[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 39978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14906]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Number 030-08597]


Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of 
No Significant Impact for License Amendment for Northwest Missouri 
State University, Maryville, MO

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of environmental assessment and finding 
of no significant impact.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Peter J. Lee, Division of Nuclear 
Materials Safety, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III, 2443 
Warrenville Road, Suite 210, Lisle, Illinois 60532-4352; telephone 
(630) 829-9870; or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the 
issuance of a license amendment to Byproduct Material License No. 24-
15118-01 issued to Northwest Missouri State University (formerly known 
as Northwest Missouri State College) (the licensee), to terminate its 
license and authorize release of its Maryville, Missouri facility 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 the publication of this Notice.

II. Environmental Assessment Summary

    The purpose of the proposed action is to terminate Northwest 
Missouri State University's license and release its Maryville, Missouri 
facility for unrestricted use. In May 1972, the NRC authorized 
Northwest Missouri State University to use radioisotopes such as 
phosphorus-32 (P-32), iodine-25 (I-25), tritium (H-3), and carbon-14 
(C-14), etc. for laboratory experiments and teaching and training of 
students. On December 19, 2003, Northwest Missouri State University 
submitted a license amendment request to terminate its license and 
release its Maryville facility for unrestricted use. The staff has 
examined Northwest Missouri State University's request and the 
information that the licensee provided in support of its request. The 
NRC staff concluded that the proposed action complies with the license 
termination criteria in subpart E of 10 CFR part 20 for unrestricted 
release.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The staff has prepared the EA, summarized above, in support of 
Northwest Missouri State University's proposed license amendment to 
terminate its license and release the Maryville facility for 
unrestricted use. Based on its review, the staff has determined that 
the affected environment and the environmental impacts associated with 
the decommissioning of Northwest Missouri State University's facility 
were 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). 
No outdoor areas were affected by the use of licensed materials. 
Additionally, no non-radiological impacts were identified. The staff 
also finds that the proposed release for unrestricted use of the 
Northwest Missouri State University's facility is in compliance with 10 
CFR 20.1492. No other activities in the area that could have resulted 
in cumulative impacts. On the basis of the EA, the staff has concluded 
that the environmental impacts from the proposed action would not be 
significant. 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 2.390 of the NRC's ``Rules of Practice,'' 
Northwest Missouri State University'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). 
The NRC's document system is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. These documents include Northwest 
Missouri State University's NRC Form dated December 19, 2003, with 
enclosures (Accession No. ML041590566); and the EA summarized above 
(Accession No. ML041680287). These documents may also be viewed 
electronically on the public computers located at the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR), O 1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy 
documents for a fee. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who 
encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should 
contact the NRC PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 
(301) 415-4737, or by e-mail to [email protected].

    Dated at Lisle, Illinois, this 17th day of June, 2004.
Kenneth G. O'Brien,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, 
RIII.
[FR Doc. 04-14906 Filed 6-30-04; 8:45 am]
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