Notice2026-16115
Energy Solutions, LLC; Application for Class A Low-Level Radioactive Waste Import License
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Published
August 7, 2026
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of an import license application dated June 5, 2026, submitted by EnergySolutions, LLC (EnergySolutions) to import Class A low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) from the Province of Ontario, Canada to Clive, Utah for disposal at EnergySolutions' disposal facility in Clive, Utah. The NRC is providing notice of the opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene on EnergySolutions' application.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51185-51187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16115]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 11006679; NRC-2026-3532]
Energy Solutions, LLC; Application for Class A Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Import License
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for
leave to intervene.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is
considering approval of an import license application dated June 5,
2026, submitted by EnergySolutions, LLC (EnergySolutions) to import
Class A low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) from the Province of
Ontario, Canada to Clive, Utah for disposal at EnergySolutions'
disposal facility in Clive, Utah. The NRC is providing notice of the
opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to
intervene on EnergySolutions' application.
DATES: Submit comments by September 8, 2026. 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
on or before this date. A request for a hearing or petition for leave
to intervene must be filed by September 8, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website:
<bullet> Federal rulemaking website: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-3532. Address
questions about Docket IDs in <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2f0c0dbd6d5d7c69cf1c7c0c0d3dcf2dcc0d19cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3775455e53505243197442454556597759455419505841">[email protected]</span></a>. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
<bullet> Email comments to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4109242033282f266f052e222a2435012f33226f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eca4898d9e85828bc2a8838f878998ac829e8fc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>. If you do not
receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at
301-415-1677.
<bullet> Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission at 301-415-1101.
<bullet> Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
<bullet> Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. eastern time (ET)
Federal workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677.
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: Michelle Rome, Office of International
Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-7000; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#561b3f353e333a3a337804393b331638243578313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7eacec4cfc2cbcbc289f5c8cac2e7c9d5c489c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-3532 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for these actions. You may obtain
publicly available information related to these actions by any of the
following methods:
<bullet> Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-3532.
<bullet> NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at <a href="https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html">https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html</a>. To begin the search, select ``Begin ADAMS Public Search.''
For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#78283c2a562a1d0b170d0a1b1d38160a1b561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="257561770b7740564a50574640654b57460b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>. 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.
<bullet> 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#144450463a4671677b61667771547a66773a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="acfce8fe82fec9dfc3d9decfc9ecc2decf82cbc3da">[email protected]</span></a> 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.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>). Please
include
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Docket ID NRC-2026-3532 in your comment submission.
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
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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. Discussion
On June 5, 2026, EnergySolutions submitted an application to the
NRC for an import license (non-public ADAMS Accession No. ML26204A205).
If approved, the license would allow EnergySolutions to transport Class
A LLRW from the Province of Ontario, Canada for disposal at
EnergySolutions' disposal facility in Clive, Utah. EnergySolutions
requested a 10-year license to transport and dispose of up to 130,800
cubic yards (100 Terabecquerels [TBqs]) of Class A LLRW that has been
generated by the civilian nuclear power industry within the Province of
Ontario, Canada. EnergySolutions stated in its application that the
total quantity of waste transported and disposed of under the proposed
license would not exceed the amount allowed within EnergySolutions'
radioactive material license (UT 2300249). The application specifies
that the material may enter the continental United States from Ontario,
Canada through entry ports in Port Huron, Michigan; Detroit, Michigan;
or Buffalo, New York; and transit to Clive, Utah.
On December 19, 2025, the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Management (NWIC) and the State of Utah (as a voting
member of the NWIC) approved the import of Class A LLRW from the
Province of Ontario, Canada into the NWIC for disposal at the
EnergySolutions' Clive, Utah disposal facility (non-public ADAMS
Accession No. ML26204A205). This authorizing resolution limits the
volume of waste to 1,305,000 cubic yards and describes additional
permitting and licensing requirements that EnergySolutions must satisfy
prior to disposal, such as obtaining an import waste permit from the
NRC and a General Site Access Permit from the Utah Department of
Environmental Quality Division of Waste Management and Radiation
Control.
III. Opportunity To Comment
The NRC is providing notice of the receipt of the application and
providing the opportunity to submit written comments concerning the
actions in this application. Within 30 days from the date of
publication of this notice, persons may submit written comments
regarding the proposed import of Class A LLRW, as provided in section
110.81 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
``Written comments.'' The NRC will consider and may, if appropriate,
respond to these comments, but such comments will not otherwise
constitute part of the decisional record. Comments should be submitted
as described in the ``Addresses'' section of this notice.
IV. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To
Intervene
Within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice any
person may file a request for a hearing or petition for leave to
intervene with respect to the actions in this notice. A hearing request
or petition for leave to intervene must include the information
specified in 10 CFR 110.82(b). Any request for hearing or petition for
leave to intervene shall be served by the requestor or petitioner in
accordance with 10 CFR 110.89(a), either by delivery, by mail, or filed
with the NRC electronically in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule
(72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562; August 3,
2012). Detailed guidance on electronic submissions may be found in the
``Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13031A056) and on the NRC's public website (<a href="https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html">https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html</a>).
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the
Office of the Secretary by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4e062b2f3c272029600a212d252b3a0e203c2d60292138"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7efc2c6d5cec9c089e3c8c4ccc2d3e7c9d5c489c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>, or by
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID)
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the proceeding if the
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
The information concerning this application for an import license
follows.
NRC Import License Application
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Application Information
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Name of Applicant............ EnergySolutions, LLC.
Date of Application.......... June 5, 2026.
Application No............... IW035.
Docket No.................... 11006679.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML26204A205.
Description of Waste
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Waste Type................... Class A LLRW generated by the civilian
nuclear power industry within the
Province of Ontario, Canada.
Total Quantity............... 130,800 cubic yards (100 TBq).
End Use...................... Disposal at the EnergySolutions disposal
facility in Clive, Utah.
Initiation Country........... Canada.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
Dated: August 5, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Skeen,
Director, Office of International Programs.
[FR Doc. 2026-16115 Filed 8-6-26; 8:45 am]
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