Press Release-91-082, NRC to Hold Public Meeting July 30 in Homer, Louisiana to Discuss Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Enrichment Center

Press Release-91-082 NRC to Hold Public Meeting July 30 in Homer, Louisiana to Discuss Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Enrichment Center

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No.91-82FORIMMEDIATERELEASETel.301-415-8200(Wednesday,July17,1991)NRCTOHOLDPUBLICMEETINGJULY30INHOMER,LOUISIANATODISCUSSENVIRONMENTALIMPACTSTATEMENTONPROPOSEDENRICHMENTCENTERTheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionstaffwillholdapublicmeetingat7p.m.July30attheHomerHighSchoolcafeteriainHomer,Louisiana,todiscusstheenvironmentalimpactstatement NRCispreparingontheproposedClaiborneEnrichmentCenter.LouisianaEnergyServices(LES)hasappliedforalicensetobuildandoperatetheplant,whichwouldenrichnaturaluraniumhexafluoridebythegascentrifugeprocess.Theplantsiteis nearHomerinClaiborneParish,Louisiana,about50milesnortheastofShreveport.LESalsohassubmittedanenvironmentalreportwhichNRCwilluseinpartinpreparingtheenvironmentalimpactstatementrequiredbyFederallaw.(TheLESenvironmentalreportis availableforpublicinspectionatthemainNRCpublicdocumentroomat2120LStreet,NW, Washington,DC,andatalocalpublicdocumentroomNRChasestablishedattheClaiborne ParishLibrary,901EdgewoodDrive,Homer.)TheJuly30publicmeetingsarepartoftheprocessNRCusesinplanningthescopeofanenvironmentalimpactstatement.Inthisinstance,itisintendedtohelpidentifysignificantissues relatedtotheproposedlicensingoftheClaibornefacilitY,andtoaidindeterminingenvironmental matterstobeaddressedandtheonestobeanalyzedindepth.Meetingsofthissortarenotpartofthelicensinghearingprocess.ParticipationinthatadjudicatoryproceedingisgovernedbyseparateNRCregulations.Bylaw,theenvironmental impactstatementmustbepreparedbeforethehearingiscompleted.AtthemeetingonJuly30,timewillbeprovidedforinterestedagencies,organizationsandindividualstopresentcommentsorsuggestionsontheenvironmentalissuesinvolvedinthe proposedenrichmentplantorontheenvironmentalimpactstatement8scope.Beforepubliccommentsbegin,briefingswillbegivenbyLESontheproposedfacility,andbyNRCstaffontheenvironmentalreviewprocessandonplansfortheenvironmentalimpact statement.

2-ThosewishingtomakeoralcommentsatthemeetingmayregisterbywritingtoCharlesJ.Haughney,Chief,FuelCycleSafetyBranch,DivisionofIndustrialandMedicalNuclearSafety,U.S.

NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,DC20555.Theymayalsoregisteratthemeeting.

Atimelimitmaybenecessaryfororalcomments,dependingonthenumberofpersonswho register.ModeratorforthemeetingwillbeA.BillBeach,DirectoroftheDivisionofRadiationSafetyandSafeguardsattheNRCregionalofficeinArlington,Texas.PersonswhocannotattendtheJuly30meetingwillhaveuntilAugust14tosubmitcommentsinwriting.