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Florida Power and Light Company,
Docket Nos. 50–250 and 50–251, Turkey
Point Plant, Units 3 and 4, Miami-Dade
County, Florida
Date of amendment request: April 15,
2009.
Description of amendment request:
The amendments revised Technical
Specification (TS) 3.9.10, Water Level—
Reactor Vessel by eliminating control
rods from the Applicability, Action and
surveillance requirement during
refueling operations. The change is
consistent with Standard Technical
Specifications—Westinghouse Plants,
NUREG–1431, Revision 3.
Date of issuance: April 15, 2009.
Effective date: As of the date of
issuance and shall be implemented
prior to lifting the Unit 3 reactor vessel
closure head.
Amendment Nos.: 239 and 234.
Facility Operating License Nos. (DPR–
31 and DPR–41): Amendments revised
the technical specifications.
Public comments requested as to
proposed no significant hazards
consideration (NSHC): No.
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment, finding of emergency
circumstances, state consultation, and
final NSHC determination are contained
in a safety evaluation dated April 15,
2009.
Attorney for licensee: M.S. Ross,
Attorney, Florida Power & Light, P.O.
Box 14000, Juno Beach, Florida 33408–
0420.
NRC Branch Chief: Thomas H. Boyce.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
of April 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph G. Giitter,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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[NRC–2009–0191]
[Docket No. 030–35869]
Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment to Byproduct Nuclear
Materials License No. 06–28699–03, for
Termination of the License and
Unrestricted Release of the Swiss
Army Brand, Incorporated Facility
Located in Shelton, CT
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas K. Thompson, Sr. Health
Physicist, Commercial and R&D Branch,
Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of
Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406; telephone
(610) 337–5303; fax number (610) 337–
5269; or by e-mail:
thomas.thompson@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering the
issuance of an amendment to byproduct
materials License No. 06–28699–03.
This license is held by Swiss Army
Brands, Inc. (the licensee) for its facility
located at 65 Trap Falls Road, Shelton,
Connecticut (the Facility). Issuance of
the amendment would authorize release
of the Facility for unrestricted use and
termination of the NRC license. The
Licensee requested this action in a letter
dated March 19, 2008. 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 March 19, 2008, license
amendment request, resulting in release
of the Facility for unrestricted use and
the termination of its NRC materials
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license. License No. 06–28699–03 was
issued on November 20, 2001, pursuant
to 10 CFR Part 30, and has been
amended periodically since that time.
This license authorized the Licensee to
use tritiated (containing hydrogen-3)
luminous painted dials for assembly on
watches and alarm clocks.
The Facility is a one-story building of
approximately 82,550 square feet,
containing warehouse spaces, office
spaces and laboratories. Within the
Facility, use of licensed materials was
largely confined to the 3,520 square foot
watch repair area. The Facility is
located in a mixed residential/
commercial area. Within the Facility,
the radionuclide of concern was
hydrogen-3 because the half-life of this
isotope is greater than 120 days.
In September 2007, the Licensee last
handled watches containing tritium,
ceased licensed activities and initiated a
survey of the affected areas of the
Facility. Based on the Licensee’s
historical knowledge of the site and the
conditions of the Facility, the Licensee
determined that only routine
decontamination activities, in
accordance with the NRC-approved
operating radiation safety procedures,
would be required. The Licensee was
not required to submit a
decommissioning plan to the NRC
because worker cleanup activities and
procedures are consistent with those
approved for routine operations. The
Licensee conducted surveys of the
Facility and provided information to the
NRC to demonstrate that it meets the
criteria in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20
for unrestricted release and for license
termination.
Need for the Proposed Action
The Licensee has ceased conducting
licensed activities at the Facility, and
seeks the unrestricted use of its Facility
and the termination of its NRC materials
license. Termination of its license
would end the Licensee’s obligation to
pay annual license fees to the NRC.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The historical review of licensed
activities conducted at the Facility
shows that such activities involved use
of the following radionuclide with a
half-life greater than 120 days:
Hydrogen-3.
The Licensee conducted a final status
survey in January 2008. This survey
covered the areas of use in the Facility.
The final status survey report was
received March 12, 2008. The Licensee
demonstrated compliance with the
radiological criteria for unrestricted
release as specified in 10 CFR 20.1402
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by using the screening approach
described in NUREG–1757,
‘‘Consolidated Decommissioning
Guidance,’’ Volume 2. The
radionuclide-specific derived
concentration guideline levels (DCGLs),
developed by the NRC, which comply
with the dose criterion in 10 CFR
20.1402, were not exceeded. These
DCGLs define the maximum amount of
residual radioactivity on building
surfaces, equipment, and materials, and
in soils, that will satisfy the NRC
requirements in Subpart E of 10 CFR
Part 20 for unrestricted release. The
Licensee’s final status survey results
were below these DCGLs 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 the docket file
records and the final status survey
report 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 the proposed
release of the Facility for unrestricted
use and the termination of the NRC
materials license is in compliance with
10 CFR 20.1402. 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.
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 and
for license termination. 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.
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
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.
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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 State
of Connecticut, Department of
Environmental Protection, Division of
Radiation, for review on February 9,
2009. The State replied by electronic
mail on April 9, 2009, indicating they
agreed with the conclusions of the
Environmental Assessment.
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
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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 Agency-wide
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. NRC License No. 06–28699–03,
Amendment 4, issued December 20,
2006 (ML063550135);
2. Termination request dated March
19, 2008 (ML080940220);
3. Additional information on
termination request dated May 12, 2008
(ML081540221);
4. Additional information on
termination request dated March 5, 2008
(ML080940229);
5. Additional information on
termination request received October 8,
2008 (ML083120214);
6. Additional information on
termination request dated December 2,
2008 (ML083430273);
7. License issued November 20, 2001
(ML013330202);
8. Inspection report dated September
17, 2007 (ML072630308);
9. NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated
NMSS Decommissioning Guidance’’;
10. Title 10 Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E,
‘‘Radiological Criteria for License
Termination’’;
11. Title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 51, ‘‘Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic
Licensing and Related Regulatory
Functions’’; and
12. NUREG–1496, ‘‘Generic
Environmental Impact Statement in
Support of Rulemaking on Radiological
Criteria for License Termination of
NRC–Licensed Nuclear Facilities.’’
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 1F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR
reproduction contractor will copy
documents for a fee.
Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this
28th day of April 2009.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
President’s major disaster declaration on
04/28/2009, Private Non-Profit
organizations that provide essential
services of governmental nature may file
disaster loan applications at the address
listed above or other locally announced
locations.
The following areas have been
determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster:
Primary Counties:
Ashley, Howard, Miller, Polk, Sevier.
The Interest Rates are:
ADDRESSES:
James P. Dwyer,
Chief, Commercial, Research and
Development Branch, Division of Nuclear
Materials Safety, Region I.
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https://www.prc.gov, Docket Nos.
MC2009–24 and CP2009–28.
Percent
Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available
Elsewhere .................................
Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere .........................
4.500
4.000
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 11734C and for
economic injury is 11735C.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbers 59002 and 59008)
Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
[FR Doc. E9–10355 Filed 5–4–09; 8:45 am]
James E. Rivera,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9–10312 Filed 5–4–09; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
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ACTION: Notice.
This is a Notice of the
Presidential declaration of a major
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Incident: Severe Storms and
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1831–DR), dated 04/28/2009.
Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding,
Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds.
Incident Period: 03/26/2009 and
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ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
President’s major disaster declaration on
04/28/2009, applications for disaster
loans may be filed at the address listed
above or other locally announced
locations.
The following areas have been
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Primary Counties (Physical Damage and
Economic Injury Loans):
Calhoun, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson,
Lafayette, Liberty, Madison,
Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee,
Walton, Washington.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury
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Florida: Bay, Columbia, Dixie,
Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden,
Gilchrist, Gulf, Jefferson, Leon,
Taylor, Wakulla.
Alabama: Covington, Escambia,
Geneva, Houston.
Georgia: Brooks, Echols, Lowndes,
Seminole.
The Interest Rates are:
Percent
For Physical Damage:
Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere ......................
Homeowners without Credit
Available Elsewhere ..............
Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere ......................
Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) with Credit Available Elsewhere ......................
Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations without Credit
Available Elsewhere ..............
For Economic Injury:
Businesses & Small Agricultural
Cooperatives without Credit
Available Elsewhere ..............
4.375
2.187
6.000
4.500
4.000
4.000
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 117326 and for
economic injury is 117330.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbers 59002 and 59008)
James E. Rivera,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0191]
[Docket No. 030-35869]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Nuclear
Materials License No. 06-28699-03, for Termination of the License and
Unrestricted Release of the Swiss Army Brand, Incorporated Facility
Located in Shelton, CT
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: Thomas K. Thompson, Sr. Health
Physicist, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials
Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
19406; telephone (610) 337-5303; fax number (610) 337-5269; or by e-
mail: thomas.thompson@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the
issuance of an amendment to byproduct materials License No. 06-28699-
03. This license is held by Swiss Army Brands, Inc. (the licensee) for
its facility located at 65 Trap Falls Road, Shelton, Connecticut (the
Facility). Issuance of the amendment would authorize release of the
Facility for unrestricted use and termination of the NRC license. The
Licensee requested this action in a letter dated March 19, 2008. 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 March 19, 2008,
license amendment request, resulting in release of the Facility for
unrestricted use and the termination of its NRC materials license.
License No. 06-28699-03 was issued on November 20, 2001, pursuant to 10
CFR Part 30, and has been amended periodically since that time. This
license authorized the Licensee to use tritiated (containing hydrogen-
3) luminous painted dials for assembly on watches and alarm clocks.
The Facility is a one-story building of approximately 82,550 square
feet, containing warehouse spaces, office spaces and laboratories.
Within the Facility, use of licensed materials was largely confined to
the 3,520 square foot watch repair area. The Facility is located in a
mixed residential/commercial area. Within the Facility, the
radionuclide of concern was hydrogen-3 because the half-life of this
isotope is greater than 120 days.
In September 2007, the Licensee last handled watches containing
tritium, ceased licensed activities and initiated a survey of the
affected areas of the Facility. Based on the Licensee's historical
knowledge of the site and the conditions of the Facility, the Licensee
determined that only routine decontamination activities, in accordance
with the NRC-approved operating radiation safety procedures, would be
required. The Licensee was not required to submit a decommissioning
plan to the NRC because worker cleanup activities and procedures are
consistent with those approved for routine operations. The Licensee
conducted surveys of the Facility and provided information to the NRC
to demonstrate that it meets the criteria in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part
20 for unrestricted release and for license termination.
Need for the Proposed Action
The Licensee has ceased conducting licensed activities at the
Facility, and seeks the unrestricted use of its Facility and the
termination of its NRC materials license. Termination of its license
would end the Licensee's obligation to pay annual license fees to the
NRC.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The historical review of licensed activities conducted at the
Facility shows that such activities involved use of the following
radionuclide with a half-life greater than 120 days: Hydrogen-3.
The Licensee conducted a final status survey in January 2008. This
survey covered the areas of use in the Facility. The final status
survey report was received March 12, 2008. The Licensee demonstrated
compliance with the radiological criteria for unrestricted release as
specified in 10 CFR 20.1402
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by using the screening approach described in NUREG-1757, ``Consolidated
Decommissioning Guidance,'' Volume 2. The radionuclide-specific derived
concentration guideline levels (DCGLs), developed by the NRC, which
comply with the dose criterion in 10 CFR 20.1402, were not exceeded.
These DCGLs define the maximum amount of residual radioactivity on
building surfaces, equipment, and materials, and in soils, that will
satisfy the NRC requirements in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20 for
unrestricted release. The Licensee's final status survey results were
below these DCGLs 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 the docket file
records and the final status survey report 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 the proposed release of the Facility for
unrestricted use and the termination of the NRC materials license is in
compliance with 10 CFR 20.1402. 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 and for license
termination. 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 State
of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of
Radiation, for review on February 9, 2009. The State replied by
electronic mail on April 9, 2009, indicating they agreed with the
conclusions of the Environmental Assessment.
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 Agency-wide 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. NRC License No. 06-28699-03, Amendment 4, issued December 20,
2006 (ML063550135);
2. Termination request dated March 19, 2008 (ML080940220);
3. Additional information on termination request dated May 12, 2008
(ML081540221);
4. Additional information on termination request dated March 5,
2008 (ML080940229);
5. Additional information on termination request received October
8, 2008 (ML083120214);
6. Additional information on termination request dated December 2,
2008 (ML083430273);
7. License issued November 20, 2001 (ML013330202);
8. Inspection report dated September 17, 2007 (ML072630308);
9. NUREG-1757, ``Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance'';
10. Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E,
``Radiological Criteria for License Termination'';
11. Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51, ``Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory
Functions''; and
12. NUREG-1496, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement in Support
of Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for License Termination of NRC-
Licensed Nuclear Facilities.''
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
1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee.
Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 28th day of April
2009.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James P. Dwyer,
Chief, Commercial, Research and Development Branch, Division of Nuclear
Materials Safety, Region I.
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