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Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for Amendment of
Byproduct Materials License No. 24–
32439–01, for Unrestricted Release of a
Facility in Creve Coeur, MO
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AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter J. Lee, Ph.D., CHP, Health
Physicist, Materials Control, ISFSI, and
Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
2443 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois
60532; telephone: (630) 829–9870; fax
number: (630) 515–1259; or by e-mail at
Peter.Lee@nrc.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is proposing to
amend Byproduct Materials License No.
24–32439–01. This license is held by
the Pharmacia Corporation (the
Licensee) for its facilities located at 800
North Lindbergh Boulevard, Creve
Coeur, Missouri, 700 Chesterfield, St.
Louis, Missouri, and 645 South
Newstead Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri.
Issuance of the amendment would
authorize release of the Creve Coeur
facility (the Facility) for unrestricted
use. The Licensee requested this action
in a letter dated January 15, 2009. 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 amendment will
be issued to the Licensee 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 January 15, 2009, license
amendment request, resulting in release
of the Facility for unrestricted use.
License No. 24–32439–01 was issued on
April 8, 2004, pursuant to 10 CFR part
30, and has been amended periodically
since that time. The license authorizes
the use of by-product materials for
laboratory research and development
including animal studies. The licensee
ceased using licensed materials in the
Facility in 2008. The Licensee has
conducted final status surveys of the
Facility. The results of these surveys
along with other supporting information
were provided to the NRC to
demonstrate that the criteria in subpart
E of 10 CFR part 20 for unrestricted
release have been met.
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 hydrogen-3, carbon-14, phosphorus32, phosphorus-33, sulfur-35, calcium45, chromium-51, and iodine-125. Prior
to performing the final status survey, the
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Licensee conducted decontamination
activities, as necessary, in the areas of
the Facility affected by these
radionuclides.
The Licensee completed final status
surveys on the Facility on January 5,
2009. The surveys covered all areas of
the Facility. The final status survey
report was attached to the Licensee’s
amendment request dated January 15,
2009. The Licensee elected to
demonstrate compliance with the
radiological criteria for unrestricted
release as specified in 10 CFR 20.1402
by using the screening values described
in NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated
Decommissioning Guidance,’’ Volume 2
as the radionuclide-specific derived
concentration guideline levels (DCGLs).
These values provide acceptable levels
of surface contamination to demonstrate
compliance with the NRC requirements
in subpart E of 10 CFR part 20 for
unrestricted release. The Licensee’s
final status survey results were below
these values 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 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.
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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.
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Agencies and Persons Consulted
NRC provided a draft of this
Environmental Assessment to the
Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services for review on February
18, 2009. By response dated February
20, 2009, 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
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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
Documents 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. Kevin J. Sharkey, Pharmacia
Corporation, letter dated January 15,
2009, (ADAMS Accession No.
ML090200063);
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. 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 2nd day of
March, 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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ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is proposing to issue
a regulatory issue summary (RIS) to
remind all stakeholders of the
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[Docket No. 030-36482; NRC-2009-0108]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for Amendment of Byproduct Materials License No.
24-32439-01, for Unrestricted Release of a Facility in Creve Coeur, 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: Peter J. Lee, Ph.D., CHP, Health
Physicist, Materials Control, ISFSI, and Decommissioning Branch,
Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, 2443 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532;
telephone: (630) 829-9870; fax number: (630) 515-1259; or by e-mail at
Peter.Lee@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend
Byproduct Materials License No. 24-32439-01. This license is held by
the Pharmacia Corporation (the Licensee) for its facilities located at
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard, Creve Coeur, Missouri, 700 Chesterfield,
St. Louis, Missouri, and 645 South Newstead Avenue, St. Louis,
Missouri. Issuance of the amendment would authorize release of the
Creve Coeur facility (the Facility) for unrestricted use. The Licensee
requested this action in a letter dated January 15, 2009. 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 amendment will be
issued to the Licensee 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 January 15, 2009,
license amendment request, resulting in release of the Facility for
unrestricted use. License No. 24-32439-01 was issued on April 8, 2004,
pursuant to 10 CFR part 30, and has been amended periodically since
that time. The license authorizes the use of by-product materials for
laboratory research and development including animal studies. The
licensee ceased using licensed materials in the Facility in 2008. The
Licensee has conducted final status surveys of the Facility. The
results of these surveys along with other supporting information were
provided to the NRC to demonstrate that the criteria in subpart E of 10
CFR part 20 for unrestricted release have been met.
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 hydrogen-3, carbon-
14, phosphorus-32, phosphorus-33, sulfur-35, calcium-45, chromium-51,
and iodine-125. 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 completed final status surveys on the Facility on
January 5, 2009. The surveys covered all areas of the Facility. The
final status survey report was attached to the Licensee's amendment
request dated January 15, 2009. The Licensee elected to demonstrate
compliance with the radiological criteria for unrestricted release as
specified in 10 CFR 20.1402 by using the screening values described in
NUREG-1757, ``Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance,'' Volume 2 as the
radionuclide-specific derived concentration guideline levels (DCGLs).
These values provide acceptable levels of surface contamination to
demonstrate compliance with the NRC requirements in subpart E of 10 CFR
part 20 for unrestricted release. The Licensee's final status survey
results were below these values 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
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.
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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
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for review on
February 18, 2009. By response dated February 20, 2009, 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 Documents 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. Kevin J. Sharkey, Pharmacia Corporation, letter dated January
15, 2009, (ADAMS Accession No. ML090200063);
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. 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 2nd day of March, 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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