[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21119]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-267]


Notice of Termination

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of the Termination of the Public Service Company of 
Colorado Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Generating Station License.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is noticing the 
termination of the Public Service Company of Colorado's Fort St. Vrain 
(FSV) Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1, License DPR-34, (NRC Docket 
File No. 50-267), located near Platteville, Colorado.

Background

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is terminating the 
operating license of the decommissioned Fort St. Vrain Nuclear 
Generating Station (License DPR-34) near Platteville, Colorado, and 
releasing the site for unrestricted use, as requested by the licensee, 
Public Service Company of Colorado.
    The nuclear power plant, located 35 miles north of Denver, received 
its operating license in 1973. It was a high-temperature, gas-cooled 
reactor, capable of producing 330 megawatts of electricity.
    NRC conducted 24 inspections at Fort St. Vrain in connection with 
the company's decommissioning activities. The most recent inspections 
(inspections conducted from February 1996 through January 1997) focused 
on supporting the final radiation survey review. The NRC's confirmatory 
radiation survey affirmed that the licensee's final survey results 
demonstrated that the site met the Commission's criteria for 
unrestricted release.
    On March 10, 1997, the NRC noticed the receipt of the Fort St. 
Vrain Termination Plan and provided an opportunity for a hearing, but 
no requests were received. A public meeting was held on December 3, 
1996, in the vicinity of the plant, as required under 10 CFR 
50.82(a)(9)(iii), to discuss the termination of the license and no 
adverse comments were received.
    On the basis of the decommissioning activities conducted by the 
licensee, the NRC review of the licensee's termination survey final 
report, the results of the NRC inspections, and the results of NRC 
confirmatory surveys, the NRC concludes that the decommissioning 
process is complete and the site and facility are suitable to be 
released for unrestricted use.

Action

    Consistent with NRC's revised decommissioning regulations, 
specifically 10 CFR 50.82(a)(11), the NRC has released the facility and 
site for unrestricted use and terminated the NRC Nuclear Power Facility 
License DPR-34 (NRC Docket File No. 50-267).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Clayton L. Pittiglio, Project 
Manager, Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch, Division 
of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-7-F27, Washington, DC 
20555-0001. Telephone (301) 415-6702.

    Dated at Rockville, MD this 5th day of August 1997.
    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. N. Hickey,
Chief, Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch, Division of 
Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 97-21119 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]
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