Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/09/08/2011-22958/confirmatory-order-modifying-license-no-snm-2001-for-the-shallow-land-disposal-area-parks-township
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Federal Register :: Confirmatory Order Modifying License No. SNM-2001 for the Shallow Land Disposal Area, Parks Township, Armstrong County, PA; Notice of Opportunity for Hearing and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Safeguards Information
Requests for a hearing or leave to intervene must be filed by September 28, 2011. Any potential party as defined in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.4 who believes access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and/or Safeguards Information is necessary to respond to this notice must request document access by September 19, 2011.
76 FR 55711
55711-55716 (6 pages)
NRC-2011-0193
2011-22958
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2011-22958 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2011-22958
Notice of Confirmatory Order and opportunity to request a hearing and Commission Order.
Yolande Norman, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-7741, e-mail: Yolande.Norman@nrc.gov.
BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT or the Licensee) is the holder of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) License No. SNM-2001 (License) issued by the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR part 70. The License authorizes BWXT to receive, acquire, possess, and transfer byproduct, source, and special nuclear material (SNM), pursuant to the terms and conditions of the aforementioned License, at the Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) located in Parks Township, Pennsylvania. The License was issued on October 24, 1995, was most recently amended on June 20, 2011, and remains in effect.
In accordance with the Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States, January 2002 (Pub. L. 107-117, Section 8143), the remediation of radiologically contaminated soil and waste material at the SLDA site will be performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), as part of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), and pursuant to the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Acts for Fiscal Years 1998-2001 (Pub. L. 105-62, 105-245, 106-60, and 106-377, respectively). Section 611 of Public Law 106-60 requires USACE to remediate FUSRAP sites in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, 40 CFR part 300. The USACE, as provided for in Section 121(e) of CERCLA and 40 CFR 300.400(e), is not required to obtain an NRC license for its on-site remediation activities conducted under its CERCLA authority.
In accordance with Article III of the “Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Coordination of Cleanup & Decommissioning of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Sites With NRC-Licensed Facilities,” 66 FR 36606 (July 12, 2001), at the request of USACE, the NRC will initiate action for the suspension of BWXT's License, contingent upon USACE notifying the NRC in writing, at least 90 days prior to USACE's expected date of initiation of a site response action, that USACE is prepared to take possession of all the licensed site for purposes of control of radiation from FUSRAP materials subject to NRC jurisdiction. Upon taking possession, USACE will be responsible for the protection of the public health and safety from those materials consistent with 10 CFR part 20, “Standards for Protection Against Radiation.”
Article III of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) further provides that USACE agrees to provide notification to the NRC that it is prepared to take possession of the SLDA site after USACE issues its final Record of Decision (ROD), and that USACE agrees to remediate the licensed site to meet at least the requirements of CERCLA and 10 CFR 20.1402. The USACE issued its ROD for the remediation of radiological soil and waste material at the FUSRAP SLDA Site in September 2007. The NRC reviewed the ROD and concludes that the planned remediation and disposal of the buried materials in an NRC-licensed disposal facility, as proposed in the ROD, are consistent with the applicable provisions of the MOU between the NRC and USACE.
Article III of the MOU further provides that NRC licensing action for suspension of the License will be effective subject to written notification by USACE to the NRC that USACE has taken physical possession of the licensed site for purposes of radiation control, and is now responsible for the protection of the public health and safety consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR part 20. Article III further states that USACE has no objection to, and will facilitate, the NRC observing USACE in-process remediation activities. Finally, Article III of the MOU provides that following completion of its response action at the site, USACE shall provide the NRC with a copy of the CERCLA Administrative Record.
Article III of the MOU provides that the NRC will reinstate the License if USACE no longer controls the FUSRAP-related portion of the site for radiation protection purposes, is no longer proceeding with a response action under CERCLA, or has otherwise completed its response action. Article III of the MOU also provides that USACE will notify the NRC in writing, at least 90 calendar days prior to USACE terminating its physical possession for purposes of control of radiation so that the NRC can initiate the process for reinstating the License.
By letter dated March 16, 2011, as supplemented by letter dated June 7, 2011, the Licensee notified the NRC and agreed that:
A. The License shall be suspended in its entirety after USACE takes physical possession of the SLDA site.
B. Cabrera Services, Inc. (Cabrera), or another similarly qualified subcontractor possessing a license under which the work can be performed, will be contracted to manage excavated materials that are below the soil cleanup Derived Concentration Guideline Levels (DCGL) and cannot be reused at the site; Cabrera (or a similarly qualified subcontractor) will also manage the transportation and disposal of this material.Start Printed Page 55712
C. All activities executed by Cabrera (or a similarly qualified subcontractor) will be performed in accordance with an NRC license (Cabrera License No. 06-030556-01 or comparable) and with all State and local requirements for handling and shipping excavated material, as applicable.
D. The site access agreements between BWXT and the USACE, along with the contract between BWXT and Cabrera (or a similarly qualified subcontractor) will ensure that BWXT and Cabrera (or a similarly qualified subcontractor) have appropriate access to the site to execute the work activities.
E. Prior to engagement of another subcontractor to perform work at the site, BWXT will provide the NRC with at least 90 days notice and opportunity for review of the proposed subcontractor.
F. Notwithstanding the License suspension, BWXT may make a request for alternate disposal pursuant to 10 CFR 20.2002 for approval of proposed procedures, not otherwise authorized in NRC regulations, to dispose of soil below DCGL generated by on-site remediation activities.
I find that the Licensee's commitments, as set forth above, are acceptable and necessary and conclude that with these commitments the public health and safety are reasonably assured. In view of the foregoing, I have determined that the public health and safety require that the Licensee's commitments be confirmed by this Order. Based on the above and Licensee's consent, this Order is immediately effective upon issuance.
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 81, 83, 84, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182 and 186 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR parts 20, 70, 73 and 74 It Is Hereby Ordered, Effective Immediately, That License No. SNM-2001 Is Modified As Follows:
A. The License shall be suspended in its entirety after USACE takes physical possession of the site. License suspension shall be effective upon the date of the written notification to the NRC by USACE that it has taken physical possession of the site for purposes of radiation control, and is now responsible for the protection of the public health and safety consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR part 20.
B. Furthermore, because certain amounts of special nuclear material may be encountered during remediation activities, USACE will be responsible for the criticality safety, physical protection, and material control and accounting of the special nuclear material as set forth in 10 CFR part 70 “Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material,” part 73 “Physical Protection of Plants and Materials” and, part 74 “Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material.” The handling of special nuclear material during USACE's remediation is detailed in the Final Work Plans dated April and May, 2011 that were reviewed and accepted by the NRC as satisfying the regulatory requirements in 10 CFR parts 70, 73, and 74, as applicable.
C. The License shall be reinstated:
(1) After USACE notifies the NRC in writing that USACE intends to terminate its physical possession of the site for the purpose of radiation control and the handling of special nuclear material; and
(2) After USACE is no longer controlling the site for radiation protection purposes and the handling of special nuclear material, is no longer proceeding with a response action at the site under CERCLA, or has otherwise completed its response action for the site; and
(3) After the Licensee reestablishes physical possession of the site.
D. The Licensee shall establish physical possession of the site immediately after USACE vacates the site. Within 2 business days after the Licensee establishes physical possession of the site, the Licensee shall send written notification to the NRC that it has done so and indicate when it did so. The Licensee shall send such notices to the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and to the Chief, Special Projects Branch, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection at the same address.
Any person adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order, other than the Licensee, may request a hearing within 20 days of its publication in the Federal Register. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the time to request a hearing. A request for extension of time must be made in writing to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and include a statement of good cause for the extension.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is available on NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/​site-help/​e-submittals/​apply-certificates.html. System requirements for accessing the E-Submittal server are detailed in NRC's Start Printed Page 55713“Guidance for Electronic Submission,” which is available on the agency's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/​site-help/​e-submittals.html. Participants may attempt to use other software not listed on the Web site, but should note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted software, and the NRC Meta System Help Desk will not be able to offer assistance in using unlisted software.
B. Within 10 days after publication of this notice of hearing and opportunity to petition for leave to intervene, any potential party who believes access to SUNSI or SGI is necessary to respond to this notice may request access to SUNSI or SGI. A “potential party” is any person, other than the licensee, who intends to participate as a party by demonstrating standing and filing an admissible contention under 10 CFR 2.309. Requests for access to SUNSI or SGI submitted later than 10 days after publication will not be considered absent a showing of good cause for the late filing, addressing why the request could not have been filed earlier.
C. The requestor shall submit a letter requesting permission to access SUNSI, Start Printed Page 55714SGI, or both to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, and provide a copy to the Associate General Counsel for Hearings, Enforcement and Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The expedited delivery or courier mail address for both offices is: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The e-mail address for the Office of the Secretary and the Office of the General Counsel are Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov and OGCmailcenter@nrc.gov, respectively.[1] The request must include the following information:
(1) A description of the enforcement action with a citation to this Federal Register notice;
(b) A completed Form SF-85, “Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions” for each individual who would have access to SGI. The completed Form SF-85 will be used by the Office of Administration to conduct the background check required for access to SGI, as required by 10 CFR part 2, subpart G and 10 CFR 73.22(b)(2), to determine the requestor's trustworthiness and reliability. For security reasons, Form SF-85 can only be submitted electronically through the electronic questionnaire for investigations processing (e-QIP) Web site, a secure Web site that is owned and operated by the Office of Personnel Management. To obtain online access to the form, the requestor should contact the NRC's Office of Administration at 301-492-3524.[3]
(d) A check or money order payable in the amount of $200.00[4] to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for each individual for whom the request for access has been submitted, and
F. For requests for access to SUNSI, if the NRC staff determines that the requestor satisfies both E.(1) and E.(2) above, the NRC staff will notify the requestor in writing that access to SUNSI has been granted. The written notification will contain instructions on how the requestor may obtain copies of the requested documents, and any other conditions that may apply to access to Start Printed Page 55715those documents. These conditions may include, but are not limited to, the signing of a Non-Disclosure Agreement or Affidavit, or Protective Order [5] setting forth terms and conditions to prevent the unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure of SUNSI by each individual who will be granted access to SUNSI.
(2) Before the Office of Administration makes an adverse determination regarding the proposed recipient(s) trustworthiness and reliability for access to SGI, the Office of Administration, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.705(c)(3)(iii), must provide the proposed recipient(s) any records that were considered in the trustworthiness and reliability determination, including those required to be provided under 10 CFR 73.57(e)(1), so that the proposed recipient(s) have an opportunity to correct or explain the information.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of September, 2011.
20 Deadline for submitting petition for intervention containing: (i) Demonstration of standing; (ii) all contentions whose formulation does not require access to SUNSI and/or SGI (+25 Answers to petition for intervention; +7 requestor/petitioner reply).
[FR Doc. 2011-22958 Filed 9-7-11; 8:45 am]