Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for ROHM & HAAS Company's Facility in Philadelphia, PA, 144-145 [E5-8205]

Download as PDF 144 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 1 / Tuesday, January 3, 2006 / Notices NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–271; License No. DPR–28] rmajette on DSK29S0YB1PROD with NOTICES6 Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Director’s Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206 Notice is hereby given that the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, has issued a Director’s Decision with regard to a petition dated May 3, 2005, filed pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), section 2.206, by Mr. Raymond Shadis on behalf of the New England Coalition (NEC), hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Petitioner.’’ The petition was supplemented on May 17, 2005. The petition concerns the use of the Hemyc electric raceway fire barrier system (EFRBS) at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Generating Station (Vermont Yankee). NRC Information Notice 2005–07, ‘‘Results of Hemyc Electrical Raceway Fire Barrier System [ERFBS] Full Scale Fire Testing,’’ dated April 1, 2005, informed the operators of nuclear power plants that the Hemyc ERFBS did not perform for one hour as designed. The NRC listed Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee) among the sites that had installed Hemyc ERFBS. The NEC petition requested that the NRC promptly restore reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety with regard to the fire barriers in electrical cable protection systems at Vermont Yankee, or otherwise to order a derate of Vermont Yankee until such time as the operability of the fire barriers can be assured. Specifically, the petition requested that the Commission take the following actions: (1) Require Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee (ENVY) to promptly conduct a review at Vermont Yankee to determine the extent of condition, including a full inventory of the type, amount, application, and placement of Hemyc, and an assessment of the safety significance of each application; (2) require ENVY to promptly provide justification for operation in nonconformance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R; and (3) upon finding that Vermont Yankee is operating in an unanalyzed condition and/or that assurance of public health and safety is degraded, promptly order a power reduction (derate) of Vermont Yankee until such time as it can be demonstrated that ENVY is operating in conformance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, and all other applicable regulations. Mr. Raymond Shadis, in his capacity as the petitioner’s Staff Technical VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:46 Nov 10, 2010 Jkt 223001 Advisor, participated in a telephone conference call with the NRC’s Petition Review Board (PRB) on May 17, 2005, to discuss the petition. The results of that discussion were considered in the PRB’s determination regarding the Petitioner’s request for action and in establishing the schedule for the review of the petition. During the May 17, 2005, PRB conference call, the Petitioner requested that the licensee review fire barriers beyond the Hemyc electric raceway fire barrier system. This request was not accepted under the 2.206 process because the petitioner did not provide adequate information to justify expanding the scope of the review. In an acknowledgment letter dated June 15, 2005, the NRC informed the Petitioner that the petition was accepted, in part, for review under 10 CFR 2.206 and had been referred to the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation for appropriate action. The NRC staff sent a copy of the proposed Director’s Decision to the Petitioner for comment on October 11, 2005. The NRC staff did not receive any comments. The Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has determined that the NRC has in effect granted the Petitioner’s request. The reasons for this decision are explained in the Director’s Decision pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 (DD– 05–07). The Petitioner’s concerns regarding the use of Hemyc at Vermont Yankee have been adequately resolved such that no further action is needed. The licensee has replaced the Hemyc on all equipment that is relied upon for compliance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R. The documents cited in this Director’s Decision are available for inspection at the Commission’s Public Document Room (PDR) at One White Flint North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland and from the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/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 at 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. A copy of the Director’s Decision will be filed with the Secretary of the Commission for the Commission’s review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commission’s regulations. As provided for by this regulation, the Director’s Decision will constitute the final action of the Commission 25 days PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 after the date of the decision, unless the Commission, on its own motion, institutes a review of the Director’s Decision in that time. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of December 2005. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. R.W. Borchardt, Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E5–8206 Filed 12–30–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 030–06021] Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for ROHM & HAAS Company’s Facility in Philadelphia, PA AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of availability. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Nicholson, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, telephone (610) 337–5236, fax (610) 337–5269; or by e-mail: jjn@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the issuance of a license amendment to Rohm & Haas Company for Materials License No. 037–01665–01, to authorize release of its facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for unrestricted use and license termination. 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 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 action is to authorize the release of the licensee’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility for unrestricted use. Rohm & Haas Company was authorized by NRC (AEC at the time) from 1956 to use radioactive materials for research and development purposes at the site. On April 26, 2005, Rohm & Haas Company requested that NRC release the facility for unrestricted use. Rohm & Haas Company has conducted surveys of the facility and E:\FR\FM\03JAN1.SGM 03JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 1 / Tuesday, January 3, 2006 / Notices provided information to the NRC to demonstrate that the site meets the license termination criteria in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20 for unrestricted use. The NRC staff has prepared an EA in support of the license amendment. The facility was remediated and surveyed prior to the licensee requesting the license amendment. The NRC staff has reviewed the information and final status survey submitted by Rohm & Haas Company. As discussed in the EA, the staff has determined that the residual radioactivity meets the requirements in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20. rmajette on DSK29S0YB1PROD with NOTICES6 III. Finding of No Significant Impact The staff has prepared the EA (summarized above) in support of the license amendment to release the facility for unrestricted use. The NRC staff has evaluated Rohm & Haas Company’s request and the results of the surveys and has concluded that the completed action complies with the criteria in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20. The staff has found that the radiological environmental impacts from the action are bounded by the impacts evaluated by NUREG–1496, Volumes 1–3, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement in Support of Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for License Termination of NRC-Licensed Facilities’’ (ML042310492, ML042320379, and ML042330385). Additionally, no nonradiological or cumulative impacts were identified. 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. 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: Environmental Assessment (ML053570288); Final Status Survey and amendment request dated April 26, 2005 [ADAMS Accession No. ML051390274]; Letter dated May 16, 2005 providing additional information [ADAMS Accession No. ML051510089]; Letter dated May 27, 2005 providing VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:46 Nov 10, 2010 Jkt 223001 additional information [ADAMS Accession No. ML051590269]; Letter dated May 31, 2005 providing additional information [ADAMS Accession No. ML051590359]; and Letter dated June 29, 2005 providing additional information [ADAMS Accession No. ML051880162]. 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 23rd day of December 2005. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. James P. Dwyer, Chief, Commercial and Research & Development Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I. [FR Doc. E5–8205 Filed 12–30–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations I. Background Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or NRC staff) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person. This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or proposed to be issued from December 9, 2005 to December 21, 2005. The last PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 145 biweekly notice was published on December 20, 2005 (70 FR 75489). Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing The Commission has made a proposed determination that the following amendment requests involve no significant hazards consideration. Under the Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. The basis for this proposed determination for each amendment request is shown below. The Commission is seeking public comments on this proposed determination. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination. Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, the licensee may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license and any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written request for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene. Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60day period provided that its final determination is that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. In addition, the Commission may issue the amendment prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period should circumstances change during the 30-day comment period such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example in derating or shutdown of the facility. Should the Commission take action prior to the expiration of either the comment period or the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance. Should the Commission make a final No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Commission expects that E:\FR\FM\03JAN1.SGM 03JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 144-145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8205]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 030-06021]


Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of 
No Significant Impact for ROHM & HAAS Company's Facility in 
Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Nicholson, Commercial and R&D 
Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale 
Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, telephone (610) 337-5236, 
fax (610) 337-5269; or by e-mail: jjn@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the 
issuance of a license amendment to Rohm & Haas Company for Materials 
License No. 037-01665-01, to authorize release of its facility in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for unrestricted use and license 
termination. 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 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 action is to authorize the release of 
the licensee's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility for unrestricted 
use. Rohm & Haas Company was authorized by NRC (AEC at the time) from 
1956 to use radioactive materials for research and development purposes 
at the site. On April 26, 2005, Rohm & Haas Company requested that NRC 
release the facility for unrestricted use. Rohm & Haas Company has 
conducted surveys of the facility and

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provided information to the NRC to demonstrate that the site meets the 
license termination criteria in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20 for 
unrestricted use.
    The NRC staff has prepared an EA in support of the license 
amendment. The facility was remediated and surveyed prior to the 
licensee requesting the license amendment. The NRC staff has reviewed 
the information and final status survey submitted by Rohm & Haas 
Company. As discussed in the EA, the staff has determined that the 
residual radioactivity meets the requirements in Subpart E of 10 CFR 
Part 20.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The staff has prepared the EA (summarized above) in support of the 
license amendment to release the facility for unrestricted use. The NRC 
staff has evaluated Rohm & Haas Company's request and the results of 
the surveys and has concluded that the completed action complies with 
the criteria in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20. The staff has found that 
the radiological environmental impacts from the action are bounded by 
the impacts evaluated by NUREG-1496, Volumes 1-3, ``Generic 
Environmental Impact Statement in Support of Rulemaking on Radiological 
Criteria for License Termination of NRC-Licensed Facilities'' 
(ML042310492, ML042320379, and ML042330385). Additionally, no non-
radiological or cumulative impacts were identified. 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.

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: 
Environmental Assessment (ML053570288); Final Status Survey and 
amendment request dated April 26, 2005 [ADAMS Accession No. 
ML051390274]; Letter dated May 16, 2005 providing additional 
information [ADAMS Accession No. ML051510089]; Letter dated May 27, 
2005 providing additional information [ADAMS Accession No. 
ML051590269]; Letter dated May 31, 2005 providing additional 
information [ADAMS Accession No. ML051590359]; and Letter dated June 
29, 2005 providing additional information [ADAMS Accession No. 
ML051880162]. 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 23rd day of 
December 2005.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James P. Dwyer,
Chief, Commercial and Research & Development Branch, Division of 
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I.
 [FR Doc. E5-8205 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am]
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