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Application for Mediation Services
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that it does in the application for
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Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.,
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power
Station; Environmental Assessment
and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
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Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would modify
the previously-granted approvals for onsite disposal of slightly contaminated
material to increase the current
approved annual volume limit of 28.3
cubic meters of soil/sand to a new
annual volume limit of 150 cubic meters
of soil/sand. In addition, the licensee
has requested a one-time approval for
on-site disposal of the current backlog
inventory of approximately 528 cubic
meters of soil/sand.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
October 4, 2004, as supplemented on
January 17, 2005.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is needed to
dispose of slightly contaminated soil/
sand on-site. Current restrictions on the
annual volume of slightly contaminated
soil/sand that can be disposed on-site,
coupled with several plant facility
projects in recent years, have resulted in
the accumulation of a backlog of slightly
contaminated earthen material that is
awaiting disposal by land spreading on
previously-approved on-site disposal
areas. The current approved annual
volume limit of 28.3 cubic meters of
soil/sand for disposal was based on
licensee estimates of soil and sand
collected from road and walkway
sweepings inside the Protected Area
following each year’s winter cleanup
(i.e., the current annual limit does not
account for future site excavation and
construction activities).
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
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modifying previous approvals, granted
pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR 20.2002
(previously 10 CFR 20.302(a)), for onsite disposal of slightly contaminated
material at Vermont Yankee Nuclear
Power Station (Vermont Yankee), as
requested by Entergy Nuclear
Operations, Inc. (the licensee). Vermont
Yankee is located in Windham County,
Vermont. Therefore, as required by 10
CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact.
The NRC has completed its safety
evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that the proposed action will
be bounded by the conditions for the
on-site disposals previously reviewed
and approved by the NRC. The staff’s
safety evaluation will be provided as an
enclosure to the letter to the licensee
approving the proposed action.
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The proposed action will not
significantly increase the probability or
consequences of accidents. No changes
are being made in the types of effluents
that may be released off-site. There is no
significant increase in occupational or
public radiation exposure. Therefore,
there are no significant radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action. The licensee will
continue to use the designated and
approved areas of its property for
disposal. Determination of the
radiological dose impact of the new
material to be disposed has been made
based on the same dose assessment
models and pathway assumptions used
in previously-approved applications for
Vermont Yankee. The NRC staff’s
review of the proposed action
concluded that the bounding dose
conditions for the previously-approved
materials will not be exceeded. The
maximum dose from the radionuclides
in the material was determined to be
less than 1 millirem per year to the
maximally exposed individual and less
than 5 millirem per year to an
inadvertent intruder.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have a potential to affect
any historic sites. It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no
other environmental impact. Therefore,
there are no significant non-radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the staff considered denial of the
proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’
alternative). The environmental impacts
of the proposed action and the
alternative action are similar. If the
proposed action is denied, the licensee
may be required to ship the material to
an off-site low-level radioactive waste
disposal facility. The costs associated
with off-site disposal greatly exceed the
cost of on-site disposal with no
significant benefit to the environment.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
previously considered in the Final
Environmental Statement for Vermont
Yankee.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
On April 25, 2005, the staff consulted
with the Vermont State official, William
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Sherman, of the Department of Public
Service, regarding the environmental
impact of the proposed action. The State
official had no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
NRC has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s letter
dated October 4, 2004, as supplemented
by letter dated January 17, 2005.
Documents may be examined, and/or
copied for a fee, at the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR), located at One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike
(first floor), Rockville, Maryland.
Publicly-available records will be
accessible electronically from the
Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet
at the NRC Web site, https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Persons who do not have access to
ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in
ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR
Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–
397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or by e-mail
to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day
of July 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Richard B. Ennis,
Senior Project Manager, Section 2, Project
Directorate I, Division of Licensing Project
Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Report (SER), NUREG–1827, and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS),
NUREG–1790, for Louisana Energy
Services’ (LES’) proposed National
Enrichment Facility (NEF) in Lea
County, New Mexico. The SER and FEIS
document the NRC staff’s findings
during the safety and environmental
review for the proposed NEF. Both
documents are available on the NRC
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/.
Purpose: This meeting will provide an
opportunity to hear a summary of, and
to ask questions about, the staff’s review
of LES’ application presented in the SER
and FEIS.
Time/Date: The public meeting will
be held on August 2, 2005, from 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m.
Place: Eunice Community Center,
1115 Avenue I, Eunice, New Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy C. Johnson, Mail Stop: T–8F42,
Special Projects Branch, Division of
Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office
of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001. Telephone: (301) 415–7299, and
E-mail: tcj@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12 day
of July, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James W. Clifford,
Acting Chief, Special Projects Branch,
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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15, 22, 2005.
PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
STATUS: Public and Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
DATE:
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Public Meeting To Discuss the Safety
Evaluation Report and Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed National Enrichment
Facility in Lea County, NM
United States Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting in
Eunice, New Mexico.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) will be holding a
public meeting in the Eunice
Community Center, Eunice, New
Mexico, to discuss the Safety Evaluation
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Week of July 18, 2005
11 a.m.—Affirmation Session (Public
Meeting) (Tentative).
a. Private Fuel Storage (Independent
Spend Fuel Storage Installation)
Docket No. 72–22–ISFSI;
unpublished Board order (April 25,
2005) (Tentative).
b. Dominion Nuclear Connecticut,
Inc. (Millstone Nuclear Power
Station, Units 2 and 3), Docket Nos.
50–336–LR & 50–423–LR
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-271]
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power
Station; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
modifying previous approvals, granted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 20.2002 (previously 10 CFR 20.302(a)),
for on-site disposal of slightly contaminated material at Vermont
Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee), as requested by Entergy
Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee). Vermont Yankee is located in
Windham County, Vermont. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the
NRC is issuing this environmental assessment and finding of no
significant impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would modify the previously-granted approvals
for on-site disposal of slightly contaminated material to increase the
current approved annual volume limit of 28.3 cubic meters of soil/sand
to a new annual volume limit of 150 cubic meters of soil/sand. In
addition, the licensee has requested a one-time approval for on-site
disposal of the current backlog inventory of approximately 528 cubic
meters of soil/sand.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated October 4, 2004, as supplemented on January 17, 2005.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is needed to dispose of slightly contaminated
soil/sand on-site. Current restrictions on the annual volume of
slightly contaminated soil/sand that can be disposed on-site, coupled
with several plant facility projects in recent years, have resulted in
the accumulation of a backlog of slightly contaminated earthen material
that is awaiting disposal by land spreading on previously-approved on-
site disposal areas. The current approved annual volume limit of 28.3
cubic meters of soil/sand for disposal was based on licensee estimates
of soil and sand collected from road and walkway sweepings inside the
Protected Area following each year's winter cleanup (i.e., the current
annual limit does not account for future site excavation and
construction activities).
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its safety evaluation of the proposed action
and concludes that the proposed action will be bounded by the
conditions for the on-site disposals previously reviewed and approved
by the NRC. The staff's safety evaluation will be provided as an
enclosure to the letter to the licensee approving the proposed action.
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The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability
or consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of
effluents that may be released off-site. There is no significant
increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there
are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action. The licensee will continue to use the designated
and approved areas of its property for disposal. Determination of the
radiological dose impact of the new material to be disposed has been
made based on the same dose assessment models and pathway assumptions
used in previously-approved applications for Vermont Yankee. The NRC
staff's review of the proposed action concluded that the bounding dose
conditions for the previously-approved materials will not be exceeded.
The maximum dose from the radionuclides in the material was determined
to be less than 1 millirem per year to the maximally exposed individual
and less than 5 millirem per year to an inadvertent intruder.
With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does
not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other
environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant non-
radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative
action are similar. If the proposed action is denied, the licensee may
be required to ship the material to an off-site low-level radioactive
waste disposal facility. The costs associated with off-site disposal
greatly exceed the cost of on-site disposal with no significant benefit
to the environment.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of any different resources than
those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for
Vermont Yankee.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
On April 25, 2005, the staff consulted with the Vermont State
official, William Sherman, of the Department of Public Service,
regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State
official had no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes
that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined
not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed
action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
licensee's letter dated October 4, 2004, as supplemented by letter
dated January 17, 2005. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a
fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland.
Publicly-available records will be accessible electronically from the
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to
ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in
ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-
397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of July 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Richard B. Ennis,
Senior Project Manager, Section 2, Project Directorate I, Division of
Licensing Project Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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