Notice Of Environmental Assessment Related To The Issuance Of A License Amendment To Byproduct Material License No. 24-26366-01, For Unrestricted Release Of A Former Facility For High Energy Devices, LlC, Maryland Heights, MO, 5086-5087 [E7-1729]
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[DOCKET NO. 030–32563]
Notice Of Environmental Assessment
Related To The Issuance Of A License
Amendment To Byproduct Material
License No. 24–26366–01, For
Unrestricted Release Of A Former
Facility For High Energy Devices, LlC,
Maryland Heights, MO
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 the issuance of an
amendment to NRC Byproduct Materials
License No. 24–26366–01, which is held
by High Energy Devices, LLC (licensee).
The amendment would authorize the
decommissioning and unrestricted
release of the licensee’s former facility
located at 45D Progress Parkway,
Maryland Heights, Missouri (the
facility). 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 amendment to High Energy
Devices’ license will be issued 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
High Energy Devices’ request to amend
its license and release the licensee’s
facility for unrestricted use in
accordance with 10 CFR Part 20,
Subpart E. The proposed action is in
accordance with the licensee’s request
to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) to amend its license
by letter dated December 22, 2006
(ADAMS Accession No. ML063630413).
High Energy Devices was first licensed
to use byproduct materials at its facility
on December 23, 1991. The licensee is
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authorized to use byproduct materials
for activities involving the manufacture
of gas discharge tubes. Cesium-137,
nickel-63 and krypton-85, each with a
half-life greater than 120 days, were the
only isotopes that were used at the
facility in an unsealed form, and each of
these were limited to less than 5
milliCuries at any one time. On
December 18, 2006, High Energy
Devices completed removal of all
equipment and licensed radioactive
material from the facility, transporting
the equipment and radioactive materials
to a new location of business.
The licensee conducted surveys of the
facility as part of its decommissioning
activities and provided this information
to the NRC to demonstrate that the
radiological condition there is
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.
Therefore, the NRC has determined that
the proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment.
Need for the Proposed Action
The licensee is requesting this license
amendment because it has moved out of
the facility, and is conducting licensed
activities at another location. 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 facility to be released for
unrestricted use.
Conclusion
The NRC staff 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.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC staff reviewed the
information provided and surveys
performed by the licensee to
demonstrate that the release of the
facility 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 the 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.
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Alternatives to the Proposed Action
The only alternative to the proposed
action is to take no action. Under the
no-action alternative, the licensee’s
facility would remain under an 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
facility. The no-action alternative is not
acceptable because it is inconsistent
with 10 CFR 30.36, which requires that
decommissioning of by-product material
facilities be completed and approved by
the NRC after licensed activities cease.
This alternative would impose an
unnecessary regulatory burden in
controlling access to the former facility,
and limit potential benefits from the
future use of the facility.
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 Missouri
Department of Health and Senior
Services (DHSS). The Missouri DHSS,
Division of Community and Public
Health, Office of Emergency
Coordination, was provided the draft EA
for comment on January 12, 2007. Mr.
Keith Henke, Planner, with the Missouri
DHSS, responded to the NRC by e-mail
on January 17, 2007, indicating that the
State had no comments regarding the
NRC Environmental Assessment for the
release of the High Energy Devices
facility.
II. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA in support of
the proposed license amendment to
release the facility for unrestricted use,
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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.
III. Further Information
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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. Michael C. Brower, High Energy
Devices, LLC, letter to Kevin Null, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
December 22, 2006 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML063630413).
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 23rd day of
January 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamnes L. Cameron,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee
Meeting on Materials, Metallurgy, and
Reactor Fuels; Notice of Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on
Materials, Metallurgy, and Reactor Fuels
will hold a meeting on February 21,
2007, 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:
Wednesday, February 21, 2007—1
p.m. until the conclusion of business.
The Subcommittee will hear from the
NRC staff about the actions resulting
from the Wolf Creek Pipe Cracking
event. The Subcommittee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff,
their contractors, representatives of the
nuclear industry, 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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(telephone 301/415–7363) five days
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individual at least two working days
prior to the meeting to be advised of any
potential changes to the agenda.
Dated: January 26, 2007.
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Acting Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW.
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section 8(f) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 for the month of January,
2007. A copy of each application may be
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An order granting each application will
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[DOCKET NO. 030-32563]
Notice Of Environmental Assessment Related To The Issuance Of A
License Amendment To Byproduct Material License No. 24-26366-01, For
Unrestricted Release Of A Former Facility For High Energy Devices, LlC,
Maryland Heights, MO
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 the issuance of an amendment to NRC Byproduct Materials
License No. 24-26366-01, which is held by High Energy Devices, LLC
(licensee). The amendment would authorize the decommissioning and
unrestricted release of the licensee's former facility located at 45D
Progress Parkway, Maryland Heights, Missouri (the facility). 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 amendment to High Energy
Devices' license will be issued 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 High Energy Devices' request to
amend its license and release the licensee's facility for unrestricted
use in accordance with 10 CFR Part 20, Subpart E. The proposed action
is in accordance with the licensee's request to the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) to amend its license by letter dated
December 22, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML063630413). High Energy
Devices was first licensed to use byproduct materials at its facility
on December 23, 1991. The licensee is authorized to use byproduct
materials for activities involving the manufacture of gas discharge
tubes. Cesium-137, nickel-63 and krypton-85, each with a half-life
greater than 120 days, were the only isotopes that were used at the
facility in an unsealed form, and each of these were limited to less
than 5 milliCuries at any one time. On December 18, 2006, High Energy
Devices completed removal of all equipment and licensed radioactive
material from the facility, transporting the equipment and radioactive
materials to a new location of business.
The licensee conducted surveys of the facility as part of its
decommissioning activities and provided this information to the NRC to
demonstrate that the radiological condition there is 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 licensee is requesting this license amendment because it has
moved out of the facility, and is conducting licensed activities at
another location. 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 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 licensee to demonstrate that the release of the
facility 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 the 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 is to take no action.
Under the no-action alternative, the licensee's facility would remain
under an 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 facility. The no-action alternative is not
acceptable because it is inconsistent with 10 CFR 30.36, which requires
that decommissioning of by-product material facilities be completed and
approved by the NRC after licensed activities cease. This alternative
would impose an unnecessary regulatory burden in controlling access to
the former facility, and limit potential benefits from the future use
of the facility.
Conclusion
The NRC staff 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
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 Missouri Department of Health and Senior
Services (DHSS). The Missouri DHSS, Division of Community and Public
Health, Office of Emergency Coordination, was provided the draft EA for
comment on January 12, 2007. Mr. Keith Henke, Planner, with the
Missouri DHSS, responded to the NRC by e-mail on January 17, 2007,
indicating that the State had no comments regarding the NRC
Environmental Assessment for the release of the High Energy Devices
facility.
II. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA in support of the proposed license amendment
to release the facility for unrestricted use,
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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.
III. 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. Michael C. Brower, High Energy Devices, LLC, letter to Kevin
Null, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, December 22, 2006 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML063630413).
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 23rd day of January 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamnes L. Cameron,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
Region III.
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