1. SECTION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9609. 2. U.S. VANADIUM CORPORATION 4285 MALVERN ROAD HOT SPRINGS, GARLAND COUNTY, ARKANSAS 71901 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- MENTS OF SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE NRC IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING KNOWLEDGE THAT A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE, ABOVE THE RQ, FROM THE FA- CILITY INTO THE ENVIRONMENT HAD OCCURRED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $13,750 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.