Notice of Environmental Assessment Related to the Approval for the Department of Veterans Affairs To Issue an Amendment to a Materials Permit for the Unrestricted Release of an Illiana Health Care System Facility in Danville, IL, 8623-8624 [E6-2327]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 33 / Friday, February 17, 2006 / Notices
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 030–34325]
Notice of Environmental Assessment
Related to the Approval for the
Department of Veterans Affairs To
Issue an Amendment to a Materials
Permit for the Unrestricted Release of
an Illiana Health Care System Facility
in Danville, IL
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of environmental
assessment and finding of no significant
impact for license amendment.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Snell, Senior Health Physicist,
Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
2443 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois
60532; telephone: (630) 829–9871; fax
number: (630) 515–1259; or by e-mail at
wgs@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
is considering allowing the Department
of Veterans Affairs (DVA) to issue an
amendment to a materials permit in
accordance with NRC Byproduct
Materials License No. 03–23853–01VA.
The NRC approval would allow the
DVA to authorize the unrestricted
release of Building 13 of the DVA’s
Illiana Health Care System facility at
1900 East Main Street in Danville,
Illinois. 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 permit amendment by the DVA will
be allowed following the publication of
this Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact.
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I. Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would approve
DVA’s request to issue an amendment to
a materials permit to release Building 13
of the DVA’s Danville, Illinois facility
for unrestricted use in accordance with
10 CFR Part 20, Subpart E. The
proposed action is in accordance with
the DVA’s request to the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) on
November 18, 2005 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML053260120), to approve the
release of the facility for unrestricted
use, and is consistent with the current
NRC policy to review all DVA permittee
requests for the release of buildings for
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unrestricted use where radioactive
materials with a half-life greater than
120 days were used. The DVA identified
two isotopes of concern with half-lives
greater than 120 days that it used in
Building 13 of the Danville, Illinois
facility: hydrogen-3 and carbon-14. The
DVA has been authorized to use
byproduct material for medical
diagnosis, therapy, and research at
Building 13 of the Danville, Illinois
facility since 1975.
The DVA conducted surveys of the
facility and provided this information to
the NRC to demonstrate that the
radiological conditions at Building 13 of
the Danville, Illinois 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.
Need for the Proposed Action
The DVA is requesting approval of
this permitting action because it no
longer plans to use Building 13 of the
Danville, Illinois facility for NRCpermitted activities. 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 DVA to authorize the
Danville, Illinois 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 DVA to demonstrate
that the release of Building 13 of DVA’s
Illiana Health Care System facility at
1900 East Main Street in Danville,
Illinois, is consistent with the
radiological criteria for unrestricted use
specified in 10 CFR 20.1402. 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 Building 13 of the
DVA Illiana Health Care System facility
are bounded by the ‘‘Generic
Environmental Impact Statement in
Support of Rulemaking on Radiological
Criteria for License Termination of NRCLicensed Nuclear Facilities’’ (NUREG–
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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 Building 13 of the
DVA’s Illiana Health Care System
facility for unrestricted use is to take no
action. Under the no-action alternative,
Building 13 of the DVA’s Danville,
Illinois facility would remain a location
of use on the Illiana Permit under the
DVA’s 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 DVA facility. The noaction alternative is not acceptable
because it is inconsistent with 10 CFR
30.36, which requires licensees who
have ceased licensed activities to begin
decommissioning activities or submit a
decommissioning plan, which upon
approval, will be used to conduct
decommissioning activities. This
alternative also would impose an
unnecessary regulatory burden and limit
potential benefits from the future use of
Building 13 of the DVA’s Illiana Health
Care System facility.
Conclusion
The NRC staff concluded that the
proposed action is consistent with the
NRC 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 Illinois
Emergency Management Agency on the
action. The Illinois Emergency
Management Agency, Division of
Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Materials
Section, was provided the draft EA for
comment on February 3, 2006. Mr.
Daren Perrero, Health Physicist, with
the Radioactive Materials Section,
responded to the NRC by e-mail on
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February 8, 2006, indicating that the
State had no comments regarding the
NRC Environmental Assessment for the
release of the DVA’s Danville, Illinois
facility.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamnes L. Cameron,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III.
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II. Finding of No Significant Impact
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On the basis of the EA in support of
the proposal to allow the DVA 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.
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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
Document 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. E. Lynn McGuire, Department of
Veterans Affairs, letter to U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, November 18,
2005 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML053260120).
2. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, ‘‘Environmental Review
Guidance for Licensing Actions
Associated with NMSS Programs,’’
NUREG–1748, August 2003.
3. 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.
4. 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 9th day of
February, 2006.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 030-34325]
Notice of Environmental Assessment Related to the Approval for
the Department of Veterans Affairs To Issue an Amendment to a Materials
Permit for the Unrestricted Release of an Illiana Health Care System
Facility in Danville, IL
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: William Snell, Senior Health
Physicist, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials
Safety, Region III, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2443
Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532; telephone: (630) 829-9871; fax
number: (630) 515-1259; or by e-mail at wgs@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
is considering allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) to
issue an amendment to a materials permit in accordance with NRC
Byproduct Materials License No. 03-23853-01VA. The NRC approval would
allow the DVA to authorize the unrestricted release of Building 13 of
the DVA's Illiana Health Care System facility at 1900 East Main Street
in Danville, Illinois. 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 permit
amendment by the DVA will be allowed 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 DVA's request to issue an
amendment to a materials permit to release Building 13 of the DVA's
Danville, Illinois facility for unrestricted use in accordance with 10
CFR Part 20, Subpart E. The proposed action is in accordance with the
DVA's request to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on
November 18, 2005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML053260120), to approve the
release of the facility for unrestricted use, and is consistent with
the current NRC policy to review all DVA permittee requests for the
release of buildings for unrestricted use where radioactive materials
with a half-life greater than 120 days were used. The DVA identified
two isotopes of concern with half-lives greater than 120 days that it
used in Building 13 of the Danville, Illinois facility: hydrogen-3 and
carbon-14. The DVA has been authorized to use byproduct material for
medical diagnosis, therapy, and research at Building 13 of the
Danville, Illinois facility since 1975.
The DVA conducted surveys of the facility and provided this
information to the NRC to demonstrate that the radiological conditions
at Building 13 of the Danville, Illinois 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.
Need for the Proposed Action
The DVA is requesting approval of this permitting action because it
no longer plans to use Building 13 of the Danville, Illinois facility
for NRC-permitted activities. 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 DVA to authorize
the Danville, Illinois 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 DVA to demonstrate that the release of Building 13 of
DVA's Illiana Health Care System facility at 1900 East Main Street in
Danville, Illinois, is consistent with the radiological criteria for
unrestricted use specified in 10 CFR 20.1402. 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 Building 13 of the
DVA Illiana Health Care System 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 Building
13 of the DVA's Illiana Health Care System facility for unrestricted
use is to take no action. Under the no-action alternative, Building 13
of the DVA's Danville, Illinois facility would remain a location of use
on the Illiana Permit under the DVA's 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 DVA facility.
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 begin decommissioning activities or submit a
decommissioning plan, which upon approval, will be used to conduct
decommissioning activities. This alternative also would impose an
unnecessary regulatory burden and limit potential benefits from the
future use of Building 13 of the DVA's Illiana Health Care System
facility.
Conclusion
The NRC staff concluded that the proposed action is consistent with
the NRC 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 Illinois Emergency Management Agency on
the action. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Division of
Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Materials Section, was provided the draft
EA for comment on February 3, 2006. Mr. Daren Perrero, Health
Physicist, with the Radioactive Materials Section, responded to the NRC
by e-mail on
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February 8, 2006, indicating that the State had no comments regarding
the NRC Environmental Assessment for the release of the DVA's Danville,
Illinois facility.
II. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA in support of the proposal to allow the DVA
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.
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
Document 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. E. Lynn McGuire, Department of Veterans Affairs, letter to U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, November 18, 2005 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML053260120).
2. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ``Environmental Review
Guidance for Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS Programs,'' NUREG-
1748, August 2003.
3. 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.
4. 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 9th day of February, 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamnes L. Cameron,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
Region III.
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