[Federal Register: June 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 110)]
[Notices]               
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos.: 040-08794 and 040-08778]

 
Receipt of An Amendment Request for the Temporary Storage of 
Decommissioning Waste From the Molycorp York, Pennsylvania Facility 
(License No. SMB-1408) at the Molycorp Washington, Pennsylvania 
Facility (License No. SMB-1393) and Opportunity for a Hearing

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of an amendment to Source Materials License No. SMB-1393, to 
Molycorp, Incorporated (the licensee), for the temporary (5-10 years) 
storage of waste from the former Molycorp rare earth processing 
facility (License No. SMB-1408) in York, Pennsylvania.
    The licensee submitted the amendment in a letter dated February 8, 
1996, requesting that License No. SMB-1393 be amended to allow 
temporary storage of waste from its York decommissioning operations at 
the Molycorp Washington, PA facility.
    The waste from Molycorp's York facility consists of soils from 
decommissioning waste containing thorium-232 and uranium-238, with a 
volume of approximately 3,000-5,000 cubic yards, and resulted from 
operations to recover rare earth metals from bastnaesite ore containing 
uranium and thorium which are natural components of this ore. These 
operations were conducted from April 1962 to September 24, 1993. The 
NRC will require the licensee to demonstrate that the temporary storage 
facility provides: (1) adequate containment for the waste; (2) 
sufficient monitoring of effluents during the transfer and storage 
activities and; (3) an adequate radiation protection plan to help 
maintain doses as low as reasonably achievable.
    Prior to the issuance of the proposed amendment, NRC will have made 
findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and 
NRC's regulation. These findings will be documented in a Safety 
Evaluation Report and an Environmental Assessment.
    The NRC provides notice that this is a proceeding on an application 
for a license amendment falling within the scope of Subpart L, 
``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in Materials 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 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:
    1. By delivery to the Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff of the 
Secretary at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 
20852; or
    2. By mail, telegram, or facsimile to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: 
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
    In accordance with 10 CFR Sec. 2.1205(f), each request for a 
hearing

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must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
    1. The applicant, Molycorp Incorporated, 350 North Sherman Street, 
York, Pennsylvania 17403, Attention: Mr. John Daniels, and;
    2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for 
Operations, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 
20852, between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm Federal workdays, or by mail, 
addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    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 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 circumstances 
establishing that the request for a hearing is timely in accordance 
with Sec. 2.1205(d).
    For further details with respect to this action, the application 
for amendment request is available for inspection at the NRC's Public 
Document Room, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20555.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of May 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W.N. Hickey,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 99-14580 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]
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