Notice Issuance of License Amendment To Transfer the Control of Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-42, 7706-7707 [E9-3505]
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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). The
staff finds there were no significant
environmental impacts from the use of
radioactive material at the Facility. The
NRC staff reviewed available docket file
records and the survey results 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 issuance of
the proposed amendment authorizing
release of the Facility for unrestricted
use is in compliance with 10 CFR Part
20. 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
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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
Michigan Department of Environmental
Quality for review on January 7, 2009.
By response dated January 15, 2008, the
State agreed with the conclusions of the
EA, and otherwise provided 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. Kimberly A. Kulpanowski, U.S.
Department of Commerce, letter dated
November 24, 2008 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML083310295);
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
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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. NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated
Decommissioning Guidance.’’
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 Lisle, Illinois, this 6th day of
February 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christine Lipa,
Chief Materials Control, ISFSI, and
Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear
Materials Safety Region III.
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Notice Issuance of License
Amendment To Transfer the Control of
Special Nuclear Materials License No.
SNM–42
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of license transfer and
issuance of conforming amendment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy M. Snyder, Senior Project
Manager, Fuel Manufacturing Branch,
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and
Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop
EBB2C40M, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, Telephone: (301) 492–3225; fax
number: (301) 492–5539; e-mail:
amy.synder@nrc.gov.
Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section
2.106, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is providing notice
that Special Nuclear Materials (SNM)
License No. SNM–42 has been
transferred from BWX Technologies
(BWXT) to Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear
Operations Group (B&W NOG). The
licensed activities will continue to be
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performed at the B&W NOG facilities in
Lynchburg, Virginia. The 2007 request
for the then-proposed license transfer
was previously noticed in the Federal
Register on Friday, August 1, 2008; 73
FR 45089, with a notice of an
opportunity to request a hearing. No
hearing requests were submitted.
On November 12, 2008, the NRC
issued an Order approving the proposed
license transfer. This order was
accompanied by a Safety Evaluation
Report (SER) documenting the basis for
the license transfer approval, and a
license amendment. This license
amendment complies with the
standards and requirements of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,
and NRC’s rules and regulations as set
forth in 10 CFR Chapter 1. The license
was transferred from BWXT to B&W
NOG on January 11, 2009.
Further Information
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of
NRC’s ‘‘Rules of Practice,’’ details with
respect to this action, including the SER
and accompanying documentation
included in the license Amendment
package, are available electronically, at
NRC’s Electronic Reading Room, at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. From this site, you can
access 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
documents related to this action are:
ADAMS
Accession No.
Documents
November 14, 2007: Initial Application ............................................................................................................................................
December 7, 2007: Request for Additional Information (RAI) Request I .......................................................................................
December 10, 2007: RAI Response I .............................................................................................................................................
December 17, 2007: Meeting Minutes ............................................................................................................................................
January 7, 2008: Application Supplement .......................................................................................................................................
January 7, 2008: Application Supplement .......................................................................................................................................
January 11, 2008: Application Supplement .....................................................................................................................................
February 1, 2008: RAI Request II ...................................................................................................................................................
February 1, 2008: Proprietary Determination I ................................................................................................................................
February 15, 2008: RAI Response II ..............................................................................................................................................
February 29, 2008: Response to Proprietary Determination ..........................................................................................................
March 19, 2008: Application Acceptance ........................................................................................................................................
March 31, 2008: Proprietary Determination II .................................................................................................................................
April 24, 2008: RAI Request III .......................................................................................................................................................
June 27, 2008: Response to RAI Request III .................................................................................................................................
October 29, 2008: SER ...................................................................................................................................................................
Application supplements via e-mails
ADAMS
Accession No.
December 12, 2007 .........................................................................................................................................................................
December 12, 2007 .........................................................................................................................................................................
December 12, 2007 .........................................................................................................................................................................
December 13, 2007 .........................................................................................................................................................................
December 13, 2007 .........................................................................................................................................................................
January 9, 2008 ...............................................................................................................................................................................
January 14, 2008 .............................................................................................................................................................................
March 13, 2008 ................................................................................................................................................................................
August 19, 2008; Response to NRC questions ..............................................................................................................................
August 26, 2008: NRC Additional Questions ..................................................................................................................................
September 5, 2008: Response to NRC Questions .........................................................................................................................
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day
of February, 2009.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
Peter Habighorst,
Branch Chief, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, Division of Fuel Cycle
Safety and Safeguards.
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July 17, 2008: FEDERAL REGISTER notice ........................................................................................................................................
September 23, 2008: Environmental Assessment State Consultation ...........................................................................................
November 12, 2008: Order approving Transfer with SER ..............................................................................................................
January 9, 2009: Extension of Order ..............................................................................................................................................
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.resource@nrc.gov.
These documents may also be viewed
electronically on the public computers
located at NRC’s PDR, O 1 F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR
reproduction contractor will copy
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[Docket No. 70-27; NRC-2008-0428]
Notice Issuance of License Amendment To Transfer the Control of
Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-42
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of license transfer and issuance of conforming
amendment.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy M. Snyder, Senior Project Manager,
Fuel Manufacturing Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and
Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop EBB2C40M, Washington, DC
20555-0001, Telephone: (301) 492-3225; fax number: (301) 492-5539; e-
mail: amy.synder@nrc.gov.
Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
Section 2.106, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is
providing notice that Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM-
42 has been transferred from BWX Technologies (BWXT) to Babcock &
Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group (B&W NOG). The licensed activities will
continue to be
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performed at the B&W NOG facilities in Lynchburg, Virginia. The 2007
request for the then-proposed license transfer was previously noticed
in the Federal Register on Friday, August 1, 2008; 73 FR 45089, with a
notice of an opportunity to request a hearing. No hearing requests were
submitted.
On November 12, 2008, the NRC issued an Order approving the
proposed license transfer. This order was accompanied by a Safety
Evaluation Report (SER) documenting the basis for the license transfer
approval, and a license amendment. This license amendment complies with
the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended, and NRC's rules and regulations as set forth in 10 CFR Chapter
1. The license was transferred from BWXT to B&W NOG on January 11,
2009.
Further Information
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of NRC's ``Rules of Practice,''
details with respect to this action, including the SER and accompanying
documentation included in the license Amendment package, are available
electronically, at NRC's Electronic Reading Room, at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, you can access 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 documents related to this action are:
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ADAMS Accession
Documents No.
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November 14, 2007: Initial Application................ ML080920759
December 7, 2007: Request for Additional Information ML073340643
(RAI) Request I......................................
December 10, 2007: RAI Response I..................... ML073460400
December 17, 2007: Meeting Minutes.................... ML080090688
January 7, 2008: Application Supplement............... ML080160257
January 7, 2008: Application Supplement............... ML080160149
January 11, 2008: Application Supplement.............. ML080230599
February 1, 2008: RAI Request II...................... ML080280551
February 1, 2008: Proprietary Determination I......... ML080150394
February 15, 2008: RAI Response II.................... ML080920674
February 29, 2008: Response to Proprietary ML080640268
Determination........................................
March 19, 2008: Application Acceptance................ ML080710555
March 31, 2008: Proprietary Determination II.......... ML080790072
April 24, 2008: RAI Request III....................... ML081050308
June 27, 2008: Response to RAI Request III............ ML082810598
October 29, 2008: SER................................. ML082600362
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Application supplements via e-mails ADAMS
Accession No.
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December 12, 2007..................................... ML081190572
December 12, 2007..................................... ML081190669
December 12, 2007..................................... ML081190672
December 13, 2007..................................... ML081190671
December 13, 2007..................................... ML081190670
January 9, 2008....................................... ML081190624
January 14, 2008...................................... ML081190661
March 13, 2008........................................ ML081190657
August 19, 2008; Response to NRC questions............ ML082690414
August 26, 2008: NRC Additional Questions............. ML082690283
September 5, 2008: Response to NRC Questions.......... ML082690224
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Miscellaneous ADAMS
Accession No.
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July 17, 2008: Federal Register notice................ ML073511429
September 23, 2008: Environmental Assessment State ML083010195
Consultation.........................................
November 12, 2008: Order approving Transfer with SER.. ML082910211
January 9, 2009: Extension of Order................... ML083530787
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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.resource@nrc.gov.
These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public
computers located at 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 Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of February, 2009.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Peter Habighorst,
Branch Chief, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards.
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