83 FR 37530 - American Centrifuge Operating, LCC; Lead Cascade Facility
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 148 (August 1, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 37530-37532] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16404] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 70-7003; NRC-2018-0160] American Centrifuge Operating, LCC; Lead Cascade Facility AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) regarding a request from American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO) for approval of its Decommissioning Plan. ACO is authorized to possess and use special nuclear material (SNM), source material, and byproduct material at its Lead Cascade Facility (LCF) in Piketon, Ohio under NRC License SNM-7003, issued in 2004. ACO's Decommissioning Plan contains its proposed Release Criteria and the Final Status Survey design. [[Page 37531]] DATES: The EA referenced in this document is available on August 1, 2018. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0160 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 Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0160. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287- 9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the 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 ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. 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: Jean Trefethen, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0867, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction By letter dated January 5, 2018 (ADAMS Accession Number ML18025B285), American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO or the licensee) requested NRC approval of ACO's Decommissioning Plan (DP). The DP contains ACO's proposed Release Criteria (RC) and Final Status Survey (FSS) design. The Lead Cascade Facility (LCF) is located at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS) site in Pike County, Ohio. The PORTS site is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the DOE leases portions of the PORTS site, including the LCF buildings, to the licensee. The NRC staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) (ADAMS Accession Number ML18204A294) as part of its review of this proposed action in accordance with the requirements in part 51 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions'' and associated staff guidance. The NRC has concluded that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. II. Summary of the Environmental Assessment Description of the Proposed Action The proposed action is to review and approve ACO's DP which provides the proposed RC and FSS design. The RC are regulatory limits identified in 10 CFR part 20.1402. The FSS is performed by the licensee to verify that residual contamination levels are less than these limits. Need for the Proposed Action By letter dated March 2, 2016, the licensee notified the NRC of its decision to permanently cease LCF operations (ADAMS Accession Number ML16074A405). In preparation for decommissioning of the LCF, termination of license SNM-7003, and potential future release of the site and return to DOE as outlined in the lease agreement, ACO has performed clean-up and survey activities. Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The NRC staff evaluated the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed action, and has performed its environmental review in accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR part 51 and associated staff guidance. As detailed in the EA, the staff reviewed relevant information submitted by the licensee and consulted with the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), the Osage Nation, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), and the State of Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Survey activities for the FSS have occurred inside the LCF buildings, and no land disturbance activities were involved or are planned. Therefore, the NRC staff considers that there would be no impacts to the following resources areas: Land use, geology and soils, water resources, ecology, meteorology, climate, air quality, noise, transportation, waste management, visual and scenic resources, and socioeconomic resources. The NRC staff evaluated the radiological impacts to workers and the public. The staff found that the radiological doses to workers would be within the dose limits specified in 10 CFR 20.1201, ``Occupational dose limits to adults,'' and that radiological doses to the public would be indistinguishable when compared to background radiation. The NRC staff also evaluated the cumulative impacts by identifying past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions at DOE's Piketon, Ohio site, and the incremental impacts of ACO's proposed action. The staff determined that the proposed action would not significantly contribute to cumulative impacts. The staff also determined that the proposed action would not affect federally-listed endangered or threatened species or their critical habitats, if present. Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action and requesting ACO to submit a revised DP (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative). Under the no-action alternative, the LCF FSS and RC would not be approved and license termination would not be possible. The NRC considers the environmental impacts of this alternative to be similar to those of the proposed action. The no- action alternative does not comply with the licensee's commitments made during licensing or the decommissioning requirements of 10 CFR 70.38 and does not provide any environmental benefit. The NRC staff concludes that not approving the provided RC and FSS, which meet the regulatory requirements, is not a reasonable alternative to approving the proposed action. Agencies and Persons Consulted By letter dated June 12, 2018 (ADAMS Accession Number ML18130A468), the staff consulted with the ODH regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. By letter dated July 6, 2018, the ODH replied indicating that they had no comments on the draft EA (ADAMS Accession Number ML18130A468). The NRC staff also consulted with the Ohio SHPO by letter dated April 9, 2018 (ADAMS Accession Number. ML18078B230). The Ohio SHPO responded by letter dated May 16, 2018, stating that they could not concur with a finding of No Adverse Effect for the proposed action and recommended that NRC initiate and carry out consultation and contact the ACHP (ADAMS Accession Number ML18155A296). On June 11, 2018, a [[Page 37532]] conference call was held between the Ohio SHPO, the ACHP, and the NRC to discuss the concerns expressed in the SHPO's May 16, 2018, letter. During the call the ACHP expressed its agreement with the NRC that the requested action falls under 36 CFR 800.3(a)(1), No potential to cause effects, which states, ``If the undertaking is a type of activity that does not have the potential to cause effects on historic properties, assuming such properties were present, the agency official has no further obligations under Section 106 or this part''. The NRC sent a letter, dated July 16, 2018, to the Ohio SHPO summarizing the conference call and concluding Section 106 consultation (ADAMS Accession Number ML18171A218). By letter dated April 11, 2018, the NRC initiated Section 106 consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act with the Osage Nation. In their reply, the Osage Nation stated it concurred with the NRC determination that the proposed DP most likely would not adversely affect any sacred properties and/or properties of cultural significance to the Nation, and also stated, ``[t]he Osage Nation has no further concern with this project'' (ADAMS Accession Number ML18158A263). III. Finding of No Significant Impact In accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR part 51, the NRC staff has concluded that the proposed action will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment. Therefore, the staff finds, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, that preparation of an environmental impact statement is not required for the proposed action, and that a finding of no significant impact is appropriate. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of July 2018. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Craig G. 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DATES: Submit comments by September • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 10 CFR parts 30, 40 and 70 licensees.
17, 2018. Comments received after this purchase copies of public documents at The NRC’s Regulatory Guide (RG) 4.22,
date will be considered if it is practical the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One ‘‘Decommissioning Planning During
to do so, but the Commission is able to White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Operations’’ (ADAMS Accession No.
ensure consideration only for comments Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. ML12158A361), provides guidance to
received before this date. licensees for use during licensed
B. Submitting Comments
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments operations to minimize radiological
by any of the following methods: Please include Docket ID NRC–2018– contamination, including radiological
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to 0159 in your comment submission. subsurface contamination, and to
http://www.regulations.gov and search The NRC cautions you not to include properly retain survey results. For those
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0159. Address identifying or contact information that licensees having or likely to have
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer you do not want to be publicly significant residual radioactivity, RG
Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; disclosed in your comment submission. 4.22 provides guidance on arranging for
email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For The NRC will post all comment sufficient funding to complete
technical questions, contact the submissions at http:// decommissioning, thereby allowing the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER www.regulations.gov as well as enter the NRC to terminate the license.
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this comment submissions into ADAMS.
The purpose of this ISG is to provide
document. The NRC does not routinely edit
NRC staff and industry with guidance
• Mail comments to: May Ma, Office comment submissions to remove
based on developments and lessons
of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating learned in financial assurance since the
A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory last update to NUREG–1757, Vol. 3. The
Commission, Washington, DC 20555– comments from other persons for
submission to the NRC, then you should ISG covers decommissioning cost
0001. estimates describing current facility
For additional direction on obtaining inform those persons not to include
identifying or contact information that conditions, evaluating events since the
information and submitting comments, last DFP approval, and updates for
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and they do not want to be publicly
disclosed in their comment submission. certain financial instruments.
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of Your request should state that the NRC Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day
this document. does not routinely edit comment of July, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: submissions to remove such information For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kenneth Kline, Office of Nuclear before making the comment John R. Tappert,
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. submissions available to the public or Director, Division of Decommissioning,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, entering the comment into ADAMS. Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs,
Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone: II. Discussion Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
301–415–7075, email: Kenneth.Kline@ Safeguards.
Since 1988, NRC licensees have been [FR Doc. 2018–16392 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am]
nrc.gov. required to provide decommissioning
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: financial assurance. The NRC published
I. Obtaining Information and its ‘‘Decommissioning Planning Rule’’
Submitting Comments in the Federal Register on June 17, 2011 NUCLEAR REGULATORY
(76 FR 35512). The rule became COMMISSION
A. Obtaining Information effective on December 17, 2012. The
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018– rule’s purpose is to minimize the
likelihood of new ‘‘legacy sites,’’ those [Docket No. 70–7003; NRC–2018–0160]
0159 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this sites owned or controlled by licensees American Centrifuge Operating, LCC;
action. You may obtain publicly- with insufficient resources to complete
Lead Cascade Facility
available information related to this decommissioning. Successful
action by any of the following methods: completion of decommissioning is a AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to prerequisite to the NRC terminating the Commission.
http://www.regulations.gov and search license. ACTION: Environmental assessment and
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0159. The NRC’s radioactive materials
finding of no significant impact;
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents licensing regulations, part 30 of Title 10
issuance.
Access and Management System of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- CFR), ‘‘Rules of General Applicability to SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
available documents online in the Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Commission (NRC) is issuing an
ADAMS Public Documents collection at Material’’; 10 CFR part 40, ‘‘Domestic environmental assessment (EA) and a
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Licensing of Source Material’’; and 10 finding of no significant impact (FONSI)
adams.html. To begin the search, select CFR part 70, ‘‘Domestic Licensing of regarding a request from American
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Special Nuclear Material,’’ require NRC Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO) for
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS licensees to provide adequate financial approval of its Decommissioning Plan.
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, assurance for all decommissioning ACO is authorized to possess and use
please contact the NRC’s Public activities.1 The NRC staff utilizes special nuclear material (SNM), source
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at NUREG–1757, Vol. 3 (ADAMS material, and byproduct material at its
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Accession No. ML12048A683), as Lead Cascade Facility (LCF) in Piketon,
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ISG guidance to evaluate DFPs submitted by Ohio under NRC License SNM–7003,
for Decommissioning Funding Plans for 1 The specific NRC regulations are 10 CFR 30.35,
issued in 2004. ACO’s Decommissioning
Materials Licensees is available in 10 CFR 40.36, and 10 CFR 70.25, each entitled
Plan contains its proposed Release
ADAMS under Accession No. ‘‘Financial Assurance and Recordkeeping for Criteria and the Final Status Survey
ML18163A087. Decommissioning.’’ design.
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conference call was held between the SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory November 1969, and was capable of
Ohio SHPO, the ACHP, and the NRC to Commission (NRC) is issuing an producing 50 megawatts of electric
discuss the concerns expressed in the exemption in response to a February 22, power. The LACBWR site is located on
SHPO’s May 16, 2018, letter. During the 2018, request from LaCrosseSolutions, the east bank of the Mississippi River in
call the ACHP expressed its agreement LLC (LS) from the regulatory Vernon County, Wisconsin, and is co-
with the NRC that the requested action requirement to maintain a specified located with the Genoa Generating
falls under 36 CFR 800.3(a)(1), No level of onsite property damage Station, which is a coal-fired electrical
potential to cause effects, which states, insurance to permit the La Crosse power plant that is still in operation.
‘‘If the undertaking is a type of activity Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR) to The Allis-Chalmers Company was the
that does not have the potential to cause reduce its onsite insurance coverage original licensee; the AEC later sold the
effects on historic properties, assuming from $180 million to $50 million. plant to the Dairyland Power
such properties were present, the DATES: The exemption was issued on Cooperative (DPC) and granted it
agency official has no further July 24, 2018. Provisional Operating License No. DPR–
obligations under Section 106 or this ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 45 on August 28, 1973 (ADAMS
part’’. The NRC sent a letter, dated July NRC–2018–0157 when contacting the Accession No. ML17080A423).
16, 2018, to the Ohio SHPO NRC about the availability of The LACBWR permanently ceased
summarizing the conference call and information regarding this document. operations on April 30, 1987 (ADAMS
concluding Section 106 consultation You may obtain publicly-available Accession No. ML17080A422), and
(ADAMS Accession Number information related to this document reactor defueling was completed on
ML18171A218). By letter dated April using any of the following methods: June 11, 1987 (ADAMS Accession No.
11, 2018, the NRC initiated Section 106 • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to ML17080A420). In a letter dated August
consultation under the National Historic http://www.regulations.gov and search 4, 1987 (ADAMS Accession No.
Preservation Act with the Osage Nation. for Docket ID NRC–2018–0157. Address ML17080A393), the NRC terminated
In their reply, the Osage Nation stated questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer DPC’s authority to operate LACBWR
it concurred with the NRC Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; under Provisional Operating License
determination that the proposed DP email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For No. DPR–45, and granted the licensee a
most likely would not adversely affect possess-but-not-operate status. By letter
technical questions, contact the
any sacred properties and/or properties dated August 18, 1988 (ADAMS
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
of cultural significance to the Nation, Accession No. ML17080A421), the NRC
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
and also stated, ‘‘[t]he Osage Nation has amended DPC’s Provisional Operating
document.
no further concern with this project’’ • NRC’s Agencywide Documents License No. DPR–45 to Possession Only
(ADAMS Accession Number Access and Management System License No. DPR–45 to reflect the
ML18158A263). (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly permanently defueled configuration at
III. Finding of No Significant Impact available documents online in the LACBWR.
In accordance with the requirements ADAMS Public Documents collection at The NRC issued an order to authorize
in 10 CFR part 51, the NRC staff has http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ decommissioning of LACBWR and
concluded that the proposed action will adams.html. To begin the search, select approve the licensee’s proposed
not significantly affect the quality of the ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Decommissioning Plan (DP) on August
human environment. Therefore, the staff select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 7, 1991 (ADAMS Accession No.
finds, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, that Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, ML17080A454). Because the NRC
preparation of an environmental impact please contact the NRC’s Public approved DPC’s DP before August 28,
statement is not required for the Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1996, pursuant to section 50.82 of title
proposed action, and that a finding of 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
no significant impact is appropriate. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The (10 CFR), the DP is considered the Post-
ADAMS accession number for each Shutdown Decommissioning Activities
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day document referenced (if it is available in Report (PSDAR) for LACBWR. The
of July 2018.
ADAMS) is provided the first time that PSDAR public meeting was held on May
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. it is mentioned in this document. 13, 1998, and subsequent updates to the
Craig G. Erlanger, • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and LACBWR decommissioning report have
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, purchase copies of public documents at combined the DP and PSDAR into the
Safeguards, and Environmental Review, the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One ‘‘LACBWR Decommissioning Plan and
Office of Nuclear Material Safety, and White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Post-Shutdown Decommissioning
Safeguards. Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Activities Report’’ (D-Plan/PSDAR).
[FR Doc. 2018–16404 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This document is also considered the
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Marlayna G. Vaaler, Office of Nuclear Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) for
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. LACBWR and is updated every 24
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, months in accordance with 10 CFR
NUCLEAR REGULATORY Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 50.71(e). The DPC constructed an onsite
COMMISSION 301–415–3178, email: Independent Spent Fuel Storage
[Docket No. 50–409; NRC–2018–0157] Marlayna.Vaaler@nrc.gov. Installation (ISFSI) under its 10 CFR
part 72 general license, and completed
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
LaCrosse Solutions, LLC; Dairyland the movement of all 333 spent nuclear
Power Cooperative La Crosse Boiling I. Background fuel elements from the Fuel Element
Water Reactor The La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor Storage Well to dry cask storage at the
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory was an Atomic Energy Commission ISFSI by September 19, 2012 (ADAMS
Commission. (AEC) Demonstration Project Reactor Accession No. ML12290A027). The
that first went critical in 1967, remaining associated buildings and
ACTION: Exemption; issuance.
commenced commercial operation in structures are currently undergoing
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| Action | Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; issuance. | |
| Dates | The EA referenced in this document is available on August 1, 2018. | |
| Contact | Jean Trefethen, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0867, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 37530 |
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