ML13135A304
| ML13135A304 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | SHINE Medical Technologies |
| Issue date: | 07/01/2013 |
| From: | Melanie Wong NRC/NRR/DLR/RERGUB |
| To: | Cushman A State of WI, Dept of Natural Resources |
| Moser M, 415-6509 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML13135A304 (10) | |
Text
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. D.C. 20555-0001 July 1, 2013 Amanda A. Cushman Environmental Analysis and Review Specialist South Central Region Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 3911 Fish Hatchery Road Fitchburg, WI 53711
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS ON THE SHINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Ms. Cushman:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by SHINE Medical Technologies, Inc. (SHINE), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. The application for a construction permit was submitted by SHINE in a letter dated March 26, 2013, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50 (10 CFR Part 50). This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is approximately 4 miles south of Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin (see Enclosures 1 and 2). .
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues, including ecological resources, special status species and alternatives. This letter is being submitted under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934.
SHINE proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), iodine 131 (1-131), and xenon-133 (Xe-133). The proposed site would cover approximately 91 ac (37 ha), which would include open *space, a production facility building. a support facility building, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building, and a security station (see Enclosure 3). The majority of the proposed site consists of cultivated agricultural land and the remaining portion of the site includes some developed areas and open space (SHINE 2013j~ Other-agricultural land or open space borders the proposed site to the south, east. and north; and U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) borders the western boundary of the proposed site. The Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport is located immediately to the west of US 51.
Due to previous agricultural use at the proposed site, the site does not include forest, wetlands, grasslands, or prairie habitats (SHINE 2013). In addition, no ephemeral, intermittent, or perennial streams and associated riparian zones are located :v.vithin the boundaries of the SHINE site (SHINE 2013). In its environmental report to the NRC, SHINE indicated that no
A. Cushman -2 groundwater or surface water would be used during construction, operation, or decommissioning. Instead, the Janesville municipal water system would supply water for the SHINE facility.
In addition to the proposed site, SHINE evaluated the environmental impacts for two reasonable alternative sites: Chippewa Falls and Stevens Point (SHINE 2013). The Chippewa Falls site is located in the City of Chippewa Falls in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. The site would be located within the Wissota Lake Business Park and most of the site is agricultural land (Enclosure 4). The Stevens Point site is located in Portage County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the City of Stevens Point (Enclosure 5). The site is a combination of wooded and agricultural land.
The SHINE construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the SHINE construction permit application (Part 1) is IVIL130880226. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the SHINE construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on July 17, 2013, at the Rotary Botanical Gardens, 1455 Palmer Drive, Janesville, Wisconsin 53545. The first meeting will begin with an open house from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., as necessary. The second meeting will begin with an open house from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.,
followed by a repeat of NRC staff's earlier presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., as necessary. In addition, during the week of July 29, 2013, the NRC staff plans to conduct a site audit near the proposed SHINE facility.
You and your staff are invited to attend both the site audit and the public meetings. Your office will receive a copy of the draft EIS along with a request for comments. The NRC expects to publish the draft EIS in spring 2014. After consideration of public comments received, the NRC staff will prepare a final EIS, which is scheduled to be issued in winter 2015.
A. Cushman 2 If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Michelle Moser, ecologist, at 301-415-6509 or bye-mail at Michelle.Moser@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
-?1dMUt C. ..u'1' Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-608
Enclosures:
- 1. Map of proposed SHINE facility location
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 3. Map of proposed SHINE facility boundaries
- 4. Map of Alternative Site, Chippewa Falls
- 5. Map of Alternative Site, Stevens Point cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
SHINE Medical Inc. (SHINE). 2013. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19.
Environmental Report. March 2013. Accession No. ML130880226.
Proposed SHINE Facility Location Jff>'utn
- .....-.-- _.. _.,....,.- .~-
.~
li'ne.\
"'.;'!~;:;).:g" MN MI Wisconsin InsertA MI
\ *
"~
IL N
.. SHIN£Si1!
W+E 0 40 I) t60 ~Ies S ENCLOSURE 1
Area Map for Proposed SHINE Site, 6-mile Radius D Site Boundary
= Limited Access
- Highway
- Major Road
-Road
-+- Railroad
_ River/Lake
_Airport o Populated Area ENCLOSURE 2
Proposed SHINE Facility Boundaries
[I II Rough Estimate d OparatJoos Bound.ary and Eme!gGnq- Planning Zone W+EN S
Site Boundary. Area DIrElCtty Under the NRC
[I I] Facility Operating. License, ContJOlled A1ea 0
I 500 1.000 I Feet ENCLOSURE 3
Alternative Site, Chippewa Falls, 1- Mile Radius Education Facility Non-Hospital Medical Facility N W+E 5 D Permanent Facility Structures o 0.2 0.4 D Remainder of Sita Property I I Kilometers Temporarily Disturbed by Construction o Center Point of Safety Related Area o 0.1 0.2 o 1 Mile Radius from Center Point i
Miles ENCLOSURE 4
Alternative Site, Stevens Point, 1- Mile Radius Possible Historic Property A Education Facility
- Non-Hospital Medical Facility I:!SI Residence Site Plan w+e N S
o 0,2 0.4 II Pennanent Facility Structures i I o Remainder of Site Property Kilometers
, Temporarily Disturbed by Construction o 0.1 0.2 o Center Point of Safety Related Area j 01 Mile Radius from Center Point Miles ENCLOSURE 5
A. Cushman -2 If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Michelle Moser, ecologist, at 301-415-6509 or bye-mail at Michelle.Moser@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, IRA!
Melanie C. Wong, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-608
Enclosures:
- 1. Map of proposed SH IN E facility location
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 3. Map of proposed SHINE facility boundaries
- 4. Map of Alternative Site, Chippewa Falls
- 5. Map of Alternative Site, Stevens Point cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
SHINE Medical Inc. (SHINE). 2013. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19.
Environmental Report. March 2013. Accession No. ML130880226.
DISTRIBUTION: See next page ADAMS Accession No: ML13150A274 (PKG.), ML13135A304 (LTR), ML13149A520 (Encls.)
- concurred via email OFFICE LA:RPB1:DLR* PM:DLR:RERB BC:DPR BC: DLR: RERB F
NAME IKing sser AAdams MWong DATE 5/24/2013 114113 6/18/13 7/1113 OFFICIAL RECORD COpy
Letter to A. Cushman from M. Wong dated July 1, 2013
SUBJECT:
SHINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
Public RTR r/f RidsNrrDpr RidsN rrDprPrta RidsN rrDprPrtb RidsAcrsAcnw_MailCTR Resource RidsOgcRp Resource S. Lynch, NRR DHowe, FSME PSilva, NMSS MAdams, NMSS MWong, NRR MMoser, NRR Mdams, NRR LTran, NRR MVoth, NRR SLynch, NRR MBlumberg, NRR DBarss, NSIR ASapountzis, NSIR JFisher, RII DFisher, RII JLynch, Rill CFrazier, Rill SPrice,OGC MYoung,OGC RSkarda, RES MConley, OPA