[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20039-20040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10634]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 070-143; License SNM-124]


Consideration of License Renewal Request for the Nuclear Fuel 
Services, Inc., Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Facility in Erwin, 
Tennessee, and Opportunity for a Hearing

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering renewal of 
Special Nuclear Material License SNM-124 (SNM-124), issued to Nuclear 
Fuel Services, Inc., (the licensee), for continued operation of its 
nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Erwin, Tennessee. The facility 
manufactures high-enriched uranium fuel for U.S. Navy nuclear reactors 
and processes enriched uranium material and waste received from other 
facilities.
    Prior to approving the renewal 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 renewal of the 
license will be documented in the issuance of a renewed license for 
SNM-124.
    The NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an 
application for renewal 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 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(c). A request for 
a hearing must be filed within thirty (30) days of the date of 
publication of this Federal Register notice.
    The request for a hearing must be filed with the Office of 
Secretary either:
    1. By delivery to the Docketing and Service Branch 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, DC 20555. Attention: Docketing and 
Service 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 requestor should be permitted 
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in 
Sec. 2.1205(g);
    3. The requester'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(c).
    In accordance with 10 CFR Sec. 2.1205(e), each request for a 
hearing must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail to:
    1. The applicant, Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., P.O. Box 337, MS 
123,

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Erwin, Tennessee 37650-9718; Attention: Dr. Thomas Baer; 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.
    For further details with respect to this action, the license 
renewal request dated April 26, 1996, is available for inspection at 
the NRC's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20555.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of April 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael F. Weber,
Chief, Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, 
NMSS.
[FR Doc. 97-10634 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am]
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