Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials License No. 09-10672-03, for Unrestricted Release of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Buildings 15, 16 and 17 in Gulf Breeze, FL, 42422-42423 [E6-11919]
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Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment to Byproduct Materials
License No. 09–10672–03, for
Unrestricted Release of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s
Buildings 15, 16 and 17 in Gulf Breeze,
FL
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Hammann, Health Physicist,
Commercial and R&D Branch, Division
of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I,
475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania 19406; telephone (610)
337–5399; fax number (610) 337–5269;
or by e-mail: sth2@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering the
issuance of a license amendment to
Byproduct Materials License No. 09–
10672–03. This license is held by U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (the
Licensee), for its Gulf Ecology Division
Facility, located at 1 Sabine Island Drive
in Gulf Breeze, Florida (the Facility).
Issuance of the amendment would
authorize release of Buildings 15, 16
and 17, which are part of the Facility,
for unrestricted use. The Licensee
requested this action in a letter dated
March 14, 2006. The NRC has prepared
an Environmental Assessment (EA) in
support of this proposed action in
accordance with the requirements of
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Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51). Based
on the EA, the NRC has concluded that
a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) is appropriate with respect to
the proposed action. The amendment
will be issued to the Licensee following
the publication of this FONSI and EA in
the Federal Register.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would approve
the Licensee’s March 14, 2006, license
amendment request resulting in release
of Buildings 15, 16 and 17 for
unrestricted use. License No. 09–10672–
03 was issued on November 2, 1992,
pursuant to 10 CFR part 30, and has
been amended periodically since that
time. License No. 09–10672–03
superceded License No. 09–10672–02
which was issued in 1965 for this
Facility. This license authorized the
Licensee to use sealed and unsealed
byproduct material for purposes of
conducting research and development
activities on laboratory bench tops and
in hoods.
Buildings 15, 16 and 17 have a total
of 2,690 square feet and consist of office
space, laboratories, and storage space.
The Buildings are located in a mixed
residential/commercial area. The
Licensee has not conducted licensed
activities in Buildings 15, 16 and 17
since 1997. Based on the Licensee’s
historical knowledge of the site and the
condition of the Buildings, the Licensee
determined that only routine
decontamination activities, in
accordance with its NRC-approved,
operating radiation safety procedures,
were required. The Licensee was not
required to submit a decommissioning
plan to the NRC because worker cleanup
activities and procedures are consistent
with those approved for routine
operations. The Licensee conducted
surveys of Buildings 15, 16 and 17 and
provided information to the NRC to
demonstrate that they meet the criteria
in subpart E of 10 CFR part 20 for
unrestricted release.
Need for the Proposed Action
The Licensee has ceased conducting
licensed activities at Buildings 15, 16
and 17 and seeks the unrestricted use of
this portion of the Facility.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The historical review of licensed
activities conducted in Buildings 15, 16
and 17 shows that such activities
involved use of the following
radionuclides with half-lives greater
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than 120 days: hydrogen-3 and carbon14. Prior to performing the final status
survey, the Licensee conducted
decontamination activities, as
necessary, in the areas of Buildings 15,
16 and 17 affected by these
radionuclides.
The Licensee conducted a final status
survey on March 5, 2006. This survey
covered Buildings 15, 16 and 17. The
final status survey report was attached
to the Licensee’s amendment request
dated March 14, 2006. The Licensee
elected to demonstrate compliance with
the radiological criteria for unrestricted
release as specified in 10 CFR 20.1402
by using the screening approach
described in NUREG–1757,
‘‘Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning
Guidance,’’ Volume 2. The Licensee
used the radionuclide-specific derived
concentration guideline levels (DCGLs),
developed there by the NRC, which
comply with the dose criterion in 10
CFR 20.1402. These DCGLs define the
maximum amount of residual
radioactivity on building surfaces,
equipment, and materials, and in soils,
that will satisfy the NRC requirements
in subpart E of 10 CFR part 20 for
unrestricted release. The Licensee’s
final status survey results were below
these DCGLs and are in compliance
with the As Low As Reasonably
Achievable (ALARA) requirement of 10
CFR 20.1402. The NRC thus finds that
the Licensee’s final status survey results
are acceptable. Based on its review, the
staff has determined that the affected
environment and any environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action are bounded by the impacts
evaluated by the (ML042330385). The
staff finds there were no significant
environmental impacts from the use of
radioactive material in Buildings 15, 16
and 17. The NRC staff reviewed the
docket file records and the final status
survey report to identify any nonradiological hazards that may have
impacted the environment surrounding
the Buildings. No such hazards or
impacts to the environment were
identified. The NRC has identified no
other radiological or non-radiological
activities in the area that could result in
cumulative environmental impacts.
The NRC staff finds that the proposed
release of Buildings 15, 16 and 17 for
unrestricted use is in compliance with
10 CFR 20.1402. The Licensee will
continue to perform licensed activities
at other parts of the Gulf Ecology
Division Facility, and must ensure that
the decommissioned area does not
become recontaminated. Before the
license can be terminated, the Licensee
will be required to show that the entire
Facility, including previously-released
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areas, complies with the radiological
criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402. Based on its
review, the staff considered the impact
of the residual radioactivity in Buildings
15, 16 and 17, and concluded that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Due to the largely administrative
nature of the proposed action, its
environmental impacts are small.
Therefore, the only alternative the staff
considered is the no-action alternative,
under which the staff would leave
things as they are by simply denying the
amendment request. This no-action
alternative is not feasible because it
conflicts with 10 CFR 30.36(d),
requiring that decommissioning of
byproduct material facilities be
completed and approved by the NRC
after licensed activities cease. The
NRC’s analysis of the Licensee’s final
status survey data confirmed that
Buildings 15, 16 and 17 meet the
requirements of 10 CFR 20.1402 for
unrestricted release. Additionally,
denying the amendment request would
result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and the no-action alternative are
therefore similar, and the no-action
alternative is accordingly not further
considered.
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Conclusion
The NRC staff has 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
NRC provided a draft of this
Environmental Assessment to the
Florida Bureau of Radiation Control for
review on April 4, 2006. On April 4,
2006, Florida Bureau of Radiation
Control responded by electronic mail.
The State agreed with the conclusions of
the EA, and otherwise had no
comments.
The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action is of a procedural
nature, and will not affect listed species
or critical habitat. Therefore, no further
consultation is required under Section 7
of the Endangered Species Act. The
NRC staff has also determined that the
proposed action is not the type of
activity that has the potential to cause
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effects on historic properties. Therefore,
no further consultation is required
under Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The NRC staff has prepared this EA in
support of the proposed action. On the
basis of this EA, the NRC finds that
there are no significant environmental
impacts from the proposed action, and
that preparation of an environmental
impact statement is not warranted.
Accordingly, the NRC has determined
that a Finding of No Significant Impact
is appropriate.
IV. Further Information
Documents related to this action,
including the application for 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 documents related to
this action are listed below, along with
their ADAMS accession numbers.
1. Amendment request and Final
Status Survey Results for U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf
Ecology Division, 1 Sabine Island Drive,
Gulf Breeze, Florida, dated March 14,
2006 [ADAMS Accession No.
ML060810415];
2. NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated
NMSS Decommissioning Guidance;’’
3. Title 10 Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E,
‘‘Radiological Criteria for License
Termination;’’
4. Title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 51, ‘‘Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic
Licensing and Related Regulatory
Functions;’’
5. NUREG–1496, ‘‘Generic
Environmental Impact Statement in
Support of Rulemaking on Radiological
Criteria for License Termination of NRCLicensed Nuclear Facilities’’.
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.
These 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.
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Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, this
18th day of July 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James P. Dwyer,
Chief, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division
of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 030-32959]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials
License No. 09-10672-03, for Unrestricted Release of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Buildings 15, 16 and 17 in Gulf
Breeze, FL
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: Steve Hammann, Health Physicist,
Commercial and R&D Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region
I, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406; telephone
(610) 337-5399; fax number (610) 337-5269; or by e-mail: sth2@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the
issuance of a license amendment to Byproduct Materials License No. 09-
10672-03. This license is held by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(the Licensee), for its Gulf Ecology Division Facility, located at 1
Sabine Island Drive in Gulf Breeze, Florida (the Facility). Issuance of
the amendment would authorize release of Buildings 15, 16 and 17, which
are part of the Facility, for unrestricted use. The Licensee requested
this action in a letter dated March 14, 2006. The NRC has prepared an
Environmental Assessment (EA) in support of this proposed action in
accordance with the requirements of Title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51). Based on the EA, the NRC
has concluded that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is
appropriate with respect to the proposed action. The amendment will be
issued to the Licensee following the publication of this FONSI and EA
in the Federal Register.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would approve the Licensee's March 14, 2006,
license amendment request resulting in release of Buildings 15, 16 and
17 for unrestricted use. License No. 09-10672-03 was issued on November
2, 1992, pursuant to 10 CFR part 30, and has been amended periodically
since that time. License No. 09-10672-03 superceded License No. 09-
10672-02 which was issued in 1965 for this Facility. This license
authorized the Licensee to use sealed and unsealed byproduct material
for purposes of conducting research and development activities on
laboratory bench tops and in hoods.
Buildings 15, 16 and 17 have a total of 2,690 square feet and
consist of office space, laboratories, and storage space. The Buildings
are located in a mixed residential/commercial area. The Licensee has
not conducted licensed activities in Buildings 15, 16 and 17 since
1997. Based on the Licensee's historical knowledge of the site and the
condition of the Buildings, the Licensee determined that only routine
decontamination activities, in accordance with its NRC-approved,
operating radiation safety procedures, were required. The Licensee was
not required to submit a decommissioning plan to the NRC because worker
cleanup activities and procedures are consistent with those approved
for routine operations. The Licensee conducted surveys of Buildings 15,
16 and 17 and provided information to the NRC to demonstrate that they
meet the criteria in subpart E of 10 CFR part 20 for unrestricted
release.
Need for the Proposed Action
The Licensee has ceased conducting licensed activities at Buildings
15, 16 and 17 and seeks the unrestricted use of this portion of the
Facility.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The historical review of licensed activities conducted in Buildings
15, 16 and 17 shows that such activities involved use of the following
radionuclides with half-lives greater than 120 days: hydrogen-3 and
carbon-14. Prior to performing the final status survey, the Licensee
conducted decontamination activities, as necessary, in the areas of
Buildings 15, 16 and 17 affected by these radionuclides.
The Licensee conducted a final status survey on March 5, 2006. This
survey covered Buildings 15, 16 and 17. The final status survey report
was attached to the Licensee's amendment request dated March 14, 2006.
The Licensee elected to demonstrate compliance with the radiological
criteria for unrestricted release as specified in 10 CFR 20.1402 by
using the screening approach described in NUREG-1757, ``Consolidated
NMSS Decommissioning Guidance,'' Volume 2. The Licensee used the
radionuclide-specific derived concentration guideline levels (DCGLs),
developed there by the NRC, which comply with the dose criterion in 10
CFR 20.1402. These DCGLs define the maximum amount of residual
radioactivity on building surfaces, equipment, and materials, and in
soils, that will satisfy the NRC requirements in subpart E of 10 CFR
part 20 for unrestricted release. The Licensee's final status survey
results were below these DCGLs and are in compliance with the As Low As
Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) requirement of 10 CFR 20.1402. The NRC
thus finds that the Licensee's final status survey results are
acceptable. Based on its review, the staff has determined that the
affected environment and any environmental impacts associated with the
proposed action are bounded by the impacts evaluated by the
(ML042330385). The staff finds there were no significant environmental
impacts from the use of radioactive material in Buildings 15, 16 and
17. The NRC staff reviewed the docket file records and the final status
survey report to identify any non-radiological hazards that may have
impacted the environment surrounding the Buildings. No such hazards or
impacts to the environment were identified. The NRC has identified no
other radiological or non-radiological activities in the area that
could result in cumulative environmental impacts.
The NRC staff finds that the proposed release of Buildings 15, 16
and 17 for unrestricted use is in compliance with 10 CFR 20.1402. The
Licensee will continue to perform licensed activities at other parts of
the Gulf Ecology Division Facility, and must ensure that the
decommissioned area does not become recontaminated. Before the license
can be terminated, the Licensee will be required to show that the
entire Facility, including previously-released
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areas, complies with the radiological criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402. Based
on its review, the staff considered the impact of the residual
radioactivity in Buildings 15, 16 and 17, and concluded that the
proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of
the human environment.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Due to the largely administrative nature of the proposed action,
its environmental impacts are small. Therefore, the only alternative
the staff considered is the no-action alternative, under which the
staff would leave things as they are by simply denying the amendment
request. This no-action alternative is not feasible because it
conflicts with 10 CFR 30.36(d), requiring that decommissioning of
byproduct material facilities be completed and approved by the NRC
after licensed activities cease. The NRC's analysis of the Licensee's
final status survey data confirmed that Buildings 15, 16 and 17 meet
the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1402 for unrestricted release.
Additionally, denying the amendment request would result in no change
in current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the
proposed action and the no-action alternative are therefore similar,
and the no-action alternative is accordingly not further considered.
Conclusion
The NRC staff has 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
NRC provided a draft of this Environmental Assessment to the
Florida Bureau of Radiation Control for review on April 4, 2006. On
April 4, 2006, Florida Bureau of Radiation Control responded by
electronic mail. The State agreed with the conclusions of the EA, and
otherwise had no comments.
The NRC staff has determined that the proposed action is of a
procedural nature, and will not affect listed species or critical
habitat. Therefore, no further consultation is required under Section 7
of the Endangered Species Act. The NRC staff has also determined that
the proposed action is not the type of activity that has the potential
to cause effects on historic properties. Therefore, no further
consultation is required under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The NRC staff has prepared this EA in support of the proposed
action. On the basis of this EA, the NRC finds that there are no
significant environmental impacts from the proposed action, and that
preparation of an environmental impact statement is not warranted.
Accordingly, the NRC has determined that a Finding of No Significant
Impact is appropriate.
IV. Further Information
Documents related to this action, including the application for
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 documents
related to this action are listed below, along with their ADAMS
accession numbers.
1. Amendment request and Final Status Survey Results for U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Ecology Division, 1 Sabine Island
Drive, Gulf Breeze, Florida, dated March 14, 2006 [ADAMS Accession No.
ML060810415];
2. NUREG-1757, ``Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance;''
3. Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E,
``Radiological Criteria for License Termination;''
4. Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51, ``Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory
Functions;''
5. NUREG-1496, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement in Support
of Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for License Termination of NRC-
Licensed Nuclear Facilities''.
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. These 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 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, this 18th day of July
2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James P. Dwyer,
Chief, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
Region I.
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