[Federal Register: May 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 84)]
[Notices]
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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 hearingdocket@nrc.gov. 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
OGCmailcenter@nrc.gov.
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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