ML18242A428
| ML18242A428 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 04009075 |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2018 |
| From: | Bavol R C NRC/SECY |
| To: | |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 40-9075-MLA, ASLBP 10-898-02-MLA-BD01, RAS 54427 | |
| Download: ML18242A428 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
_________________________________________
) In the Matter of ) ) POWERTECH (USA), INC. ) ) Docket No. 40
-9075-MLA (Dewey-Burdock ) In Situ Uranium Recovery Facility) ) _________________________________________ ) ORDER On July 20, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision in Oglala Sioux Tribe v. NRC, which reviewed the Commission's December 23, 2016, order (CLI 20) in the above
-captioned proceeding
.1 The court held that the NRC violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in connection with the NRC's use of an irreparable harm standard when considering suspension or vacatur of Powertech's license following the identification of a deficiency in the agency's NEPA analysis. The court declined, however, to vacate Powertech's license. Instead, the court remanded the case back to the Commission for further proceedings consistent with the court's opinion.
The Commission now invites all parties in the proceeding to provide their views on how the agency should respond to the court's remand to ensure consistency with the court's opinion going forward. The parties should address, at a minimum, the question of what legal standard the NRC should use
. The parties' views are due by September 24, 2018. The parties' responses to these views are due by October 19, 2018.
Submissions must comply with the page limitations for petitions for review and answers set forth in 10 C.F.R. § 2.341(b).
1 896 F.3d 520 (D.C. Cir. 2018).
This order is issued pursuant to my authority under 10 C.F.R. § 2.346(a).
For the Commission NRC Seal /RA/ ____________________
Rochelle C. Bavol Acting Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 30 th day of August, 2018.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
In the Matter of
) ) POWERTECH (USA) INC.
) Docket No.
40-9075-MLA (Dewey-Burdock In Situ Recovery Facility) ) )
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing O RDER OF THE SECRETARY have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange, and by electronic mail as indicated by an asterisk
(*). U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB)
Mail Stop T
-3F23 Washington, DC 20555
-0001 William J. Froehlich, Chair Administrative Judge
william.froehlich@nrc.gov Mark O. Barnett
Administrative Judge
mark.barnett@nrc.gov G. Paul Bollwerk, III
Administrative Judge
paul.bollwerk@nrc.gov
Margaret J. Bupp, Esq., Chief Counsel margaret.bupp@nrc.gov
Sarah B. Ladin, Law Clerk Sarah.Ladin@nrc.gov
Joseph D. McManus, Law Clerk Joseph.McManus@nrc.gov
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication
Mail Stop O
-16B33 Washington, DC 20555
-0001 OCAA Mail Center ocaamail@nrc.gov
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of the Secretary of the Commission
Rulemakings & Adjudications Staff Mail Stop O
-16B33 Washington, DC 20555
-0001 hearingdocket@nrc.gov
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop O
-15 D21 Washington, DC 20555
-0001 Mary Spencer, Esq.
mary.spencer@nrc.gov Susan Vrahoretis, Esq.
Susan.Vrahoretis@nrc.gov Emily Monteith, Esq.
emily.monteith@nrc.gov Lorraine Baer, Esq.
Lorraine.Baer@nrc.gov Sabrina Allen, Paralegal sabrina.allen@nrc.gov Krupskaya T. Castellon, Paralegal Krupskaya.Castellon@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center:
RidsOgcMailCenter.Resource@nrc.gov
POWERTECH (USA) INC., DEWEY-BURDOCK IN SITU RECOVERY FACILITY DOCKET NO. 40
-9075-MLA ORDER OF THE SECRETARY 2 Counsel for the Applicant (Powertech)
Thompson & Pugsley, PLLC 1225 19 th Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036
Christopher S. Pugsley, Esq.
cpugsley@athompsonlaw.com Cynthia L. Seaton, Paralegal cseaton@athompsonlaw.com Anthony J. Thompson, Esq.
ajthompson@athompsonlaw.com Consultant to Applicant (Powertech)
WWC Engineering
1849 Terra Ave.
Sheridan, WY 82801
Jack Fritz jfritz@wwcengineering.com
Counsel for the Oglala Sioux Tribe
Western Mining Action Project P. O. Box 349
Lyons, CO 80540
Jeffrey C. Parsons, Esq.
wmap@igc.org
Counsel for the Oglala Sioux Tribe
Energy & Conservation Law 1911 Main Avenue, Suite 238
Durango, CO 81301 Travis E. Stills, Esq.* stills@frontier.net Counsel for Consolidated Intervenors David C. Frankel, Esq.
1430 Haines Ave., #108
-372 Rapid City, SD 57701 E-mail: arm.legal@gmail.com
Counsel for Consolidated Intervenors (Susan Henderson and Dayton Hyde) Law Office of Bruce Ellison
P.O. Box 2508
Rapid City, SD 57709 Bruce Ellison, Esq.
- belli4law@aol.com Roxanne Andre, Paralegal
- roxanneandre@yahoo.com Counsel for Consolidated Intervenors (Dayton Hyde) Thomas J. Ballanco, Esq.
- 945 Traval Street, #186
San Francisco, CA 94116
harmonicengineering@gmail.com
[Original signed by Clara Sola
] Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 30 th day of August, 2018