive waste from ZNPS Units 1 and 2 to distant locations such as a waste disposal facility operated by EnergySolutions in Clive, Utah, and waste processors in Texas. Experience with waste shipments from ZNPS and at other decommissioning reactor sites indicates that rail transportation time to waste disposal facilities frequently exceeds the 20-day reporting requirement. III. Discussion The Exemption Is Authorized by Law 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 of 1954, as amended (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 NRC concludes that there is no statutory prohibition on the issuance of the requested exemption and the NRC is authorized to grant the exemption by law. The Exemption Would Not Result in Undue Hazard to Life or Property The NRC finds that the underlying purpose of 10 CFR part 20, Appendix G, Section III.E is to require licensees to investigate, report, and trace radioactive shipments that have not reached their destination, as scheduled, for unknown reasons. Data from San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station found that rail shipments took over 16 days on average, and on occasion, took up to 57 days. The NRC acknowledges that, based on the history of low-level radioactive waste shipments from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and Humboldt Bay Power Plant sites, the need to investigate and report on shipments that take longer than 20 days could result in an excessive administrative burden on the licensee. For rail shipments, ZS will require electronic data tracking system interchange, or similar tracking systems that allow monitoring the progress of the shipments by the rail carrier on a daily basis. Because of the oversight and PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 monitoring of radioactive waste shipments throughout the entire journey from ZNPS to the disposal site, it is unlikely that a shipment could be lost, misdirected, or diverted without the knowledge of the carrier or ZS. Furthermore, by extending the elapsed time for receipt acknowledgment to 45 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 NRC 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 to 45 days for rail shipments. The NRC also finds that the underlying purpose of 10 CFR part 20, Appendix G, Section III.E will be met. IV. Conclusions Accordingly, the NRC has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 20.2301, the exemption is authorized by law and will not result in undue hazard to life or property. Therefore, the NRC hereby grants ZionSolutions, LLC an exemption from 10 CFR part 20, Appendix G. Section III.E to extend the requirement to investigate, trace, and report on rail shipments of low-level radioactive waste intended for disposal at a licensed land disposal facility that have not been received at the disposal facility within 20 days to 45 days after transfer. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of January 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Larry W. Camper, Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2015–02606 Filed 2–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2014–0256] Aquatic Environmental Studies for Nuclear Power Stations Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-295 and 50-304; NRC-2015-0024]


ZionSolutions, LLC, Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemption; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an 
exemption in response to an October 27, 2014, request from 
ZionSolutions, LLC (ZS), for Zion Nuclear Power Station (ZNPS), Units 1 
and 2 (Docket Nos. 50-295 and 50-304), from the requirement to 
investigate and report to the NRC when ZS does not receive notification 
or receipt of a shipment, or part of a shipment, of low-level 
radioactive waste within 20 days after transfer. ZionSolutions is 
currently in the process of decommissioning the ZNPS site. Inherent to 
the decommissioning process, large volumes of slightly contaminated 
debris are generated and require disposal at distant locations. 
Historical data from the experiences of other decommissioning reactor 
sites indicates that rail transportation time to waste disposal 
facilities frequently exceeded the 20-day reporting requirement. The 
licensee requested that the time period for it to receive 
acknowledgement that the shipment has been received by the intended 
recipient be extended from 20 to 45 days to avoid an excessive 
administrative burden because of required investigations and reporting 
arising from rail shipments that frequently take more than 20 days to 
reach their destination.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0024 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 Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0024. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

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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 https://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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 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.
     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: John B. Hickman, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3017, email: 
John.Hickman@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The ZNPS facility was shut down on February 21, 1997, and is 
currently in a permanently shut-down and defueled condition. 
ZionSolutions is the current holder of Facility Operating License Nos. 
DPR-39 and DPR-48, for ZNPS Units 1 and 2. The license, pursuant to the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and 10 CFR part 50, allows ZS to possess but 
not operate the defueled ZNPS facility. ZionSolutions is currently in 
the process of decommissioning the ZNPS.

II. Request/Action

    By letter dated October 27, 2014, (ADAMS Accession Number 
ML14309A197) ZS requested an exemption from Part 20 of Title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), appendix G, ``Requirements for 
Transfers of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Intended for Disposal at 
Licensed Land Disposal Facilities and Manifests,'' Section III. E. for 
ZNPS. Specifically, ZS is requesting that the time period for ZS to 
receive acknowledgement that the shipment has been received by the 
intended recipient be extended from 20 to 45 days for rail shipments 
from ZNPS. The NRC's regulations in 10 CFR 20.2301 allow the Commission 
to grant exemptions if it determines the exemption would be lawful and 
would not result in undue hazard to life or property. Inherent to the 
decommissioning process, large volumes of slightly contaminated debris 
are generated and require disposal. The licensee transports low-level 
radioactive waste from ZNPS Units 1 and 2 to distant locations such as 
a waste disposal facility operated by EnergySolutions in Clive, Utah, 
and waste processors in Texas. Experience with waste shipments from 
ZNPS and at other decommissioning reactor sites indicates that rail 
transportation time to waste disposal facilities frequently exceeds the 
20-day reporting requirement.

III. Discussion

The Exemption Is Authorized by Law

    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 of 
1954, as amended (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 NRC concludes that there is no 
statutory prohibition on the issuance of the requested exemption and 
the NRC is authorized to grant the exemption by law.

The Exemption Would Not Result in Undue Hazard to Life or Property

    The NRC finds that the underlying purpose of 10 CFR part 20, 
Appendix G, Section III.E is to require licensees to investigate, 
report, and trace radioactive shipments that have not reached their 
destination, as scheduled, for unknown reasons. Data from San Onofre 
Nuclear Generating Station found that rail shipments took over 16 days 
on average, and on occasion, took up to 57 days. The NRC acknowledges 
that, based on the history of low-level radioactive waste shipments 
from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and Humboldt Bay Power 
Plant sites, the need to investigate and report on shipments that take 
longer than 20 days could result in an excessive administrative burden 
on the licensee. For rail shipments, ZS will require electronic data 
tracking system interchange, or similar tracking systems that allow 
monitoring the progress of the shipments by the rail carrier on a daily 
basis. Because of the oversight and monitoring of radioactive waste 
shipments throughout the entire journey from ZNPS to the disposal site, 
it is unlikely that a shipment could be lost, misdirected, or diverted 
without the knowledge of the carrier or ZS. Furthermore, by extending 
the elapsed time for receipt acknowledgment to 45 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 
NRC 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 to 45 days for rail shipments. The NRC also finds 
that the underlying purpose of 10 CFR part 20, Appendix G, Section 
III.E will be met.

IV. Conclusions

    Accordingly, the NRC has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 
20.2301, the exemption is authorized by law and will not result in 
undue hazard to life or property. Therefore, the NRC hereby grants 
ZionSolutions, LLC an exemption from 10 CFR part 20, Appendix G. 
Section III.E to extend the requirement to investigate, trace, and 
report on rail shipments of low-level radioactive waste intended for 
disposal at a licensed land disposal facility that have not been 
received at the disposal facility within 20 days to 45 days after 
transfer.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of January 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Larry W. Camper,
Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste 
Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2015-02606 Filed 2-6-15; 8:45 am]
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