Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment for Safety Light Corporation in Bloomsburg, PA, 56497-56498 [E5-5177]
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Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation
of the proposed action and concludes
that there will be no significant
environmental impact if the exemptions
are granted. The staff reviewed the
analyses provided in the TN NUHOMS
amendment application addressing the
NUHOMS–32PT system. Included in
this application were the revised fuel
specification and fuel qualification
tables that allow the loading of fuel
assemblies with low enrichment/high
burnup fuel, assemblies with stainless
steel plugging clusters, and
reconstituted fuel. The staff has
completed its Safety Evaluation Reports
(SER) associated with review of this
application. The staff concluded that the
NUHOMS system with the revised
contents (low enrichment/high burnup
fuel, assemblies with stainless steel
plugging clusters, and reconstituted
fuel) for the 32PT DSC meets the
acceptance criteria specified in 10 CFR
Part 72. The SER for the TN
NUHOMS–32PT system documenting
the staff’s safety findings and
conclusions was included as an
enclosure to the letter to U.B. Chopra,
dated March 30, 2005.
The NRC concludes that there is
reasonable assurance that the proposed
exemptions have no impact on off-site
doses.
The potential environmental impact
of using the NUHOMS system was
initially presented in the Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Final Rule to
add the TN Standardized NUHOMS
Horizontal Modular Storage System for
Irradiated Nuclear Fuel to the list of
approved spent fuel storage casks in 10
CFR 72.214 (59 FR 65898, dated
December 22, 1994). The potential
environmental impact of using the
NUHOMS–32PT system was initially
presented in the EA for the proposed
rule to add the 32PTH system to the
Standardized NUHOMS system,
Amendment No. 5 (68 FR 49726, dated
August 19, 2003). The TN 32PT system
does not increase the probability or
consequences of accidents, no changes
are being made in the types of any
effluents that may be released offsite,
and there is no significant increase in
occupational or public radiation
exposure. Therefore, there are no
significant radiological environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
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
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no other environmental impact.
Therefore, there are no significant
nonradiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
Alternative to the Proposed Action
Since there is no significant
environmental impact associated with
the proposed action, alternatives with
equal or greater environmental impact
were not evaluated. As an alternative to
the proposed action, the staff considered
denial or ‘‘no-action’’ of the proposed
action. Denial of the exemption would
result in no change in current
environmental impact. NMC considers
the ‘‘no-action’’ alternative to impact
NMC’s ability to provide affordable and
competitive power since rescheduling of
the fall 2005 loading campaign could
impact future NMC budget planning.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
This exemption request was discussed
with Mr. Lou Brandon, Chief of the
Nuclear Facilities Unit, Department of
Environmental Quality, for the State of
Michigan, on September 7, 2005. He
stated that the State had no comments
on the technical aspects of the
exemption. The NRC staff has
determined that a consultation under
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
is not required because the proposed
action will not affect listed species or
critical habitat. The NRC staff has also
determined that the proposed action is
not a type of activity having the
potential to cause effects on historic
properties. Therefore, no further
consultation is required under Section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
Finding of No Significant Impact
The environmental impacts of the
proposed action have been reviewed in
accordance with the requirements set
forth in 10 CFR Part 51. Based upon the
foregoing EA, the Commission finds that
the proposed action of granting the
exemption from specific provisions of
10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(2)(i)(A),
72.212(b)(7), and 10 CFR 72.214, to
allow NMC to use the proposed CoC No.
1004, Amendment No. 8, will not
significantly impact the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
Commission has determined that an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed exemption is not warranted.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of
NRC’s ‘‘Rules of Practice,’’ final NRC
records and documents regarding this
proposed action are publicly available
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in the records component of NRC’s
Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS). The
request for exemption dated August 22,
2005, and September 20, 2005, was
docketed under 10 CFR Part 72, Docket
No. 72–7. These documents may be
inspected at NRC’s Public Electronic
Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. These
documents may also be viewed
electronically on the public computers
located at the NRC’s Public Document
Room (PDR), O–1F21, One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
MD 20852. The PDR reproduction
contractor will copy documents for a
fee. 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 email to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day
of September, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
L. Raynard Wharton,
Project Manager, Spent Fuel Project Office,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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[Docket No. 030–05982]
Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment for Safety Light
Corporation in Bloomsburg, PA
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Prince, Decommissioning
Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials
Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road,
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 19406,
telephone (610) 337–5376, fax (610)
337–5269; or by e-mail: RJP4@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) is considering the issuance of a
license amendment to Safety Light
Corporation (SLC) to renew Materials
License No. 37–00030–02, to authorize
characterization and decommissioning
under specified conditions at its facility
in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. NRC has
prepared an Environmental Assessment
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(EA) in support of this action in
accordance with the requirements of 10
CFR Part 51. The renewed license
would also grant SLC exemptions from
the financial assurance requirements for
decommissioning contained in 10 CFR
30.32 and 30.35. Based on the EA, the
NRC has concluded that a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) is
appropriate.
II. EA Summary
The purpose of the proposed action is
to renew NRC Materials License No. 37–
00030–02 for characterization and other
decommissioning activities through
December 2007, and pursuant to 10 CFR
30.11, grant SLC exemptions from the
financial assurance requirements for
decommissioning contained in 10 CFR
30.32 and 30.35. The renewed license
will require that the SLC submit work
plans and health and safety plans to the
NRC for approval prior to beginning
other decommissioning activities at the
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania facility. The
renewed license will also require that
SLC develop a plan for the orderly
shutdown of licensed activities and
make prescribed monthly deposits into
the decommissioning trust fund during
the license renewal period in
accordance with the Settlement
Agreement between NRC, SLC and
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection, as approved
by the Atomic Safety and Licensing
Board on June 29, 2005.
The NRC staff has prepared an EA in
support of the license amendment. The
licensee does not have sufficient
financial assurance to complete
remediation activities. The issuance of
this amendment covers existing material
already present on the site from past
operations and does not authorize an
increase in the amount of material
authorized by the license. No changes
are being made to the type or amount of
effluents that may be released from the
site, and no significant increase in
public radiation exposure is expected.
By renewing the license, NRC can also
require the completion of certain actions
to provide for an orderly cessation of
licensed activities, and require SLC to
cooperate with the Environmental
Protection Agency in its evaluation and
conduct of future remediation activities.
The actions to be taken by the licensee
are also in the public interest, and the
exemption of specific financial
assurance requirements until December
31, 2007 will not endanger life or
property or common defense and
security.
Therefore, the NRC staff concluded
that the action to renew License No. 37–
00030–02 and grant SLC exemptions
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from the financial assurance
requirements for decommissioning
complies with 10 CFR Part 20 and 10
CFR 30.11.
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III. Finding of No Significant Impact
DATES:
The staff has prepared the EA
(summarized above) in support of the
license amendment to renew the license
and grant the exemptions. On the basis
of the EA, the NRC has concluded that
the environmental impacts from the
action are expected to be insignificant
and has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
action. Accordingly, a FONSI is
appropriate.
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 (ML052630022 and the SLC
renewal request dated April 24, 2004
(ML041310318). 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 (800) 397–4209 or (301)
415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Documents related to operations
conducted under this license not
specifically referenced in this Notice
may not be electronically available and/
or may not be publicly available.
Persons who have an interest in
reviewing these documents should
submit a request to NRC under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Instructions for submitting a FOIA
request can be found on the NRC’s Web
site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
foia/foia-privacy.html.
Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, this
20th day of September, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Marie Miller,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I.
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3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2005.
PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
STATUS: Public and Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Week of September 26, 2005
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the Week of September 26, 2005.
Week of October 3, 2005—Tentative
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the Week of October 3, 2005.
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the Week of October 10, 2005.
Week of October 17, 2005—Tentative
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
9:30 a.m.—Briefing on
Decommissioning Activities and
Status (Public Meeting)
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov.
Week of October 24, 2005—Tentative
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
1:30 p.m.—Discussion of Security Issues
(Closed-Ex. 1)
Week of October 31, 2005—Tentative
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
9:30 a.m.—Briefing on Implementation
of Davis-Besse Lessons Learned
Task Force (DBLLTF)
Recommendations (Public Meeting)
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov.
*The schedule for Commission
meetings is subject to change on short
notice. To verify the status of meetings
call (recording)—(301) 451–1292.
Contact person for more information:
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 030-05982]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Amendment for Safety Light
Corporation in Bloomsburg, PA
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Prince, Decommissioning Branch,
Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road,
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 19406, telephone (610) 337-5376, fax
(610) 337-5269; or by e-mail: RJP4@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the issuance
of a license amendment to Safety Light Corporation (SLC) to renew
Materials License No. 37-00030-02, to authorize characterization and
decommissioning under specified conditions at its facility in
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. NRC has prepared an Environmental Assessment
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(EA) in support of this action in accordance with the requirements of
10 CFR Part 51. The renewed license would also grant SLC exemptions
from the financial assurance requirements for decommissioning contained
in 10 CFR 30.32 and 30.35. Based on the EA, the NRC has concluded that
a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate.
II. EA Summary
The purpose of the proposed action is to renew NRC Materials
License No. 37-00030-02 for characterization and other decommissioning
activities through December 2007, and pursuant to 10 CFR 30.11, grant
SLC exemptions from the financial assurance requirements for
decommissioning contained in 10 CFR 30.32 and 30.35. The renewed
license will require that the SLC submit work plans and health and
safety plans to the NRC for approval prior to beginning other
decommissioning activities at the Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania facility.
The renewed license will also require that SLC develop a plan for the
orderly shutdown of licensed activities and make prescribed monthly
deposits into the decommissioning trust fund during the license renewal
period in accordance with the Settlement Agreement between NRC, SLC and
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as approved by the
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board on June 29, 2005.
The NRC staff has prepared an EA in support of the license
amendment. The licensee does not have sufficient financial assurance to
complete remediation activities. The issuance of this amendment covers
existing material already present on the site from past operations and
does not authorize an increase in the amount of material authorized by
the license. No changes are being made to the type or amount of
effluents that may be released from the site, and no significant
increase in public radiation exposure is expected. By renewing the
license, NRC can also require the completion of certain actions to
provide for an orderly cessation of licensed activities, and require
SLC to cooperate with the Environmental Protection Agency in its
evaluation and conduct of future remediation activities. The actions to
be taken by the licensee are also in the public interest, and the
exemption of specific financial assurance requirements until December
31, 2007 will not endanger life or property or common defense and
security.
Therefore, the NRC staff concluded that the action to renew License
No. 37-00030-02 and grant SLC exemptions from the financial assurance
requirements for decommissioning complies with 10 CFR Part 20 and 10
CFR 30.11.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The staff has prepared the EA (summarized above) in support of the
license amendment to renew the license and grant the exemptions. On the
basis of the EA, the NRC has concluded that the environmental impacts
from the action are expected to be insignificant and has determined not
to prepare an environmental impact statement for the action.
Accordingly, a FONSI is appropriate.
IV. Further Information
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 (ML052630022 and the SLC renewal request dated
April 24, 2004 (ML041310318). 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 (800) 397-
4209 or (301) 415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Documents related to operations conducted under this license not
specifically referenced in this Notice may not be electronically
available and/or may not be publicly available. Persons who have an
interest in reviewing these documents should submit a request to NRC
under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Instructions for
submitting a FOIA request can be found on the NRC's Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/foia/foia-privacy.html.
Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, this 20th day of
September, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Marie Miller,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
Region I.
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