Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials License No. 29-30285-01, for Termination of the License and Unrestricted Release of the SK Bio-Pharmaceutical R&D Center's Facility in Fairfield, NJ, 55223-55225 [06-7898]
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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. 29–
30285–01. This license is held by SK
Bio-Pharmaceutical R&D Center (the
Licensee), for its SK Bio-Pharmaceutical
R&D Center, located at 140A New Dutch
Lane in Fairfield, New Jersey (the
Facility). Issuance of the amendment
would authorize release of ‘‘the
Facility’’ for unrestricted use. The
Licensee requested this action in a letter
dated June 29, 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
issue the amendment following the
publication of this FONSI and EA in the
Federal Register.
Dated: September 13, 2006.
Martha Morphy,
Assistant Archivist for Information Services.
[FR Doc. 06–7888 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am]
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would approve
the Licensee’s June 29, 2006, license
amendment request, resulting in release
of ‘‘the Facility’’ for unrestricted use.
License No. 29–30285–01 was issued on
June 19, 1996, 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 and
animal studies.
The Facility is situated on 15,000
square feet, and consists of general
offices and laboratories. The Facility is
located in a mixed industrial and
commercial area. Within the Facility,
use of licensed materials was confined
to 1,600 square feet of laboratories.
On May 26, 2006, the Licensee ceased
licensed activities 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 NRCapproved, 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
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Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment to Byproduct Materials
License No. 29–30285–01, for
Termination of the License and
Unrestricted Release of the SK BioPharmaceutical R&D Center’s Facility
in Fairfield, NJ
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Lawyer, Health Physicist,
Commercial and R&D Branch, Division
of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region 1,
475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania; telephone 610–337–5366;
fax number 610–337–5393; or by e-mail:
drl1@nrc.gov.
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II. Environmental Assessment
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criteria in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20
for unrestricted release.
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Need for the Proposed Action
The Licensee has ceased conducting
licensed activities at the Facility, and
seeks release of the Facility for
unrestricted use.
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 during June 2006. This survey
covered all areas where unsealed
materials were known to be stored or
used. The final status survey report was
attached to the Licensee’s amendment
request dated June 29, 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 radionuclidespecific 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 ‘‘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). The
staff finds there were no significant
environmental impacts from the use of
radioactive material at the Facility. The
NRC staff reviewed the docket file
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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 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 the portion of the Facility
described above 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, 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 State
of New Jersey, Department of
Environmental Health for review on July
24, 2006. On July 27, 2006, State of New
Jersey, Department of Environmental
Health responded by letter. The State
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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. NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated
NMSS Decommissioning Guidance;’’
2. Title 10 Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E,
‘‘Radiological Criteria for License
Termination;’’
3. Title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 51, ‘‘Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic
Licensing and Related Regulatory
Functions;’’
4. NUREG–1496, ‘‘Generic
Environmental Impact Statement in
Support of Rulemaking on Radiological
Criteria for License Termination of NRCLicensed Nuclear Facilities’’
5. SK Bio-Pharmaceutical R&D Center,
Amendment Request Letter dated June
29, 2006 [ML061880439];
6. SK Bio-Pharmaceutical R&D Center,
Additional Information Regarding
License Amendment, Control Number
139082, letter dated July 17, 2006
[ML061990341].
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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 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 1, 475 Allendale Road,
King of Prussia this 12th day of September
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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The ACRS Subcommittee on Plant
License Renewal will hold a meeting on
October 3, 2006, Room T–2B3, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to
public attendance.
The agenda for the subject meeting
shall be as follows:
Tuesday, October 3, 2006—1:30 p.m.
until 5 p.m.
The purpose of this meeting is to
discuss the License Renewal
Application for Oyster Creek and the
associated Safety Evaluation Report
(SER) with Open Items prepared by the
NRR staff. The Subcommittee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff,
AmerGen Energy Company, and other
interested persons regarding this matter.
The Subcommittee will gather
information, analyze relevant issues and
facts, and formulate proposed positions
and actions, as appropriate, for
deliberation by the full Committee.
Members of the public desiring to
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Federal Official, Mr. Cayetano Santos
(telephone 301/415–7270) five days
prior to the meeting, if possible, so that
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Electronic recordings will be permitted.
Further information regarding this
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the Designated Federal Official between
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urged to contact the above named
individual at least two working days
prior to the meeting to be advised of any
potential changes to the agenda.
Dated: September 15, 2006.
David C. Fischer,
Acting Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor
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this meeting was previously published
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November 22, 2005 (70 FR 70638).
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The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning
and Procedures will hold a meeting on
October 3, 2006, Room T–2B1, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to
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a portion that may be closed pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss
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which would constitute a clearly
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The agenda for the subject meeting
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until the conclusion of business.
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and actions, as appropriate, for
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Conference Room T–2B3, Two White
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8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening
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(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make
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Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials
License No. 29-30285-01, for Termination of the License and
Unrestricted Release of the SK Bio-Pharmaceutical R&D Center's Facility
in Fairfield, 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: Dennis Lawyer, Health Physicist,
Commercial and R&D Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region
1, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania; telephone 610-
337-5366; fax number 610-337-5393; or by e-mail: drl1@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-
30285-01. This license is held by SK Bio-Pharmaceutical R&D Center (the
Licensee), for its SK Bio-Pharmaceutical R&D Center, located at 140A
New Dutch Lane in Fairfield, New Jersey (the Facility). Issuance of the
amendment would authorize release of ``the Facility'' for unrestricted
use. The Licensee requested this action in a letter dated June 29,
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 issue the amendment 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 June 29, 2006,
license amendment request, resulting in release of ``the Facility'' for
unrestricted use. License No. 29-30285-01 was issued on June 19, 1996,
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 and animal studies.
The Facility is situated on 15,000 square feet, and consists of
general offices and laboratories. The Facility is located in a mixed
industrial and commercial area. Within the Facility, use of licensed
materials was confined to 1,600 square feet of laboratories.
On May 26, 2006, the Licensee ceased licensed activities 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
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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 release of the Facility for unrestricted use.
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 during June 2006. This
survey covered all areas where unsealed materials were known to be
stored or used. The final status survey report was attached to the
Licensee's amendment request dated June 29, 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 ``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).
The staff finds 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 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 the portion of the
Facility described above 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,
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 State
of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Health for review on July
24, 2006. On July 27, 2006, State of New Jersey, Department of
Environmental Health 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. NUREG-1757, ``Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance;''
2. Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E,
``Radiological Criteria for License Termination;''
3. Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51, ``Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory
Functions;''
4. NUREG-1496, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement in Support
of Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for License Termination of NRC-
Licensed Nuclear Facilities''
5. SK Bio-Pharmaceutical R&D Center, Amendment Request Letter dated
June 29, 2006 [ML061880439];
6. SK Bio-Pharmaceutical R&D Center, Additional Information
Regarding License Amendment, Control Number 139082, letter dated July
17, 2006 [ML061990341].
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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 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 1, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia this 12th
day of September 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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