[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39977-39978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14907]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Number 030-20567]


Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of 
No Significant Impact for Issuance of a License Renewal for Byproduct 
Material License No. 24-21362-01 for American Radiolabeled Chemicals, 
Inc., St. Louis, 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: William Snell, Division of Nuclear 
Materials Safety, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III, 2443 
Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532; telephone (630) 829-9871; or 
by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the 
renewal of Byproduct Material License No. 24-21362-01 issued to 
American Radiolabeled Chemicals, Inc. (the licensee), in St. Louis, 
Missouri.
    The NRC staff has prepared this environmental assessment (EA) to 
support 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 proposed action is to renew Byproduct Material License No. 24-
21362-01 issued to the American Radiolabeled Chemicals, Inc. in St. 
Louis, Missouri. American Radiolabeled Chemicals is licensed to possess 
byproduct materials to be used in the manufacture and synthesis of 
radiolabeled chemicals. The licensee primarily uses tritium (H-3) and 
carbon-14 (C-14), and as a result of licensed activities releases curie 
quantities of H-3 and C-14 in airborne effluent releases. American 
Radiolabeled Chemicals, Inc. requested by letter to the NRC dated 
October 28, 2002, the renewal of Byproduct Material License No. 24-
21362-01, which would have expired on November 30, 2002. The American 
Radiolabeled Chemicals, Inc. provided radiological airborne effluent 
release data, radiological air sampling data, and computational results 
to demonstrate compliance with 10 CFR 20.1201, ``Occupational Dose 
Limits for Adults,'' and 10 CFR 20.1301, ``Dose Limits for Individual 
Members of the Public.'' No licensee activities are required to 
complete the proposed action. The NRC staff has reviewed the 
radiological airborne effluent release data, radiological air sampling 
data, and computational results provided by American Radiolabeled 
Chemicals to ensure the NRC's decision is protective of public health 
and safety and the environment.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The staff has prepared the EA, summarized above, in support of 
American Radiolabeled Chemicals, Inc.'s request to renew Byproduct 
Material License No. 24-21362-01. Based on its review, the staff has 
determined that there are no radiological or non-radiological 
environmental impacts associated with the renewal of American 
Radiolabeled Chemicals, Inc.'s license. The staff also finds that 
American Radiolabeled Chemicals demonstrated compliance with the 
occupational dose limits for adults in 10 CFR 20.1201 and the dose 
limits for individual members of the public in 20.1301, and finds no 
other activities in the area that could result in cumulative impacts. 
On the basis of the EA, the staff has concluded that the environmental 
impacts from the

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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,'' 
American Radiolabeled Chemicals, Inc.'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 American 
Radiolabeled Chemicals' letter dated October 28, 2002, (Accession No. 
ML041540462); and the EA summarized above (Accession No. ML041680276). 
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.
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