[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 114 (Thursday, June 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32922-32924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11515]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-243]
The Oregon State University; Notice of Acceptance for Docketing
of the Application and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Regarding
Renewal of the Oregon State University Research Reactor Facility
License No. R-106 for an Additional 20-Year Period
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is
considering an application for the renewal of Facility License No. R-
106, which authorizes the Oregon State University (the licensee) to
operate the Oregon State University Research Reactor (OSTR) at a
maximum steady-state thermal power of 1.1 megawatts (MW) thermal power.
The renewed license would authorize the applicant to operate the OSTR
for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the current
license. The current license for the OSTR expired on August 15, 2006.
On October 5, 2004, as supplemented on August 8, 2005, May 24,
2006, November 10, 2006 and November 21, 2006, the Commission's staff
received an application from the licensee filed pursuant to 10 CFR part
50.51(a), to renew Facility License No. R-106 for the OSTR. Because the
license renewal application was filed in a timely manner in accordance
with 10 CFR 2.109, the license will not be deemed to have expired until
the license renewal application has been finally determined.
The Commission's staff has determined that the licensee has
submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR 50.33 and
50.34 that the application is acceptable for docketing. The current
Docket No. 50-243 for Facility License No. R-106, will be retained. The
docketing of the renewal application does not preclude requesting
additional information as the review proceeds, nor does it predict
whether the Commission will grant or deny the application. Prior to a
decision to renew the license, the Commission will have made findings
required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and
the Commission's rules and regulations.
Within sixty (60) days after the date of publication of this
Federal Register Notice, the applicant may file a request for a
hearing, and any person whose interest may be affected by this
proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding
must file a written request for a hearing and a petition for leave to
intervene with respect to the renewal of the license. Requests for a
hearing and a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed in
accordance with the Commission's ``Rules of Practice for Domestic
Licensing Proceedings'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should
consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is available at the
Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852
and is accessible from the Agency Public Electronic Reading Room on the
Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/cfr. Persons who do not have access to the NRC Web site or
who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in the
Electronic Reading Room should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, or by e-mail at [email protected]. If a request for a hearing
or a petition for leave to intervene is filed within the 60-day period,
the Commission or a presiding officer designated by the Commission or
by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing
Board
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Panel will rule on the request and/or petition; and the Secretary or
the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
will issue a notice of a hearing or an appropriate order. In the event
that no request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is
filed within the 60-day period, the NRC may, upon completion of its
evaluations and upon making the findings required under 10 CFR parts 50
and 51, renew the license without further notice.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene
shall set forth with the particular interest of the petitioner in the
proceeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of the
proceeding. The petition must specifically explain the reasons why
intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the
following factors: (1) The nature of the requestor's/petitioner's right
under the Atomic Energy Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (2)
the nature and extent of the requester's/petitioner's property,
financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (3) the possible
effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the proceeding
on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The petition must also set
forth the specific contentions which the petitioner/requestor seeks to
have litigated at the proceeding.
Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue
of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the
requestor/petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases of
each contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or the
expert opinion that supports the contention on which the requestor/
petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing.
The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those specific
sources and documents of which the requestor/petitioner is aware and on
which the requestor/petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts
or expert opinion. The requestor/ petitioner must provide sufficient
information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on
a material issue of law or fact.\1\
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\1\ To the extent that the applications contain attachments and
supporting documents that are not publicly available because they
are asserted to contain safeguards or proprietary information,
petitioners desiring access to this information should contact the
applicant or applicant's counsel and discuss the need for a
protective order.
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Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the
action under consideration. The contention must be one that, if proven,
would entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief. A requestor/
petitioner who fails to satisfy these requirements with respect to at
least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
Each contention shall be given a separate numeric or alpha
designation within one of the following groups:
1. Technical--primarily concerns/issues relating to technical and/
or health and safety matters discussed or referenced in the applicant's
safety analysis for the OSTR license renewal application.
2. Environmental--primarily concerns issues relating to matters
discussed or referenced in the Environmental Report for the license
renewal application.
3. Miscellaneous--does not fall into one of the categories outlined
above.
As specified in 10 CFR 2.309, if two or more requestors/petitioners
seek to co-sponsor a contention, the requestors/petitioners shall
jointly designate a representative who shall have the authority to act
for the requestors/petitioners with respect to that contention. If a
requestor/petitioner seeks to adopt the contention of another
sponsoring requestor/petitioner, the requestor/petitioner who seeks to
adopt the contention must either agree that the sponsoring requestor/
petitioner shall act as the representative with respect to that
contention, or jointly designate with the sponsoring requestor/
petitioner a representative who shall have the authority to act for the
requestors/petitioners with respect to that contention.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding,
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene,
and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the
hearing. A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene
must be filed by: (1) First class mail addressed to the Office of the
Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications
Staff; (2) courier, express mail, and expedited delivery services:
Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and
Adjudications Staff; (3) E-mail addressed to the Office of the
Secretary, (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, [email protected];
or (4) facsimile transmission addressed to the Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC., Attention:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff at 301-415-1101, verification
number is 301-415-1966. A copy of the request for hearing and petition
for leave to intervene must also be sent to the Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
and it is requested that copies be transmitted either by means of
facsimile transmission to 301-415-3725 or by e-mail to
[email protected]. A copy of the request for hearing and petition
for leave to intervene should also be sent to the licensee. The
licensee's contact for this is Dr. Steven R. Reese, Director, Radiation
Center, Oregon State University, 100 Radiation Center, Corvallis, OR
97331-5903.
Non-timely requests and/or petitions and contentions will not be
entertained absent a determination by the Commission, the presiding
officer, or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that the petition,
request and/or contentions should be granted based on a balancing of
the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.309 (c)(1)(i)-(viii).
Detailed guidance which the NRC uses to review applications for the
renewal of non-power reactor licenses can be found in the document
NUREG-1537, entitled ``Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing
Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors,'' can be obtained
from the Commission's PDR. The NRC maintains an Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image
files of NRC's public documents. The detailed review guidance (NUREG-
1537) may be accessed through the NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room
on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under ADAMS
accession number ML042430055 for part one and ML042430048 for part two.
Copies of the application to renew the facility license for the OSTR
are available for public inspection at the Commission's PDR, located at
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland 20852-2738. The initial application and other related
documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public Electronic Reading
Room, at the address mentioned above, under ADAMS Accession Nos.:
ML071430452, ML043270077, ML071300010, ML052290051, ML061310209,
ML061510355, ML062060026, ML063210182, and ML063320500. Persons who do
not have access to ADAMS, or if there are problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, may contact the NRC Public Document Room
Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
[email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of June 2007.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Daniel Collins,
Branch Chief, Research and Test Reactors Branch A, Division of Policy
and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E7-11515 Filed 6-13-07; 8:45 am]
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