95-10480. United States Enrichment Corporation: Paducah Gaseous Plant; Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant; Notice of Receipt of Application for Certification for the Gaseous Diffusion Plants and Notice of Comment Period and Notice of Public Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21011-21012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10480]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 70-7001; 70-7002]


United States Enrichment Corporation: Paducah Gaseous Plant; 
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant; Notice of Receipt of Application 
for Certification for the Gaseous Diffusion Plants and Notice of 
Comment Period and Notice of Public Meetings

I. Receipt of Application and Availability of Documents

    Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC or the Commission) has received by letter dated April 18, 1995, an 
application from the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) for 
the initial certification of the gaseous diffusion plants (GDPs) 
located near Paducah, Kentucky and Piketon, Ohio. The Energy Policy Act 
of 1992 established the USEC to operate the GDPs under lease from the 
U.S. Department of Energy and required the NRC to establish a 
certification process and standards for the GDPs to assure protection 
of public and workers' health and safety and adequate safeguards and 
security.
    Copies of the application for certification (except for classified 
and proprietary portions withheld in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790, 
``Availability of Public Records'') are available for public inspection 
and copying at the Commission's Public Document Room in the Gelman 
Building, 2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20555 and in the Local 
Public Document Rooms established for these facilities. A copy of the 
application for the Paducah plant is available at the Paducah Public 
Library, 555 Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003. A copy of the 
application for the Portsmouth plant is available at the Portsmouth 
Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662. Copies of 
related correspondence and staff evaluations (except for portions 
withheld in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790) will also be made available 
at these locations.

II. Notice of Comment Period

    Any interested party may submit written comments on the application 
for certification for either the Paducah plant or the Portsmouth plant 
for consideration by the staff. To be certain of consideration, 
comments on the application must be received by June 15, 1995. Comments 
received after the due date will be considered if it is practical to do 
so, but the Commission is able to assure consideration only for 
comments received on or before this date. Written comments on the 
application should be mailed to the Chief, Rules Review and Directives 
Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555 or hand delivered to 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD 20852 between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm Federal workdays. 
Comments should be legible and reproducible, and include the name, 
affiliation (if any), and address of the commenter. All comments 
received by the Commission will be made available for public inspection 
at the Commission's Public Document Room located in Washington, DC and 
the Local Public Documents Rooms located in Paducah, Kentucky and 
Portsmouth, Ohio. In accordance with 10 CFR 76.62 and 76.64, a member 
of the public must submit written comments or provide oral comments at 
the public meeting described below to petition the Commission 
requesting review of the Director's decision on certification.

III. Notice of Public Meeting

    The NRC will hold two meetings concerning the applications for 
certification for the Portsmouth and Paducah gaseous diffusion plants. 
These meetings are being held to solicit public input on the initial 
certification of these facilities. The meeting on the Paducah Gaseous 
Diffusion Plant will be held at the Paducah Information Age Park 
Resource Center, 200 McCracken Boulevard in Paducah, Kentucky on May 
23, 1995, 7 pm. The meeting on the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant 
will be held at the Vern Riffe Joint Vocational School, 23365 State Rt. 
124 in Piketon, Ohio on May 24, 1995, 7 pm.
    In order to allow a maximum number of speakers, statements by the 
public will be limited to 5 minutes per individual. Those interested in 
speaking at the meetings may register in advance or may register at the 
meeting. Any person interested in registering in advance may do so by 
sending a written request to Ms. Rocio Castaneira, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, P [[Page 21012]] T-8A33, Washington, DC 20555. 
The request should clearly state the individual's name and for which 
meeting the individual is registering. Written requests must be 
received by May 16, 1995. Speakers will be taken in the order the 
requests are received. After all pre-registered speakers have presented 
their comments, those individuals that register at the door will be 
taken in the order of sign-up. A record of the public meeting will be 
placed in the Public Document Room and the Local Public Document Rooms. 
Written comments will also be accepted at the meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rocio Castaneira, telephone (301) 
415-8103; Mr. Carl B. Sawyer, telephone [phone]; or Ms. Merri 
Horn, telephone [phone]; Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of April 1995.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. N. Hickey,
Chief, Enrichment Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 95-10480 Filed 4-27-95; 8:45 am]
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