[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13076-13077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6824]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No.: 040-07924]
Schott Glass Technologies, Inc., License Termination Request,
Opportunity for Hearing and Notification of Public Meeting on
Licensee's Termination Request
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of intent to terminate the NRC license for the Schott
Glass Technologies, Inc. (Schott) facility located in Duryea,
Pennsylvania, notice of a public meeting, and notice of opportunity for
a hearing for release of the site for unrestricted use.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
granting the license termination for Source Material License No. STB-
988, requested by Schott Glass Technologies, Inc. (the licensee),
Duryea, Pennsylvania. The NRC has determined that remediation of
residual radioactive contamination, as a result of past operations with
NRC licensed material in buildings and in exterior areas on the site,
has successfully been completed and the facility meets the NRC Criteria
for release for unrestricted use, which were identified in the ``Action
Plan to Ensure Timely Cleanup of Site Decommissioning Management Plan
Sites'' (57 FR 13389-13392, April 16, 1992).
The NRC hereby provides notice of an opportunity to meet with the
NRC staff to discuss the following: (1) The licensee's site remediation
actions and final status survey; (2) the NRC confirmatory inspections
including independent sampling; and (3) the proposed action to
terminate the license and remove the site from the Site Decommissioning
Management Plan (SDMP). The meeting will be held on March 23, 1998,
from 7 to 9 p.m., at Victoria Inns located on Route 315, in Pittston
Township, Pennsylvania.
Waste glass materials from manufacturing glass, including thoriated
glass, which contained thorium concentrations that met the NRC
definition of source material, were placed in a parabolic-shaped
landfill area on the licensee's property from 1969 until 1980. Based on
the licensee's site characterization data, the thoriated glass volume
is approximately 0.01% of the fill area. Fixed residual contamination
was also identified in localized areas where the thorium had been
stored and processed in the manufacturing building. Schott's current
NRC license authorized possession of this glass and residual
contamination incident to decommissioning only. By letter dated January
22, 1997, Schott informed NRC that it had completed the final
decommissioning survey of the buildings and loading dock, and multi-
layered cap of the fill area at their facility located in Duryea.
Additional information in response to the NRC review of this
termination request was submitted on March 31, 1997, November 25, 1997,
and January 21, 1998. Based upon the licensee completing the required
remediation actions as represented in the above documents and the NRC
confirmatory inspection report dated March 26, 1997, NRC concluded that
the facility meets the NRC guidance for releasing the site for
unrestricted use. Notwithstanding, the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (PADEP) required some land-use restrictions as
a condition of approval of the waste management plan to address the
non-radiological hazardous materials that are regulated by PADEP.
The NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an
application for a license amendment 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(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 the
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 requestor 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);
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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(c).
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(e), each request for a hearing
must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
1. The licensee, Schott Glass Technologies, Inc, Attention: Thomas
McDonald, Manager, Environmental and Safety, 400 York Avenue, Duryea,
Pennsylvania 18642; and
2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for
Operations, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852-2738 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 application
for amendment request is available for inspection at the NRC's Public
Document Room, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20555 or at NRC's
Region I offices located at 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, PA
19406. Persons desiring to review documents at the Region I Office
should call Ms. Sheryl Villar at (610) 337-5239 several days in advance
to assure that the documents will be readily available for review.
Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 6th day of March
1998.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
A. Randolph Blough,
Director, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Region I.
[FR Doc. 98-6824 Filed 2-16-98; 8:45 am]
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