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]

Download as PDF 15312 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 63 / Friday, April 3, 2009 / Notices 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 wishes to adopt a contention proposed by another requester/petitioner must do so, in accordance with the E-Filing rule, within ten days of the date that the contention is filed, and designate a representative who shall have the authority to act for the requester/ petitioner. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(g), a request for hearing and/or petition for leave to intervene may also address the selection of the hearing procedures, taking into account the provisions of 10 CFR 2.310. III. Further Information sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 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. [FR Doc. E9–7491 Filed 4–2–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:07 Apr 02, 2009 Jkt 217001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [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 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\03APN1.SGM 03APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 63 / Friday, April 3, 2009 / Notices 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 .......................................................................................................................................................... sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 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. [FR Doc. E9–7492 Filed 4–2–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:07 Apr 02, 2009 Jkt 217001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 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; PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 15313 Sfmt 4703 ML063110083 ML063110089 ML063110087 ML073370055 ML082470386 ML090440136 ML080250134 ML082610765 ML090440128 ML073100238 ML082470310 ML090430370 ML073100164 ML082470214 ML080600457/ ML080640145 ML081300403 ML082330600 ML080790549 ML081620577 ML080560066 ML082880314 ML083040124 ML090720616 ML090720623 ML090720581 ML090700258 (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. E:\FR\FM\03APN1.SGM 03APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 63 (Friday, April 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15312-15313]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[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.
[FR Doc. E9-7492 Filed 4-2-09; 8:45 am]
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