[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69729-69730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30858]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 030-00842]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Amendment for the University of
Minnesota and Release of its Facility in Minneapolis, MN
ACTION: Notice of availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding
of No Significant Impact for license amendment.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Peter J. Lee, Division of Nuclear
Materials Safety, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III, 801
Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351; telephone (630) 829-9870
or by e-mail at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an
amendment to University of Minnesota Byproduct Material License No. 22-
00187-46, to remove authorization to use radioactive materials from its
license for Stone Lab I and II Buildings located at 410 Church Street
SE. in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and release the facilities for
unrestricted use.
The NRC staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) in
support of this licensing 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. The amendment will be
issued following publication of this Notice.
II. EA Summary
The purpose of the proposed action is to allow for the release of
the licensee's Stone Lab I and II Buildings located on Minneapolis
campus for unrestricted use. The University of Minnesota was authorized
by the NRC to use radioactive materials for medical diagnosis, therapy,
and research utilizing labeled compounds, such as H-3, C-14, P-32, etc.
On September 11, 2003, the University of Minnesota requested that NRC
release the facilities
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for unrestricted use. The University of Minnesota has conducted surveys
of the facilities and provided information to the NRC to demonstrate
that the site meets the license criteria in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20
for unrestricted release.
The staff has prepared an EA in support of the proposed licensing
action. The staff examined the University of Minnesota's request and
the information that the licensee has provided in support of its
request, including the surveys performed by University of Minnesota to
demonstrate compliance with 10 CFR 20.1402, ``Radiological Criteria for
Unrestricted Use,'' to ensure that the NRC's decision is protective of
the public health and safety and the environment. Based on its review,
the staff has determined that the affected environment and the
environmental impacts associated with the unrestricted use of the
University of Minnesota's facilities 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). Additionally, no non-
radiological impacts were identified.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA, summarized above, the staff has concluded
that there are no significant environmental impacts from the proposed
action. Accordingly, the staff has determined that a FONSI is
appropriate, and has determined that the preparation of an
environmental impact statement is not warranted.
IV. Further Information
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's ``Rules of Practice,''
University of Minnesota's request, the EA summarized above, and the
documents related to this proposed action are available electronically
for public inspection and copying from the Publicly Available Records
(PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible
from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
These documents include University of Minnesota's letter dated
September 11, 2003, with enclosures (Accession No. ML033230183); and
the EA summarized above (Accession No. ML033280741).
Dated at Lisle, Illinois, this 2nd day of December 2003.
Christopher G. Miller,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
RIII.
[FR Doc. 03-30858 Filed 12-12-03; 8:45 am]
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