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Susanne Bolton,
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Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
Related to Exemption of Material in
Accordance With 10 CFR 20.2002 for
Proposed Disposal Procedures for the
Yankee Atomic Electric Company;
License DPR–003, Rowe, MA
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact.
AGENCY:
John
Hickman, Division of Waste
Management and Environmental
Protection, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop
T7E18, Washington, DC 20555–0001.
Telephone: (301) 415–3017; e-mail
jbh@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) staff is considering a
request dated December 22, 2004, as
supplemented on February 7, 2005, by
the Yankee Atomic Electric Company
(YAEC or Licensee), to dispose of
demolition debris from
decommissioning of the Yankee Nuclear
Power Station (YNPS) in Rowe,
Massachusetts. The request for approval
is submitted pursuant to section 20.2002
of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR 20.2002), ‘‘Method
of Obtaining Approval of Proposed
Disposal Procedures.’’ The licensee’s
request states that the material is
acceptable for burial at a subtitle C
Resources Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) hazardous waste disposal
facility. The intended disposal location,
Waste Control Specialists (WCS) located
in Andrews, Texas has a RCRA permit
issued by, and is regulated by, the State
of Texas, Texas Commission of
Environmental Quality (TECQ), and any
disposal must comply with State
requirements. This action, if approved,
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would also exempt the slightly
contaminated material from further
Atomic Energy Act and NRC licensing
requirements. The NRC has prepared an
Environmental Assessment (EA) in
support of this proposed action in
accordance with the requirements of 10
CFR part 51. Based on the EA, the NRC
has determined that a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) is
appropriate.
II. Environmental Assessment
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Deputy Director of the National
Science Foundation has determined that
the establishment of the Advisory
Committee for International Science and
Engineering is necessary and in the
public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed upon the
National Science Foundation (NSF), by
42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. This
determination follows consultation with
the Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration.
Name of Committee: Advisory
Committee for International Science and
Engineering.
Nature/Purpose: The Advisory
Committee will provide advice,
recommendations, and oversight
concerning support for research,
education and related activities
involving the U.S. science and
engineering working within a global
context as well as strategic efforts to
promote a more effective NSF role in
international science and engineering.
Responsible NSF Official: Dr. Kathryn
Sullivan, Acting Director, Office of
International Science and Engineering
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Programs, National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 935,
Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703)
292–8710.
Background
YNPS is a deactivated pressurizedwater nuclear reactor situated on a small
portion of a 2,200-acre site. The site is
located in northwestern Massachusetts
in Franklin County, near the southern
Vermont border. The plant and most of
the 2,200-acre site are owned by the
YAEC. A small portion on the west side
of the site (along the east bank of the
Sherman Reservoir) is owned by USGen
New England, Inc. The YNPS plant was
constructed between 1958 and 1960 and
operated commercially at 185
megawatts electric (after a 1963
upgrade) until 1992. In 1992, YAEC
determined that closing of the plant
would be in the best economic interest
of its customers. In December 1993,
NRC amended the YNPS operating
license to retain a ‘‘possession-only’’
status. YAEC began dismantling and
decommissioning activities at that time.
On November 24, 2003, in accordance
with 10 CFR 50.82, YAEC submitted a
License Termination Plan (LTP) for NRC
approval. The LTP is still under review
by the NRC.
The waste material (the demolition
debris) intended for disposal includes
structural steel, soils associated with
foundation excavations and PCB
remediation, and concrete and/or
pavement or other similar solid
materials. The waste material proposed
for disposal at the WCS facility will
originate from the demolition and
removal of structures and paved
surfaces at the YNPS plant site, after the
structure/surface has been
decontaminated to remove areas of
contamination above the release limits.
The physical form of this demolition
debris will be that of bulk material of
various sizes ranging from the size of
sand grains up to occasional monoliths
with a volume of several cubic feet.
YAEC, for the purpose of calculations,
assumed the material to be a
homogeneous mixture with a specific
density of 1 gram per cubic centimeter
during shipment and 1.5 grams per
cubic centimeter after compaction in the
disposal cell at WCS. The material will
be dry solid waste containing no
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Committee Management; Notice of Establishment
The Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation has
determined that the establishment of the Advisory Committee for
International Science and Engineering is necessary and in the public
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the
National Science Foundation (NSF), by 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. This
determination follows consultation with the Committee Management
Secretariat, General Services Administration.
Name of Committee: Advisory Committee for International Science and
Engineering.
Nature/Purpose: The Advisory Committee will provide advice,
recommendations, and oversight concerning support for research,
education and related activities involving the U.S. science and
engineering working within a global context as well as strategic
efforts to promote a more effective NSF role in international science
and engineering.
Responsible NSF Official: Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Acting Director,
Office of International Science and Engineering Programs, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 935, Arlington, VA
22230. Telephone: (703) 292-8710.
Dated: May 3, 2005.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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