[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 98 (Monday, May 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27146-27147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12469]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No.: 70-00033]


Notice of Receipt of Amendment Request for Decommissioning the 
Texas Instruments, Inc., Site in Attleboro, Massachusetts and 
Opportunity for a Hearing

SUMMARY: This is a notice to inform the public that the U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission is considering issuance of an amendment to 
Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-23, issued to Texas 
Instruments, Inc. for possession of special nuclear material and 
decommissioning of the licensee's site in Attleboro, Massachusetts. 
Successful implementation of the amendment would lead to completion of 
decommissioning, termination of the license, and release of the 
Attleboro site for unrestricted use.

DATES: The NRC hereby provides notice of an opportunity for a hearing 
on the license amendment under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 2, Subpart 
L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in Materials and 
Operator Licensing Proceedings.'' 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(c). A request for 
a hearing must be filed within thirty (30) days of the date of 
publication of this Federal Register notice.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the amendment request should be sent to 
USNRC, Region I, Attn: Mark Roberts, Senior Health Physicist, 475 
Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 and should refer to 
Control No. 121534. Hand deliver comments to 475 Allendale Road, King 
of Prussia, PA 19406 between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal 
workdays.
    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:
    (1) The interest of the requestor in the proceeding;
    (2) How that interest may be affected by the results of the 
proceeding, including the reasons why the requestor should be permitted 
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in 
Sec. 2.1205(g);
    (3) The requestor'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(c).
    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(e), each request for a hearing 
must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
    (1) The applicant, Texas Instruments, Inc., 34 Forest Street, 
Attleboro, Massachusetts 02703, Attention: Michael Elliott; and
    (2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for 
Operations, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 
20852 or by mail addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Roberts, Division of Radiation 
Safety and Safeguards, Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, 
PA 19406, Telephone: (610) 337-5094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The licensee (Texas Instruments, Inc.) 
requested an amendment, by letter dated December 19, 1994, to approve 
the Supplement to the 1992 Remediation Plan (the Supplement) submitted 
with the letter. Texas Instruments, Inc. has been remediating portions 
of the Attleboro facility since it terminated active operations with 
licensed material in 1981. The NRC staff has reviewed and approved 
various remediation activities throughout that time, most recently the 
1992 Remediation Plan for the Building 12 Burial Area on August 26, 
1992. The request before the NRC at this time is to approve the 
Supplement which, if properly implemented and completed, will lead to 
release of the Attleboro site for unrestricted use and termination of 
the license.
    The staff of the NRC's Region I Division of Radiation Safety and 
Safeguards has reviewed the adequacy of the amendment request and has 
asked the licensee to provide additional information and commitments. 
However, the staff expects the commitments to be forthcoming and that 
satisfactory information will be supplied. Therefore, the NRC staff 
anticipates approval of the Supplement based on receipt and review of 
the additional information.
    NRC is inviting public comment on the amendment request prior to 
acting on the request. NRC considers public involvement more meaningful 
at this stage prior to authorizing final decommissioning activities at 
the site than if it were offered immediately prior [[Page 27147]] to 
license termination and after completion of decommissioning.
    For further details with respect to this action, the application 
for amendment request is available for inspection at the Commission's 
Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20555 or at 
NRC's Region I offices located at 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, 
PA 19406. Persons desiring to review documents at the Region I Office, 
should call Ms. Sheryl Villar at (610) 337-5239 several days in advance 
to assure that the documents will be readily available for review.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 11th day of May, 1995.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael F. Weber,
Chief, Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch, Division of 
Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 95-12469 Filed 5-19-95; 8:45 am]
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