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[Docket No. 40–8989]
Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for Exemption From
Certain NRC Licensing Requirements
for Special Nuclear Material for
Envirocare of Utah, Inc.
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Park, Environmental and
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Performance Assessment Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555. Telephone:
(301) 415–5835; fax number: (301) 415–
5397; e-mail: jrp@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an Order pursuant to section
274f of the Atomic Energy Act that
would modify an existing Order for
Envirocare of Utah, Inc. (Envirocare).
The existing order exempts Envirocare
from certain NRC regulations and
permits Envirocare, under specified
conditions, to possess waste containing
special nuclear material (SNM), in
greater quantities than those specified in
10 CFR part 150, at Envirocare’s lowlevel waste (LLW) disposal facility
located in Clive, Utah, without
obtaining an NRC license pursuant to 10
CFR part 70. The NRC has prepared an
Environmental Assessment (EA) in
support of this action 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 modified Order will be
issued following the publication of this
notice.
II. Environmental Assessment
Background
The NRC is considering issuance of an
Order pursuant to section 274f of the
Atomic Energy Act that would modify
an existing Order for Envirocare. The
existing order exempts Envirocare from
certain NRC regulations and permits
Envirocare, under specified conditions,
to possess waste containing SNM, in
greater quantities than those specified in
10 CFR part 150, at Envirocare’s LLW
disposal facility located in Clive, Utah,
without obtaining an NRC license
pursuant to 10 CFR part 70. Published
in the Federal Register on May 21, 1999
(64 FR 27826), the original Order was
modified subsequently on January 30,
2003, at the request of Envirocare and
published in the Federal Register on
February 13, 2003 (68 FR 7399).
Envirocare is licensed by the State of
Utah, an NRC Agreement State, under a
10 CFR part 61 equivalent license for
the disposal of LLW. Envirocare also is
licensed by Utah to dispose of mixed
waste, hazardous waste, and 11e.(2)
byproduct material (as defined under
section 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended).
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By letter dated July 8, 2003,
Envirocare proposed that the NRC
amend the January 30, 2003, Order. The
NRC staff has evaluated this request in
two phases. In the first phase, the NRC
staff evaluated the following requested
revisions: (1) Modify the table in
Condition 1 to include limits for
uranium and plutonium in waste
without magnesium oxide; (2) modify
the units of the table from picocuries of
SNM per gram of waste material to gram
of SNM per gram of waste material; and
(3) revise the language of Condition 5 to
be consistent with the revised units in
the table in Condition 1. The NRC staff
approved these revisions and published
a modified Order in the Federal
Register on December 29, 2003 (68 FR
74986). In the second phase, which is
the subject of this EA, the NRC staff has
evaluated the remaining revisions
requested by Envirocare (the proposed
action).
Review Scope
The purpose of this EA is to assess the
environmental impacts of Envirocare’s
requested modification to its December
2003 Order. This EA does not approve
or deny the requested action. A separate
Safety Evaluation Report (SER) also will
be issued in support of the approval or
denial of the requested action. This EA
will determine whether to issue or
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS). Should the NRC issue
a FONSI, no EIS will be prepared.
Proposed Action
Envirocare proposes that the NRC
amend the December 29, 2003, Order to:
(1) Modify the table in Condition 1 to
include criticality-based limits for
uranium-233 and plutonium isotopes in
waste containing up to 20 percent of
materials listed in Condition 2 (e.g.,
magnesium oxide); (2) include
criticality-based limits in the table in
Condition 1 for plutonium isotopes in
waste with unlimited materials in
Condition 2, and in waste with
unlimited quantities of materials in
Conditions 2 and 3 (e.g., beryllium); (3)
provide criticality-based limits for
uranium-235 as a function of
enrichment in waste containing up to 20
percent of materials listed in Condition
2 and in waste containing none of the
materials listed in Condition 2; and (4)
include additional mixed waste
treatment technologies.
Need for the Proposed Action
In its July 8, 2003, request, Envirocare
states that it is currently at a
competitive disadvantage with another
waste disposal company. Envirocare
would like to expand its capabilities to
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accept additional waste streams and
treat waste using additional
technologies. In order to do so,
Conditions 1 and 5 of the Order would
need to be revised.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
The only alternative to the proposed
action that the NRC staff considered was
the no-action alternative. Under the noaction alternative, the Order would not
be revised.
Affected Environment
The NRC staff has prepared an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
(NUREG–1476; August 1993), EAs, and
SERs for its previous actions. The
affected environment for the Envirocare
site is described in detail in NUREG–
1476.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives
No-Action Alternative: For the noaction alternative, the environmental
impacts would be the same as those
evaluated in the EAs that support the
May 21, 1999, Order (64 FR 26463, May
14, 1999), the January 30, 2003,
modification of the Order (68 FR 3281,
January 23, 2003), and the December 29,
2003, modification of the Order (68 FR
59645, October 16, 2003). The
regulations regarding SNM possession
in 10 CFR part 150 set mass limits
whereby a licensee is exempted from
the licensing requirements of 10 CFR
part 70 and can be regulated by an
Agreement State. The licensing
requirements in 10 CFR part 70 apply to
persons possessing greater than critical
mass quantities (as defined in 10 CFR
150.11). The principal emphasis of 10
CFR part 70 is criticality safety and
safeguarding SNM against diversion or
sabotage. The NRC staff considers that
criticality safety can be maintained by
relying on concentration limits, under
the specified conditions. These
concentration limits are considered an
alternative definition of quantities not
sufficient to form a critical mass to the
weight limits in 10 CFR 150.11, thereby
assuring the same level of protection.
The 1999 and the two 2003 EAs
concluded that issuance of the Order
would have no significant radiological
or non-radiological environmental
impacts.
Proposed Action: For the proposed
action, the environmental impacts are
not expected to be significant. Effluent
releases and potential doses to the
public are regulated by the State of Utah
and are not anticipated to change as a
result of this revision. The NRC staff
previously determined in the 1999 EA
that there would be no significant
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radiological or non-radiological impacts
resulting from the proposed limits of
uranium and plutonium. In addition,
these revisions to the Order are not
expected to significantly change
environmental impacts from current
operations at Envirocare.
For Envirocare, the changes to the
limits will allow the site to accept new
waste streams, which may increase the
number of waste shipments to the site.
It is estimated that this may result in
approximately 100 additional shipments
per year to the site, which equates to
about two shipments per week. It is not
expected that the small increase in
shipments would have a significant
environmental impact to the local area.
In addition, it is not expected that
Envirocares’s use of the new waste
processing technologies would have
significant environmental impacts.
These technologies would be used in
treating and stabilizing waste containing
SNM, and any effluents from these
processes would be collected and
managed to prevent release. As stated
previously, potential radiological doses
are not anticipated to change as a result
of the use of these new technologies.
Conclusion
Based on its review, the NRC staff
finds that the environmental impacts
from the proposed action and the noaction alternative are similar. Since the
proposed action will not significantly
impact the quality of the human
environment, the NRC staff concludes
that the proposed action is the preferred
alternative.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
Officials from the State of Utah,
Department of Environmental Quality,
Division of Radiation Control were
contacted about this EA for the
proposed action and had no comments.
Because the proposed action is not
expected to have any impact on
threatened or endangered species or
historic resources, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and the State of Utah
Historic Preservation Officer were not
contacted.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA, The 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, will be available
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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: Envirocare’s June 8,
2003, request (ADAMS Accession No.
ML031950334) and the NRC staff’s June
2005 SER (ADAMS Accession No.
ML041190003). 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 in Rockville, Maryland, this 11th
day of July, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott C. Flanders,
Deputy Director, Environmental &
Performance Assessment Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-8989]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for Exemption From Certain NRC Licensing
Requirements for Special Nuclear Material for Envirocare of Utah, Inc.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Park, Environmental and
Performance Assessment Directorate, Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
Telephone: (301) 415-5835; fax number: (301) 415-5397; e-mail:
jrp@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an Order pursuant to section 274f of the Atomic Energy Act
that would modify an existing Order for Envirocare of Utah, Inc.
(Envirocare). The existing order exempts Envirocare from certain NRC
regulations and permits Envirocare, under specified conditions, to
possess waste containing special nuclear material (SNM), in greater
quantities than those specified in 10 CFR part 150, at Envirocare's
low-level waste (LLW) disposal facility located in Clive, Utah, without
obtaining an NRC license pursuant to 10 CFR part 70. The NRC has
prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) in support of this action 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 modified Order will be issued following the
publication of this notice.
II. Environmental Assessment
Background
The NRC is considering issuance of an Order pursuant to section
274f of the Atomic Energy Act that would modify an existing Order for
Envirocare. The existing order exempts Envirocare from certain NRC
regulations and permits Envirocare, under specified conditions, to
possess waste containing SNM, in greater quantities than those
specified in 10 CFR part 150, at Envirocare's LLW disposal facility
located in Clive, Utah, without obtaining an NRC license pursuant to 10
CFR part 70. Published in the Federal Register on May 21, 1999 (64 FR
27826), the original Order was modified subsequently on January 30,
2003, at the request of Envirocare and published in the Federal
Register on February 13, 2003 (68 FR 7399).
Envirocare is licensed by the State of Utah, an NRC Agreement
State, under a 10 CFR part 61 equivalent license for the disposal of
LLW. Envirocare also is licensed by Utah to dispose of mixed waste,
hazardous waste, and 11e.(2) byproduct material (as defined under
section 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended).
By letter dated July 8, 2003, Envirocare proposed that the NRC
amend the January 30, 2003, Order. The NRC staff has evaluated this
request in two phases. In the first phase, the NRC staff evaluated the
following requested revisions: (1) Modify the table in Condition 1 to
include limits for uranium and plutonium in waste without magnesium
oxide; (2) modify the units of the table from picocuries of SNM per
gram of waste material to gram of SNM per gram of waste material; and
(3) revise the language of Condition 5 to be consistent with the
revised units in the table in Condition 1. The NRC staff approved these
revisions and published a modified Order in the Federal Register on
December 29, 2003 (68 FR 74986). In the second phase, which is the
subject of this EA, the NRC staff has evaluated the remaining revisions
requested by Envirocare (the proposed action).
Review Scope
The purpose of this EA is to assess the environmental impacts of
Envirocare's requested modification to its December 2003 Order. This EA
does not approve or deny the requested action. A separate Safety
Evaluation Report (SER) also will be issued in support of the approval
or denial of the requested action. This EA will determine whether to
issue or prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Should the
NRC issue a FONSI, no EIS will be prepared.
Proposed Action
Envirocare proposes that the NRC amend the December 29, 2003, Order
to: (1) Modify the table in Condition 1 to include criticality-based
limits for uranium-233 and plutonium isotopes in waste containing up to
20 percent of materials listed in Condition 2 (e.g., magnesium oxide);
(2) include criticality-based limits in the table in Condition 1 for
plutonium isotopes in waste with unlimited materials in Condition 2,
and in waste with unlimited quantities of materials in Conditions 2 and
3 (e.g., beryllium); (3) provide criticality-based limits for uranium-
235 as a function of enrichment in waste containing up to 20 percent of
materials listed in Condition 2 and in waste containing none of the
materials listed in Condition 2; and (4) include additional mixed waste
treatment technologies.
Need for the Proposed Action
In its July 8, 2003, request, Envirocare states that it is
currently at a competitive disadvantage with another waste disposal
company. Envirocare would like to expand its capabilities to
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accept additional waste streams and treat waste using additional
technologies. In order to do so, Conditions 1 and 5 of the Order would
need to be revised.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
The only alternative to the proposed action that the NRC staff
considered was the no-action alternative. Under the no-action
alternative, the Order would not be revised.
Affected Environment
The NRC staff has prepared an environmental impact statement (EIS)
(NUREG-1476; August 1993), EAs, and SERs for its previous actions. The
affected environment for the Envirocare site is described in detail in
NUREG-1476.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives
No-Action Alternative: For the no-action alternative, the
environmental impacts would be the same as those evaluated in the EAs
that support the May 21, 1999, Order (64 FR 26463, May 14, 1999), the
January 30, 2003, modification of the Order (68 FR 3281, January 23,
2003), and the December 29, 2003, modification of the Order (68 FR
59645, October 16, 2003). The regulations regarding SNM possession in
10 CFR part 150 set mass limits whereby a licensee is exempted from the
licensing requirements of 10 CFR part 70 and can be regulated by an
Agreement State. The licensing requirements in 10 CFR part 70 apply to
persons possessing greater than critical mass quantities (as defined in
10 CFR 150.11). The principal emphasis of 10 CFR part 70 is criticality
safety and safeguarding SNM against diversion or sabotage. The NRC
staff considers that criticality safety can be maintained by relying on
concentration limits, under the specified conditions. These
concentration limits are considered an alternative definition of
quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass to the weight limits
in 10 CFR 150.11, thereby assuring the same level of protection. The
1999 and the two 2003 EAs concluded that issuance of the Order would
have no significant radiological or non-radiological environmental
impacts.
Proposed Action: For the proposed action, the environmental impacts
are not expected to be significant. Effluent releases and potential
doses to the public are regulated by the State of Utah and are not
anticipated to change as a result of this revision. The NRC staff
previously determined in the 1999 EA that there would be no significant
radiological or non-radiological impacts resulting from the proposed
limits of uranium and plutonium. In addition, these revisions to the
Order are not expected to significantly change environmental impacts
from current operations at Envirocare.
For Envirocare, the changes to the limits will allow the site to
accept new waste streams, which may increase the number of waste
shipments to the site. It is estimated that this may result in
approximately 100 additional shipments per year to the site, which
equates to about two shipments per week. It is not expected that the
small increase in shipments would have a significant environmental
impact to the local area.
In addition, it is not expected that Envirocares's use of the new
waste processing technologies would have significant environmental
impacts. These technologies would be used in treating and stabilizing
waste containing SNM, and any effluents from these processes would be
collected and managed to prevent release. As stated previously,
potential radiological doses are not anticipated to change as a result
of the use of these new technologies.
Conclusion
Based on its review, the NRC staff finds that the environmental
impacts from the proposed action and the no-action alternative are
similar. Since the proposed action will not significantly impact the
quality of the human environment, the NRC staff concludes that the
proposed action is the preferred alternative.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
Officials from the State of Utah, Department of Environmental
Quality, Division of Radiation Control were contacted about this EA for
the proposed action and had no comments. Because the proposed action is
not expected to have any impact on threatened or endangered species or
historic resources, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the State of
Utah Historic Preservation Officer were not contacted.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA, The 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, will be 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:
Envirocare's June 8, 2003, request (ADAMS Accession No. ML031950334)
and the NRC staff's June 2005 SER (ADAMS Accession No. ML041190003). 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 in Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of July, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott C. Flanders,
Deputy Director, Environmental & Performance Assessment Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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