[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24832-24833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11913]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 70-7001, and 70-7002]


United States Enrichment Corporation, Paducah and Portsmouth 
Gaseous Diffusion Plants, Notice of Receipt of Application for 
Certification Renewal For the Gaseous Diffusion Plants and Notice of 
Public Comment Period

I. Receipt of Application and Availability of Documents

    Notice is hereby given that the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC or the Commission) has received by letters dated April 15, 1998, 
applications from the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) for 
the renewal of the certification of the gaseous diffusion plants (GDPs) 
located near Paducah, Kentucky and Piketon, Ohio. The NRC issued the 
initial certification for the GDPs on November 26, 1996 and assumed 
regulatory oversight for the GDPs on March 3, 1997. The USEC renewal 
requests are for a five-year period. The USEC applications for renewal 
do not contain any changes to the existing documentation; previous 
applications, statements, and reports are incorporated by reference 
into the renewal application. The USEC application for the renewal of 
the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is based on USEC's previous 
Application, as revised through Revision 24 dated April 15, 1998, and 
USEC's previous Compliance Plan, as revised through Revision 7 dated 
March 20, 1998. No additional changes to the application or Compliance 
Plan are being requested. The USEC application for the renewal of the 
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant is based on USEC's previous 
application, as revised through Revision 19 dated April 15, 1998, and 
USEC's previous Compliance Plan, as revised through Revision 6 dated 
March 12, 1998. No additional changes to the Application or Compliance 
Plan are being requested.
    Copies of the renewal application for certification (except for 
classified and proprietary portions which are withheld in accordance 
with 10 CFR 2.790, ``Availability of Public Records'') are available 
for public inspection and copying at the Commission's Public Document 
Room (PDR) in the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20555 and in the Local Public Document Rooms (LPDRs) established for 
these facilities. A copy of the application for the Paducah plant is 
available at the Paducah Public Library, 555 Washington Street, 
Paducah, Kentucky 42003. A copy of the application for the Portsmouth 
plant is available at the Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia 
Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662. Copies of related correspondence and 
staff evaluations (except for portions withheld in accordance with 10 
CFR 2.790) will also be made available at these public document rooms.

II. Notice of Comment Period

    Any interested party may submit written comments on the renewal 
application for certification for either the Paducah plant or the 
Portsmouth plant for consideration by the staff. To be certain of 
consideration, comments must be received by June 19, 1998.
    Comments received after the due date will be considered if it is 
practical to do so, but the Commission is able to assure consideration 
only for comments received on or before this date. Written comments on 
the application should be mailed to the Chief, Rules Review and

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Directives Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555, or may be hand delivered to 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. 
Federal workdays. Comments should be legible and reproducible, and 
include the name, affiliation (if any), and address of the commentor. 
All comments received by the Commission will be made available for 
public inspection at the Commission's Document Room located in 
Washington, DC and the Local Public Document Rooms located in Paducah, 
Kentucky and Portsmouth, Ohio. In accordance with 10 CFR 76.62 and 
76.64, a member of the public must submit written comments to petition 
the Commission requesting review of the Director's decision on 
certification renewal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Merri Horn, (301) 415-8126 or Mr. 
Yawar Faraz, (301) 415-8113; Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of April 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carl J. Paperiello,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-11913 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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