Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Before Administrative Judges: Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman, Dr. Peter S. Lam, Dr. Richard E. Wardwell; In the Matter of USEC, Inc. (American Centrifuge Plant); Notice of Opportunity To Make Oral or Written Limited Appearance Statements, 65008-65009 [06-9076]
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in the Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal,
Supplement 24 regarding Nine Mile
Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2.
After weighing the environmental,
economic, technical and other benefits
of the facility against environmental
costs and considering available
alternatives, the Commission found that
the adverse environmental impacts of
license renewal are not so great that
preserving the option of license renewal
would be unreasonable. The
Commission also has taken all
practicable measures within its
jurisdiction to avoid or minimize
environmental harm in its decision to
renew Operating License Nos. DPR–63
and NPF–69. No license conditions are
imposed in connection with mitigation
measures.
NMP, Units 1 and 2, are located on
approximately 900 acres along the shore
of Lake Ontario, Oswego County, New
York. The site is approximately 5 miles
north-northeast of the nearest boundary
of the City of Oswego. The licensee’s
application for the renewed licenses
complied with the standards and
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Commission’s regulations. As required
by the Act and the Commission’s
regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, the
Commission has made appropriate
findings, which are set forth in each
license.
Prior public notice of the action
involving the proposed issuance of the
renewed licenses and of an opportunity
for a hearing regarding the proposed
issuance of the renewed licenses was
published in the Federal Register on
July 21, 2004 (69 FR 43633).
For further details with respect to this
action, see (1) the Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station, LLC license renewal
application for Nine Mile Point Nuclear
Station, Units 1 and 2 dated May 26,
2004, as amended July 15, 2005; (2) the
Commission’s safety evaluation report
(NUREG–1900), published in September
2006; and (3) the Commission’s final
environmental impact statement
(NUREG–1437, Supplement 24),
published in May 2006. These
documents are available at the NRC
Public Document Room, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852, and can be
viewed from the NRC Public Electronic
Reading Room at (https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html).
Copies of Renewed Facility Operating
License Nos. DPR–63 and NPF–69 may
be obtained by writing to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC, 20555–0001,
Attention: Director, Division of License
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Renewal. Copies of the NMP, Units 1
and 2, Safety Evaluation Report
(NUREG–1900) and the Final
Environmental Impact Statement
(NUREG–1437, Supplement 24) may be
purchased from the National Technical
Information Service, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161–0002
(https://www.ntis.gov), 703–605–6000, or
the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, P.O. Box
371954, Pittsburgh, PA, 15250–7954.
(https://www.gpoaccess.gov), 202–512–
1800. All orders should clearly identify
the NRC publication number and the
requester’s Government Printing Office
deposit account number or a VISA or
MasterCard number and expiration date.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day
of October, 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Frank P. Gillespie,
Director, Division of License Renewal, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board;
Before Administrative Judges:
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman,
Nicholas G. Trikouros, Dr. Richard E.
Wardwell; in the Matter of System
Energy Resources, Inc.; Early Site
Permit for Grand Gulf Site; Revised
Notice of Hearing
October 31, 2006.
On October 6, 2006, this Atomic
Safety and Licensing Board issued a
Notice of Hearing,1 which indicated that
an evidentiary session would be
convened beginning on Tuesday,
November 14, 2006, to receive
testimony and exhibits in the
‘‘mandatory hearing’’ portion of this
proceeding regarding the October 16,
2003, application of System Energy
Resources, Inc. (SERI) for a 10 CFR Part
52 early site permit (ESP), seeking
approval of the site of the existing
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (GGNS) near
Port Gibson in Claiborne County,
Mississippi, for the possible future
construction of a new nuclear power
generation facility.2 This mandatory
hearing will concern safety and
environmental matters relating to the
proposed issuance of the requested ESP,
as described in our October 6 Notice.
1 See
71 FR 60,583 (Oct. 13, 2006).
2 See 69 FR 2636 (Jan. 16, 2004).
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The Board hereby gives notice that the
mandatory hearing will now begin on
Wednesday, November 29, 2006, and
will continue day-to-day thereafter until
concluded.
A. Date, Time, and Location of
Mandatory Hearing
Date: Wednesday, November 29,
2006.
Time: Beginning at 9 a.m. EST.
Location: ASLBP Hearing Room, Two
White Flint North, Third Floor, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852–2738.
Any members of the public who plan
to attend the mandatory hearing are
advised that security measures will be
employed at the entrance to the hearing
facility, including searches of handcarried items such as briefcases or
backpacks. The public is further advised
that, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390,
portions of the hearing sessions may be
closed to the public because the matters
at issue may involve the discussion of
protected information.
B. Scheduling Information Updates
Updated/revised scheduling
information regarding the evidentiary
hearing can be found on the NRC Web
site at https://www.nrc.gov/publicinvolve/public-meetings/index.cfm or by
calling (800) 368–5642, extension 5036,
or (301) 415–5036.
It is so ordered.
Dated: Rockville, Maryland, October 31,
2006.
For the Atomic Safety and Licensing
Board.3
Lawrence G. McDade,
Chairman, Administrative Judge.
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board,
Before Administrative Judges:
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman, Dr.
Peter S. Lam, Dr. Richard E. Wardwell;
In the Matter of USEC, Inc. (American
Centrifuge Plant); Notice of
Opportunity To Make Oral or Written
Limited Appearance Statements
October 31, 2006.
This proceeding involves the
application of USEC, Inc. (USEC) for
authorization to construct a facility and
3 Copies of this Notice were sent this date by
Internet e-mail transmission to counsel for (1) SERI;
and (2) the NRC Staff.
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to possess and use source, byproduct,
and special nuclear material in order to
enrich natural uranium to a maximum
of ten percent uranium-235 (U235) by the
gas centrifuge process. USEC proposes
to do this at a facility—denominated the
American Centrifuge Plant (ACP)—to be
constructed near Piketon, Ohio.
More specifically, on August 23, 2004,
USEC filed an application with the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
to obtain a thirty-year license under 10
CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 to operate its
proposed ACP. Thereafter a public
interest group, the Portsmouth/Piketon
Residents for Environmental Safety and
Security (PRESS) and an individual,
Geoffrey Sea (Sea), filed petitions to
intervene. Based on the pleadings
submitted, and after hearing argument
from the putative intervenors, this
Board determined that neither Petitioner
had presented an admissible contention.
LBP–05–28, 62 NRC 585 (2005). Both
PRESS and Sea appealed the Board’s
Order and, on April 3, 2006, the
Commission affirmed the Board’s
rulings as to both Petitioners. CLI–06–
09, 63 NRC 433 (2006); CLI–06–10, 63
NRC 451 (2006). Therefore, the only
matter remaining before this Board is
satisfaction of the Mandatory Hearing
requirement with regard to USEC’s
License Application (LA). 42 U.S.C.
2243(b)(1); 10 CFR 70.23a, 70.31(e).
This Atomic Safety and Licensing
Board hereby gives notice that, in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.315(a), the
Board will entertain oral limited
appearance statements from members of
the public in connection with this
proceeding at the date, time, and
location specified below.
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A. Date, Time, and Location of Oral
Limited Appearance Statement Session
The session will be held on the
following date at the specified location
and time:
Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2006.
Time: 6 p.m. EST until 9 p.m. EST.
Location: Ohio State University
Endeavor Center, Training Room 160,
1862 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio
45661.
B. Participation Guidelines for Oral
Limited Appearance Statements
Any person not a party, or the
representative of a party, to the
proceeding will be permitted to make an
oral statement setting forth his or her
position on matters of concern relating
to this proceeding. Although these
statements do not constitute testimony
or evidence in the proceeding, they
nonetheless help the Board and/or the
parties in their consideration of the
issues.
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Oral limited appearance statements
will be entertained during the hours
specified above, or such lesser time as
might be necessary to accommodate the
speakers who are present. In this regard,
if all scheduled and unscheduled
speakers present at the session have
made a presentation, the Licensing
Board reserves the right to terminate the
session before the ending time listed
above. During the limited appearance
session no signs or banners will be
permitted in the room.
In order to allow all interested
persons an opportunity to address the
Board, the time allotted for each
statement normally will be no more
than five (5) minutes, but may be
limited, or expanded, depending on the
number of written requests to make oral
statements that are submitted in
accordance with Section C below, and/
or the number of persons present at the
designated time. At the outset of each
statement, the speaker should identify
himself or herself by stating their name,
city and state of residence, and stating
whether they have any affiliation (such
as employment, consultancy, or
membership) with any of the parties
(USEC or the NRC).
C. Submitting a Request To Make an
Oral Limited Appearance Statement
Persons wishing to make an oral
statement who have submitted a timely
written request to do so will be given
priority over those who have not filed
such a request. To be considered timely,
a written request to make an oral
statement must either be mailed, faxed,
or sent by e-mail so as to be received by
5 p.m. EST on December 5, 2006.
Written requests to make an oral
statement should be submitted to:
Mail: Office of the Secretary,
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001.
Fax: (301) 415–1101 (verification
(301) 415–1966).
E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov.
In addition, using the same method of
service, a copy of the written request to
make an oral statement should be sent
to the Chairman of this Licensing Board
as follows:
Mail: Administrative Judge Lawrence
G. McDade, c/o: Debra Wolf, Esq. Law
Clerk, Atomic Safety and Licensing
Board Panel, Mail Stop T–3 F23, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001.
Fax: (301) 415–5599 (verification
(301) 415–6094).
Email: daw1@nrc.gov.
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D. Submitted Written Limited
Appearance Statements
A written limited appearance
statement may be submitted to the
Board regarding this proceeding at any
time, either in lieu of or in addition to
any oral statement. Such statements
should be sent to the Office of the
Secretary using the methods prescribed
above, with a copy to the Licensing
Board Chairman.
E. Availability of Documentary
Information Regarding the Proceeding
Documents relating to this proceeding
are available for public inspection at the
Commission’s Public Document Room
(PDR), located at One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland, or electronically
from the publicly available records
component of NRC’s document system
(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from
the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html (Electronic
Reading Room). Persons who do not
have access to ADAMS or who
encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS should
contact the NRC PDR reference staff by
telephone at (800) 397–4209 or (301)
415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
F. Scheduling Information Updates
Updated/revised scheduling
information regarding the limited
appearance session can be found on the
NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/
public-involve/public-meetings/
index.cfm or by calling (800) 368–5642,
extension 5036, or (301) 415–5036.
Dated: October 31, 2006.
For the Atomic Safety and Licensing
Board.1
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman
Administrative Judge.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
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AGENCY:
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(1) USEC; and (2) the NRC Staff.
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Before Administrative Judges:
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman, Dr. Peter S. Lam, Dr. Richard E.
Wardwell; In the Matter of USEC, Inc. (American Centrifuge Plant);
Notice of Opportunity To Make Oral or Written Limited Appearance
Statements
October 31, 2006.
This proceeding involves the application of USEC, Inc. (USEC) for
authorization to construct a facility and
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to possess and use source, byproduct, and special nuclear material in
order to enrich natural uranium to a maximum of ten percent uranium-235
(U235) by the gas centrifuge process. USEC proposes to do
this at a facility--denominated the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP)--to
be constructed near Piketon, Ohio.
More specifically, on August 23, 2004, USEC filed an application
with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to obtain a thirty-year
license under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 to operate its proposed ACP.
Thereafter a public interest group, the Portsmouth/Piketon Residents
for Environmental Safety and Security (PRESS) and an individual,
Geoffrey Sea (Sea), filed petitions to intervene. Based on the
pleadings submitted, and after hearing argument from the putative
intervenors, this Board determined that neither Petitioner had
presented an admissible contention. LBP-05-28, 62 NRC 585 (2005). Both
PRESS and Sea appealed the Board's Order and, on April 3, 2006, the
Commission affirmed the Board's rulings as to both Petitioners. CLI-06-
09, 63 NRC 433 (2006); CLI-06-10, 63 NRC 451 (2006). Therefore, the
only matter remaining before this Board is satisfaction of the
Mandatory Hearing requirement with regard to USEC's License Application
(LA). 42 U.S.C. 2243(b)(1); 10 CFR 70.23a, 70.31(e).
This Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hereby gives notice that, in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.315(a), the Board will entertain oral limited
appearance statements from members of the public in connection with
this proceeding at the date, time, and location specified below.
A. Date, Time, and Location of Oral Limited Appearance Statement
Session
The session will be held on the following date at the specified
location and time:
Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2006.
Time: 6 p.m. EST until 9 p.m. EST.
Location: Ohio State University Endeavor Center, Training Room 160,
1862 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661.
B. Participation Guidelines for Oral Limited Appearance Statements
Any person not a party, or the representative of a party, to the
proceeding will be permitted to make an oral statement setting forth
his or her position on matters of concern relating to this proceeding.
Although these statements do not constitute testimony or evidence in
the proceeding, they nonetheless help the Board and/or the parties in
their consideration of the issues.
Oral limited appearance statements will be entertained during the
hours specified above, or such lesser time as might be necessary to
accommodate the speakers who are present. In this regard, if all
scheduled and unscheduled speakers present at the session have made a
presentation, the Licensing Board reserves the right to terminate the
session before the ending time listed above. During the limited
appearance session no signs or banners will be permitted in the room.
In order to allow all interested persons an opportunity to address
the Board, the time allotted for each statement normally will be no
more than five (5) minutes, but may be limited, or expanded, depending
on the number of written requests to make oral statements that are
submitted in accordance with Section C below, and/or the number of
persons present at the designated time. At the outset of each
statement, the speaker should identify himself or herself by stating
their name, city and state of residence, and stating whether they have
any affiliation (such as employment, consultancy, or membership) with
any of the parties (USEC or the NRC).
C. Submitting a Request To Make an Oral Limited Appearance Statement
Persons wishing to make an oral statement who have submitted a
timely written request to do so will be given priority over those who
have not filed such a request. To be considered timely, a written
request to make an oral statement must either be mailed, faxed, or sent
by e-mail so as to be received by 5 p.m. EST on December 5, 2006.
Written requests to make an oral statement should be submitted to:
Mail: Office of the Secretary, Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Fax: (301) 415-1101 (verification (301) 415-1966).
E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov.
In addition, using the same method of service, a copy of the
written request to make an oral statement should be sent to the
Chairman of this Licensing Board as follows:
Mail: Administrative Judge Lawrence G. McDade, c/o: Debra Wolf,
Esq. Law Clerk, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Mail Stop T-3
F23, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Fax: (301) 415-5599 (verification (301) 415-6094).
Email: daw1@nrc.gov.
D. Submitted Written Limited Appearance Statements
A written limited appearance statement may be submitted to the
Board regarding this proceeding at any time, either in lieu of or in
addition to any oral statement. Such statements should be sent to the
Office of the Secretary using the methods prescribed above, with a copy
to the Licensing Board Chairman.
E. Availability of Documentary Information Regarding the Proceeding
Documents relating to this proceeding are available for public
inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland, or electronically from the publicly available records
component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from
the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
(Electronic Reading Room). Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or
who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS
should contact the NRC PDR reference staff by telephone at (800) 397-
4209 or (301) 415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
F. Scheduling Information Updates
Updated/revised scheduling information regarding the limited
appearance session can be found on the NRC Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/index.cfm or by calling
(800) 368-5642, extension 5036, or (301) 415-5036.
Dated: October 31, 2006.
For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.\1\
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