[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63457-63458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25993]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No.: 40-08155]


Notice of Consideration of Amendment Request for H.C. Starck, 
Inc., Coldwater, MI, Site and Opportunity for a Hearing

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of a license amendment to Source Material License No. STB-1161 
to authorize decommissioning of the H.C. Starck, Inc. facilities in 
Coldwater, Michigan. This license issued to H.C. Starck, Inc., 
authorizes the possession of a maximum of 44 kilograms of natural 
thorium for the processing of thorium oxide in the form of a thorium-
nickel powder into ingots and sheets. As a result of conducting these 
licensed operations, the H.C. Starck site is radiologically 
contaminated with loose and fixed surface contamination on some 
interior building surfaces and equipment.
    On June 4, 2002, the licensee submitted a site decommissioning plan 
(SDP) to NRC for review. The SDP indicates that long-term doses from 
the contaminated material at current levels are in excess of the 
requirements of the Radiological Criteria for License Termination rule 
(10 CFR part 20, Subpart E). Therefore, the licensee proposes to 
decontaminate the site to levels that will meet the requirements of the 
Radiological Criteria for License Termination rule and allow the site 
to be released for unrestricted use.
    If the NRC approves this request, the approval will be documented 
in a license amendment to NRC License STB-1161. However, prior to the 
approval and issuance of the amendment, 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.
    NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an 
application for a license amendment 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(d). 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 by mail or facsimile (301-415-1101) addressed to: The 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff of the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(f), each request for a hearing 
must also be served, by delivering it personally, or by mail, to:
    1. The applicant, H.C. Starck, Inc., 460 Jay Street, Coldwater, MI 
49036, Attention Dave Meendering, Plant Manager, and,
    2. The NRC staff, General Counsel, by mail, addressed to the 
General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001. 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:
    a. The interest of the requester in the proceeding;
    b. How that interest may be affected by the results of the 
proceeding, including the reasons why the requester should be permitted 
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in Sec. 
2.1205(h);

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    c. The requester's areas of concern about the licensing activity 
that is the subject matter of the proceeding; and,
    3. The circumstances establishing that the request for a hearing is 
timely in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(d).
    For Further Information: The application for the license amendment 
and supporting documentation are available for review at NRC's Public 
Electronic Reading Room, at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. 
The accession [file] number for this document is ML022550372. Any 
questions with respect to this action should be referred to Mr. William 
Snell, Decommissioning Branch, Region III, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532-4351. Telephone: 
(630) 829-9871.

    Dated at Lisle, Illinois, this 4th day of October 2002.
Christopher G. Miller,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Material Safety, 
Region III.
[FR Doc. 02-25993 Filed 10-10-02; 8:45 am]
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