[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21894]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No.: 030-04552]
Consideration of Amendment Request for Decommissioning the
Department of the Army, Westwood Radioactive Material Disposal Facility
in the Edgewood Area, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and
Opportunity for a Hearing
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of consideration of amendment request for
decommissioning the Westwood Radioactive Material Disposal Facility in
the Edgewood Area, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and opportunity
for a hearing.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering issuance of a
license amendment to Nuclear Material License No. 19-10306-01, issued
to the Department of the Army, Edgewood Research, Development and
Engineering Center (the licensee), to authorize decommissioning of its
facility previously used as a waste handling facility and later for
radioactive waste research and development (R&D).
On May 30, 1997, the licensee submitted a site decommissioning plan
(SDP) to NRC for review that summarized the decommissioning activities
that will be undertaken to remove soils, piping and underground septic
equipment contaminated with radioactive material.
The NRC will require the licensee to remediate the Westwood
facility to meet NRC's decommissioning criteria, and during the
decommissioning activities, to maintain effluents and doses within NRC
requirements and as low as reasonably achievable.
Prior to approving the decommissioning plan, NRC will have made
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. Approval of the SDP will be documented in an
amendment to License No. 19-10306-01.
The NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an
application for amendment of a license 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(c). 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 Docketing and Service Branch 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 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 requestor should be permitted
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in
Sec. 2.1205(g);
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(c).
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, Department of the Army, Edgewood Research,
Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-
5423 Attention: Mr. Peter Spaeth; 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.
For further details with respect to this action, the site
decommissioning plan is available for inspection at the NRC's Public
Document Room, 2120 L Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555, or at NRC's
Region I offices located at 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, PA.
Persons desiring to review documents at the Region I Office should call
Ms. Sheryl Villar at (610) 337-5239 several days in advance to assure
that the documents will be readily available for review.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of August 1997.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Timothy C. Johnson,
Acting Chief, Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch,
Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 97-21894 Filed 8-18-97; 8:45 am]
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