[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 392-393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-83]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-2259]
Notice of Request to Terminate Source Material, License SUA-1524,
for the Green Mountain Ion-Exchange Site in Fremont County, WY and
Opportunity to Provide Comments and to Request a Hearing
I. Introduction
The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received, by
letter dated October 24, 2002, a final status survey (completion)
report for the decommissioned Green Mountain Ion-Exchange (GMIX) site
near Jeffrey City, Wyoming, and a request to terminate the U.S. Energy
Corporation (USEC) license SUA-1524 for the site.
The GMIX site is located in the Crooks Gap Mining District in
Fremont County. The facility consisted of two buildings and two
settling ponds and separated uranium from mine water by the ion-
exchange process. The facility ceased operation in 1987. When USEC
bought the property in 1988, the NRC granted a ``possession only''
source material license. The facility remained in stand-by status and
USEC submitted a decommissioning plan in 1993 that was approved, after
modifications, in 1996. USEC requested a delay in initiation of
decommissioning that was granted September 20, 1999. Building
demolition and soil removal was accomplished in 2001.
The NRC staff has initiated review of the completion report and
indicated, by electronic mail on November 25, 2002, that the submittal
was incomplete. The licensee provided additional data by letter dated
November 26, 2002, that completes the report. The NRC staff is now
preparing a technical evaluation report for the decommissioning
activities and will determine if all the applicable regulations have
been met for license termination. Letters have been received from the
site land managers, Bureau of Land Management (November 27, 2002) and
the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division
(December 4, 2002) that indicate no objection to termination of the
USEC license.
II. Opportunity To Provide Comments
The NRC is providing notice to individuals in the vicinity of the
facility that the NRC is in receipt of this request, and will accept
comments concerning this action within 30 days of the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. The comments may be provided to
the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative
Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, and should cite the publication date and
page number of this Federal Register notice. Written comments may also
be delivered to Room T-6 D59, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, from 7:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. on Federal
workdays.
III. Opportunity To Request a Hearing
The NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an
application for termination 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 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 30 days of the 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 Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff of the
Office of the Secretary of the Commission at One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852; or
(2) By mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Rulemaking and
Adjudications Staff. Because of continuing disruptions in the delivery
of mail to United States Government offices, it is requested that
requests for hearing also be transmitted to the Secretary of the
Commission either by means of facsimile transmission to 301-415-1101,
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, U.S. Energy Corporation, 877 North 8th Street,
Riverton, WY 82501, Attention: Fred Craft; 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 Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Because of continuing disruptions in
the delivery of mail to United States Government offices, it is
requested that requests for hearing be also transmitted to the Office
of the General Counsel, either by means of facsimile transmission to
301-415-3725, or by e-mail to [email protected].
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;
(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
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(4) The circumstances establishing that the request for a hearing
is timely in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(d).
IV. Other Information
The application for license termination is available for inspection
at NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (ADAMS Accession Numbers: ML023180642 and ML023440223).
Documents may also be examined and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's
Public Document Room, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. Any questions with respect to this action
should be referred to Elaine Brummett, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch,
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Mail Stop T8-A33, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: (301) 415-6606;
Fax: (301) 415-5390.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of December, 2002.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Daniel M. Gillen,
Chief, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and
Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 03-83 Filed 1-2-03; 8:45 am]
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