Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials License No. 29-30390-01, for Unrestricted Release of the SFBC Taylor Technology, Incorporated Facility Located at 107 College Road East in Princeton, NJ, 51859-51861 [06-7285]
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Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment to Byproduct Materials
License No. 29–30390–01, for
Unrestricted Release of the SFBC
Taylor Technology, Incorporated
Facility Located at 107 College Road
East in Princeton, NJ
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment.
AGENCY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven R. Courtemanche, Health
Physicist, Commercial and R&D Branch,
Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of
Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406–1415;
telephone (610) 337–5075; fax number
(610) 337–5269; or by e-mail:
SRC@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. 29–
30390–01. This license is held by SFBC
Taylor Technology, Inc. (the Licensee),
for its locations of use located at 107
and 301D College Road East in
Princeton, New Jersey. Issuance of the
amendment would authorize release of
the location of use at 107 College Road
East in Princeton, New Jersey (the
Facility) for unrestricted use while
retaining authorization to conduct
licensed activities at the 301D College
Road East location of use. The Licensee
requested this action in a letter dated
May 1, 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 NRC plans to
take this proposed action following the
publication of this FONSI and EA in the
Federal Register.
II. Environmental Assessment
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Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would approve
the Licensee’s May 1, 2006, license
amendment request, resulting in release
of the Facility for unrestricted use.
License No. 29–30390–01 was issued on
June 5, 1997, pursuant to 10 CFR part
30, and has been amended periodically
since that time. This license authorized
the Licensee to use unsealed byproduct
material for purposes of conducting
research and development activities on
laboratory bench tops and in hoods.
The Facility consists of 10,000 square
feet of office space and laboratories and
is located in a commercial area. Within
the Facility, use of licensed materials
was confined to the Mass Spectroscopy
Laboratory (1,000 square feet), the Wet
Laboratory (1,000 square feet), the
Sample Log-In Area (350 square feet),
and the Waste Storage Area (150 square
feet).
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On June 6, 2005, the Licensee ceased
licensed activities in these areas and
initiated a survey and decontamination
of the Facility. Based on the Licensee’s
historical knowledge of the site and the
conditions of the Facility, the Licensee
determined that only routine
decontamination activities, in
accordance with their 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 the Facility and provided
information to the NRC to demonstrate
that it meets 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 the Facility and
seeks the unrestricted use of its Facility.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The historical review of licensed
activities conducted at the Facility
shows that such activities involved use
of the following radionuclides with halflives 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 the Facility
affected by these radionuclides.
The Licensee conducted a final status
survey on April 11, 2006. This survey
covered the Waste Storage Area, the
Sample Log-in Area, the Wet
Laboratory, and the Mass Spectroscopy
Laboratory. The final status survey
report was attached to the Licensee’s
amendment request dated May 1, 2006.
The Licensee elected to demonstrate
compliance with the radiological
criteria for unrestricted release as
specified in 10 CFR 20.1402 by
performing radiological surveys and
determining that the contamination in
the Facility areas where licensed
material was used would not expose an
individual to 25 millirem per year of
radiation by inhalation or ingestion. The
Licensee thus determined the maximum
amount of residual radioactivity on
building surfaces, equipment, and
materials 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 200 disintegrations per
minute for a wipe of 100 square
centimeters for the isotopes of Carbon14 and tritium (Hydrogen-3), and are
thus acceptable.
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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 ‘‘Generic
Environmental Impact Statement in
Support of Rulemaking on Radiological
Criteria for License Termination of NRCLicensed Nuclear Facilities’’ (NUREG–
1496) Volumes 1–3 (ML042310492,
ML042320379, and ML042330385).
Accordingly, there were no significant
environmental impacts from the use of
radioactive material at the Facility. 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 Facility.
No such hazards or impacts to the
environment were identified. The NRC
has found no other radiological or nonradiological activities in the area that
could result in cumulative
environmental impacts.
The NRC staff finds that the proposed
release of the Facility for unrestricted
use is in compliance with 10 CFR
20.1402. Based on its review, the staff
considered the impact of the residual
radioactivity at the Facility 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 the
Facility meets the requirements of 10
CFR 20.1402 for unrestricted release.
Additionally, this denial of the
application 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
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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 State
of New Jersey’s Department of
Environmental Protection for review on
June 13, 2006. On June 29, 2006, the
State of New Jersey’s Department of
Environmental Protection responded by
letter. 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.
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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. NRC License No. 29–30390–01
inspection and licensing records
[ADAMS Accession Nos. ML031130227,
ML031250277, ML042980018,
ML060890371, ML060960381,
ML060960391, and ML060960509];
2. Request for unrestricted release of
the facility at 107 College Road East,
Princeton, New Jersey with survey
results for SFBC Taylor Technologies,
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Inc., dated May 1, 2006 [ADAMS
Accession No. ML061280123];
3. Request for Additional Information
(RAI) issued May 18, 2006, by the U.S.
NRC [ADAMS Accession No.
ML061390010];
4. SFBC Taylor Technology, Inc.’’s
response dated May 26, 2006, to U.S.
NRC’s RAI [ML061510154];
5. NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated
NMSS Decommissioning Guidance’’;
6. Title 10 Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E,
‘‘Radiological Criteria for License
Termination’’;
7. Title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 51, ‘‘Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic
Licensing and Related Regulatory
Functions’’;
8. 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.
Dated at Region I, 475 Allendale Road,
King of Prussia this 23rd day of August 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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In the Matter of: All Licensees
Identified in Attachment 1 and All
Other Persons Who Seek or Obtain
Access to Safeguards Information
Described Herein; Order Imposing
Fingerprinting and Criminal History
Check Requirements for Access to
Safeguards Information (Effective
Immediately)
I
The Licensees identified in
Attachment 11 to this Order hold
1 Attachment 1 contains sensitive information
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licenses issued in accordance with the
Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as
amended, by the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC or
Commission) or Agreement States,
authorizing them to engage in an
activity subject to regulation by the
Commission or Agreement States. On
August 8, 2005, the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (EPAct) was enacted. Section
652 of the EPAct amended Section 149
of the AEA to require fingerprinting and
a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
identification and criminal history
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be permitted to have access to
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EPAct permits the Commission by rule
to except certain categories of
individuals from the fingerprinting
requirement, which the Commission has
done (see 10 CFR 73.59, 71 FR 33989
(June 13, 2006)), it is unlikely that
licensee employees are excepted from
the fingerprinting requirement by the
‘‘fingerprinting relief’’ rule. Individuals
relieved from fingerprinting and
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active federal security clearances
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available the appropriate
documentation), have satisfied the
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need not be fingerprinted again.
Therefore, in accordance with Section
149 of the AEA, as amended by the
EPAct, the Commission is imposing
additional requirements for access to
SGI, as set forth by this Order, so that
affected licensees can obtain and grant
access to SGI. This Order also imposes
requirements for access to SGI by any
2 Safeguards Information is a form of sensitive,
unclassified, security-related information that the
Commission has the authority to designate and
protect under section 147 of the AEA.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 030-34438]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials
License No. 29-30390-01, for Unrestricted Release of the SFBC Taylor
Technology, Incorporated Facility Located at 107 College Road East in
Princeton, NJ
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: Steven R. Courtemanche, Health
Physicist, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials
Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
19406-1415; telephone (610) 337-5075; fax number (610) 337-5269; or by
e-mail: SRC@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. 29-
30390-01. This license is held by SFBC Taylor Technology, Inc. (the
Licensee), for its locations of use located at 107 and 301D College
Road East in Princeton, New Jersey. Issuance of the amendment would
authorize release of the location of use at 107 College Road East in
Princeton, New Jersey (the Facility) for unrestricted use while
retaining authorization to conduct licensed activities at the 301D
College Road East location of use. The Licensee requested this action
in a letter dated May 1, 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 NRC plans to take this proposed action
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 May 1, 2006,
license amendment request, resulting in release of the Facility for
unrestricted use. License No. 29-30390-01 was issued on June 5, 1997,
pursuant to 10 CFR part 30, and has been amended periodically since
that time. This license authorized the Licensee to use unsealed
byproduct material for purposes of conducting research and development
activities on laboratory bench tops and in hoods.
The Facility consists of 10,000 square feet of office space and
laboratories and is located in a commercial area. Within the Facility,
use of licensed materials was confined to the Mass Spectroscopy
Laboratory (1,000 square feet), the Wet Laboratory (1,000 square feet),
the Sample Log-In Area (350 square feet), and the Waste Storage Area
(150 square feet).
On June 6, 2005, the Licensee ceased licensed activities in these
areas and initiated a survey and decontamination of the Facility. Based
on the Licensee's historical knowledge of the site and the conditions
of the Facility, the Licensee determined that only routine
decontamination activities, in accordance with their 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 the Facility
and provided information to the NRC to demonstrate that it meets 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 the
Facility and seeks the unrestricted use of its Facility.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The historical review of licensed activities conducted at the
Facility 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 the
Facility affected by these radionuclides.
The Licensee conducted a final status survey on April 11, 2006.
This survey covered the Waste Storage Area, the Sample Log-in Area, the
Wet Laboratory, and the Mass Spectroscopy Laboratory. The final status
survey report was attached to the Licensee's amendment request dated
May 1, 2006. The Licensee elected to demonstrate compliance with the
radiological criteria for unrestricted release as specified in 10 CFR
20.1402 by performing radiological surveys and determining that the
contamination in the Facility areas where licensed material was used
would not expose an individual to 25 millirem per year of radiation by
inhalation or ingestion. The Licensee thus determined the maximum
amount of residual radioactivity on building surfaces, equipment, and
materials 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 200 disintegrations per minute for a wipe of 100
square centimeters for the isotopes of Carbon-14 and tritium (Hydrogen-
3), and are thus 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 ``Generic
Environmental Impact Statement in Support of Rulemaking on Radiological
Criteria for License Termination of NRC-Licensed Nuclear Facilities''
(NUREG-1496) Volumes 1-3 (ML042310492, ML042320379, and ML042330385).
Accordingly, there were no significant environmental impacts from the
use of radioactive material at the Facility. 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 Facility. No such hazards or impacts to the environment
were identified. The NRC has found 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 the Facility for
unrestricted use is in compliance with 10 CFR 20.1402. Based on its
review, the staff considered the impact of the residual radioactivity
at the Facility 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 the Facility meets the
requirements of 10 CFR 20.1402 for unrestricted release. Additionally,
this denial of the application 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
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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 State
of New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection for review on
June 13, 2006. On June 29, 2006, the State of New Jersey's Department
of Environmental Protection responded by letter. 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. NRC License No. 29-30390-01 inspection and licensing records
[ADAMS Accession Nos. ML031130227, ML031250277, ML042980018,
ML060890371, ML060960381, ML060960391, and ML060960509];
2. Request for unrestricted release of the facility at 107 College
Road East, Princeton, New Jersey with survey results for SFBC Taylor
Technologies, Inc., dated May 1, 2006 [ADAMS Accession No.
ML061280123];
3. Request for Additional Information (RAI) issued May 18, 2006, by
the U.S. NRC [ADAMS Accession No. ML061390010];
4. SFBC Taylor Technology, Inc.''s response dated May 26, 2006, to
U.S. NRC's RAI [ML061510154];
5. NUREG-1757, ``Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance'';
6. Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E,
``Radiological Criteria for License Termination'';
7. Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51, ``Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory
Functions'';
8. 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 Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia this 23rd
day of August 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James P. Dwyer,
Chief, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
Region I.
[FR Doc. 06-7285 Filed 8-30-06; 8:45 am]
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