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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 67 / Monday, April 8, 2019 / Notices
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic
Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office
of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2019–06899 Filed 4–5–19; 8:45 am]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50–302; NRC–2019–0076]
Duke Energy Florida, LLC; Crystal
River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Partial site release; public
meeting and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering a
request from Duke Energy Florida, LLC
(DEF) to approve the release of land
areas, under the control of the NRC
power reactor license for the Crystal
River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant
(CR3), License No. DPR–72.
Specifically, DEF requests approval to
remove and release the radiologically
non-impacted portions of the site from
its license for unrestricted use. The NRC
will review the request and conduct
confirmatory surveys of the properties
proposed for release. The NRC is
soliciting public comment on the
requested action and invites
stakeholders and interested persons to
participate. The NRC plans to hold a
public meeting to promote full
understanding of the requested action
and to facilitate public comment.
DATES: Submit comments by May 8,
2019. Comments received after this date
will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but the Commission is able to ensure
consideration only for comments
received before this date. A public
meeting will be held on April 25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for: Docket ID NRC–2019–0076. Address
questions about NRC dockets IDs in
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
• Mail comments to: Office of
Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–
7A06M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, ATTN: Program Management,
Announcements and Editing Staff.
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For additional direction on obtaining
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
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. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2019–
0076. You may obtain publicly-available
information related to this action by any
of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2019–0076.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, 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 ‘‘Crystal River Unit 3—
Partial Site Release Request’’ is available
in ADAMS under Package Accession
No. ML19029A018.
• 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.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC–2019–
0076. The NRC cautions you not to
include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be
publicly disclosed in your comment
submission. The NRC will post all
comment submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
comment submissions into ADAMS.
The NRC does not routinely edit
comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating
comments from other persons for
submission to the NRC, then you should
inform those persons not to include
identifying or contact information that
they do not want to be publicly
disclosed in their comment submission.
Your request should state that the NRC
does not routinely edit comment
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submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
submissions available to the public or
entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Background
The NRC received a request for
approval of a partial site release from
DEF (the licensee), by letter dated
January 22, 2019 (ADAMS Package
Accession No. ML19029A018). DEF
requests NRC approval to remove and
release from its title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), part 50
license the portions of the site that the
Historical Site Assessment (HSA)
characterization process has classified
as radiologically non-impacted, in
accordance with 10 CFR 50.83(b). The
property that is subject to this release
request is an approximately 3,854-acre
parcel of land that the licensee states
was not used for plant operations or
storage of radioactive material.
The CR3 license (NRC License No.
DPR–72, Docket No. 50–302) is for a
power reactor under 10 CFR part 50,
‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities.’’ The facility was
certified as permanently shut down, per
NRC regulations in 10 CFR 50.82(a), by
letter dated February 20, 2013. CR3 is
currently in ‘‘SAFSTOR’’
decommissioning mode awaiting the
termination of the power reactor license.
As described in 10 CFR 50.83(c), the
NRC will determine whether the
licensee has adequately evaluated the
effect of releasing the properties per the
requirements of 10 CFR 50.83(a)(1),
determine whether the licensee’s
classification of any released areas as
‘‘non-impacted’’ is adequately justified,
and if the NRC determines that the
licensee’s submittal is adequate, the
NRC will inform the licensee in writing
that the release is approved.
III. Public Meeting
The NRC will conduct a public
meeting to discuss DEF’s request for
approval of the partial site release. The
meeting will be held on Thursday, April
25, 2019, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.,
Eastern Time, at the Holiday Inn
Express Crystal River, 1203 NE 5th
Street, Crystal River, Florida 34429.
This is a Category 3 public meeting
where stakeholders are invited to fully
engage NRC staff to provide a range of
views, information, concerns and
suggestions with regard to regulatory
issues. After the licensee and the NRC
staff presentation portion of the
meeting, the public is allowed to speak
and ask questions. Comments can be
provided orally or in writing to the NRC
staff present at the meeting. The NRC
will consider and, if appropriate,
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respond to these written and verbal
comments, but such comments will not
otherwise constitute part of the
decisional record.
Stakeholders should monitor the
NRC’s public meeting website for
information about the public meeting at:
https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
public-meetings/index.cfm.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day
of April 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John Tappert,
Director, Division of Decommissioning,
Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
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[Docket No. 03020982; NRC–2019–0089]
In the Matter of Prime NDT Services,
Inc.
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Confirmatory order; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing a
Confirmatory Order to Prime NDT
Services, Inc. (Prime NDT) to
memorialize the agreement reached
during an alternative dispute resolution
mediation session held on January 10,
2019, with additional communication
on January 23, 2019, and January 29,
2019, and March 12–14, 2019. This
Order will resolve any issues identified
during a reactive NRC inspection that
evaluated the circumstances of the
September 1, 2018, theft of a vehicle
that Prime NDT was using to transport
a radiography camera in Ripley, West
Virginia. The vehicle and camera were
recovered about three hours later, and
there was no actual impact to public
health and safety. However, as
documented in the subject inspection
report, the NRC identified one or more
apparent violations associated with the
event. Because the apparent violation(s)
pertain to security-related information,
the number and details are not publiclyavailable. The Confirmatory Order is
effective upon issuance.
DATES: April 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2019–0089 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:
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• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2019–0089. Address
questions about NRC dockets IDs in
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. 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 publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, 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.
• 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:
Marjorie M. McLaughlin, Region I, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2100
Renaissance Blvd., King of Prussia, PA
19140; telephone: 610–337–5240, email:
Marjorie.Mclaughlin@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of
the Order is attached.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day
of April 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Raymond K. Lorson,
Deputy Regional Administrator, NRC Region
I.
ATTACHMENT—CONFIRMATORY
ORDER MODIFYING LICENSE.
In the Matter of Prime NDT Services,
Inc.
[Docket No. 03020982; License No. 3723370-01; EA-18-131]
(EFFECTIVE UPON ISSUANCE)
I
Prime NDT Services, Inc. (Prime NDT)
is the holder of byproduct materials
License No. 37-23370-01 issued by the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC or Commission) pursuant to Part
30 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Rules of General
Applicability to Domestic Licensing of
Byproduct Material.’’ The license
authorizes the use of byproduct
materials by Prime NDT, in accordance
with conditions specified therein. Prime
NDT has corporate offices in
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania and
Strasburg, Ohio, but is authorized to
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conduct licensed activities at temporary
jobsites at locations in the United States
that are under NRC jurisdiction.
This Confirmatory Order is the result
of an agreement reached during an
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
mediation session conducted on January
10, 2019, and additional communication
on January 23, 2019, January 29, 2019,
and March 12-14, 2019.
II
On November 15, 2018, the NRC
issued Inspection Report No. 03020982/
2018002 to Prime NDT. The report
documented the results of a reactive
inspection conducted in response to an
event reported by Prime NDT on
September 1, 2018, involving the theft
of a company vehicle that was
transporting a radiography source in
Ripley, West Virginia (ref. Event
Notification No. 53577). The truck and
the source were recovered
approximately three hours later, and
there was no actual impact to public
health and safety from the event.
However, in the inspection report, the
NRC documented one or more apparent
violations of security requirements
identified by the NRC as being
considered for escalated enforcement
action in accordance with the NRC
Enforcement Policy.
By letter dated November 15, 2018,
the NRC notified Prime NDT of the
results of the inspection with an
opportunity to: (1) provide a response in
writing; (2) attend a pre-decisional
enforcement conference; or (3)
participate in an ADR mediation session
in an effort to resolve these concerns.
In response to the NRC’s offer, Prime
NDT requested the use of the NRC’s
ADR process. On January 10, 2019, the
NRC and Prime NDT met in an ADR
session mediated by a professional
mediator, arranged through Cornell
University’s Institute on Conflict
Resolution. The ADR process is one in
which a neutral mediator, with no
decision-making authority, assists the
parties in reaching an agreement on
resolving any differences regarding the
dispute. This Confirmatory Order is
issued pursuant to the agreement
reached during the ADR process.
III
During the ADR session, Prime NDT
and the NRC reached a preliminary
settlement agreement. The elements of
the agreement include the following:
A. Items to Prevent Reoccurrence:
1. Within 180 days of the date of the
Confirmatory Order, Prime NDT will
install a tracking system in each of its
trucks (both owned and rented) used to
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-302; NRC-2019-0076]
Duke Energy Florida, LLC; Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating
Plant
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Partial site release; public meeting and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering a
request from Duke Energy Florida, LLC (DEF) to approve the release of
land areas, under the control of the NRC power reactor license for the
Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR3), License No. DPR-
72. Specifically, DEF requests approval to remove and release the
radiologically non-impacted portions of the site from its license for
unrestricted use. The NRC will review the request and conduct
confirmatory surveys of the properties proposed for release. The NRC is
soliciting public comment on the requested action and invites
stakeholders and interested persons to participate. The NRC plans to
hold a public meeting to promote full understanding of the requested
action and to facilitate public comment.
DATES: Submit comments by May 8, 2019. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received before this
date. A public meeting will be held on April 25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for: Docket ID NRC-2019-0076. Address
questions about NRC dockets IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
TWFN-7A06M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hickman, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3017; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0076. You may obtain publicly-
available information related to this action by any of the following
methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0076.
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 ``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 ``Crystal River Unit 3--Partial
Site Release Request'' is available in ADAMS under Package Accession
No. ML19029A018.
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.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2019-0076. The NRC cautions you not to
include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be
publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all
comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Background
The NRC received a request for approval of a partial site release
from DEF (the licensee), by letter dated January 22, 2019 (ADAMS
Package Accession No. ML19029A018). DEF requests NRC approval to remove
and release from its title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR), part 50 license the portions of the site that the Historical Site
Assessment (HSA) characterization process has classified as
radiologically non-impacted, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.83(b). The
property that is subject to this release request is an approximately
3,854-acre parcel of land that the licensee states was not used for
plant operations or storage of radioactive material.
The CR3 license (NRC License No. DPR-72, Docket No. 50-302) is for
a power reactor under 10 CFR part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of
Production and Utilization Facilities.'' The facility was certified as
permanently shut down, per NRC regulations in 10 CFR 50.82(a), by
letter dated February 20, 2013. CR3 is currently in ``SAFSTOR''
decommissioning mode awaiting the termination of the power reactor
license.
As described in 10 CFR 50.83(c), the NRC will determine whether the
licensee has adequately evaluated the effect of releasing the
properties per the requirements of 10 CFR 50.83(a)(1), determine
whether the licensee's classification of any released areas as ``non-
impacted'' is adequately justified, and if the NRC determines that the
licensee's submittal is adequate, the NRC will inform the licensee in
writing that the release is approved.
III. Public Meeting
The NRC will conduct a public meeting to discuss DEF's request for
approval of the partial site release. The meeting will be held on
Thursday, April 25, 2019, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., Eastern Time,
at the Holiday Inn Express Crystal River, 1203 NE 5th Street, Crystal
River, Florida 34429.
This is a Category 3 public meeting where stakeholders are invited
to fully engage NRC staff to provide a range of views, information,
concerns and suggestions with regard to regulatory issues. After the
licensee and the NRC staff presentation portion of the meeting, the
public is allowed to speak and ask questions. Comments can be provided
orally or in writing to the NRC staff present at the meeting. The NRC
will consider and, if appropriate,
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respond to these written and verbal comments, but such comments will
not otherwise constitute part of the decisional record.
Stakeholders should monitor the NRC's public meeting website for
information about the public meeting at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/index.cfm.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of April 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John Tappert,
Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste
Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2019-06838 Filed 4-5-19; 8:45 am]
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