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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a revision of a guide in its Regulatory Guide Series. This series

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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of December 2003.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ashok C. Thadani,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reg

Envirocare of Utah, Inc., (Envirocare) operates a low-level waste (LLW) disposal facility in Clive, Utah. This

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modification of the Order addresses the revisions to the table in Condition 1, to include criticalitybased concentration limits without magnesium oxide. Phase two will be subject to a separate evaluation and revision of the Order.

A principal emphasis of 10 CFR part 70 is criticality safety and safeguarding SNM against diversion or sabotage. The staff considers that criticality safety can be maintained by relying on concentration limits, under the conditions specified below. Safeguarding SNM against diversion or sabotage is not considered a significant issue because of the diffuse form of the SNM in waste meeting the conditions specified. These conditions are considered an acceptable alternative to the criticality definition provided in 10 CFR 150.11, thereby assuring the same level of protection. The staff reviewed safety aspects of the proposed action (i.e., granting Envirocare's request) in the Safety Evaluation Report, dated September 23, 2003. The staff concluded that additional condi

Notice is hereby given that by petition dated November 3, 2003, Mr. Michael B. Gerrard, representing Neighbors

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and image files of NRC's public documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 18003974209, 3014154737 or by email to
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 17th day of December, 2003.

For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Martin J. Virgilio,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 0331874 Filed 122403; 8:45 am]
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