[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9451-9452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4277]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No.: 70-7016; NRC-2009-0157]
Notice of Receipt and Availability of Environmental Report
Supplement 2 for the Proposed GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment Laser-
Based Uranium Enrichment Facility
On January 13, 2009, GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment, LLC (GLE)
was granted an exemption to file its environmental report in advance of
its license application. GLE submitted its Environmental Report (ER) on
January 30, 2009 (ML090910573), that proposes the construction,
operation, and decommissioning of a laser-based uranium enrichment
facility. The proposed facility would be located approximately six
miles north of the City of Wilmington in New Hanover County, North
Carolina.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission)
published a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) on the proposed action and the opportunity for public
comment on the scope of issues to be considered in the EIS (74 FR
16237) (April 9, 2009). The comment period was extended to allow
members of the public to review the publicly available portions of the
license application (July 24, 2009), (74 FR 36781). The license
application was submitted on June 26, 2009, (ML091871003).
On May 8, 2009, the NRC granted an exemption to authorize GLE to
conduct site preparation and pre-construction activities on the
Wilmington site. GLE submitted Supplement 1 to its ER on July 13, 2009,
GLE Environmental Report Supplement 1--Early Construction
(ML092100577). Supplement 1 distinguishes between the environmental
impacts of pre-construction activities covered by the exemption and NRC
authorized construction activities which will not be undertaken unless
a license is granted. On November 13, 2009, GLE submitted Supplement 2
to its ER, GLE Environmental Report Supplement 2--Revised Roadway and
Entrance (ML093240135). Supplement 2 provides information describing
the environmental impacts associated with revising the location of the
entrance and roadway into the Wilmington site.
On January 13, 2010, the NRC issued an order that announced the
receipt of an application from GLE for a license to possess and use
source, byproduct, and special nuclear material and to enrich natural
uranium to a maximum of 8 percent U-235 by a laser-based enrichment
process. This order also included the Notice of Consideration of
Issuance of License; Notice of Hearing and Commission Order; and Order
Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards
Information and Safeguards Information for Contention Preparation (75
FR 1819) (January 13, 2010).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general or technical information
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associated with the licensing review of the GLE application, please
contact Mr. Timothy Johnson at (301) 492-3121 or
[email protected]. For general information about the
environmental review process, please contact Ms. Jennifer A. Davis at
(301) 415-3835 or [email protected].
Copies of GLE's application, safety analysis report, ER, and
supplements to its ER (except for portions subject to withholding from
public inspection in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Availability of
Public Records) are available to the public at the Commission's Public
Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, 20852. These documents are
also available for review and copying using any of the following
methods: (1) Enter the NRC's GE Laser Enrichment Facility Licensing Web
site at http://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/laser.html#2a; (2)
enter the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS) at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, where the
accession numbers for GLE's license application (ML091871003), ER
(ML090910573), Supplement 1 to the ER (ML092100577), and Supplement 2
to the ER (ML093240135); (3) contact the NRC's PDR reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, faxing a request to 301-415-3548, or by e-mail to
[email protected]. Hard copies of the documents are available from the PDR
for a fee.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of February 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Patrice M. Bubar,
Deputy Director, Environmental Protection and Performance Assessment
Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection,
Office of Federal and State Materials, and Environmental Management
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-4277 Filed 3-1-10; 8:45 am]
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