ML15153A175
| ML15153A175 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | SHINE Medical Technologies |
| Issue date: | 06/10/2015 |
| From: | Michelle Moser Division of License Renewal |
| To: | |
| Moser M | |
| References | |
| Download: ML15153A175 (23) | |
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Preliminary Results of the Environmental Review for the Proposed SHINE Medical Radioisotope Production Facility June 10, 2015
Ground Rules
- Speak into a microphone
- Identify yourself and your group
- Minimize background noise
- Silence Sil personall electronics l t i 2
Meeting Background SHINE Medical Technologies Technologies, IncInc. (SHINE) submitted a construction permit application for the proposed medical radioisotope production facility (SHINE facility).
The NRC:
is reviewing that application is reviewing the environmental impacts of construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed facility has developed preliminary results of that review wants your comments on those results 3
Overview NRC presentation NRCs regulatory g y role Summary of the construction permit review process Overview of the draft Environmental Impact Statement Upcoming milestones and how to submit comments Your comments 4
NRCs NRC s Regulatory Role NRC regulates commercial use of nuclear materials and facilities NRC NRCss mission:
Protect public health and safety Promote common defense and security Protect the environment 5
Environmental Regulatory
Background
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Informs Federal decision making
- Public disclosure of environmental impacts and other considerations NRCs Environmental Regulations 10 CFR P Partt 51 Staff prepared an Environmental I
Impact t Statement St t t (EIS) 6
Construction Permit Review Process Safety Review Review by ACRS Construction Permit NRC Construction Application Hearing Permit Decision submitted to NRC Environmental Review 7
Safety Review Milestones Application Received March 26 & May 31, 2013 Notice of Acceptance July 1 & December 3, 2013 Requests for Additional September 2014 Information January, March & April 2015 Draft Safety Evaluation Report June 2015 Advisory Committee for Reactor Summer 2015 Safeguards Meetings Final Safety Evaluation Report October 2015 8
Environmental Review Milestones Application Received March 26, 2013 Notice of Intent July 1, 2013 Public Scoping Meeting* July 17, 2013 Environmental Site Audit July 30-Aug.1, 2013 D ft EIS Draft M 11 May 11, 2015 Draft EIS Public Meeting* June 10, 2015 Draft EIS Comments Due Due* July 6 6, 2015 Final EIS October 2015
- Opportunity for Public Participation 9
Overview of the draft E i Environmental l IImpact S Statement Purpose and Need Affected Environment Environmental Impacts of the Proposed A ti Action Environmental Impacts of Alternatives to Proposed Action NRCs Staff Preliminary y Recommendation 10
Purpose and Need f Proposed for P dF Federal d l Action A i
- The proposed Federal Action:
NRC: Whether or not to issue a construction permit DOE: Whether or not to provide cost-sharing financial support to SHINE
- The purpose and need is to provide a medical radioisotope production option that could help fill the need for a domestic source of medical radioisotopes.
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Environmental Resource Areas Air Quality Socioeconomics and Environmental Justice Human Health Terrestrial E l Ecology Aquatic Ecology Land Use Water Resources Historical and Cultural Resources 12
Definition of Impacts NRC NRC-defined defined impact levels:
SMALL - Effects are not detectable or are so minor that they will neither destabilize nor noticeably alter an important attribute of the resource.
MODERATE - Effects are sufficient to alter noticeably but not to destabilize, noticeably, destabilize important attributes of the resource.
LARGE - Effects are clearly noticeable and are sufficient to destabilize important attributes of the resource.
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Impacts of the SHINE Facility Resource Area Impact Land Use and Visual Resources SMALL Air Quality and Noise SMALL Geologic Environment SMALL Water Resources SMALL Ecological Resources SMALL Historic and Cultural Resources SMALL Socioeconomics SMALL Human Health SMALL Waste Management SMALL a spo tat o Transportation SMALL to MODERATE 14
Transportation p
Construction: MODERATE 11 percent increase in traffic on U.S. Highway 51 Operation: SMALL to MODERATE Slight degradation of service at the intersections of State T k Highway Truck Hi h 11 anddUU.S.
S HiHighway h 51 Decommissioning: MODERATE Additional vehicles from workers, truck deliveries, and waste shipments could noticeably increase traffic along U.S. Highway 51 15
Other Regulatory Requirements
- Endangered Species Act (Section 7)
- National Historic Preservation Act ((Section 106))
- Environmental Justice (Executive Order 12898) 16
Impacts of the SHINE Facility Other Regulations and Orders Resource Area Impact Special Status Species No Effect Historic and Cultural Resources No Adverse Effect No Disproportionatelyy Environment Justice High and Adverse Impacts 17
Cumulative Cu u at e Impacts pacts Overlapping impacts with past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions evaluated through the end of decommissioning Preliminary P li i fi findings di MODERATE impacts on ecological resources primarily from climate change and agricultural run off SMALL to MODERATE impacts on transportation based on increased traffic due to the proposed SHINE project SMALL impacts for all other resources 18
Alternatives Two Alternative Sites Chippewa Falls SMALL to MODERATE: Noise & Transportation SMALL: all other resource areas Stevens Point SMALL to MODERATE: Visual Resources Resources, Noise Noise,
& Transportation SMALL: all other resource areas 19
Alternatives One Alternative Technology Linear Accelerator-based at the Janesville site SMALL to MODERATE: Transportation p
SMALL: all other resource areas No N action ti alternative lt ti NRC denies the construction permit SMALL: all resource areas 20
Preliminary Conclusion The NRC staffs preliminary recommendation is that after weighing the environmental, economic, technical, and other benefits against environmental and other th costs,t and d considering id i reasonablebl alternatives, the NRC staff recommends the issuance of the construction permit to SHINE, unless safety issues mandate otherwise.
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Submitting Comments After the Meeting By mail: Chief Rules Chief, Rules, Announcements Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB)
Division of Administrative Services Mailstop OWFN-12-H08 U.S. NRC, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 In person: 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland Internet: www.regulations.gov docket ID: NRC-2013-0053 Comments due by July 6, 2015 22
Additional Information Environmental Project Manager:
((800)) 368-5642, Ext. 6509 Michelle.Moser@nrc.gov The draft EIS can be viewed at:
Hedberg Public Library 316 South Main Street,, Janesville,, Wisconsin 53545 NRCs Web site (www.nrc.gov):
http://nrcweb.nrc.gov:400/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr2183/
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