[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 144 (Thursday, July 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-18372]


[Federal Register: July 28, 1994]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Number 40-1162]


Receipt of Application From Western Nuclear, Inc. to Amend 
License Condition 75 of Source Material License SUA-56

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Licensee Request to Amend Source Material License.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (the Commission) has received, by letter dated June 14, 
1994, an application from Western Nuclear, Inc. (WN) to amend License 
Condition (LC) 75 of Source Material License No. SUA-56.
    The license amendment application proposes to modify License 
Condition 75 to change the completion dates for several uranium mill 
tailings site reclamation milestones. The new dates proposed by WN 
would extend completion of (1) placement of final radon barrier on 
portions of the disposal cells by from one to three years, (2) 
placement of erosion protection by from one to three years, and (3) 
completion of groundwater corrective action by two years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan T. Mullins, High-Level Waste and 
Uranium Recovery Projects Branch, Division of Waste Management, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 
415-6693.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The portions of License Condition 75 which 
would be revised under the proposal, with the proposed changes, would 
read as follows:
    A. (3) Placement of final radon barrier designed and constructed to 
limit radon emissions to an average flux of no more than 20 pCi/
m2/s above background for Areas 1A and 1B--December 31, 1995, for 
Areas 1C, 2A, 2B, and 2C--December 31, 1996, all as shown on map 
attachment to letter dated June 14, 1994.
    B. (1) Placement of erosion protection as part of reclamation to 
comply with Criterion 6 of Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 40--for Areas 1A 
and 1B--June 30, 1996, for Areas 1C, 2A, 2B, and 2C--June 30, 1997 and 
for Areas 3A and 3B--June 30, 1995, all as shown on map attachment to 
letter dated June 14, 1994.
    (2) Projected completion of groundwater corrective actions to meet 
performance objectives specified in the groundwater corrective action 
plan--December 31, 1996.
    WN's application to amend License Condition 75 of Source Material 
License SUA-56, which describes the proposed changes to the license 
condition and the reason for the request is being made available for 
public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room at 2120 L 
Street, NW (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555.
    Any person whose interest may be affected by the issuance of this 
license amendment may file a request for hearing. A request for hearing 
must be filed with the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555, within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register; be served on the NRC staff 
(Executive Director for Operations, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852); be served on the licensee 
(Western Nuclear, Inc., Union Plaza Suite 300, 200 Union Boulevard, 
Lakewood, CO 80228); and must comply with the requirements set forth in 
the Commission's regulations, 10 CFR 2.105 and 2.714. The request for 
hearing must set forth with particularity the interest of the 
petitioner in the proceedings and how that interest may be affected by 
the results of the proceedings, including the reasons why the request 
should be granted, with particular reference to the following factors:
    1. The nature of the petitioner's right under the Atomic Energy 
Act, to be made a party to the proceedings;
    2. The nature and extent of the petitioner's property, financial or 
other interest in the proceedings; and
    3. The possible effect on the petitioner's interest, of any order 
which may be entered in the proceedings.
    The request must also set forth the specific aspect or aspects of 
the subject matter of the proceeding as to which petitioner wishes a 
hearing.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of July 1994.
Daniel M. Gillen,
Acting Chief, High-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch, 
Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 94-18372 Filed 7-27-94; 8:45 am]
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