[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51033-51034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21654]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-8027]
Notice of Receipt of License Amendment Request From the Sequoyah
Fuels Corp. To Approve a Ground Water Corrective Action Plan for Its
Gore, Oklahoma Facility, and Opportunity To Request a Hearing
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of consideration of license amendment request to approve
a ground water action plan, and opportunity to request a hearing.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myron Fliegel, Fuel Cycle Facilities
Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: (301) 415-6629; Fax: (301) 415-
5955; and/or by e-mail: mhf1@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received, by
letter dated June 16, 2003, a request from Sequoyah Fuels Corp. (SFC)
for approval of a license amendment to Materials License SUB-1010 to
approve its proposed ground water corrective action plan.
The SFC facility, a nuclear fuel cycle facility located near Gore,
Oklahoma, operated from 1970 to 1993. In response to a request from
SFC, on December 11, 2002, NRC amended the license to allow possession
of 11e.(2) byproduct material, in addition to source material. In its
request, SFC proposes a program to clean up ground water at its site to
appropriate standards and is designed to meet the requirements in 10
CFR part 40, appendix A.
The staff will review SFC's request for conformance with 10 CFR
parts 20 and 40, using NUREG-1620, ``Standard Review Plan for the
Review of a Reclamation Plan for Mill Tailings Sites Under Title II of
the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act'' and other applicable
agency regulations and guidance. If NRC approves SFC's request, the
approval will be documented in an amendment to SFC's license. However,
before approving the request, NRC will need to make the findings
required by the AEA and NRC regulations. These findings will be
documented in a Technical Evaluation Report and an Environmental Impact
Statement.
II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing
The NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an
application for an amendment of a license falling within the scope of
Subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in Materials
and Operator Licensing Proceedings'' of NRC's rules and practice for
domestic licensing proceedings in 10 CFR part 2. Pursuant to Sec.
2.1205(a), any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding
may file a request for a hearing in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(d). A
request for a hearing must be filed within 30 days of the publication
of this Federal Register notice.
The request for a hearing must be filed with the Office of the
Secretary, either:
(1) By delivery to the Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff of the
Office of the Secretary of the Commission at One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15
p.m., Federal workdays; or
(2) By mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Rulemaking and
Adjudications Staff. Because of continuing disruptions in the delivery
of mail to United States Government offices, it is requested that
requests for hearing also be transmitted to the Secretary of the
Commission either by means of facsimile transmission to (301) 415-1101,
or by e-mail to hearingdocket@nrc.gov.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(f), each request for a hearing
must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
(1) The applicant, Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, P.O. Box 610, Gore
Oklahoma, Attention: Mr. John Ellis; and
(2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the Office of the General
Counsel, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Federal workdays, or by mail
addressed to the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Because of continuing disruptions in
the delivery of mail to United States Government offices, it is
requested that requests for hearing also be transmitted to the Office
of the General Counsel, either by means of facsimile transmission to
(301) 415-3725, or by e-mail to OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov.
In addition to meeting other applicable requirements of 10 CFR part
2 of the NRC's regulations, a request for a hearing filed by a person
other than an applicant must describe in detail:
(1) The interest of the requestor;
(2) How that interest may be affected by the results of the
proceeding, including the reasons why the requestor should be permitted
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in Sec.
2.1205(h);
(3) The requestor's areas of concern about the licensing activity
that is the subject matter of the proceeding; and
(4) The circumstances establishing that the request for a hearing
is timely in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(d).
III. Further Information
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's ``Rules of Practice,''
details with respect to this action, including the application for
amendment and supporting documentation, are available electronically
for public inspection and copying from the Publicly Available Records
(PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible
from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html. These
documents may also be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC
Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of August, 2003.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Myron H. Fliegel,
Senior Project Manager, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel
Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 03-21654 Filed 8-22-03; 8:45 am]
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