Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment for United Nuclear Corporation, Church Rock, NM, 43822-43823 [E6-12445]
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Research Reactor and the Zero Power
Reactor (ZPR).
The WCNS is located on the Cornell
University campus in Ithaca, New York.
The WCNS was constructed between
1959 and 1962 to house the TRIGA, the
ZPR, and supporting systems. The
TRIGA Reactor ceased operations on
April 21, 2003. The ZPR ceased
operations in 1996.
The licensee submitted the WCNS DP
to the NRC for review and approval in
a letter dated August 22, 2003, as
supplemented on May 13, September
27, October 26 and December 13, 2005,
and February 13, 2006. The NRC
approved the DP by Amendment No. 14
to the TRIGA Facility Operating License
No. R–80 on June 15, 2006 and
Amendment No. 8 to the ZPR Facility
Operating License No. R–89 on June 6,
2006.
A ‘‘Notice and Solicitation of
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Proposed Action To Decommission
WCNS at Cornell University Reactor
Facility’’ was published in the Federal
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46549). No comments were received.
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[Docket No. 40–8907]
Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment for United Nuclear
Corporation, Church Rock, NM
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
Paul
Michalak, Project Manager, Fuel Cycle
Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle
Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC, 20555. Telephone:
(301) 415–7612; fax number: (301) 415–
5955; e-mail: pxm2@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) proposes to issue a
license amendment for License
Condition 35 (ground water protection
standards), to Materials License SUA–
1475, for the United Nuclear
Corporation (UNC), Church Rock, New
Mexico uranium mill site (the Site). The
purpose of this amendment is to revise
the current chloroform ground water
protection standard of 0.001 milligrams
per liter (mg/L) to 0.08 mg/L for total
trihalomethanes (THMs), and revise the
current combined radium-226 and -228
GWPS from 5 pCi/L to 5.2 pCi/L in the
Southwest Alluvium and from 5 pci/L
to 9.4 pCi/L in Zone 1.
II. EA Summary
The staff has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) in
support of the proposed license
amendment. Since this action relates to
ground water, the primary focus of the
evaluation of potential environmental
impacts relates to ground water. Ground
water is not used as a potable source at,
or in, the immediate vicinity of the Site.
The closest down-gradient public-use
well is about 2,700 meters (8,860 feet)
to the northeast. With the exception of
the historical mill and mine activity,
land use is primarily grazing for sheep,
cattle and horses. The area around the
Site is sparsely populated and includes
Indian Tribal Land as well as UNCowned property. The primary use of the
Indian Tribal Land is grazing. The
proposed total THMs ground water
protection standard of 0.08 mg/L is one
established by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe
Drinking Water Act, and it represents a
thoroughly examined and evaluated
maximum allowable drinking water
concentration that is considered to be
safe by the EPA. With respect to the
proposed combined radium-226 and 228
standards, both the proposed standard
of 5.2 pCi/L in the Southwest Alluvium
and 9.4 pCi/L in Zone 1 represent the
95th percentile background
concentrations in their respective
saturated units. They were both derived
from a large data set collected over a 16
year period and are both below the New
Mexico Ground Water Protection
Standard of 30 pCi/L.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA, NRC has
concluded that there are no significant
environmental impacts from the
proposed amendment and has
determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
IV. 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. The ADAMS accession
numbers for the documents related to
this notice are as follows:
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ADAMS accession No.
License Amendment Request for Changing the Chloroform Ground Water Protection Standard in
Source Materials License SUA–1475.
Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the Chloroform Ground Water Protection Standard
in Source Materials License SUA–1475.
License Amendment Request for Changing the Method of Determining Exceedances of the Combined
Radium Groundwater Protection Standard in Source Materials License No. SUA–1475.
Summary of January 18, 2006 public meeting between NRC and UNC ...................................................
ML052310151
May 26, 2005.
ML052100367
July 14, 2005.
ML053010019
September 30, 2005.
ML060200298
January 23, 2006.
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ADAMS accession No.
Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the Method of Determining Exceedances of the
Combined Radium Groundwater Protection Standard in Source Materials License SUA–1475.
Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the Method of Determining Exceedances of the
Combined Radium Groundwater Protection Standard in Source Materials License SUA–1475.
Environmental Assessment of License Amendment Request for Changing Ground Water Protection
Standards in Source Materials License SUA–1475.
ML060730043
February 22, 2006.
ML061220286
April 7, 2006.
ML061870630
July 21, 2006.
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the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)
Reference staff at 800–397–4209, 301–
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located at the NRC’s PDR, O1 F21, One
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documents for a fee.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 26th day
of July, 2006.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Paul Michalak,
Project Manager, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch,
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-8907]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Amendment for United Nuclear
Corporation, Church Rock, NM
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Michalak, Project Manager, Fuel
Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555. Telephone: (301) 415-
7612; fax number: (301) 415-5955; e-mail: pxm2@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposes to issue a
license amendment for License Condition 35 (ground water protection
standards), to Materials License SUA-1475, for the United Nuclear
Corporation (UNC), Church Rock, New Mexico uranium mill site (the
Site). The purpose of this amendment is to revise the current
chloroform ground water protection standard of 0.001 milligrams per
liter (mg/L) to 0.08 mg/L for total trihalomethanes (THMs), and revise
the current combined radium-226 and -228 GWPS from 5 pCi/L to 5.2 pCi/L
in the Southwest Alluvium and from 5 pci/L to 9.4 pCi/L in Zone 1.
II. EA Summary
The staff has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) in support
of the proposed license amendment. Since this action relates to ground
water, the primary focus of the evaluation of potential environmental
impacts relates to ground water. Ground water is not used as a potable
source at, or in, the immediate vicinity of the Site. The closest down-
gradient public-use well is about 2,700 meters (8,860 feet) to the
northeast. With the exception of the historical mill and mine activity,
land use is primarily grazing for sheep, cattle and horses. The area
around the Site is sparsely populated and includes Indian Tribal Land
as well as UNC-owned property. The primary use of the Indian Tribal
Land is grazing. The proposed total THMs ground water protection
standard of 0.08 mg/L is one established by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and it
represents a thoroughly examined and evaluated maximum allowable
drinking water concentration that is considered to be safe by the EPA.
With respect to the proposed combined radium-226 and 228 standards,
both the proposed standard of 5.2 pCi/L in the Southwest Alluvium and
9.4 pCi/L in Zone 1 represent the 95th percentile background
concentrations in their respective saturated units. They were both
derived from a large data set collected over a 16 year period and are
both below the New Mexico Ground Water Protection Standard of 30 pCi/L.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA, NRC has concluded that there are no
significant environmental impacts from the proposed amendment and has
determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement.
IV. 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. The ADAMS accession numbers for
the documents related to this notice are as follows:
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ADAMS
Document accession No. Date
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License Amendment Request for Changing the Chloroform ML052310151 May 26, 2005.
Ground Water Protection Standard in Source Materials
License SUA-1475.
Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the ML052100367 July 14, 2005.
Chloroform Ground Water Protection Standard in Source
Materials License SUA-1475.
License Amendment Request for Changing the Method of ML053010019 September 30, 2005.
Determining Exceedances of the Combined Radium
Groundwater Protection Standard in Source Materials
License No. SUA-1475.
Summary of January 18, 2006 public meeting between NRC ML060200298 January 23, 2006.
and UNC.
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Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the ML060730043 February 22, 2006.
Method of Determining Exceedances of the Combined
Radium Groundwater Protection Standard in Source
Materials License SUA-1475.
Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the ML061220286 April 7, 2006.
Method of Determining Exceedances of the Combined
Radium Groundwater Protection Standard in Source
Materials License SUA-1475.
Environmental Assessment of License Amendment Request ML061870630 July 21, 2006.
for Changing Ground Water Protection Standards in
Source Materials License SUA-1475.
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If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 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, O1 F21, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction
contractor will copy documents for a fee.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 26th day of July, 2006.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Paul Michalak,
Project Manager, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle
Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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