[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 69969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29725]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 70-7005]


Consideration of an Exemption From Requirements of 10 CFR Part 70 
for Waste Control Specialist LLC

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Consideration of an exemption.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) 
is considering issuance of an Order pursuant to section 274f of the 
Atomic Energy Act that would exempt Waste Control Specialist LLC (WCS) 
from certain NRC regulations. WCS requested this exemption in a letter 
dated September 25, 2000. The proposed exemption would allow WCS, under 
specified conditions, to possess waste containing special nuclear 
material (SNM), in greater mass quantities than specified in 10 CFR 
part 150, at WCS's facility located in Andrews County, Texas, without 
obtaining an NRC license pursuant to 10 CFR part 70. NRC issued a 
similar Order to Envirocare of Utah, Inc. in May of 1999. During the 
issuance of that Order, the Commission indicated that staff should 
consider similar requests from others prior to exploring rulemaking in 
this area (SRM-SECY-98-226).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The WCS facility is approximately 1200 acres 
in size and is located in western Texas, approximately 32 miles west of 
Andrews, Texas. WCS is licensed by the State of Texas Department of 
Health to treat and temporarily store low-level radioactive waste. WCS 
is also licensed by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to dispose of hazardous 
waste. The hazardous waste activities at the site are not subject to 
the Order currently under consideration.
    Prior to the issuance of the Order, 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 and an Environmental Assessment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy E. Harris, Environmental and 
Performance Assessment Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: (301) 415-6613. Fax.: 
(301) 415-5397.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of November 2000.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Essig,
Chief, Environmental and Performance Assessment Branch, Division of 
Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 00-29725 Filed 11-20-00; 8:45 am]
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