Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment for Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, Gore, OK, 3568-3569 [05-1281]

Download as PDF 3568 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 25, 2005 / Notices IV. Further Information ACTION: Documents related to this action, including the application for the license amendment and supporting documentation, are available electronically at the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, you can access the NRC’s Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC’s public documents. The ADAMS accession numbers for the documents related to this Notice are: The Environmental Assessment (ML043340345), Letter dated April 28, 2004, requesting the amendment (ML041330096), Letter dated September 14, 2004, providing additional information (ML042720160), and Letter from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection dated November 15, 2004 (ML043290297). Please note that on October 25, 2004, the NRC terminated public access to ADAMS and initiated an additional security review of publicly available documents to ensure that potentially sensitive information is removed from the ADAMS database accessible through the NRC’s web site. Interested members of the public may obtain copies of the referenced documents for review and/or copying by contacting the Public document Room pending resumption of public access to ADAMS. The NRC Public documents Room is located at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, MD, and can be contacted at (800) 397–4209 or (301) 415–4737, or by email to pdr@nrc.gov. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee. The PDR is open from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays. Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, this 14 day of January, 2005. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. James Dwyer, Chief, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Region I. [FR Doc. 05–1282 Filed 1–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 40–8027] Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment for Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, Gore, OK Nuclear Regulatory Commission. AGENCY: VerDate jul<14>2003 13:14 Jan 24, 2005 Jkt 205001 Notice of availability. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myron Fliegel, Project manager, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555. Telephone: (301) 415–6629; fax number: (301) 415– 5955; e-mail: mhf1@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a license amendment to Material License No. SUB–1010 issued to Sequoyah Fuels Corporation (the licensee), to authorize the licensee to dewater existing raffinate sludge and temporarily store the dewatered sludge at its Gore, Oklahoma facility prior to final disposition. NRC has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) in support of this amendment in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 51. Based on the EA, the NRC has concluded that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate. The amendment will be issued following the publication of this Notice. II. EA Summary The purpose of the proposed amendment is to authorize the licensee to dewater existing raffinate sludge and temporarily store the dewatered sludge at its Gore, Oklahoma facility prior to final disposition. Approximately 1 million cubic feet of raffinate sludge was produced, as a waste, during the operation of the SFC facility. The sludge, which contains various metals in addition to uranium, thorium, and radium, is 15 to 20 percent solid material and is stored in three hypalonlined impoundments on the site. It must be dewatered prior to permanent disposal, either in an onsite disposal cell or offsite at a licensed disposal facility. The licensee proposes to dewater the raffinate sludge using a pressurized plate press filtering process. The equipment would be set up in an area near the impoundments containing the sludge and dismantled at the conclusion of the dewatering process. The dewatered sludge would be put into 2200 pound capacity bags of woven polypropylene fabric and temporarily stored on a nearby concrete pad prior to final disposal. Temporary storage cells will be constructed on the concrete pad to contain the bags of raffinate sludge. The cells will be lined with 20 mil, high density cross-laminated polyethylene and covered with the same material. PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 On January 7, 2004, Sequoyah Fuels Corporation requested that NRC approve the proposed amendment. The licensee’s request for the proposed change was previously noticed in the Federal Register on March 17, 2004 (69 FR 12715), with a notice of an opportunity to request a hearing. The staff has prepared the EA in support of the proposed license amendment. The only environmental impact under normal conditions would be an increase in the radon concentration in the air at the site. However, the radon concentration at the site boundary would be well below the 10 CFR Part 20 standard. There is also a potential for release of some material during adverse meteorological conditions. In the unlikely event of a tornado strike on the cells, some of the sludge can be dispersed, but it is unlikely that it would be carried offsite. The licensee would be required to clean up the dispersed material. Some severe precipitation events could result in release of some sludge to the nearby Illinois River and Robert S. Kerr Reservoir but concentrations are unlikely to exceed the standards for normal releases in 10 CFR Part 20. The staff has concluded that the proposed action, to dewater existing raffinate sludge and temporarily store it in lined and covered cells, will result in minimal environmental impacts. Radon levels will be increased but will remain well within regulatory limits. In addition, there is the potential, under unusual conditions (e.g., during a severe storm), of releasing small amounts of contaminants in low concentrations, to the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir. III. Finding of No Significant Impact On the basis of the EA, NRC has concluded that there are no significant environmental impacts from the proposed amendment and has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement. IV. Further Information Documents related to this action, including the application for amendment and supporting documentation, are available electronically at the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, you can access the NRC’s Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC’s public documents. The ADAMS accession numbers for the documents related to this notice are: SFC’s amendment request, January 7, 2004, ML040150463 and NRC’s Environmental Assessment, E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 25, 2005 / Notices January 12, 2005, ML050120184. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public computers located at the NRC’s PDR, O 1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14 day of January, 2005. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Myron Fliegel, Project Manager, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 05–1281 Filed 1–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Act; Meeting Week of January 24, 2005 Monday, January 24, 2005, 9:30 a.m. Discussion of Security Issues (Closed—Ex. 1); 1:30 p.m. Discussion of Security Issues (Closed—Ex. 1, 2, 3, & 4). Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 9:30 a.m. Briefing on Status of Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Programs, Performance, and Plans (Public Meeting) (Contact: Patricia Wolfe, (301) 415–6031). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. 1:30 p.m. Briefing on Emergency Preparedness Program Initiatives (Closed—Ex. 1). (This meeting was originally scheduled for February 15, 2005). Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 9:30 a.m. Briefing on Status of Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). Programs, Performance, and Plans (Public Meeting) (Contact: Edward New, (301) 415–5646. This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. January 19, 2005. Dave Gamberoni, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–1351 Filed 1–21–05; 9:23 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–M 1 p.m. Briefing on Nuclear Fuel Performance (Public Meeting). (Contact: Frank Akstulewicz, (301) 415–1136). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Week of February 28, 2005—Tentative Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Proposed Clearance of Revised Information Collections There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of February 28, 2005. Note: The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. To verify the status of meetings call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. Contact person for more information: Dave Gamberoni, (301) 415–1651. * Tuesday, January 25, 2005, 9:30 a.m. Discussion of Security Issues (Closed—Ex. 1). Week of January 31, 2005—Tentative Thursday, February 3, 2005, 9:30 a.m. Briefing of Human Capital Initiatives (Closed—Ex. 2). Week of February 7, 2005—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of February 7, 2005. Week of February 14, 2005—Tentative Tuesday, February 15, 2005, 9:30 a.m. Briefing on Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Programs, Performance, and Plans— Waste Safety (Public Meeting) 13:14 Jan 24, 2005 Week of February 21, 2005—Tentative need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another format (e.g., braille, large print), please notify the NRC’s Disability Program Coordinator, August Spector, at (301) 415–7080, TDD: (301) 415–2100, or by e-mail at aks@nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. * * * * * This notice is distributed by mail to several hundred subscribers; if you no longer wish to receive it, or would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555, (301) 415–1969. In addition, distribution of this meeting notice over the Internet system is available. If you are interested in receiving this Commission meeting schedule electronically, please send an electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov. Thursday, February 24, 2005, Nuclear Regulatory Commission. DATE: Weeks of January 24, 31; February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2005. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: AGENCY: VerDate jul<14>2003 (Contact: Jessica Shin, (301) 415– 8117). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. 3569 Jkt 205001 * * * * By a vote of 3– 0 on January 19, 2005, the Commission determined pursuant to U.S.C. 552b(e) and § 9.107(a) of the Commission’s rules that ‘‘Affirmation of Proposed Order Resolving Public Citizen’s Request for Hearing on the Commission’s July 2, 2004, Spent Fuel Security Order,’’ be held January 19, 2005, and on less than one week’s notice to the public. * * * * * The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet at: https://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/ policy-making/schedule.html. * * * * * The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [OMB No. 3206–0005] Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3568-3569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1281]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40-8027]


Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of 
No Significant Impact for License Amendment for Sequoyah Fuels 
Corporation, Gore, OK

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myron Fliegel, Project manager, Fuel 
Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555. Telephone: (301) 415-
6629; fax number: (301) 415-5955; e-mail: mhf1@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a license 
amendment to Material License No. SUB-1010 issued to Sequoyah Fuels 
Corporation (the licensee), to authorize the licensee to dewater 
existing raffinate sludge and temporarily store the dewatered sludge at 
its Gore, Oklahoma facility prior to final disposition. NRC has 
prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) in support of this amendment 
in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 51. Based on the EA, 
the NRC has concluded that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 
is appropriate. The amendment will be issued following the publication 
of this Notice.

II. EA Summary

    The purpose of the proposed amendment is to authorize the licensee 
to dewater existing raffinate sludge and temporarily store the 
dewatered sludge at its Gore, Oklahoma facility prior to final 
disposition. Approximately 1 million cubic feet of raffinate sludge was 
produced, as a waste, during the operation of the SFC facility. The 
sludge, which contains various metals in addition to uranium, thorium, 
and radium, is 15 to 20 percent solid material and is stored in three 
hypalon-lined impoundments on the site. It must be dewatered prior to 
permanent disposal, either in an onsite disposal cell or offsite at a 
licensed disposal facility. The licensee proposes to dewater the 
raffinate sludge using a pressurized plate press filtering process. The 
equipment would be set up in an area near the impoundments containing 
the sludge and dismantled at the conclusion of the dewatering process. 
The dewatered sludge would be put into 2200 pound capacity bags of 
woven polypropylene fabric and temporarily stored on a nearby concrete 
pad prior to final disposal. Temporary storage cells will be 
constructed on the concrete pad to contain the bags of raffinate 
sludge. The cells will be lined with 20 mil, high density cross-
laminated polyethylene and covered with the same material.
    On January 7, 2004, Sequoyah Fuels Corporation requested that NRC 
approve the proposed amendment. The licensee's request for the proposed 
change was previously noticed in the Federal Register on March 17, 2004 
(69 FR 12715), with a notice of an opportunity to request a hearing.
    The staff has prepared the EA in support of the proposed license 
amendment. The only environmental impact under normal conditions would 
be an increase in the radon concentration in the air at the site. 
However, the radon concentration at the site boundary would be well 
below the 10 CFR Part 20 standard. There is also a potential for 
release of some material during adverse meteorological conditions. In 
the unlikely event of a tornado strike on the cells, some of the sludge 
can be dispersed, but it is unlikely that it would be carried offsite. 
The licensee would be required to clean up the dispersed material. Some 
severe precipitation events could result in release of some sludge to 
the nearby Illinois River and Robert S. Kerr Reservoir but 
concentrations are unlikely to exceed the standards for normal releases 
in 10 CFR Part 20. The staff has concluded that the proposed action, to 
dewater existing raffinate sludge and temporarily store it in lined and 
covered cells, will result in minimal environmental impacts. Radon 
levels will be increased but will remain well within regulatory limits. 
In addition, there is the potential, under unusual conditions (e.g., 
during a severe storm), of releasing small amounts of contaminants in 
low concentrations, to the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    On the basis of the EA, NRC has concluded that there are no 
significant environmental impacts from the proposed amendment and has 
determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement.

IV. Further Information

    Documents related to this action, including the application for 
amendment and supporting documentation, are available electronically at 
the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. From this site, you can access the NRC's Agencywide 
Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and 
image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS accession numbers for 
the documents related to this notice are: SFC's amendment request, 
January 7, 2004, ML040150463 and NRC's Environmental Assessment,

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January 12, 2005, ML050120184. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if 
there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact 
the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 
301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
    These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public 
computers located at the NRC's PDR, O 1 F21, One White Flint North, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction 
contractor will copy documents for a fee.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14 day of January, 2005.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Myron Fliegel,
Project Manager, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle 
Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 05-1281 Filed 1-24-05; 8:45 am]
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