[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 217 (Monday, November 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60534-60535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29616]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-7580]
Consideration of License Amendment Request for the Fansteel,
Inc., Facility in Muskogee, OK and an Opportunity for Hearing
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of consideration of license amendment request for the
Fansteel, Inc., Facility in Muskogee, Oklahoma and an opportunity for
hearing.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering amendment of
Source Material License SMB-911, issued to Fansteel, Inc., for
modification of the operation at its processing facility in Muskogee,
Oklahoma. Fansteel is authorized to reprocess acid ``Work-In-Progress
(WIP)'' residues, which were generated from previous operations at its
facility, to extract tantalum, niobium and scandium. The WIP residues
contain, by weight, more than 0.05 percent natural uranium and thorium,
which are source materials and require an NRC license under 10 CFR Part
40. Fansteel has requested an amendment of its license to authorize
processing of wastewater treatment residues concurrently with the WIP
residues and to generate three additional products: calcium sulfate,
sodium sulfate, and sodium fluoroaluminate.
Prior to approving the amendment application, NRC will have made
findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and
NRC's regulations. These findings will be documented in a Safety
Evaluation Report and an Environmental Assessment. The amendment of the
license will be documented in the issuance of an amended SMB-911
license.
The NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an
application for amendment of a license falling within the scope of
Subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in Materials
Licensing Proceedings,'' of NRC's rules and practice for domestic
licensing proceedings in 10 CFR Part 2. Pursuant to Section 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 thirty (30) days of the date of
publication of the Federal Register Notice.
The request for a hearing must be filed with the Office of the
Secretary either:
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(1) By delivery to the Docketing and Services Branch of the Office
of the Secretary at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD 20852-2738; or
(2) By mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and
Services Branch.
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 requester in the proceeding;
(2) How that interest may be affected by the results of the
proceeding, including the reasons why the requester should be permitted
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in
Sec. 2.1205 (h);
(3) The requester's concerns in the area of 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).
Each request for a hearing must also be served, by delivering it
personally or by mail to:
(1) The applicant, Fansteel, Inc. to the attention of Mr. John
Hunter, Number Ten Tantalum Place, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 74403-9296; and
(2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for
Operations, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852; or by mail addressed to the Executive Director for Operations,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
Any hearing that is requested and granted will be held in
accordance with the NRC's Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications
in Material Licensing Proceedings in 10 CFR Part 2, Subpart L.
For further details with respect to this action, the licensee's
renewed license dated September 30, 1997, and amendment application
dated July 30, 1997, are available for inspection at the NRC's Public
Document Room, 2120 L Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555. Questions
should be referred to NRC's project manager for the Fansteel, Inc.,
facility, Susan D. Chotoo, at (301) 415-8102.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of October, 1997.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael F. Weber,
Chief, Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 97-29616 Filed 11-7-97; 8:45 am]
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