[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31021-31022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14580]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos.: 040-08794 and 040-08778]
Receipt of An Amendment Request for the Temporary Storage of
Decommissioning Waste From the Molycorp York, Pennsylvania Facility
(License No. SMB-1408) at the Molycorp Washington, Pennsylvania
Facility (License No. SMB-1393) and Opportunity for a Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an amendment to Source Materials License No. SMB-1393, to
Molycorp, Incorporated (the licensee), for the temporary (5-10 years)
storage of waste from the former Molycorp rare earth processing
facility (License No. SMB-1408) in York, Pennsylvania.
The licensee submitted the amendment in a letter dated February 8,
1996, requesting that License No. SMB-1393 be amended to allow
temporary storage of waste from its York decommissioning operations at
the Molycorp Washington, PA facility.
The waste from Molycorp's York facility consists of soils from
decommissioning waste containing thorium-232 and uranium-238, with a
volume of approximately 3,000-5,000 cubic yards, and resulted from
operations to recover rare earth metals from bastnaesite ore containing
uranium and thorium which are natural components of this ore. These
operations were conducted from April 1962 to September 24, 1993. The
NRC will require the licensee to demonstrate that the temporary storage
facility provides: (1) adequate containment for the waste; (2)
sufficient monitoring of effluents during the transfer and storage
activities and; (3) an adequate radiation protection plan to help
maintain doses as low as reasonably achievable.
Prior to the issuance of the proposed amendment, NRC will have made
findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and
NRC's regulation. These findings will be documented in a Safety
Evaluation Report and an Environmental Assessment.
The NRC 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 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(d). 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 Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff of the
Secretary at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852; or
2. By mail, telegram, or facsimile to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
In accordance with 10 CFR Sec. 2.1205(f), each request for a
hearing
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must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
1. The applicant, Molycorp Incorporated, 350 North Sherman Street,
York, Pennsylvania 17403, Attention: Mr. John Daniels, and;
2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for
Operations, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852, between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm Federal workdays, or by mail,
addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
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 requester should be permitted
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in
Sec. 2.1205(h);
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(d).
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.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of May 1999.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W.N. Hickey,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 99-14580 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]
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