No: 14-050 August 18, 2014

CONTACT: Maureen Conley, 301-415-8200 

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Take Public Comment Sept. 28,

Hold Hearing Sept. 30 on Ross Uranium Recovery Facility

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will hold a hearing 

Sept. 30 in Gillette, Wyo., concerning challenges by two environmental groups to Strata Energy’s Ross 

uranium recovery facility in Crook County, Wyo. The board is the independent body within the NRC 

that conducts adjudicatory hearings and renders decisions on legal challenges to licensing actions. The 

NRC issued Strata a license for the facility in April 2014.

Evidence to be presented in the hearing will address three contentions filed by the Natural 

Resources Defense Council and the Powder River Basin Resource Council on the environmental impact 

statement prepared by NRC staff.

The hearing begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Wyoming Meeting Room, Energy Hall, Cam-Plex MultiEvent Facilities, 1635 Reata Drive, in Gillette, and will continue until all evidence has been heard. 

Members of the public and media are welcome to observe the evidentiary hearing, but participation will 

be limited to the parties and their lawyers and witnesses. Those planning to attend the evidentiary 

hearing should arrive at least 15 minutes early to allow time for security screening, including searches 

of hand-carried items such as briefcases or backpacks. No signs will be permitted in the courtroom.

The board will also take comments from interested members of the public, known as limited 

appearance statements, on Sept. 28 from 3-6 p.m. at the Sundance Community Meeting Room, Crook 

County Court House Basement, 309 Cleveland St., in Sundance. These statements are not testimony or 

evidence, but they nonetheless may aid the board and/or the parties in considering the issues in the 

hearing. Speakers will be allotted no more than five minutes each for their statements, but the board 

may limit that time to ensure everyone has an opportunity to speak. The board may end the session 

early if all wishing to speak have made their presentations, or cancel it due to a lack of interest.

Those interested in speaking may request time prior to or during the limited appearance session. 

Requests submitted beforehand will be given priority. In making a determination about whether there is 

sufficient interest to conduct this session, the board will assess the number of written requests to make 

an oral statement submitted by 5 p.m. EDT (3 p.m. MDT) on Friday, Sept. 5. Requests may be sent by 

mail to: Administrative Judge G. Paul Bollwerk III, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Mail 

Stop T-3F23, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001; by fax to 301-415-

5599; or by email to kathleen.schroeder@nrc.gov and paul.bollwerk@nrc.gov. 
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Those who cannot attend the session in Sundance can submit written statements by mail to 

Office of the Secretary, Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, D.C. 20555-0001; by fax to 301-415-1101; or by e-mail to hearingdocket@nrc.gov. 

A copy of the written statement should also be sent to Judge Bollwerk at his mailing or email 

address or fax number noted above.

Documents related to the Ross application are available on the NRC website. Documents 

regarding this ASLB proceeding are available on the NRC’s Electronic Hearing Docket by clicking on 

the folder entitled “Strata_Energy_40-9091-MLA” on the left side of the page. More information about 

the role of the ASLB in the licensing process is available on the NRC website.