82_FR_22953 82 FR 22858 - Construction Permit Application for the Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC, Medical Radioisotope Production Facility

82 FR 22858 - Construction Permit Application for the Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC, Medical Radioisotope Production Facility

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 95 (May 18, 2017)

Page Range22858-22859
FR Document2017-10072

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the construction permit application submitted on February 5, 2014, by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI) for the NWMI Medical Radioisotope Production Facility, NUREG-2209 (NWMI facility).

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 95 (Thursday, May 18, 2017) 
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-609; NRC-2013-0235]


Construction Permit Application for the Northwest Medical 
Isotopes, LLC, Medical Radioisotope Production Facility

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Environmental impact statement; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the construction permit 
application submitted on February 5, 2014, by Northwest Medical 
Isotopes, LLC (NWMI) for the NWMI Medical Radioisotope Production 
Facility, NUREG-2209 (NWMI facility).

DATES: The final EIS for the NWMI Construction Permit is available as 
of May 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0235 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the

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individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
final EIS for the NWMI Construction Permit is in ADAMS under Accession 
No. ML17130A862.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Drucker, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6223; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In accordance with Sec.  51.118 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, the NRC is making available the final EIS for the 
Construction Permit Application for the NWMI facility. The draft EIS 
was noticed by the NRC in the Federal Register on November 9, 2016 (81 
FR 78865), and noticed by the Environmental Protection Agency on 
November 10, 2016 (81 FR 79019). The public comment period on the draft 
EIS ended on December 29, 2016, and the comments received are addressed 
in the final EIS. The final EIS is available as indicated in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document.

II. Discussion

    As discussed in Chapter 6 of the final EIS, the NRC determined that 
after weighing the environmental, economic, technical, and other 
benefits against environmental and other costs, and considering 
reasonable alternatives, the NRC staff recommends the issuance of the 
construction permit to NWMI, unless safety issues mandate otherwise. 
This recommendation is based on (1) NWMI's Environmental Report, (2) 
the NRC's consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies, (3) the 
NRC's independent environmental review; and (4) the NRC's consideration 
of public comments.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of May 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jeffery J. Rikhoff,
Acting Chief, Environmental Review and Project Management Branch, 
Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2017-10072 Filed 5-17-17; 8:45 am]
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22858 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 95 / Thursday, May 18, 2017 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: per respondent, which includes three • NAS and other Surveys or Decadal Comments: Comments are invited on (a) references (on average) for each Reports and the Role of the AC whether the proposed collection of application. It is estimated that it takes subcommittees, part I information is necessary for the proper two hours per reference for each • Communications with Congress and performance of the functions of the applicant. the Scientific Community Agency, including whether the Respondents: Individuals. • Science Hors D’oeuvre: Update on information shall have practical utility; Estimated Number of Responses: LIGO and the Detection of (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s 14,000. Gravitational Waves estimate of the burden of the proposed Estimated Total Annual Burden on • Presentation from Director and Acting collection of information; (c) ways to Respondents: 224,000 hours. Chief Operations Officer, and enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Frequency of Responses: Annually. feedback from the Advisory of the information on respondents, Dated: May 15, 2017. Committee including through the use of automated Suzanne H. Plimpton, • Cyberinfrastructure Request for collection techniques or other forms of Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Information update information technology; (d) ways to Foundation. • NAS and other Surveys or Decadal minimize the burden of the collection of [FR Doc. 2017–10042 Filed 5–17–17; 8:45 am] Reports and the Role of the AC information on those who are to BILLING CODE 7555–01–P subcommittees, part II respond, including through the use of • Future Role and Activities of the AC appropriate automated, electronic, • Wrap up and opportunity for public mechanical, or other technological NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Q&A/Comments collection techniques or other forms of Dated: May 15, 2017. information technology. Advisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Notice of Crystal Robinson, Title of Collection: Graduate Research Meeting Committee Management Officer. Fellowship Application. OMB Approval Number: 3145–0023. [FR Doc. 2017–10054 Filed 5–17–17; 8:45 am] In accordance with the Federal Expiration Date of Approval: BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– September 30, 2017. Type of Request: Intent to seek 463, as amended), the National Science approval to extend with revision an Foundation (NSF) announces the following meeting: NUCLEAR REGULATORY information collection for three years. COMMISSION Abstract: Section 10 of the National Name and Committee Code: Advisory Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 Committee for Mathematical and [Docket No. 50–609; NRC–2013–0235] U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), as amended, states Physical Sciences (#66). Dates and Times: Construction Permit Application for that ‘‘The Foundation is authorized to June 15, 2017; 12:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. award, within the limits of funds made the Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC, June 16, 2017; 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Medical Radioisotope Production available * * * scholarships and Place: National Science Foundation, graduate fellowships for scientific study Facility 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA or scientific work in the mathematical, 22230. AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory physical, biological, engineering, social, Meeting Information: https:// Commission. and other sciences at accredited U.S. www.nsf.gov/events/event_ ACTION: Environmental impact institutions selected by the recipient of summ.jsp?cntn_id=191705&org=MPS. statement; issuance. such aid, for stated periods of time.’’ Type of Meeting: Open. The Graduate Research Fellowship Contact Person: John Gillaspy, SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Program has two goals: National Science Foundation, 4201 Commission (NRC) is issuing a final • To select, recognize, and financially Wilson Boulevard, Suite 505, Arlington, environmental impact statement (EIS) support, early in their careers, Virginia 22230; Telephone: 703–292– for the construction permit application individuals with the demonstrated 7173. submitted on February 5, 2014, by potential to be high achieving scientists Purpose of Meeting: To provide Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC and engineers; advice, recommendations, and counsel (NWMI) for the NWMI Medical • To broaden participation in science on major goals and policies pertaining Radioisotope Production Facility, and engineering of underrepresented to mathematical and physical sciences NUREG–2209 (NWMI facility). groups, including women, minorities, programs and activities. persons with disabilities, and veterans. DATES: The final EIS for the NWMI The list of GRFP Awardees recognized Agenda Construction Permit is available as of by the Foundation may be found via May 18, 2017. Thursday, June 15, 2017 FastLane through the NSF Web site: ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID • Meeting opening, introductions, and NRC–2013–0235 when contacting the https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/ approval of previous meeting minutes NRC about the availability of AwardeeList.do? • MPS update and follow up discussion method=loadAwardeeList. The GRF • Budget Discussion information regarding this document. Program is described in the Solicitation • Discussion of Workload Issues and You may obtain publicly-available available at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/ possibilities for addressing them information related to this document • Update on Transitions of Astronomy using any of the following methods: jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2016/nsf16588/nsf16588.pdf. Estimate of Burden: This is an annual and DMR Facilities • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to application program providing three • Prep for meeting with the NSF http://www.regulations.gov and search years of support to individuals, usable Director for Docket ID NRC–2013–0235. Address over a five-year fellowship period. The questions about NRC dockets to Carol application deadlines are in late Friday, June 16, 2017 Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; October. It is estimated that each • Opening of the day and FACA email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For submission is averaged to be 16 hours briefing technical questions, contact the VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:43 May 17, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 95 / Thursday, May 18, 2017 / Notices 22859 individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day ADAMS) is provided the first time that INFORMATION CONTACT section of this of May 2017. a document is referenced. document. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Jeffery J. Rikhoff, purchase copies of public documents at Access and Management System Acting Chief, Environmental Review and the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Project Management Branch, Division of White Flint North, 11555 Rockville available documents online in the License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. ADAMS Public Documents collection at Regulation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ [FR Doc. 2017–10072 Filed 5–17–17; 8:45 am] Hickman, Office of Nuclear Material adams.html. To begin the search, select BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Regulatory Commission, Washington, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, NUCLEAR REGULATORY 3017; email: John.Hickman@nrc.gov. please contact the NRC’s Public COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Document Room (PDR) reference staff at [Docket No. 50–133; NRC–2017–0117] I. Background 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The final Pacific Gas and Electric Company; The HBPP–3 facility is a EIS for the NWMI Construction Permit Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3 decommissioning power reactor located is in ADAMS under Accession No. in Humboldt County, California. The AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory PG&E is the holder of HBPP–3 Facility ML17130A862. Commission. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Operating License No. DPR–7. On July ACTION: Exemption; issuance. 2, 1976, HBPP–3 was shut down for purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory annual refueling and to conduct seismic White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Commission (NRC) is issuing a partial modifications. In 1983, updated Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. exemption in response to a March 9, economic analyses indicated that FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2017, request from the Pacific Gas and restarting HBPP–3 probably would not David Drucker, Office of Nuclear Electric Company (PG&E or the be cost-effective, and on June 27, 1983, Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear licensee). The issuance of the exemption PG&E announced its intention to would grant the Humboldt Bay Power decommission the unit. In 1984, PG&E Regulatory Commission, Washington, Plant, Unit 3 (HBPP–3), a partial submitted the HBPP–3 SAFSTOR 1 DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– exemption from regulations that require Decommissioning Plan in support of the 6223; email: David.Drucker@nrc.gov. the retention of records for certain application to amend the HBPP–3 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: operating license to a possession-only systems, structures, and components. I. Background license. On July 16, 1985, the NRC DATES: The exemption was issued on issued Amendment No. 19 to the HBPP In accordance with § 51.118 of title 10 May 10, 2017. Unit 3 Operating License (ADAMS of the Code of Federal Regulations, the ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID Legacy No. 8507260040) to change the NRC is making available the final EIS NRC–2017–0117 when contacting the status to possess-but-not-operate, and for the Construction Permit Application NRC about the availability of the plant was placed into a SAFSTOR for the NWMI facility. The draft EIS was information regarding this document. status. On December 11, 2008, PG&E noticed by the NRC in the Federal You may obtain publicly-available completed the transfer of spent fuel Register on November 9, 2016 (81 FR information related to this document from the HBPP–3 spent fuel pool (SFP) 78865), and noticed by the using any of the following methods: into the Humboldt Bay Independent Environmental Protection Agency on • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Spent Fuel Storage Installation. PG&E November 10, 2016 (81 FR 79019). The http://www.regulations.gov and search then began decontamination and public comment period on the draft EIS for Docket ID NRC–2017–0117. Address dismantlement of HBPP–3. ended on December 29, 2016, and the questions about NRC dockets to Carol comments received are addressed in the Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; II. Request/Action final EIS. The final EIS is available as email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For By letter dated March 9, 2017 indicated in the ADDRESSES section of technical questions, contact the (ADAMS Accession No. ML17068A095), this document. individual listed in the FOR FURTHER PG&E filed a request for NRC approval INFORMATION CONTACT section of this of an exemption from the record II. Discussion document. retention requirements of: (1) Part 50 of As discussed in Chapter 6 of the final • NRC’s Agencywide Documents title 10 of the Code of Federal EIS, the NRC determined that after Access and Management System Regulations (10 CFR), appendix B, weighing the environmental, economic, (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Criterion XVII, which requires certain technical, and other benefits against available documents online in the records be retained consistent with environmental and other costs, and ADAMS Public Documents collection at other regulatory requirements; (2) 10 considering reasonable alternatives, the http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ CFR 50.59(d)(3), which requires certain NRC staff recommends the issuance of adams.html. To begin the search, select records be maintained until termination the construction permit to NWMI, ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then of a license issued pursuant to 10 CFR unless safety issues mandate otherwise. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS part 50; and (3) 10 CFR 50.71(c), which jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES This recommendation is based on (1) Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, requires certain records be maintained NWMI’s Environmental Report, (2) the please contact the NRC’s Public NRC’s consultation with Federal, State, Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1 ‘‘SAFSTOR’’ is a method of decommissioning in and local agencies, (3) the NRC’s 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by which a nuclear facility is placed and maintained in a condition that allows the facility to be safely independent environmental review; and email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The stored and subsequently decontaminated (deferred (4) the NRC’s consideration of public ADAMS accession number for each decontamination) to levels that permit release for comments. document referenced (if it available in unrestricted use. VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:43 May 17, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1


Document Created: 2017-05-18 01:21:01
Document Modified: 2017-05-18 01:21:01
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionEnvironmental impact statement; issuance.
DatesThe final EIS for the NWMI Construction Permit is available as of May 18, 2017.
ContactDavid Drucker, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6223; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 22858 
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