Kairos Power, LLC; Hermes 2, 63632-63633 [2023-19935]

Download as PDF 63632 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 178 / Friday, September 15, 2023 / Notices Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 or ACApermits@nsf.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at the above address, 703–292–4479. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 670), as amended by the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, has developed regulations for the establishment of a permit system for various activities in Antarctica and designation of certain animals and certain geographic areas as requiring special protection. The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. ADDRESSES: Location Port Lockroy, Damoy Point/Dorian Bay, Paradise Bay, Errera Channel, Neumeyer Channel, Petermann Island, other locations south of the Lemaire Channel, locations in the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula area. Dates of Permitted Activities October 28, 2023–March 30, 2028. Kimiko S. Bowens-Knox, Program Analyst, Office of Polar Programs. [FR Doc. 2023–19966 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Application Details [Docket Nos. 50–611 and 50–612; NRC– 2023–0138] Permit Application: 2024–009 Kairos Power, LLC; Hermes 2 1. Applicant AGENCY: Steve Wellmeier, Director of Special Projects, Poseidon Expeditions USA LLC, 245 Warwick Ave, Suite 119, Warwick, RI 02889 Activity for Which Permit Is Requested ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 only be operated by pilots with extensive experience, who are preapproved by the Expedition Leader. Waste Management. The applicant seeks an Antarctic Conservation Act permit for waste management activities associated with coastal camping and the operation of a remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) in the Antarctic Peninsula region. The applicant seeks permission for no more than 30 campers and expedition staff to camp overnight at select locations for a maximum of 10 hours ashore. Camping would be away from vegetated sites and wildlife concentrations, avoiding any lakes, protected areas, historical sites, and scientific stations. Tents would be pitched on snow, ice, or bare smooth rock, at least 20m from the high-water line. No food, other than emergency rations, would be brought onshore and all wastes, including human waste, would be collected and returned to the ship for proper disposal. For remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) operation, the applicant proposes to operate small, battery-operated RPAS consisting, in part, of a quadcopter equipped with cameras to collect commercial and educational footage of the Antarctic. The quadcopter would not be flown over concentrations of birds or mammals, or over Antarctic Specially Protected Areas or Historic Sites and Monuments. The RPAS would VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Sep 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Construction permit application; acceptance for docketing. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff accepts and dockets an application for a construction permit for the Hermes 2 test reactor facility to be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. DATES: This action becomes effective on September 11, 2023. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023–0138 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–2023–0138. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 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 ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 reference staff at 1–800–397–209, at 301–415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. • NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • NRC’s Public website: The construction permit application is available under the NRC’s Hermes Construction Permit Application public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/ non-power/new-facility-licensing/ hermes2-kairos.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Orenak, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 3229; email: Michael.Orenak@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Discussion On July 14, 2023, Kairos Power LLC (Kairos) filed, pursuant to part 50 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,’’ an application (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML23195A121) for a construction permit for the Hermes 2 test reactor facility (a ‘‘testing facility’’ as defined in 10 CFR 50.2), which would be located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Hermes 2 facility would contain two fluoride-salt cooled, hightemperature reactors that use solid tristructural isotropic fuel in pebble form, intermediate liquid-sodium loops, and a common power conversion unit. A notice of receipt and availability was published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2023 (88 FR 51876). The Hermes 2 construction permit application consists of the following information: • The general information required by 10 CFR 50.33, • The Preliminary Safety Analysis Report required by 10 CFR 50.34(a), • The Environmental Report required by 10 CFR 50.30(f), • Exemption requests to support issuance of a construction permit, • Two technical reports, KP–TR–017 and KP–TR–022, • A summary of the deletions from the Hermes Preliminary Safety Analysis Report, and E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 178 / Friday, September 15, 2023 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 • A request to invoice the filing fee required by 10 CFR 50.30(e) and 10 CFR 170.21. The NRC staff determined that the application is acceptable for docketing under Docket Nos. 50–611 and 50–612. The NRC staff provided Kairos notice of the acceptance and docketing determinations by letter dated September 11, 2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23233A167). The NRC staff will perform a detailed technical review of the construction permit application and document its safety findings in a safety evaluation report. Also, the NRC staff will perform an environmental review and document its findings in accordance with 10 CFR part 51, ‘‘Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,’’ and the National Environmental Policy Act. Docketing of the application does not preclude the NRC from requesting additional information from the applicant as the review proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will grant or deny the application. The construction permit application will be referred to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards for review and report consistent with 10 CFR 50.58, ‘‘Hearings and report of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.’’ If, after holding an evidentiary hearing, the Commission finds that the construction permit application meets the applicable standards of the Atomic Energy Act and the Commission’s regulations, and that any required notifications to other agencies and bodies have been made, the Commission will issue a construction permit, in the form and containing conditions and limitations that the Commission finds appropriate and necessary. The Commission will announce, in a future Federal Register notice, the opportunity to petition for leave to intervene in a proceeding on the construction permit application. Dated: September 11, 2023. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Michael D. Orenak, Project Manager, Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 1, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2023–19935 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Sep 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 Rockville, Maryland. The public is invited to attend the Commission’s meeting in person or watch live via webcast at the web address—https:// video.nrc.gov/. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2023–0001] Sunshine Act Meetings Weeks of September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2023. The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the internet at: https:// www.nrc.gov/public-involve/publicmeetings/schedule.html. PLACE: The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another format (e.g., Braille, large print), please notify Anne Silk, NRC Disability Program Specialist, at 301–287–0745, by videophone at 240–428–3217, or by email at Anne.Silk@nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. STATUS: Public. Members of the public may request to receive the information in these notices electronically. If you would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555, at 301–415–1969, or by email at Wendy.Moore@nrc.gov. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: TIME AND DATE: Week of September 18, 2023 There are no meetings scheduled for the week of September 18, 2023. Week of September 25, 2023—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of September 25, 2023. Week of October 2, 2023—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of October 2, 2023. Week of October 9, 2023—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of October 9, 2023. Week of October 16, 2023—Tentative Thursday, October 19, 2023 9:00 a.m. Hearing on Construction Permit for Kairos Hermes NonPower Test Reactor: Section 189a of the Atomic Energy Act Proceeding (Public Meeting); (Contact: Matthew Hiser: 301–415–2454; Tami Dozier: 301–415–2272) Additional Information: The meeting will be held in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63633 Week of October 23, 2023—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of October 23, 2023. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information or to verify the status of meetings, contact Wesley Held at 301–287–3591 or via email at Wesley.Held@nrc.gov. The NRC is holding the meetings under the authority of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. Dated: September 13, 2023. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Wesley W. Held, Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–20164 Filed 9–13–23; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–98349; File No. SR–FINRA– 2023–011] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Implementation Date of Certain Amendments to FINRA Rule 4210 Approved Pursuant to SR–FINRA– 2015–036 September 11, 2023. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on August 29, 2023, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by FINRA. FINRA has designated the proposed rule change as constituting a ‘‘non-controversial’’ rule change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4 under the Act,3 which renders the proposal effective upon receipt of this filing by the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 2 17 E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63632-63633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19935]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-611 and 50-612; NRC-2023-0138]


Kairos Power, LLC; Hermes 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Construction permit application; acceptance for docketing.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff accepts and 
dockets an application for a construction permit for the Hermes 2 test 
reactor facility to be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

DATES: This action becomes effective on September 11, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0138 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-2023-0138. 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.
     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 1-800-397-209, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for 
each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the 
first time that it is mentioned in this document.
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.
     NRC's Public website: The construction permit application 
is available under the NRC's Hermes Construction Permit Application 
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/non-power/new-facility-licensing/hermes2-kairos.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Orenak, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3229; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Discussion

    On July 14, 2023, Kairos Power LLC (Kairos) filed, pursuant to part 
50 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Domestic 
Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,'' an application 
(ADAMS Package Accession No. ML23195A121) for a construction permit for 
the Hermes 2 test reactor facility (a ``testing facility'' as defined 
in 10 CFR 50.2), which would be located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The 
Hermes 2 facility would contain two fluoride-salt cooled, high-
temperature reactors that use solid tri-structural isotropic fuel in 
pebble form, intermediate liquid-sodium loops, and a common power 
conversion unit. A notice of receipt and availability was published in 
the Federal Register on August 4, 2023 (88 FR 51876).
    The Hermes 2 construction permit application consists of the 
following information:
     The general information required by 10 CFR 50.33,
     The Preliminary Safety Analysis Report required by 10 CFR 
50.34(a),
     The Environmental Report required by 10 CFR 50.30(f),
     Exemption requests to support issuance of a construction 
permit,
     Two technical reports, KP-TR-017 and KP-TR-022,
     A summary of the deletions from the Hermes Preliminary 
Safety Analysis Report, and

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     A request to invoice the filing fee required by 10 CFR 
50.30(e) and 10 CFR 170.21.
    The NRC staff determined that the application is acceptable for 
docketing under Docket Nos. 50-611 and 50-612. The NRC staff provided 
Kairos notice of the acceptance and docketing determinations by letter 
dated September 11, 2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23233A167).
    The NRC staff will perform a detailed technical review of the 
construction permit application and document its safety findings in a 
safety evaluation report. Also, the NRC staff will perform an 
environmental review and document its findings in accordance with 10 
CFR part 51, ``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic 
Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,'' and the National 
Environmental Policy Act.
    Docketing of the application does not preclude the NRC from 
requesting additional information from the applicant as the review 
proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will grant or deny 
the application. The construction permit application will be referred 
to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards for review and report 
consistent with 10 CFR 50.58, ``Hearings and report of the Advisory 
Committee on Reactor Safeguards.'' If, after holding an evidentiary 
hearing, the Commission finds that the construction permit application 
meets the applicable standards of the Atomic Energy Act and the 
Commission's regulations, and that any required notifications to other 
agencies and bodies have been made, the Commission will issue a 
construction permit, in the form and containing conditions and 
limitations that the Commission finds appropriate and necessary.
    The Commission will announce, in a future Federal Register notice, 
the opportunity to petition for leave to intervene in a proceeding on 
the construction permit application.

    Dated: September 11, 2023.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael D. Orenak,
Project Manager, Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 1, Division of 
Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2023-19935 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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