Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment for AREVA NP, Inc., Richland, WA, 15312-15313 [E9-7492]
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joint contention, for which one of the
co-sponsoring requesters/petitioners is
designated the lead representative.
Further, in accordance with 10 CFR
2.309(f)(3), any requester/petitioner that
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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. The documents related to
this action are listed below, along with
their ADAMS accession numbers:
1. Hypervelocity Gun Facility
Decommissioning Assessment, ADAMS
Accession No. ML070330468 and
2. Hypervelocity Gun Facility
Decommissioning Plan, ADAMS
Accession No. ML081640631.
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 the
NRC’s PDR, O 1 F21, One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
MD 20852. The Public Document Room
reproduction contractor will copy
documents for a fee.
Dated at Region I, 475 Allendale Road,
King of Prussia, PA, this 27th day of March,
2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Randolph H. Ragland, Jr.,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I.
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[Docket No. 70–1257; NRC–2009–0147]
Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment for AREVA NP, Inc.,
Richland, WA
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gloria Kulesa, Senior Environmental
Project Manager, Environmental Review
Branch, Division of Waste Management
and Environmental Protection, Office of
Federal and State Materials and
Environmental Management Programs,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. Telephone:
(301) 415–5308; fax number: (301) 415–
5369; e-mail: Gloria.Kulesa@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) is considering the renewal of
Special Nuclear Material License SNM–
1227 for the continued operation of the
AREVA NP, Inc. Fuel Fabrication
Facility located in Richland,
Washington. This renewal authorizes
the licensee to receive and possess
nuclear materials at the Richland
facility to fabricate and assemble
nuclear fuel components under the
provisions of 10 CFR part 70, Domestic
Licensing of Special Nuclear Material. If
NRC approves the renewal of the
license, the term would cover 40 years.
NRC has prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) in support of this
action in accordance with the
requirements of 10 CFR part 51. Based
on the EA, the NRC has concluded that
a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) is appropriate. If approved,
NRC will issue the renewed license
following the publication of this notice.
II. EA Summary
The licensee requests approval to
renew SNM–1227 for an additional 40
years at the Richland, Washington
facility. Specifically, this would allow
AREVA NP to continue manufacturing
and assembling nuclear fuel
components for use in commercial lightwater-cooled nuclear reactors. On
October 24, 2006, AREVA NP requested
that NRC approve the proposed
amendment. AREVA NP’s request for
the proposed change was previously
noticed in the Federal Register on
March 15, 2007 (72 FR 12202), with a
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Notice of an Opportunity to Request a
Hearing.
The staff has prepared the EA in
support of the proposed license
renewal. Staff considered 12
environmental impacts in their
evaluation, including: Land use;
transportation; socioeconomics; air
quality; water quality; geology and soils;
ecology; noise; historic and cultural;
scenic and visual; public and
occupational health; and waste
management. All of the environmental
impacts were small, with the exception
of transportation. NRC staff considered
the transportation long-term and
cumulative impacts as small-tomoderate based on projected population
growth estimates and anticipated
development of residential communities
and commercial lands. The regional
government and industry
collaboratively plan the area’s future
transportation system to minimize
traffic impacts. NRC considers that the
proactive planning efforts will keep the
impact small. A brief summary of the
other environmental resources follows.
The license renewal request does not
require altering the site footprint nor
does it change the operating processes
of the existing facility, therefore there
are no anticipated impacts in land use,
noise, historic and cultural, scenic and
visual, and site ecology resources. The
proposed action will not adversely
affect federal or state-listed threatened
or endangered species nor flora and
fauna in the site vicinity. AREVA NP is
a major business that contributes a
positive benefit towards the region’s
socioeconomics. Airborne and liquid
effluent monitoring indicates readings
below regulatory 10 CFR part 20 limits
for non-radiological and radiological
contaminants. Public and occupational
exposures are below the limit
established in 10 CFR part 20. AREVA
NP maintains acceptable waste
management practices and procedures.
The staff concluded that the proposed
40 year renewal of license SNM–1227
will not result in a significant impact to
the environment.
NRC staff consulted with other
agencies regarding the proposed action,
including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS), the Washington
Department of Ecology, Washington
Department of Archaeology and Historic
Preservation [i.e. the State Historic
Preservation Office], the Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
[i.e., one of the two local Tribal Historic
Preservation Offices], and the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation. The consultations
ensured that the requirements of Section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and
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Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act were met and provided
the designated state liaison agency the
opportunity to comment on the
proposed action.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA, NRC has
concluded that there are no significant
environmental impacts from the
proposed amendment and has
determined not to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
IV. 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. The ADAMS accession
numbers for the documents related to
this notice are:
ADAMS Accession
No.
Document
License Renewal—Letter .............................................................................................................................................................
—Application .........................................................................................................................................................................
—Environmental Report ........................................................................................................................................................
NRC Letters to Confederate Tribes & Bands of Yakama Nation ................................................................................................
NRC Letters to Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation ...................................................................................
NRC Letter to Washington State SHPO ......................................................................................................................................
NRC Letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ..............................................................................................................................
Request for Additional Information (RAI) and Responses ..........................................................................................................
Tribal letters to NRC ....................................................................................................................................................................
State Historic Preservation Office, letter to NRC ........................................................................................................................
Washington Department of Ecology letter to NRC ......................................................................................................................
USFWS correspondence with NRC .............................................................................................................................................
Environmental Assessment ..........................................................................................................................................................
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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 Rockville, Maryland this 27th day
of March 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea Kock,
Chief, Environmental Review Branch,
Environmental Protection and Performance
Assessment Directorate, Division of Waste
Management and Environmental Protection,
Office of Federal and State Materials and
Environmental Management Programs.
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Advisory Committee on the Medical
Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: NRC will convene a meeting
of the Advisory Committee on the
Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on
May 7–8, 2009. A sample of agenda
items to be discussed during the public
session includes: (1) Summary of the
enforcement process and enforcement
actions against medical licensees; (2)
regulatory responsibilities of the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration; (3)
ACMUI subcommittee report on
byproduct material events; (4) ACMUI
subcommittee report on training and
experience for yttrium-90 microspheres
users; (5) National Academy of Science
report on the production of medical
isotopes using highly enriched uranium
and low enriched uranium; (6) briefing
on the Veterans Affairs medical events;
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(7) infiltrations of therapeutic
radiopharmaceuticals as medical events;
(8) National Council on Radiation
Protection & Measurements Report 160
‘‘Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the
Population of the United States’’ and its
implications for NRC programs; (9)
ACMUI subcommittee report on training
and experience for American Board of
Radiology certification; (10) medical
event reporting to the International
Nuclear Event Scale; and (11) potential
changes to 10 CFR Part 35. A copy of the
agenda will be available at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/acmui/agenda or by emailing Ms. Ashley Cockerham at the
contact information below.
Purpose: Discuss issues related to 10
CFR Part 35 Medical Use of Byproduct
Material.
Date and Time for Closed Session:
May 7, 2009, from 3:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
This session will be closed so that
ACMUI can complete self-evaluations,
discuss internal Committee business,
and prepare for a meeting with the
Commission.
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[Docket No. 70-1257; NRC-2009-0147]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Amendment for AREVA NP, Inc.,
Richland, WA
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gloria Kulesa, Senior Environmental
Project Manager, Environmental Review Branch, Division of Waste
Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Federal and State
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Telephone: (301) 415-
5308; fax number: (301) 415-5369; e-mail: Gloria.Kulesa@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the renewal
of Special Nuclear Material License SNM-1227 for the continued
operation of the AREVA NP, Inc. Fuel Fabrication Facility located in
Richland, Washington. This renewal authorizes the licensee to receive
and possess nuclear materials at the Richland facility to fabricate and
assemble nuclear fuel components under the provisions of 10 CFR part
70, Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material. If NRC approves the
renewal of the license, the term would cover 40 years. NRC has prepared
an Environmental Assessment (EA) in support of this action in
accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR part 51. Based on the EA,
the NRC has concluded that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
is appropriate. If approved, NRC will issue the renewed license
following the publication of this notice.
II. EA Summary
The licensee requests approval to renew SNM-1227 for an additional
40 years at the Richland, Washington facility. Specifically, this would
allow AREVA NP to continue manufacturing and assembling nuclear fuel
components for use in commercial light-water-cooled nuclear reactors.
On October 24, 2006, AREVA NP requested that NRC approve the proposed
amendment. AREVA NP's request for the proposed change was previously
noticed in the Federal Register on March 15, 2007 (72 FR 12202), with a
Notice of an Opportunity to Request a Hearing.
The staff has prepared the EA in support of the proposed license
renewal. Staff considered 12 environmental impacts in their evaluation,
including: Land use; transportation; socioeconomics; air quality; water
quality; geology and soils; ecology; noise; historic and cultural;
scenic and visual; public and occupational health; and waste
management. All of the environmental impacts were small, with the
exception of transportation. NRC staff considered the transportation
long-term and cumulative impacts as small-to-moderate based on
projected population growth estimates and anticipated development of
residential communities and commercial lands. The regional government
and industry collaboratively plan the area's future transportation
system to minimize traffic impacts. NRC considers that the proactive
planning efforts will keep the impact small. A brief summary of the
other environmental resources follows. The license renewal request does
not require altering the site footprint nor does it change the
operating processes of the existing facility, therefore there are no
anticipated impacts in land use, noise, historic and cultural, scenic
and visual, and site ecology resources. The proposed action will not
adversely affect federal or state-listed threatened or endangered
species nor flora and fauna in the site vicinity. AREVA NP is a major
business that contributes a positive benefit towards the region's
socioeconomics. Airborne and liquid effluent monitoring indicates
readings below regulatory 10 CFR part 20 limits for non-radiological
and radiological contaminants. Public and occupational exposures are
below the limit established in 10 CFR part 20. AREVA NP maintains
acceptable waste management practices and procedures. The staff
concluded that the proposed 40 year renewal of license SNM-1227 will
not result in a significant impact to the environment.
NRC staff consulted with other agencies regarding the proposed
action, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the
Washington Department of Ecology, Washington Department of Archaeology
and Historic Preservation [i.e. the State Historic Preservation
Office], the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation [i.e.,
one of the two local Tribal Historic Preservation Offices], and the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The
consultations ensured that the requirements of Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and
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Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act were met and
provided the designated state liaison agency the opportunity to comment
on the proposed action.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA, NRC has concluded that there are no
significant environmental impacts from the proposed amendment and has
determined not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
IV. 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. The ADAMS accession numbers for
the documents related to this notice are:
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Document ADAMS Accession No.
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License Renewal--Letter................ ML063110083
--Application...................... ML063110089
--Environmental Report............. ML063110087
NRC Letters to Confederate Tribes & ML073370055
Bands of Yakama Nation.
ML082470386
ML090440136
NRC Letters to Confederated Tribes of ML080250134
the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
ML082610765
ML090440128
NRC Letter to Washington State SHPO.... ML073100238
ML082470310
ML090430370
NRC Letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife ML073100164
Service.
ML082470214
Request for Additional Information ML080600457/ML080640145
(RAI) and Responses.
ML081300403
ML082330600
Tribal letters to NRC.................. ML080790549
ML081620577
State Historic Preservation Office, ML080560066
letter to NRC.
ML082880314
Washington Department of Ecology letter ML083040124
to NRC.
USFWS correspondence with NRC.......... ML090720616
ML090720623
ML090720581
Environmental Assessment............... ML090700258
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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 Rockville, Maryland this 27th day of March 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea Kock,
Chief, Environmental Review Branch, Environmental Protection and
Performance Assessment Directorate, Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of Federal and State Materials and
Environmental Management Programs.
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