[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 66586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32111]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-648]
Umetco Minerals Corp.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
ACTION: Notice of Receipt of License Amendment Application; Notice of
Opportunity for Hearing.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been asked to
amend NRC Source Material License SUA-648 to authorize the licensee,
Umetco Minerals Corporation (Umetco), to reclaim the A-9 Repository,
located in Natrona County, Wyoming, according to the 1987 Reclamation
Plan, as amended by the submittal dated October 27, 1998. This license
currently authorizes Umetco to receive, acquire, possess, and transfer
uranium at the Umetco East Gas Hills site, which is located
approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of the town of
Riverton, Wyoming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elaine Brummett, Uranium Recovery
Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety
and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T7-J9,
Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-6606.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Umetco Mineral Corporation (Umetco) site is licensed by the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under Materials License SUA-
648 to possess byproduct material in the form of uranium waste
tailings, as well as other radioactive wastes generated by past milling
operations. The mill has been dismantled and the A-9 Repository
contains uranium mills tailings and mill debris. This former mine pit
currently has an interim soil cover. The previously approved 1987
reclamation plan for the A-9 Repository calls for the final cover to be
composited of 1 foot of clay, 1 foot of filter material, and 7.5 feet
of overburden soil, with the top of the cover seeded. Umetco submitted
a design enhancement for the A-9 Repository by letter dated October 27,
1998. The changes to the 1987 design are: (1) Replace the vegetated
cover surface with rip rap to improve the erosion protection aspects of
the cover; (2) reclamation of the adjacent North and South Evaporation
Ponds by placing their clay liners into the A-9 Repository; and (3)
reclamation of the C-18 Mine Pit with backfill. The design also
includes the final site grading plan.
Notice of Opportunity for Hearing
The NRC 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, Umetco Mineral Corporation, PO 1029, Grand
Junction, CO 81502;
(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 24th day of November 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. 98-32111 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]
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