ML15316A036

Request for Scoping Comments Concerning the Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC, Radioisotope Production Facility Application Review

ML15316A036
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Site:	Northwest Medical Isotopes
Issue date:	11/20/2015
From:	David Wrona Division of License Renewal
To:	Anoatubby B, Baker B, Barrett J, Batton G, Butler-Wolfe E, Hamilton E, Holton K, Rhodd T, Walkup B, Wallace G Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation, Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Shawnee, OK, Delaware Nation, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Edwina Butler-Wolfe, Governor Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 2025 South Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Governor Butler-Wolfe:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

E. Butler-Wolfe The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Joseph Blanchard, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Tamara Michele Francis, Chairperson Caddo Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Box 487 507 NE 1 or 5 Miles West of City Binger, OK 73009

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairperson Francis:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

T. Francis The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Bill John Baker, Principal Chief Cherokee Nation P.O. Box 948 17675 South Muskogee Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74465

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Principal Chief Baker:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Eddie Hamilton, Governor Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes P.O. Box 38 100 Red Moon Circle Concho, OK 73022

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Governor Hamilton:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Bill Anoatubby, Governor The Chickasaw Nation P.O. Box 1548 520 East Arlington Ada, OK 74821

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Governor Anoatubby:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Gary Batton, Chief The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Drawer 1210 324 North Washington Durant, OK 74702

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Batton:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Ian Thompson, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. John A. Barrett, Jr., Chairman Citizen Potawatomi Nation 1601 S Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Barrett:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Kelli Mosteller, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Kerry Holton, President Delaware Nation 3Mi. N. Anadarko on Highway 281 Main Office Bldg 100 P.O. Box 825 Anadarko, OK 73005

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear President Holton:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

K. Wallace UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Glenna J. Wallace, Chief Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 350 127 West Oneida Seneca, MO 64865

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Wallace:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Robin Dushane, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Timothy Rhodd, Chairman Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska 3345 B. Thrasher Road White Cloud, KS 66094

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Rhodd:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Lance Foster, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Bobby Walkup, Chairman Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Route 1, Box 721 335588 East 750 Road Perkins, OK 74059

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Walkup:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Douglas G. Lankford, Chief Miami Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1326 202 South Eight Tribes Trail Miami, OK 74355

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Lankford:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: George Strack, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. George Tiger, Principal Chief The Muscogee (Creek) Nation P.O. Box 580 1007 East Eufaula Street Okmulgee, OK 74447

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Principal Chief Tiger:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

G. Tiger The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Rae Lynn Butler, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Vernon Miller, Chairman Omaha Tribe of Nebraska P.O. Box 368 100 Main Street Macy, NE 68039

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Miller:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Thomas Parker, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Geoffrey Standingbear, Principal Chief The Osage Nation 627 Grandview P.O. Box 779 Pawhuska, OK 74056

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Principal Chief Standingbear:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Dr. Andrea A. Hunter, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. John R Shotton, Chairman Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma 8151 Highway 177 Red Rock, OK 74651

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Shotton:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

M. Nuttle UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Misty M. Nuttle, President Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Box 470 881 Little Dee Drive Pawnee, OK 74058

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear President Nuttle:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Andrew Knife Chief, THPO

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. John P. Froman, Chief Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1527 Miami, OK 74355

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Froman:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Earl S. Howe III, Chairman Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 20 White Eagle Drive Ponca City, OK 74601

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Howe:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Larry Wright Jr, Chairman Ponca Tribe of Nebraska 2521 Spruce Avenue P.O. Box 288 Niobrara, NE 68760

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Wright:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Randy Teboe, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Liana Onnen, Tribal Chairperson Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation 16281 Q Road Mayetta, KS 66509

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Tribal Chairperson Onnen:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

J. Berrey UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. John Berrey, Chairman The Quapaw Tribe of Indians P.O. Box 765 5681 S 630 Road Quapaw, OK 74363

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Berrey:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Everett Bandy, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Edmore Green, Chairperson Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska 305 North Main Street Reserve, KS 66434

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairperson Green:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Kay Rhoads, Principal Chief Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma 920883 S. Hwy 99 Bldg A Stroud, OK 74079

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Principal Chief Rhoads:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Judith Youngbear-Bender, Chairwoman Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa 349 Meskwaki Road Tama, IA 52339

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairwoman Youngbear-Bender:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

J. Youngbear-Bender The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Ron Sparkman, Chief Shawnee Tribe P.O. Box 189 29 South Highway 69A Miami, OK 74354

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Sparkman:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

G. Wickliffe UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. George Wickliffe, Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma P.O. Box 746 2450 South Muskogee Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74465

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Wickliffe:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Darla LaPointe, Tribal Chair Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska P. O. Box 687 100 Bluff Street Winnebago, NE 68071

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Tribal Chair LaPointe:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Emily DeLeon, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Billy Friend, Chief Wyandotte Nation 64700 East Highway 60 Wyandotte, OK 74370

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Friend:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Sherri Clemons, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Elaine Huch, Chairwoman Kaw Nation, Oklahoma Drawer 50 698 Grandview Drive Kaw City, OK 74641

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairwoman Huch:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Robert Flying Hawk, Chairman Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota P.O. Box 1153 800 Main, SW Wagner, SD 57361

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Flying Hawk:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

R. Flying Hawk The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Perry Little, THPO

ML15316A036 (Ltr),

ML15316A042 (Pkg)

• concurred via email

Identical letters have been sent to:

Governor Edwina Butler-Wolfe, Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Chairperson Tamara Michele Francis, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Cherokee Nation Governor Eddie Hamilton, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Governor Bill Anoatubby, The Chickasaw Nation Chief Gary Batton, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Chairman John A. Barrett, Citizen Potawatomi Nation President Kerry Holton, Delaware Nation Chief Glenna J. Wallace, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Chairman Timothy Rhodd, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska Chairman Bobby Walkup, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Chief Douglas G. Lankford, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Principal Chief George Tiger, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Chairman Vernon Miller, Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Principal Chief Geoffrey Standingbear, The Osage Nation Chairman John R Shotton, Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma President Misty M. Nuttle, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Chief John P. Froman, Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Chairman Earl S. Howe III, Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Chairman Larry Wright Jr, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Tribal Chairperson Liana Onnen, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chairman John Berrey, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians Chairperson Edmore Green, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska Principal Chief Kay Rhoads, Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma Chairwoman Judith Youngbear-Bender, Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa Chief Ron Sparkman, Shawnee Tribe Chief George Wickliffe, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma Tribal Chair Darla LaPointe, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Chief Billy Friend, Wyandotte Nation Chairwoman Elaine Huch, Kaw Nation, Oklahoma Chairman Robert Flying Hawk, Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

Letter to E. Butler-Wolfe, et al. from D. Wrona dated November 20, 2015

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION E-mail:

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Area Map, 5-mile Radius

Proposed NWMI Facility Boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Edwina Butler-Wolfe, Governor Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 2025 South Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Governor Butler-Wolfe:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

E. Butler-Wolfe The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Joseph Blanchard, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Tamara Michele Francis, Chairperson Caddo Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Box 487 507 NE 1 or 5 Miles West of City Binger, OK 73009

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairperson Francis:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

T. Francis The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Bill John Baker, Principal Chief Cherokee Nation P.O. Box 948 17675 South Muskogee Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74465

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Principal Chief Baker:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Eddie Hamilton, Governor Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes P.O. Box 38 100 Red Moon Circle Concho, OK 73022

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Governor Hamilton:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Bill Anoatubby, Governor The Chickasaw Nation P.O. Box 1548 520 East Arlington Ada, OK 74821

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Governor Anoatubby:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Gary Batton, Chief The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Drawer 1210 324 North Washington Durant, OK 74702

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Batton:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Ian Thompson, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. John A. Barrett, Jr., Chairman Citizen Potawatomi Nation 1601 S Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Barrett:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Kelli Mosteller, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Kerry Holton, President Delaware Nation 3Mi. N. Anadarko on Highway 281 Main Office Bldg 100 P.O. Box 825 Anadarko, OK 73005

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear President Holton:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

K. Wallace UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Glenna J. Wallace, Chief Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 350 127 West Oneida Seneca, MO 64865

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Wallace:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Robin Dushane, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Timothy Rhodd, Chairman Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska 3345 B. Thrasher Road White Cloud, KS 66094

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Rhodd:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Lance Foster, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Bobby Walkup, Chairman Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Route 1, Box 721 335588 East 750 Road Perkins, OK 74059

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Walkup:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Douglas G. Lankford, Chief Miami Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1326 202 South Eight Tribes Trail Miami, OK 74355

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Lankford:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: George Strack, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. George Tiger, Principal Chief The Muscogee (Creek) Nation P.O. Box 580 1007 East Eufaula Street Okmulgee, OK 74447

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Principal Chief Tiger:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

G. Tiger The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Rae Lynn Butler, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Vernon Miller, Chairman Omaha Tribe of Nebraska P.O. Box 368 100 Main Street Macy, NE 68039

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Miller:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Thomas Parker, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Geoffrey Standingbear, Principal Chief The Osage Nation 627 Grandview P.O. Box 779 Pawhuska, OK 74056

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Principal Chief Standingbear:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Dr. Andrea A. Hunter, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. John R Shotton, Chairman Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma 8151 Highway 177 Red Rock, OK 74651

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Shotton:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

M. Nuttle UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Misty M. Nuttle, President Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Box 470 881 Little Dee Drive Pawnee, OK 74058

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear President Nuttle:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Andrew Knife Chief, THPO

J.

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. John P. Froman, Chief Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1527 Miami, OK 74355

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Froman:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Earl S. Howe III, Chairman Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 20 White Eagle Drive Ponca City, OK 74601

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Howe:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Larry Wright Jr, Chairman Ponca Tribe of Nebraska 2521 Spruce Avenue P.O. Box 288 Niobrara, NE 68760

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Wright:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Randy Teboe, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Liana Onnen, Tribal Chairperson Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation 16281 Q Road Mayetta, KS 66509

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Tribal Chairperson Onnen:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

J. Berrey UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. John Berrey, Chairman The Quapaw Tribe of Indians P.O. Box 765 5681 S 630 Road Quapaw, OK 74363

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Berrey:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Everett Bandy, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Edmore Green, Chairperson Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska 305 North Main Street Reserve, KS 66434

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairperson Green:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Kay Rhoads, Principal Chief Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma 920883 S. Hwy 99 Bldg A Stroud, OK 74079

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Principal Chief Rhoads:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Judith Youngbear-Bender, Chairwoman Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa 349 Meskwaki Road Tama, IA 52339

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairwoman Youngbear-Bender:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

J. Youngbear-Bender The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Ron Sparkman, Chief Shawnee Tribe P.O. Box 189 29 South Highway 69A Miami, OK 74354

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Sparkman:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

G. Wickliffe UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. George Wickliffe, Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma P.O. Box 746 2450 South Muskogee Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74465

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Wickliffe:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Darla LaPointe, Tribal Chair Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska P. O. Box 687 100 Bluff Street Winnebago, NE 68071

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Tribal Chair LaPointe:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Emily DeLeon, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Billy Friend, Chief Wyandotte Nation 64700 East Highway 60 Wyandotte, OK 74370

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chief Friend:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Sherri Clemons, THPO

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Ms. Elaine Huch, Chairwoman Kaw Nation, Oklahoma Drawer 50 698 Grandview Drive Kaw City, OK 74641

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairwoman Huch:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 20, 2015 Mr. Robert Flying Hawk, Chairman Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota P.O. Box 1153 800 Main, SW Wagner, SD 57361

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW

Dear Chairman Flying Hawk:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility (RPF). A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 ha),

which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, a diesel generator building, an administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).

The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (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 and will include analyses of the potential impacts to historic and archaeological resources, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.

As your tribe has historic ties to Missouri, the NRC invites you to provide input to the scoping process relating to the NRC staffs environmental review of the application. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) through its NEPA process. The NRC wishes to ensure that you are afforded the opportunity to identify any concerns, provide advice on the identification of historic properties, including those of traditional religious and cultural importance, and if necessary, participate in the resolution of any adverse effects to such properties.

R. Flying Hawk The NWMI 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 NWMI construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.

The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:

Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB)

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, or if your tribe would like to participate as a consulting party pursuant to Section 106, please contact Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, at 301-415-1107 or by e-mail at Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609

Enclosures:

1. Area Map, 5-mile radius

2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encl: Perry Little, THPO

ML15316A036 (Ltr),

ML15316A042 (Pkg)

• concurred via email

Identical letters have been sent to:

Governor Edwina Butler-Wolfe, Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Chairperson Tamara Michele Francis, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Cherokee Nation Governor Eddie Hamilton, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Governor Bill Anoatubby, The Chickasaw Nation Chief Gary Batton, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Chairman John A. Barrett, Citizen Potawatomi Nation President Kerry Holton, Delaware Nation Chief Glenna J. Wallace, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Chairman Timothy Rhodd, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska Chairman Bobby Walkup, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Chief Douglas G. Lankford, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Principal Chief George Tiger, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Chairman Vernon Miller, Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Principal Chief Geoffrey Standingbear, The Osage Nation Chairman John R Shotton, Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma President Misty M. Nuttle, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Chief John P. Froman, Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Chairman Earl S. Howe III, Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Chairman Larry Wright Jr, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Tribal Chairperson Liana Onnen, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chairman John Berrey, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians Chairperson Edmore Green, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska Principal Chief Kay Rhoads, Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma Chairwoman Judith Youngbear-Bender, Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa Chief Ron Sparkman, Shawnee Tribe Chief George Wickliffe, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma Tribal Chair Darla LaPointe, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Chief Billy Friend, Wyandotte Nation Chairwoman Elaine Huch, Kaw Nation, Oklahoma Chairman Robert Flying Hawk, Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

Letter to E. Butler-Wolfe, et al. from D. Wrona dated November 20, 2015

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION E-mail:

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Area Map, 5-mile Radius

Proposed NWMI Facility Boundaries