Notice of Environmental Assessment Related to the Issuance of a License Amendment to Byproduct Material License No. 24-00196-07, for Unrestricted Release of a Facility for Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 6102-6104 [06-1043]
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Notice of Environmental Assessment
Related to the Issuance of a License
Amendment to Byproduct Material
License No. 24–00196–07, for
Unrestricted Release of a Facility for
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of environmental
assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for license
amendment.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George M. McCann, Senior Health
Physicist, Decommissioning Branch,
Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
Region III, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, 2443 Warrenville Road,
Lisle, Illinois 60532–4352; telephone:
(630) 829–9856; or by e-mail at
gmm@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
is considering the issuance of an
amendment to NRC Byproduct Materials
License No. 24–00196–07, which is held
by Saint Louis University (licensee).
The amendment would authorize the
unrestricted release of the licensee’s
former Radioactive Waste Storage
Facility, located at 1008 South Spring
Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. The NRC
has prepared an Environmental
Assessment in support of this action in
accordance with the requirements of 10
CFR part 51. Based on the
Environmental Assessment, the NRC
has determined that a Finding of No
Significant Impact is appropriate. The
amendment to Saint Louis University’s
license will be issued following the
publication of this Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact.
I. Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would approve
St. Louis University’s request to amend
its license and release the licensee’s
former waste storage facility for
unrestricted use in accordance with 10
CFR part 20, subpart E. The proposed
action is in accordance with the Saint
Louis University’s request to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
to amend its NRC Byproduct Material
License by letters dated October 31,
2005 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML060180319), and January 13, 2006
(ADAMS Accession No. ML060170694).
Saint Louis University is licensed as an
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NRC broad scope licensee and was first
licensed to use byproduct materials for
broad scope uses on January 19, 1976.
The licensee is authorized to use
byproduct materials for broad scope
activities involving medical research,
diagnostic and therapeutic medical
procedures, laboratory studies and
educational programs. The licensee is
authorized to possess and use curie
quantities of byproduct materials atomic
number 1 through 83, inclusive.
The licensee’s Radioactive Waste
Storage Facility located at 1008 South
Spring Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, was
designed to receive and process the
licensee’s research and laboratory
wastes for disposal to authorized
recipients. The use of the Radioactive
Waste Storage Facility for waste
processing activities was first
authorized for use by the NRC in
License No. 24–00196–07, Amendment
No. 25, dated March 19, 1999.
According to the licensee, use and
storage of radioactive material in the
Radioactive Waste Storage Facility
ceased on August 12, 2005.
The licensee conducted surveys of the
facility and provided this information to
the NRC to demonstrate that the
radiological conditions of former waste
processing and storage areas, and offices
located in the Radioactive Waste Storage
Facility are consistent with radiological
criteria for unrestricted use in 10 CFR
part 20, subpart E. No radiological
remediation activities are required to
complete the proposed action. The NRC
completed a closeout inspection and
survey of the licensee’s activities, which
are the subject of this license
amendment, on January 18, 2006 (NRC
Inspection Report No. 030–11789/05–
002 (DNMS) (ADAMS Accession No.
ML060200576)), to conduct
independent radiological surveys and to
verify the licensee’s survey findings.
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Need for the Proposed Action
The licensee is requesting this license
amendment because it no longer plans
to use the Radioactive Waste Storage
Facility for NRC-licensed activities at
Saint Louis University. The NRC is
fulfilling its responsibilities under the
Atomic Energy Act to make a decision
on the proposed action for
decommissioning that ensures that
residual radioactivity is reduced to a
level that is protective of the public
health and safety and the environment,
and allows the Radioactive Waste
Storage Facility to be released for
unrestricted use.
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Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC staff reviewed the
information provided and surveys
performed by the licensee to
demonstrate that the release of the
Radioactive Waste Storage Facility
located at 1008 South Spring Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri, are consistent with
the radiological criteria for unrestricted
use specified in 10 CFR 20.1402. The
NRC performed a closeout inspection
and survey to confirm the licensee’s
findings. Based on its review, the staff
determined that there were no
radiological impacts associated with the
proposed action because no radiological
remediation activities were required to
complete the proposed action, and that
the radiological criteria for unrestricted
use in § 20.1402 have been met.
Based on its review, the staff
determined that the radiological
environmental impacts from the
proposed action for the former
Radioactive Waste Storage Facility are
bounded by the ‘‘Generic Environmental
Impact Statement in Support of
Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for
License Termination of NRC-Licensed
Nuclear Facilities’’ (NUREG–1496).
Additionally, no non-radiological or
cumulative impacts were identified.
Therefore, the NRC has determined that
the proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
The only alternative to the proposed
action of releasing the licensee’s former
Radioactive Waste Storage Facility for
unrestricted use is to take no action.
Under the no-action alternative, the
licensee’s facility would remain under
an NRC license and would not be
released for unrestricted use. Denial of
the license amendment request would
result in no change to current
conditions at the University. The noaction alternative is not acceptable
because it is inconsistent with 10 CFR
30.36, which requires licensees who
have ceased licensed activities to
request termination of their radioactive
material license. This alternative would
impose an unnecessary regulatory
burden in controlling access to the
facility, and limit potential benefits
from the future use of the facility.
Conclusion
The NRC staff concluded that the
proposed action is consistent with the
NRC’s unrestricted release criteria
specified in 10 CFR 20.1402. Because
the proposed action will not
significantly impact the quality of the
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human environment, the NRC staff
concludes that the proposed action is
the preferred alternative.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action will not affect listed
species or critical habitats. Therefore, no
further consultation is required under
Section 7 of the Endangered Species
Act. Likewise, the NRC staff has
determined that the proposed action is
not a type of activity that has potential
to cause effect on historic properties.
Therefore, consultation under Section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act is not required.
The NRC consulted with the Missouri
Department of Health and Senior
Services. The Missouri Department of
Health and Senior Services, Division of
Community and Public Health, Office of
Emergency Coordination was provided
the draft EA for comment on January 19,
2006. Mr. Keith Henke, Planner III, with
the Missouri Office of Emergency
Coordination, responded to the NRC by
telephone on January 19, 2006,
indicating that the State had no
comments regarding the NRC
Environmental Assessment for the
release of the Saint Louis University
facility.
II. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA in support of
the proposed license amendment to
release the site for unrestricted use, the
NRC has determined that the proposed
action will not have a significant effect
on the quality of the human
environment. Thus, the NRC has not
prepared an environmental impact
statement for the proposed action.
III. Further Information
Documents related to this action,
including the application for
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
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS), which provides text
and image files of NRC’s public
documents. If you do not have access to
ADAMS, or if there are problems in
accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, contact the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR) Reference staff
at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or
by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. The
documents and ADAMS accession
numbers related to this notice are:
1. Haenchen, Mark, M.S., J.D., Director
and Radiation Safety Officer, Office of
Environmental Safety & Services,
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Saint Louis University, October 31,
2005 letter to the NRC requesting a
license amendment for the release of
the former Radioactive Waste Storage
Facility (ML060180319).
2. Bachmann, Kenneth, M.S., Health
Physicist, Saint Louis University
consultant, letter dated January 13,
2006, to the NRC (ML060170694).
3. NRC Inspection Report No. 030–
11789/05–002 (DNMS) dated January
20, 2006 (ML060200576).
4. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
‘‘Environmental Review Guidance for
Licensing Actions Associated with
NMSS Programs,’’ NUREG–1748,
August 2003.
5. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
‘‘Environmental Review Guidance for
Licensing Actions Associated with
NMSS Programs,’’ NUREG–1748,
August 2003.
6. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement in Support of Rulemaking
on Radiological Criteria for License
Termination of NRC-Licensed Nuclear
Facilities,’’ NUREG–1496, August
1994.
7. NRC, NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated
NMSS Decommissioning Guidance,’’
Volumes 1–3, September 2003.
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 at Lisle, Illinois, this 27th day of
January 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Jamnes L. Cameron,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III.
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University of Michigan; University of
Michigan Ford Nuclear Reactor;
Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (the Commission) is
considering the issuance of a license
amendment to Facility Operating
License No. R–28, issued to the
University of Michigan (UM or the
licensee), that would allow
decommissioning of the UM Ford
Nuclear Reactor (FNR) located at the
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North Campus in Ann Arbor,
Washtenaw County, Michigan.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
By letter dated June 18, 2004, the
licensee submitted a decommissioning
plan in accordance with Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulation Part
50.82(b)(5) (10 CFR 50.82(b)(5)) in order
to dismantle the 2 megawatts thermal
(MWt) FNR, to dispose of its component
parts and radioactive material, and to
decontaminate the facility in accordance
with the proposed dismantling plan to
meet the Commission’s unrestricted
release criteria. After the Commission
verifies that the release criteria have
been met, Facility Operating License
No. R–28 would be terminated. The
licensee submitted an Environmental
Report on June 18, 2004, that addressed
the estimated environmental impacts
resulting from decommissioning the UM
FNR.
A ‘‘Notice and Solicitation of
Comments Pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1405
and 10 CFR 50.82(b)(5) Concerning
Proposed Action to Decommission the
University of Michigan Ford Nuclear
Reactor (FNR)’’ was published in the
Federal Register on September 8, 2004
(69 FR 54326). No comments were
received during the comment period.
Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is necessary to
permanently cease operations of UM
FNR. The licensee needs this license
change because it no longer plans to
conduct licensed activities at the UM
FNR. As specified in 10 CFR 50.82, any
licensee may apply to the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission for authority to
surrender a license voluntarily and to
decommission the affected facility.
Additionally, 10 CFR 51.53(d) stipulates
that each applicant for a license
amendment to authorize
decommissioning of a production or
utilization facility shall submit with its
application an environmental report
that reflects any new information or
significant environmental change
associated with the proposed
decommissioning activities. Upon
completion of the decommissioning
activities, UM is planning to use the
area that would be released for other
academic purposes.
Environmental Impact of the Proposed
Action
Residual radioactive contamination
resulting from past reactor operations is
contained in the FNR facility. All
decontamination will be performed by
trained personnel in accordance with
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previously reviewed procedures, and
will be overseen by experienced health
physics staff. Solid and liquid waste
will be removed from the facility and
managed in accordance with NRC
regulations. The operations are
calculated to result in a total
occupational radiation exposure of
about 4.8 person-rem. Radiation
exposure to the general public during
decommissioning is expected to be
negligible. This will be accomplished by
keeping the public at a safe distance and
by meeting NRC requirements for
effluent releases during
decommissioning.
Occupational and public exposure
may result from offsite disposal of the
low-level residual radioactive material
from the FNR. The handling, storage,
and shipment of this radioactive
material are to meet the requirements of
10 CFR 20.2006, ‘‘Transfer for Disposal
and Manifest,’’ and 49 CFR Parts 100–
177, ‘‘Transportation of Hazardous
Materials.’’ It is anticipated that about
112 ft3 of irradiated hardware will be
shipped during one truck shipment in
Type B shipping casks to a waste
processor. A volume of 11,000 ft3 of
other waste in strong tight containers
will be shipped during 27 truck
shipments to the Envirocare of Utah
facility. Included in the other waste
shipment is mixed waste consisting
primarily of activated and/or
contaminated lead with a volume of 43
ft3 and cadmium with a volume of 1 ft3.
Radiation exposure to the general public
during waste shipments is expected to
be negligible. In addition, Liquid waste
that is generated during the
decommissioning activities will be
released to the environment in
accordance with the regulations in 10
CFR Part 20, Subpart K, ‘‘Waste
Disposal,’’ or will be solidified and
disposed of as solid waste in accordance
with state and Federal guidelines.
The licensee analyzed accidents
applicable to decommissioning
activities. These accidents involve
inhalation of hazardous or radioactive
materials, confined space issues, heavy
equipment movement, external
radiation exposure, and dermal contact
with radioactive and hazardous
materials. To minimize the risk from
identified hazards, procedures and
conformance with FNR license and
regulatory requirements will be used.
Based on the review of the specific
proposed activities associated with the
dismantling and decontamination of the
UM FNR facility, the staff has
determined that the proposed action
will not increase the probability or
consequences of accidents, change any
effluents that may be released off site,
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Notice of Environmental Assessment Related to the Issuance of a
License Amendment to Byproduct Material License No. 24-00196-07, for
Unrestricted Release of a Facility for Saint Louis University, St.
Louis, MO
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of environmental assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for license amendment.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George M. McCann, Senior Health
Physicist, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials
Safety, Region III, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2443
Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532-4352; telephone: (630) 829-
9856; or by e-mail at gmm@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
is considering the issuance of an amendment to NRC Byproduct Materials
License No. 24-00196-07, which is held by Saint Louis University
(licensee). The amendment would authorize the unrestricted release of
the licensee's former Radioactive Waste Storage Facility, located at
1008 South Spring Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. The NRC has prepared an
Environmental Assessment in support of this action in accordance with
the requirements of 10 CFR part 51. Based on the Environmental
Assessment, the NRC has determined that a Finding of No Significant
Impact is appropriate. The amendment to Saint Louis University's
license will be issued following the publication of this Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact.
I. Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would approve St. Louis University's request to
amend its license and release the licensee's former waste storage
facility for unrestricted use in accordance with 10 CFR part 20,
subpart E. The proposed action is in accordance with the Saint Louis
University's request to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to
amend its NRC Byproduct Material License by letters dated October 31,
2005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML060180319), and January 13, 2006 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML060170694). Saint Louis University is licensed as an
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NRC broad scope licensee and was first licensed to use byproduct
materials for broad scope uses on January 19, 1976. The licensee is
authorized to use byproduct materials for broad scope activities
involving medical research, diagnostic and therapeutic medical
procedures, laboratory studies and educational programs. The licensee
is authorized to possess and use curie quantities of byproduct
materials atomic number 1 through 83, inclusive.
The licensee's Radioactive Waste Storage Facility located at 1008
South Spring Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, was designed to receive and
process the licensee's research and laboratory wastes for disposal to
authorized recipients. The use of the Radioactive Waste Storage
Facility for waste processing activities was first authorized for use
by the NRC in License No. 24-00196-07, Amendment No. 25, dated March
19, 1999. According to the licensee, use and storage of radioactive
material in the Radioactive Waste Storage Facility ceased on August 12,
2005.
The licensee conducted surveys of the facility and provided this
information to the NRC to demonstrate that the radiological conditions
of former waste processing and storage areas, and offices located in
the Radioactive Waste Storage Facility are consistent with radiological
criteria for unrestricted use in 10 CFR part 20, subpart E. No
radiological remediation activities are required to complete the
proposed action. The NRC completed a closeout inspection and survey of
the licensee's activities, which are the subject of this license
amendment, on January 18, 2006 (NRC Inspection Report No. 030-11789/05-
002 (DNMS) (ADAMS Accession No. ML060200576)), to conduct independent
radiological surveys and to verify the licensee's survey findings.
Need for the Proposed Action
The licensee is requesting this license amendment because it no
longer plans to use the Radioactive Waste Storage Facility for NRC-
licensed activities at Saint Louis University. The NRC is fulfilling
its responsibilities under the Atomic Energy Act to make a decision on
the proposed action for decommissioning that ensures that residual
radioactivity is reduced to a level that is protective of the public
health and safety and the environment, and allows the Radioactive Waste
Storage Facility to be released for unrestricted use.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC staff reviewed the information provided and surveys
performed by the licensee to demonstrate that the release of the
Radioactive Waste Storage Facility located at 1008 South Spring Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri, are consistent with the radiological criteria for
unrestricted use specified in 10 CFR 20.1402. The NRC performed a
closeout inspection and survey to confirm the licensee's findings.
Based on its review, the staff determined that there were no
radiological impacts associated with the proposed action because no
radiological remediation activities were required to complete the
proposed action, and that the radiological criteria for unrestricted
use in Sec. 20.1402 have been met.
Based on its review, the staff determined that the radiological
environmental impacts from the proposed action for the former
Radioactive Waste Storage Facility are bounded by the ``Generic
Environmental Impact Statement in Support of Rulemaking on Radiological
Criteria for License Termination of NRC-Licensed Nuclear Facilities''
(NUREG-1496). Additionally, no non-radiological or cumulative impacts
were identified. Therefore, the NRC has determined that the proposed
action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human
environment.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
The only alternative to the proposed action of releasing the
licensee's former Radioactive Waste Storage Facility for unrestricted
use is to take no action. Under the no-action alternative, the
licensee's facility would remain under an NRC license and would not be
released for unrestricted use. Denial of the license amendment request
would result in no change to current conditions at the University. The
no-action alternative is not acceptable because it is inconsistent with
10 CFR 30.36, which requires licensees who have ceased licensed
activities to request termination of their radioactive material
license. This alternative would impose an unnecessary regulatory burden
in controlling access to the facility, and limit potential benefits
from the future use of the facility.
Conclusion
The NRC staff concluded that the proposed action is consistent with
the NRC's unrestricted release criteria specified in 10 CFR 20.1402.
Because 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
The NRC staff has determined that the proposed action will not
affect listed species or critical habitats. Therefore, no further
consultation is required under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
Likewise, the NRC staff has determined that the proposed action is not
a type of activity that has potential to cause effect on historic
properties. Therefore, consultation under Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act is not required.
The NRC consulted with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior
Services. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services,
Division of Community and Public Health, Office of Emergency
Coordination was provided the draft EA for comment on January 19, 2006.
Mr. Keith Henke, Planner III, with the Missouri Office of Emergency
Coordination, responded to the NRC by telephone on January 19, 2006,
indicating that the State had no comments regarding the NRC
Environmental Assessment for the release of the Saint Louis University
facility.
II. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA in support of the proposed license amendment
to release the site for unrestricted use, the NRC has determined that
the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality
of the human environment. Thus, the NRC has not prepared an
environmental impact statement for the proposed action.
III. Further Information
Documents related to this action, including the application for
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
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and
image files of NRC's public documents. If you do not have access to
ADAMS, or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-
800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. The documents
and ADAMS accession numbers related to this notice are:
1. Haenchen, Mark, M.S., J.D., Director and Radiation Safety Officer,
Office of Environmental Safety & Services,
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Saint Louis University, October 31, 2005 letter to the NRC requesting a
license amendment for the release of the former Radioactive Waste
Storage Facility (ML060180319).
2. Bachmann, Kenneth, M.S., Health Physicist, Saint Louis University
consultant, letter dated January 13, 2006, to the NRC (ML060170694).
3. NRC Inspection Report No. 030-11789/05-002 (DNMS) dated January 20,
2006 (ML060200576).
4. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ``Environmental Review Guidance
for Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS Programs,'' NUREG-1748,
August 2003.
5. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ``Environmental Review Guidance
for Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS Programs,'' NUREG-1748,
August 2003.
6. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ``Generic Environmental Impact
Statement in Support of Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for License
Termination of NRC-Licensed Nuclear Facilities,'' NUREG-1496, August
1994.
7. NRC, NUREG-1757, ``Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance,''
Volumes 1-3, September 2003.
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 at Lisle, Illinois, this 27th day of January 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Jamnes L. Cameron,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
Region III.
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