Consideration of Amendment Request for Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corp.

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64976-64977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31335]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No.: 40-8948]


Consideration of Amendment Request for Shieldalloy Metallurgical 
Corp.

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of consideration of amendment request for Shieldalloy 
Metallurgical Corporation's Cambridge, Ohio Site and an opportunity for 
a hearing.

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    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of a license amendment to Source Material License No. SMB-1507 
to allow for the receipt and placement of off-site slag/soil from the 
temporary staging area onsite to an area abutting the West Slag Pile as 
described in the July 24, 1998, ``Environmental Report for the Proposed 
Action to Relocate Off-site Slag/Soil at the Shieldalloy Metallurgical 
Corporation Plant in Cambridge, Ohio,'' prepared for Cyprus Foote 
Mineral Company by Auxier & Associates, Inc. This license was issued to 
the Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation (Shieldalloy) for possession 
of radioactive slag from previous alloy production processes conducted 
at the Cambridge plant. NRC licenses the facility under 10 CFR part 40. 
The license authorizes Shieldalloy to possess source material generally 
contained in slag that is a byproduct of processing of ores into metal 
alloys. Based on production process information, some of the slag 
produced at the Cambridge plant contained low levels of naturally 
occurring radioactivity from the alloy feed materials.
    Shieldalloy has been preparing to decommission the Cambridge plant 
and terminate its NRC license. To complete the decommissioning of the 
site, Shieldalloy has proposed to stabilize, cap, and grade the slag in 
preparation for onsite disposal. NRC is currently awaiting 
Shieldalloy's filing of its decommissioning plan before NRC can 
complete its evaluation of final disposal options for the onsite slag 
piles and the off-site slag/soil. Until this overall review process is 
completed, the proposed offsite slag/soil addition would be placed in a 
manner that ensures a separable and retrievable condition. The NRC 
issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement in 1996 and will prepare 
a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) after the decommissioning 
plan has been submitted.
    Prior to the 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 relate to both safety and 
environmental aspects of this discrete amendment request. If the 
amendment is granted, the NRC will assure that it will not prejudice 
any of the alternatives to be considered regarding final disposal. When 
the NRC makes its final determination of the disposition of the on-site 
slag pile and the slag/soil from off-site areas, these findings will be 
documented in the FEIS.
    NRC 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 of 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 either:
    1. By delivery to Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
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White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, 
between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm Federal workdays; or
    2. By mail or telegram addressed to Secretary, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Attention: 
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
    In addition to meeting other applicable requirements of part 2 of 
the NRC's regulations, a request for a hearing filed by a person other 
than the 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 requester should be permitted 
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in 
Sec. 2.1205(h);
    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(d).
    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, Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation, West 
Boulevard P.O. Box 768, Newfield, NJ 08344, Attention: Mr. James P. 
Valenti, and;
    2. NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for Operations, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm 
Federal workdays, or by mail, addressed to Executive Director for 
Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001.
    For further details with respect to this action, the application 
for amendment is available for inspection at NRC's Public Document 
Room, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20003-1527.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James E. Kennedy, Low-Level Waste and 
Decommissioning Projects Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: (301) 415-6668. Fax: 
(301) 415-5398.

    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 17th day of November, 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. N. Hickey,
Chief, Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch, Division of 
Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-31335 Filed 11-23-98; 8:45 am]
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