[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21778-21779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10694]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 040-08778]


Notice of Consideration of Amendment Request for Molycorp, 
Washington, PA, Site and Opportunity for a Hearing

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of a license amendment to Source Materials License SMB-1393 
issued to Molycorp, Inc., (Molycorp), to allow for an alternate 
decommissioning schedule for its Washington, PA, site. Molycorp's 
license currently requires Molycorp to decommission by August 2002, 
which is within 2 years of the date that the decommissioning plan was 
approved. Molycorp has found that a number of buildings overlie 
contaminated areas which affects the determination of the volume of 
contaminated material and, therefore, the time it will take to clean up 
the site. Molycorp, Inc. proposes to decommission under an alternate 
decommissioning schedule using a phased approach. The buildings on-site 
will be demolished and the soils will be characterized to determine an 
estimated volume of contaminated material. Molycorp, Inc. will excavate 
the contaminated soils and transport them off-site to an NRC approved 
facility. Molycorp's proposed alternate decommissioning schedule shows 
that all decommissioning activities will be completed by the end of 
2004. Molycorp's request is contained in a letter to NRC dated February 
19, 2002.
    If the NRC approves this request, the approval will be documented 
in a license amendment to NRC License SMB-1393. However, before 
approving the proposed amendment, the 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 by hand delivery to: Rulemaking and Adjudications 
Staff of the Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
at the White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 
facsimile (301-415-1101) or mailing to: The Secretary, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Because of continuing 
disruptions in delivery of mail to U.S. government offices, it is 
requested that copies of requests for hearings or petitions for leave 
to intervene be transmitted by facsimile, as noted above, or by e-mail 
to [email protected]. 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, Molycorp, Inc., 300 Caldwell Avenue, Washington, 
PA 15301, Attention: George Dawes, and,
    2. The NRC staff, addressed to the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD 20852, or by mail addressed to the General Council, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Because of 
continuing disruptions in delivery of mail to United States government 
offices, it is requested that copies be transmitted either by means of 
facsimile transmission to 301-415-3725, or by e-mail to the 
[email protected].
    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 CONTACT: The application for the license 
amendment and supporting documentation are available for inspection at 
NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html. Any questions with respect to this action should be 
referred to Tom McLaughlin, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste 
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Telephone: (301) 415-5869. Fax: (301) 415-5398.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of April 2002.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tom McLaughlin,
Project Manager, Facilities Decommissioning Section, Decommissioning 
Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 02-10694 Filed 4-30-02; 8:45 am]
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