[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 56379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27623]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-8838]
Jefferson Proving Ground, Madison, IN; Consideration of an
Amendment Request
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Consideration of an Amendment Request for Release of
the Remediated Portion of Jefferson Proving Ground (JPG), Madison, IN,
for Unrestricted Use and Amendment of the U.S. Army Source Material
License Number SUB-1435, and Opportunity for Hearing.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering two license
amendment requests for Source Material License SUB-1435, issued to the
U.S. Army, Jefferson Proving Ground (JPG), Madison, IN. The first
amendment would release, for unrestricted use, a portion of JPG. The
second amendment would transfer the license from the U.S. Army at JPG
to the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM), Aberdeen, MD.
The first amendment request involves that portion of JPG which has
been remediated to levels in compliance with the current NRC
decommissioning criteria for unrestricted release (i.e., ``Guidelines
for Decontamination of Facilities and Equipment Prior to Release for
Unrestricted Use or Termination of Licenses for Byproduct, Source, or
Special Nuclear Material,'' August 1987). This portion of the JPG site
is located south of the firing line. In a letter dated September 14,
1995, the licensee requested amendment of its license to release the
area south of the firing line for unrestricted use. In support of this
request, the licensee remediated the area south of the firing line and
submitted a final survey report. In addition, the Army has submitted a
certificate of disposition which indicated that the depleted uranium
(DU) material, that resulted from the remediation activities, was
disposed of at a licensed burial site. Subsequently, the NRC conducted
a confirmatory radiological survey of that area and submitted the
results of that survey to the Army on September 27, 1995 (Report No.
040-08838/95001/R-III). The radiological survey data in these two
reports (final and confirmatory survey reports) did not identify any
radioactive material in excess of the current NRC decommissioning
criteria for unrestricted use. Therefore, in accordance with NRC
regulations in 10 CFR 40.41, and NRC's Action Plan to Ensure Timely
Cleanup of Site Decommissioning Management Plan Sites (57 FR 13389,
April 16, 1992), that portion of JPG site would be released for
unrestricted use.
The second amendment request involves the transfer of the license.
The U.S. Army has ceased its function as a test center for DU
projectiles and has closed JPG effective September 30, 1995. The Army
has transferred certain DU material to other Army locations under
different licenses. Therefore, the Army currently possesses only the DU
material remaining onsite (estimated 80,000 kilograms), in the DU
impact area north of the firing line, and will not conduct any further
DU test activities at JPG. As a result of these changes, the Army has
requested (in a letter dated September 14, 1995) an amendment to
transfer the license to the U.S. Army TECOM Headquarters in Aberdeen,
MD. Consequently, NRC is considering the Army's request to amend the
license to conform with the current conditions and status at JPG. In
addition, NRC is proceeding with the development of an environmental
impact statement (EIS) which will examine alternatives for the
decommissioning of the remaining radiologically contaminated portion of
JPG (i.e., the DU impact area north of the firing line). A notice of
intent to develop an EIS was published in the Federal Register on April
10, 1995 (60 FR 18155).
The NRC hereby 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 practices 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(c). A request for hearing
must be filed within (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 Docketing and Service Branch of the Office of
the Secretary at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD 20852-2738; or
2. By mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Attention: Docketing and
Service Branch.
In accordance with 10 CFR Sec. 2.1205(e), each request for a
hearing must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail,
to:
1. The applicant, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Maryland 21005-5055, ATTN: Ms. Tanya Palmateer
Oxenberg, and
2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for
Operations, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852, or by mail, addressed to the Executive Director for Operations,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
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 in the proceeding;
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(g);
3. The requestor'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(c).
For further details with respect to this action, the application
for the license amendment is available for inspection at the
Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC
20555. If you have any questions or comments about the requests, please
contact NRC's project manager for the site, Dr. Boby Eid, at telephone
number (301) 415-5811 or at Mail Stop T7F27, U.S. NRC, Washington, DC
20555.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 31st day of October 1995.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael F. Weber,
Chief, Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch, Division of
Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 95-27623 Filed 11-7-95; 8:45 am]
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