[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3980-3981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1731]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40-8027]


Notice of Consideration of Amendment Request for Sequoyah Fuels 
Corp., Gore, Oklahoma and Opportunity for a Hearing

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering

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issuance of a license amendment (LA) to materials license SUB-1010 
issued to Sequoyah Fuels Corp. (SFC), to remove license conditions 
controlling flammable substances near the uranium hexafluoride 
(UF6) cylinders at its site near Gore, Oklahoma, per SFC 
request dated November 19, 1999.
    On November 21, 1994, SFC requested a license amendment to remove 
the requirements for an emergency plan (EP) because the facility was no 
longer operating. License conditions to preclude a uranium uptake by 
members of the public from postulated fire involving UF6 
cylinders were added to the license. LA number 20 was approved on 
February 1, 1995.
    In 1998, SFC commenced activities to wash all remaining cylinders. 
SFC has completed cylinder washing, thereby removing the residual 
UF6, so the postulated fire-related event could not result 
in a uranium uptake by a member of the public. Therefore, SFC wishes to 
remove the license conditions. An NRC administrative review, documented 
in a letter to SFC dated December 22, 1999, found the request for a LA 
acceptable to begin a technical review.
    If the NRC approves the LA, the approval will be documented in a LA 
to NRC's license SUB-1010. However, before approving the proposed LA, 
NRC will need to make the 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.
    NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an 
application for an amendment of a license falling within the scope of 
Subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in Materials 
Licensing Proceedings,'' of NRC's rules of 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: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738; 
between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm Federal workdays; or
    2. By mail, telegram, or facsimile addressed to: 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 must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, 
to:
    1. The applicant, Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, PO Box 610, Gore, 
Oklahoma, Attention: Mr. John Ellis, and;
    2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for 
Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, 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 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 circumstance establishing that the request for a hearing is 
timely in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(d).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:  The application for the LA and supporting 
documentation are available for inspection on NRC's Public Electronic 
Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/ NRC/ADAMS/index.html. Questions 
with respect to this action should be referred to Mr. James Shepherd, 
Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: (301) 415-6712. Fax: (301) 415-
5398.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of January 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Larry W. Camper,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 00-1731 Filed 1-24-00; 8:45 am]
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