[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 18236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9812]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-8681]
International Uranium (USA) Corp.; Notice of Receipt of License
Amendment Application; Notice of Opportunity for Hearing
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has received an application, by letter dated March 3,
1998, from International Uranium (USA) Corporation (IUSA) to amend NRC
Source Material License No. SUA-1358. By this submittal, IUSA is
requesting NRC approval for a performance-based license condition
(PBLC) regarding the acceptance of alternate feed materials for
processing at its White Mesa Uranium Mill, located near Blanding, Utah.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James R. Park, Uranium Recovery
Branch, Mail Stop TWFN 7-J8, Division of Waste Management, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555. Telephone 301/415-6699.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 15, 1995, the NRC published in
the Federal Register staff guidance entitled, ``Final Position and
Guidance on the Use of Uranium Mill Feed Material Other Than Natural
Ores'' (60 FR 49296). Under this guidance, NRC-licensed uranium or
thorium mills may process ``* * * natural or native matter that may be
mined and treated for the extraction of any of its constituents or any
other matter from which source material is extracted * * *'' subject to
NRC approval. By this amendment application, IUSA is requesting that it
be allowed to accept alternate feed materials for processing at the
White Mesa mill, subject to operating procedures approved by the NRC,
without having to seek NRC approval on a case-by-case basis.
The inspection role of the NRC would remain unchanged with the
administration of a PBLC. Operational changes, regulatory commitments,
and record keeping requirements implemented by IUSA through a PBLC are
subject to NRC inspection and enforcement actions, if appropriate.
In the past, the NRC has granted approval to IUSA for the
processing of alternate feed materials on several occasions. The two
most recent approvals concerned the Cotter Concentrate materials,
formerly stored on the Nevada Test Site (Amendment 1 to SUA-1358; April
2, 1997), and uranium-bearing materials received from Cabot
Corporation's facility near Boyerstown, Pennsylvania (Amendment 4 to
SUA-1358; August 15, 1997).
IUSA's application to amend Source Material License No. SUA-1358,
which describes the proposed change and the reasons for the request, is
available for public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document
Room, in the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street N.W., Washington, DC 20555.
Notice of Opportunity for Hearing
The Commission hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on
an application for a licensing action falling within the scope of
subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in Materials
and Operators Licensing Proceedings,'' of the Commission's Rules of
Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings and Issuance of Orders in
10 CFR part 2 (54 FR 8269). 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 a
hearing must be filed within thirty (30) days from 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
Office of the Secretary at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD 20852; or
(2) By mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
Each request for a hearing must also be served, by delivering it
personally or by mail to:
(1) The applicant, International Uranium (USA) Corporation,
Independence Plaza, Suite 950, 1050 Seventeenth Street, Denver, CO
80265;
(2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director of
Operations, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852, or
(3) 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 Commission'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).
Any hearing that is requested and granted will be held in
accordance with the Commission's ``Informal Hearing Procedures for
Adjudications in Materials and Operator Licensing Proceedings'' in 10
CFR part 2, subpart L.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of April 1998.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph J. Holonich,
Chief Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of
Nuclear Material, Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-9812 Filed 4-13-98; 8:45 am]
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