[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36605-36606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17451]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40-8006]


Consideration of License Amendment to Kerr-McGee Corporation 
Technical Center and Opportunity for Hearing

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of consideration of amendment request and opportunity 
for a hearing.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering issuance 
of a license amendment to Material License No. SUB-986, issued to the 
Kerr-McGee Corporation, to perform remediation in accordance with the 
submitted decommissioning plan of its Technical Center in Oklahoma 
City, Oklahoma, and leading to release of the property for unrestricted 
use and subsequent termination of its license.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blair Spitzberg, Ph.D., Chief, Fuel 
Cycle and Decommissioning Branch at (817) 860-8191 or Rachel Carr, FCDB 
at (817) 276-6552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 5, 2001, the licensee submitted a 
decommissioning plan (DP) to the NRC for review that summarized the 
decommissioning activities which will be undertaken to remediate the 
Kerr-McGee Technical Center located in Oklahoma County approximately 15 
miles northwest of downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Kerr-McGee 
Technical Center was established in 1963 to provide a research and 
development facility for conducting chemical and radiological analyses 
for testing and calibration of instrumentation used for mineral 
prospecting and small-scale laboratory experiments to develop and prove 
new or proposed changes to processes for the extraction and 
purification of uranium and thorium. On April 5, 2001, the licensee 
submitted a decommissioning plan and license amendment request for 
unrestricted release of the site and subsequent termination of the 
license. The NRC will require the licensee to remediate the site to 
meet NRC's decommissioning criteria and, during decommissioning 
activities, to maintain doses within NRC requirements and as low as 
reasonably achievable.

NRC Approval Process

    Prior to approving the decommissioning plan, NRC will have made 
findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and 
NRC's regulations. The Kerr-McGee Technical Center falls under Type III 
decommissioning facility requirements as defined in NUREG/BR-0241. In 
addition, the licensee's activities are covered under the categorical 
exclusion in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(14)(v), ``use of radioactive materials for 
research and development and for educational purposes.'' The final 
approval of the decommissioning plan will be incorporated into the 
license as a license amendment. Facilities under Type III 
decommissioning requirements will receive a confirmatory survey and a 
closeout inspection by the NRC. If the confirmatory survey results 
indicate that the licensee's evaluation of the final radiological 
status of the site is statistically valid and meets NRC's criteria and 
NRC has determined that the Final Status Survey demonstrates that the 
site satisfies NRC requirements, the site is suitable for release from 
regulatory control. At the time of release of the site or termination 
of the license, a subsequent Federal Register notice will be published 
to announce the intent of the NRC Staff to release the site for 
unrestricted use or to terminate the license.

Documents

    The Decommissioning Plan submitted by Kerr-McGee Corporation is 
available for public inspection from the Publicly Available Records 
(PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible 
from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the 
Public Electronic Reading Room). Assistance with the Public Electronic 
Reading Room may be obtained by calling (800) 397-4209.

Notice of Opportunity for Hearing

    The NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an 
application for amendment of a license 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 the 
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.

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    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 
Office of the Secretary at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville MD 20852-2738; or
    2. By mail, telegram or facsimile addressed to the Secretary, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Attention: 
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
    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(h);
    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(d)--that is, filed within 30 days 
of the date of this notice.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(f), each request for a hearing 
must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
    1. The applicant, Kerr-McGee Corporation, Kerr-McGee Technical 
Center, 123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73125; and
    2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the General Counsel, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, or by mail 
addressed to the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555.

    Dated at Arlington, Texas, this 3rd day of July, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
D. Blair Spitzberg,
Chief, Fuel Cycle and Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear 
Materials Safety, Region IV.
[FR Doc. 01-17451 Filed 7-11-01; 8:45 am]
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