ML22178A101
| ML22178A101 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Erwin |
| Issue date: | 06/24/2022 |
| From: | Bavol R NRC/SECY |
| To: | Erwin Citizens Awareness Network |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 70-143-LA, NRC-2022-0097, RAS 56409, TBD | |
| Download: ML22178A101 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES, INC. Docket No. 70-143-LA (Application to amend special nuclear material License, Erwin, Tennessee)
ORDER On June 10, 2022, Erwin Citizens Awareness Network, Inc. (ECAN) requested a three-month extension to the June 27, 2022, deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for leave to intervene in the matter of a Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. license amendment application, citing, as the basis for the request, hardships related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and lack of broadband Internet access.1 Pursuant to my authority under 10 C.F.R. § 2.346(b) and after consideration of ECANs request, I am granting ECAN a 30-day extension to the filing deadline in this matter. Accordingly, ECANs hearing requests and petition to intervene in this matter will be deemed timely if filed on or before July 27, 2022.
1 See 87 Fed. Reg. 25,054, 25,054-55 (Apr. 27, 2022) (providing notice of opportunity to request a hearing and file petitions for leave to intervene regarding the license amendment application);
E-mail from Linda Cataldo Modica, President, ECAN, to James Downs, NRC (June 10, 2022).
For the Commission Rochelle Digitally signed by Rochelle C. Bavol C. Bavol Date: 2022.06.24 15:10:13 -04'00' Rochelle C. Bavol Acting Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, This 24th day of June 2022
From: Linda Cataldo Modica To: Downs, James
Subject:
[External_Sender] Docket ID NRC-2022-0097 Request for Extension of Deadline to Request a Hearing or Petition for Leave to Intervene Date: Friday, June 10, 2022 5:16:57 PM June 10, 2022 Linda Cataldo Modica, President Erwin Citizens Awareness Network, Inc. (ECAN)
P.O. Box 1152 Jonesborough, TN 37659 RE:Docket ID NRC-2022-0097
Dear James Downs,
On behalf of Erwin Citizens Awareness Network (ECAN), I am formally requesting an extension of the June 27, 2022 deadline to submit a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene in the matter of Nuclear Fuel Services' License Amendment Application, Docket ID NRC-2022-0097.
The ongoing COVID pandemic has made it unsafe for the leaders and members of ECAN to meet in person. And, for many in our community, the lack of broadband internet access in rural northeast Tennessee is an obstacle to meeting via online platforms.
Therefore, ECAN requests that the deadline be extended for three (3) months to October 27, 2022.
Between now and then, it is likely that supplies of PAXLOVID will be more readily available in our area, reducing our risk of serious COVID symptoms should transmission occur during in-person meetings.
Also, by then, the current rise in COVID cases will have hopefully subsided allowing ECAN members to collaborate in person again and prepare a proper hearing request.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of this request.
Sincerely, Linda Cataldo Modica.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )
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Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. ) Docket No. 70-143-LA
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(Application to amend special nuclear material )
License, Erwin, Tennessee) )
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Extending Deadline to Request for a Hearing and Petition for Leave to Intervene) 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 Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.
Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication 1205 Banner Hill Road Mail Stop: O-16B33 Erwin, TN 37650 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Timothy A. Knowles E-mail: ocaamail.resource@nrc.gov Director, Safety and Safeguards E-mail: taknowles@nuclearfuelservices.com U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Counsel for Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLC Mail Stop: O-16B33 1111 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20004 E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov Ryan K. Lighty E-mail: ryan.lighty@morganlewis.com U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Erwin Citizens Awareness Network Mail Stop: T-3F23 P.O. Box 1152 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Jonesborough, TN 37659 Roy Hawkens, Chief Administrative Judge Linda Cataldo Modica, President*
E-mail: roy.hawkens@nrc.gov Barbara ONeal, Vice President*
Trudy Wallack, Secretary*
E-mail: lcmodica@aol.com U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission barboneal@charter.net Office of the General Counsel trudylmw@aol.com Mail Stop - O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Tison A. Campbell Mauri T. Lemoncelli Joseph D. McManus Nicholas P. Mertz Kevin C. Roach E-mail: Tison.Campbell@nrc.gov Mauri.Limoncelli@nrc.gov Joseph.McManus@nrc.gov Nicholas.Mertz@nrc.gov Kevin.Roach@nrc.gov
Nuclear Fuel Services 70-143-LA ORDER (Extending Deadline to Request for a Hearing and Petition for Leave to Intervene)
Digitally signed by Clara I.
Clara I. Sola Sola Date: 2022.06.24 15:14:14
-04'00' Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of June 2022.
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