ML19211C139
| ML19211C139 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | SHINE Medical Technologies |
| Issue date: | 07/17/2019 |
| From: | SHINE Medical Technologies |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| 2019-SMT-0054 | |
| Download: ML19211C139 (58) | |
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ENCLOSURE 11 SHINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC SHINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC APPLICATION FOR AN OPERATING LICENSE SUPPLEMENT TO APPLICANT'S ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT -
OPERATING LICENSE STAGE 57 pages follow
22000201 Revision 3 Table of Contents 1 Introduction of the Supplement to the Environmental Report .................................................... 5 1.1 Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action ............................................................................... 5 1.2 Regulatory Provision, Permits, and Required Consultations ...................................................... 5 2 Proposed Action ......................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Site Location and Layout ............................................................................................................ 6 2.2 Radioisotope Production Facility Description ............................................................................. 7 2.3 Water Consumption and Treatment .......................................................................................... 7 2.4 Cooling and Heating Dissipation Systems.................................................................................. 8 2.5 Waste Systems........................................................................................................................... 9 2.6 Storage, Treatment, and Transportation of Radioactive and Nonradioactive Materials, Including LEU, Waste, Radioisotopes, and Any Other Materials ............................................... 9 2.7 Power Requirements .................................................................................................................. 9 3 Description of the Affected Environment .................................................................................. 14 3.1 Land Use and Visual Resources .............................................................................................. 14 3.2 Air Quality and Noise ................................................................................................................ 14 3.3 Geologic Environment .............................................................................................................. 15 3.4 Water Resources ...................................................................................................................... 16 3.5 Ecological Resources ............................................................................................................... 16 3.6 Historical and Cultural Resources ............................................................................................ 16 3.7 Socioeconomics ...................................................................................................................... 17 3.8 Human Health........................................................................................................................... 19 4 Impact of Proposed Operation and Decommissioning ............................................................. 38 4.1 Land Use and Visual Resources .............................................................................................. 38 4.2 Air Quality and Noise ................................................................................................................ 38 4.3 Geologic Environment .............................................................................................................. 39 4.4 Water Resources ...................................................................................................................... 40 4.5 Ecological Resources ............................................................................................................... 40 4.6 Historical and Cultural Resources ............................................................................................ 41 4.7 Socioeconomics ....................................................................................................................... 41 4.8 Human Health........................................................................................................................... 42 4.9 Waste Management ................................................................................................................. 42 4.10 Transportation .......................................................................................................................... 43 4.11 Postulated Accidents ................................................................................................................ 43 4.12 Environment Justice ................................................................................................................ 44 4.13 Cumulative Effects.................................................................................................................... 44 5 Alternatives .............................................................................................................................. 50 6 Conclusions.............................................................................................................................. 51 7 References ............................................................................................................................... 57 Page 3 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 List of Tables Table 2-1 Materials Consumed During Construction.......................................................................... 10 Table 2-2 Gaseous Radioactive Effluents ......................................................................................... 11 Table 2-3 Standby Generator Annual Emissions ............................................................................... 12 Table 3-1 Madison, Wisconsin Climatic Data ..................................................................................... 20 Table 3-2 Rockford, Illinois Climatic Data........................................................................................... 21 Table 3-3 Average Annual Daily Traffic Counts in the Vicinity of the Proposed Site.......................... 22 Table 3-4 Estimated Annual Average Peak and Daily Total Traffic Counts in the Vicinity of the Proposed Site ..................................................................................................................... 23 Table 3-5 Additional Protected Species near the SHINE Site ............................................................ 24 Table 3-6 Rock County Labor Force Distribution by County of Employee Residence ....................... 25 Table 3-7 Comparison of Estimated Major SHINE Labor Force Needs with Estimated Rock County Available Work Force - Operational Phase ....................................................................... 26 Table 3-8 Race and Ethnicity for the City of Janesville and Rock County ......................................... 27 Table 3-9 Median Family and Per Capita Income for the City of Janesville, Rock County, and Wisconsin ........................................................................................................................... 28 Table 3-10 Civilian Labor Force and Unemployment Rates within the City of Janesville, Rock County, and State of Wisconsin: 2013-2017 .................................................................................. 29 Table 3-11 Employment by Industry in Rock County for 2017 ............................................................. 30 Table 3-12 Largest Employers within Rock County, City of Janesville................................................. 31 Table 3-13 People Living Below U.S. Census Poverty Thresholds for the City of Janesville, Rock County, and Wisconsin....................................................................................................... 32 Table 3-14 Housing Unit Characteristics for the City of Janesville and Rock County .......................... 33 Table 3-15 Public School Enrollment within Rock County.................................................................... 34 Table 6-1 Summary of Environmental Impacts from Operation of the SHINE Production Facility ..... 52 List of Figures Figure 2-1 Site Diagram...................................................................................................................... 13 Figure 3-1 Major Land Uses within the Region................................................................................... 35 Figure 3-2 Aerial View of the SHINE Site ........................................................................................... 36 Figure 3-3 Visual Setting of the SHINE Site ....................................................................................... 37 Figure 4-1 Past, Present, and Reasonably Foreseeable Projects and Other Actions Retained for the Cumulative Impacts Analysis ............................................................................................ 49 Page 4 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 1 Introduction of the Supplement to the Environmental Report 1.1 Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action In accordance with 10 CFR § 51.53(b), SHINE Medical Technologies, LLC (SHINE), hereby submits for review the Supplement to Applicant's Environmental ReportOperating License Stage" (the ER Supplement), which updates "Applicant's Environmental ReportConstruction Permit Stage" (the Environmental Report, or ER). This report discusses the same matters described in §§ 51.45, 51.51, and 51.52, but only to the extent that they differ from those discussed or reflect new information in addition to that discussed in the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) prepared by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in connection with the construction permit.
The proposed action is the issuance of an Operating License (OL), under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 50, that would allow SHINE to operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), iodine-131 (I-131), and xenon-133 (Xe-133). Further discussion of the proposed action is provided in Section 2 of this Environmental Report Supplement (ERS).
Currently the entire United States (U.S.) supply of Mo-99 is produced internationally, as was the case when the FEIS was issued. Since the issuance of the FEIS, the National Research Universal reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, which previously provided the majority of the U.S. supply of Mo-99, discontinued operation. The largest current producer is located in Petten, Netherlands, and produces over 25 percent of global supply. The other international producers are located in Belgium, South Africa and Australia (Nuclear Energy Agency, 2018).
Until recently the U.S. had no domestic producer of I-131. Since the issuance of the FEIS, the Missouri University Research Reactor (MURR) has begun producing the isotope. Two companies, Jubilant Draximage and International Isotopes, Inc., supply I-131 to the U.S. market.
The domestic supply of Xe-133 has been susceptible to shortages because of production and availability issues. Currently, there is no domestic supply of Xe-133. Two companies, Lantheus Medical Imaging and Curium supply the U.S. market from European producers.
The impacts due to construction activities are not updated. In accordance with 10 CFR § 51.53(b),
this report updates the information relevant to the OL, as impacts from construction have already been analyzed, and construction of the facility has been approved. As such, construction is expected to be ongoing during the review of the OL application. Changes to the design or physical construction that may impact operation or decommissioning of the facility are evaluated in the following sections.
1.2 Regulatory Provision, Permits, and Required Consultations No additional operational permits or approvals have been identified since the issuance of the FEIS.
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22000201 Revision 3 2 Proposed Action The proposed federal action is issuance of an OL to SHINE for a radioisotope production facility to produce Mo-99, I-131, and Xe-133. The decay product of Mo-99, technetium-99m (Tc-99m), is used for diagnostic medical isotope procedures.
The applicant for this OL and owner of the radioisotope facility is SHINE Medical Technologies, LLC, a Delaware company. SHINE will have the necessary authority, control, and rights related to the operation of the isotope production facility once the OL is approved.
2.1 Site Location and Layout Site Location The SHINE site is located approximately 4 miles (mi.) (6.4 kilometers [km]) south of Janesville city center, Rock County, Wisconsin. The site encompasses approximately 91 acres (ac.)
(37 hectares [ha]) of cultivated crop lands that are bordered by U.S. Highway 51 and the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (SWRA) to the west and cultivated crop lands to the north, south, and east, and a Dollar General Distribution Center to the northeast.
The nearest sensitive receptors are a residence and Airport Park, which are about 0.33 mi.
(0.53 km) and 0.30 mi. (0.53 km) from the site boundary, respectively.
Site Layout Figure 2-1 shows the layout of major structures and the site boundary. The site boundaries cover approximately 91 ac. (37 ha). The following structures shown in Figure 2-1 are located on the site:
Main production facility (formerly production facility building)
Storage building (formerly support facility building)
Material staging building (formerly waste staging and shipping building)
Resource building (formerly diesel generator building)
Nitrogen purge system (N2PS) structure (new structure)
Additionally, there is a future planned administration building, which is not shown in Figure 2-1.
The building designs have been refined resulting in a smaller footprint. Collectively these buildings now cover approximately 80,000 square feet (ft2) (7400 square meters [m2]) as compared to the 91,000 ft2 (8500 m2) considered in the FEIS. The main production facility remains the largest building onsite. The redesign of the main production facility has reduced the length of the building from 284 feet (ft) (87 meters [m]) as considered in the FEIS to 213 ft (64 m). Similarly, the width of the building has been reduced from 194 ft (59 m) to 158 ft (48 m). The height remains approximately 58 ft (18 m). The highest exhaust stack height has been increased from 66 ft (20 m) to 67 ft (20 m). The bounding excavation depth for the main production facility has been reduced from 40 ft (12 m) as considered in the FEIS to 30 ft (9 m).
As a result of the redesign, the materials permanently consumed have been reduced overall. An estimate of materials consumed is provided in Table 2-1. The total permanently disturbed area has been reduced from 26 ac. (11 ha) to 18 ac. (7 ha). The total materials excavated will be approximately 58,000 cubic yards (yd3) (44,300 cubic m [m3]).
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22000201 Revision 3 Other features of the site include storage tanks, a new paved entrance road, fences, and two sliding gates. Including buildings, parking lots, roads and the stormwater features, the site improvements have approximately the same estimated footprint as considered in the FEIS of 350,000 ft2 (about 32,00 m2) due primarily to a decrease in the size of buildings and an increase in the estimated size of stormwater features.
The main production facility center point and safety-related area center points have been moved approximately 55 ft south since the issuance of the FEIS. However, the safety-related area, including all buildings, remain concentrated in the center of the site. The aerial view of the SHINE site has been updated to include recent satellite imagery (see Figure 3-2).
Underground, Stormwater, and Sewer Features No underground diesel fuel oil storage tank will be installed at the SHINE facility, as the standby diesel generator has been replaced with a standby natural gas generator. Additional information about the standby natural gas generator is provided in Section 2.7.
In the FEIS the NRC considered a storm water management plan that utilized site grading, berms, and a drainage ditches and swale areas to manage stormwater flow. The SHINE stormwater management plan has been updated. The sites impervious surfaces, including the SHINE facility buildings and paved areas, drain to a series of catch basins and underground piping to two infiltration cells to reduce the amount total dissolved solids. The sections of the property that are not controlled by the infiltration cells will sheet flow over dense grassland before leaving the site, causing any suspended solids to be filtered by the grass, which acts as a filter strip. Since the site is located in the SWRA Zoning District C and D, the design ensures that any ponding water is infiltrated within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. The stormwater system is designed to address 1-year, 2-year, 24-hour storm events per state regulations, and are also designed to address 10-year and 100-year events, as required by the City of Janesville Stormwater Ordinance.
2.2 Radioisotope Production Facility Description The fundaments of the facility and isotope production process described in the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) have not changed. The removal of the uranium extraction (UREX) and thermal denitration processes have resulted in changes to the radioisotope production facility (RPF) design, effluent releases, and waste systems. Design enhancements developed during final design are described in FSAR Chapter 4 (for design changes to isotope processing) and Chapter 6 and 9 (for design changes to gas handling systems). Resulting changes to the environmental impacts are further discussed in this supplement.
Operational activities will require 200 workers, as opposed to the 150 workers presented in the PSAR. Production and shipment of radioactive waste are described in Section 2.5 and FSAR Chapter 11.
2.3 Water Consumption and Treatment Water Use The Janesville municipal water system will supply the water needs of the SHINE facility. The average daily water usage for the SHINE facility is expected to be approximately 6,500 gallons per day (gpd) (24,600 liters per day [lpd]), including potable and sanitary water, heating water system makeup, and radioisotope production process water, in comparison to 6,073 gpd (23,005 lpd) considered in the FEIS. Contrary to the information considered in the FEIS, the closes-loop cooling Page 7 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 water systems are not anticipated to be flushed at regular intervals, so no water from these systems is regularly discharged to the Janesville Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP). Additional information about the cooling systems is provided in FSAR Chapter 5.
A water-based fire protection system will also be used in portions of the facility. The dedicated water tank has been removed from the design of the fire protection system.
Water Treatment Water treatment has not substantively changed from the information considered in the FEIS, with exceptions as follows. Contrary to previous design, the primary closed loop cooling system is designed to operate without corrosion inhibiting chemicals in the cooling fluid. Additionally, water in the process chilled water system and facility chilled water system may be treated with propylene glycol to maintain system functionality commensurate with outdoor winter conditions.
Boiler makeup water will be premixed with water additives in accordance with the boiler manufacturer recommended quantities to maintain the appropriate fluid concentrations of water and additive.
Additional information about the cooling systems is provided in FSAR Chapter 5.
Water Discharges Wastewater generated outside the radiologically controlled area would be discharged directly to the City of Janesville sanitary sewer system and would be sent to the Janesville WTP in accordance with Janesville City Ordinance 13.16. Radioactive liquid discharges from the SHINE facility to the sanitary sewer are made in accordance with 10 CFR § 20.2003, 10 CFR § 20.2007, and Janesville City Ordinance 13.16. Additional information about liquid effluents is provided in FSAR Chapter 11.
2.4 Cooling and Heating Dissipation Systems Cooling Systems The configuration of the cooling systems described in the PSAR has been modified, including separation of functions into multiple systems. The primary closed loop cooling system removed heat from the target solution vessel by actively circulating water, as described in the FEIS. The light water pool system passively cools the subcritical assembly system. The process chilled water system provides cooling to the radioisotope process facility cooling system, for cooling process and non-process heat loads. The facility chilled water system provides cooling to the radiologically controlled area ventilation and non-radiologically controlled area ventilation systems. Both chilled water systems are routed through chillers where the heat is ultimately discharged to the atmosphere. Additional information about the cooling systems is provided in FSAR Chapter 5.
Heating System The heating system design for the facility has been changed since that described in the PSAR.
The design is now composed of three 50 percent capacity natural gas fired heating boilers. The system will discharge approximately 59,000 gallons to the Janesville WTP per year (223,000 liters per year) after being neutralized. Water discharged shall not exceed 149 degrees Fahrenheit (°F)
(65 degree Celsius [°C]) at its introduction to the sewer system or 104°F (40°C) at its introduction to the Janesville WTP in accordance with Janesville City Ordinance 13.16. The total annual natural gas consumption is estimated to be 6.5 million standard cubic feet, compared to 7.67 million Page 8 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 standard cubic feet considered in the FEIS. Emission information are bounded by the original design as the heat loads remain largely unchanged and the natural gas consumption has decreased. Additional information is provided in the FSAR Chapter 9.
2.5 Waste Systems The sources of radioactive liquid, solid, and gaseous waste generated by the operation of the SHINE facility are substantively unchanged since the issuance of the FEIS. Exceptions include removal of the UREX process during target solution cleanup. Additional information about radioisotope production processes and waste streams is provided in FSAR Chapters 4 and 11.
The fundamental design of the radioactive waste handling systems has not changed since the issuance of the FEIS. The liquid radioactive waste handling systems have been modified to account for the removal of the UREX and associated systems, and to optimize processing.
Additional information about waste handling and disposal, including type and quantities of radioactive waste produced, and types, quantity, and frequency of radioactive waste shipments, is provided in FSAR Chapter 11.
Refinements to design have resulted in changes to the types and quantities or hazardous and radioactive materials stored onsite and released as waste. The quantities of radionuclides to be released as gaseous effluents are estimated in Table 2-2. The type and quantity of chemicals onsite is provided in FSAR Chapter 13.
2.6 Storage, Treatment, and Transportation of Radioactive and Nonradioactive Materials, Including LEU, Waste, Radioisotopes, and Any Other Materials The fundamental design of the radioactive waste handling systems has not changed since the issuance of the FEIS. Additional information about waste handling and disposal, including type and quantities of radioactive waste produced, and types, quantity, and frequency of radioactive waste shipments, is provided in FSAR Chapter 11.
2.7 Power Requirements Alliant Energy will supply electrical power to the facility. Each irradiation unit is projected to use 220 kilowatts. Overall the SHINE facility would have an estimated demand of approximately 3500 kilowatts and annually consume approximately 23 million kilowatt-hours.
The facility will have an uninterruptible electrical power supply system to power safety-related equipment in the event of a loss of offsite power. This system would use two independent 125-volt direct-current battery system trains along with the associated chargers, inverters, and distribution systems.
SHINE will maintain a standby natural gas generator, instead of the previously reported diesel generator. The standby generator provides temporary power to select systems during a loss of offsite power event for operational convenience and defense-in-depth. The standby generator will require up to 10,000 cubic feet per hour of natural gas at 15 to 20 inches water column (WC). The standby generator will operate for approximately 25 hours2.893519e-4 days <br />0.00694 hours <br />4.133598e-5 weeks <br />9.5125e-6 months <br /> per year, with a total annual gas consumption of 100 million British thermal units (BTUs). The generator will meet Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions requirements for stationary, spark-ignited combustion engines.
The estimated annual emissions have decreased from those associated with the standby diesel generator described in the PSAR. Estimated annual emissions for the standby natural gas generator are provided in Table 2-3.
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22000201 Revision 3 Table 2-1 Materials Consumed During Construction Material FEIS Amount ERS Amount Concrete 27,700 yd3 18,700 yd3 Structural Steel 140 tons 443 tons Miscellaneous Steel 30 tons 10 tons Steel Liner 100 tons 83 tons Asphalt 2,200 yd3 2,900 yd3 Stone Granular Material 16,000 yd3 7,200 yd3 Roofing 150 tons 44,600 ft2 Page 10 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 2-2 Gaseous Radioactive Effluents Effluent FEIS Rate ERS Rate (Ci/yr) (Ci/yr)
Krypton-85 (Kr-85) < 120 170 Iodine-131 (I-131) < 1.5 <0.1 Xenon-133 (Xe-133) < 17,000 7800 Tritium (H-3) < 4,400 73 Page 11 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 2-3 Standby Generator Annual Emissions Effluent FEIS Diesel ERS Natural Gas Generator (ton/yr) Generator (ton/yr)
Carbon Monoxide 0.36 0.02 Nitrogen Oxide 3.52 0.20 Particulate Matter 0.026 <0.01 Hydrocarbons 0.12 0.01 Sulfur Dioxide 0.01 <0.01 Carbon Dioxide 345 5.5 Page 12 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Figure 2-1 Site Diagram Page 13 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 3 Description of the Affected Environment 3.1 Land Use and Visual Resources Land Use Region The region of the SHINE site is defined as the area within a 5-mi. (8-km) radius of the site center point. Major land uses within the region, mapped by the updated National Land Cover Database (NLCD), are depicted in Figure 3-1 (NLCD, 2011). The dominant land use in the region is agricultural/crops. Pasture/hay fields, low intensity developed lands, deciduous forest areas, and open space developed lands make up the other major land uses.
There has been no significant change in the regional land use near the SHINE site except the recent construction of a Dollar General Distribution Center (see Figure 3-2).
Major Population Centers and Infrastructure The City of Janesville and the City of Beloit are major population centers (more than 25,000 residents) within the 5-mi. (8-km) vicinity of the proposed site, with 63,215 residents in the City of Janesville (down from 63,480 residents in 2013) and 36,520 residents in the City of Beloit (down from 36,820 residents in 2013) (Rock County, 2018).
Visual Resources Previously, the viewshed to the north of the SHINE site consisted of agricultural fields with some light industrial development. With the recent construction of a Dollar General Distribution Center, the viewshed to the north now includes additional light industrial development adjacent to the SHINE site. Consistent with the Department of Interior-Bureau of Land Management Visual Resource Management System, this setting would be classified as C, meaning a low quality visual rating, and a low sensitivity rating, consistent with the ratings reported in the ER. Figure 3-3 provides updated photos of the pre-development site.
3.2 Air Quality and Noise Regional Climatology In the FEIS the NRC cited climatological data from the Afton Station for the period of 1981 to 2010.
Climatological data for that station has not been updated since 2010. In the absence of data from the Afton Station, data from the First-order stations (those operating 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> per day, year around) from Madison, WI and Rockford, IL (NCDC, 2018a and NCDC, 2018b) were evaluated against that data presented in the Environmental Report. These comparisons are detailed in Table 3-1 and Table 3-2.
Regional Air Quality In 2015, the EPA strengthened the 8-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The EPA decreased the 8-hour ozone standard from the 2008 Ozone NAAQS (75 ppb) to 70 ppb. The EPA published the list of counties that are not in attainment with the 70 ppb standard based on ozone monitoring data (EPA, 2018). A number of Wisconsin counties were out of compliance with Page 14 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 the 2015 revised ozone standard in 2018, including Door County, Kenosha County, Manitowoc County, Milwaukee County, Oneida County, Ozaukee County, and Sheboygan County. Rock County is in compliance with the ozone standard. Previously, only Door and Sheboygan County were not in compliance the 8-hour 2008 Ozone NAAQS.
Severe Weather The FEIS considered extreme weather events in Rock County through 2013 as reported by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). From 2014 to November 2018 the following extreme weather events have been observed in Rock County: cold/wind chill, winter weather, heat, thunderstorms, lightning, hail, strong winds, funnel clouds, tornadoes, heavy rain, floods, and flash floods. For the period of 2014 to November 2018, extreme weather events in Rock County occurred on 99 days with deaths or injuries occurring on 4 of those days and property damage occurring on 31 of those days (NCDC, 2018c).
In addition, one tornado, an F1, occurred on July 18, 2015. A second tornado, an F0, occurred on June 28, 2017. The F2 tornado recorded in 1998 remains the strongest tornado event in Rock County (NCDC, 2018c).
Local Meteorology Table 3-1 and Table 3-2 show small respective differences among the various climatic parameters published in 2011 and those published in 2018. However, the dominant wind remain remains from the west. None of the differences indicate substantive changes in local meteorology and air dispersion conditions in the environment of the SHINE site.
Noise There has been no major change in the baseline noise conditions at the SHINE site. Baseline noise conditions are characterized by continuous daytime vehicle noise generation associated with traffic along U.S. Highway 51 and intermittent noise generated by take-offs and landings of aircrafts at SWRA. The Dollar General Distribution Center, which was constructed in 2017, and is located approximately 0.25 mi. (0.4 km) northeast of the site, will generate additional truck traffic and traffic noise on State Trunk Highway 11 between the Dollar General Distribution Center and Interstate 39/90. Updated information as of 2016, provided in Table 3-3 and Table 3-4, indicates that the traffic volumes in the vicinity of the site were consistent with those considered in the FEIS, with only minimal changes (WDOT, 2016a and WDOT, 2016b). There are no other industries or businesses within 1 mi. (1.6 km) of the site that are characterized by notable noise emissions.
The nearest noise-sensitive receptors have not changed since the issuance of the FEIS. The nearest noise receptors to the SHINE site are Airport Park (0.30 mi. [0.48 km] to the northwest); a residence immediately west of Airport Park (0.33 mi. [0.53 km] to the northwest); and a church, Iglesia Hispania Pentecostes (0.35 mi. [0.56 km] to the south). There are no other known traffic-related noise receptors within an audible range of the SHINE site.
3.3 Geologic Environment Seismology Since the issuance of the FEIS, two earthquakes have occurred within 200 mi. (322 km) with a magnitude equal to or greater than 2.5. Both occurred in 2015. The first occurred approximately 1.9 mi. (3 km) west-northwest of Lake in the Hills, Illinois or about 70 mi. (113 km) southeast of the Page 15 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 SHINE site. The earthquake occurred in March 2015 and was recorded as a magnitude 2.9 event.
The second occurred approximately 3 mi. (5 km) south of Galesburg, Michigan or about 185 mi. (298 km) southeast of the SHINE site. The earthquake occurred May 2015 and was recorded as a magnitude 4.2 event. This earthquake equals in magnitude the largest earthquake considered in the FEIS, but is considerably farther away at 185 mi. (298 km) compared to 80 mi.
(130 km) (USGS, 2018).
3.4 Water Resources In the FEIS the NRC cited Afton Station (Station 05430500) for the measure of mean annual discharge and the 90 percent exceedance flow. The values for exceedance flow have not been updated since the FEIS was issued. The average of annual discharge means for water years 2012 to 2016 is 2,263 cfs compared to 2,015 for water years 1914 to 2012 (USGS, 2012; USGS, 2013; USGS, 2014; USGS, 2015; USGS, 2016). For water year 2016, the annual mean flow was 3,051 cfs as compared to 1,927 cfs for water year 2012. The drainage area upstream of the Afton Station remains at 3,340 square miles (USGS, 2016).
The Monterey Dam on Rock River in Janesville was removed in July 2018. The removal of the dam was done in compliance with Wisconsin State Statute 31. The monthly flow data for the Afton Station (Station 05430500) is updated through April 2018 which is prior to the dams removal. As such, no determination can be made as to the effect of the dam removal on downstream flows as recorded at the Afton Station.
3.5 Ecological Resources Invasive Species The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has revised the Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule (Chapter NR 40, Wisconsin Administrative Code) to list additional species (WDNR, 2015). None of the newly-listed invasive species were identified as present on the site during the surveys conducted for the ER but may be present in nearby offsite areas. Only one of the newly-listed species, Sorghum halepense (Johnson grass),
was observed near the site in 2013.
Protected Species Table 3-5 lists five additional threatened or endangered species or species of special concern that could be present near the SHINE site (WDNR, 2018 and USFWS, 2018). The list includes one federally listed mammal, one federally listed reptile, one federally listed insect, one federally listed plant, and one state listed bird. None of the new species were observed on or near the SHINE site during the series of field studies conducted over a 1-year period extending from October 2011 to September 2012.
3.6 Historical and Cultural Resources There are no new listings on the National Register of Historic Places within the 5-mi. (8 km) radius of the SHINE site.
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22000201 Revision 3 3.7 Socioeconomics Resident Population The total population estimate for Rock County has decreased from 160,129 in 2012 to 159,372 in 2017. The City of Janesville and the City of Beloit are major population centers (more than 25,000 residents) within the 5-mi. (8-km) vicinity of the proposed site, with 63,215 residents in the City of Janesville (down from 63,480 residents in 2013) and 36,520 residents in the City of Beloit (down from 36,820 residents in 2013) (Rock County, 2018).
ER Subsection 19.3.7 cited the residential distribution of the majority of the construction and operational workforces for the SHINE facility. Updated residential distribution data is provided in Table 3-6. Comparing the 2013 Census Transportation Planning Products, 5-year American Community Survey to the 2010 data, the total labor force of Rock County, Wisconsin residing within Rock County has increased by 0.6 percent to 83.5 percent (AASHTO, 2013). Summary of the workforce of Rock County by labor type specific to the occupation categories to support operational phase is shown in Table 3-7, which demonstrates that the labor force availability in Rock County has increased and will be available to support the SHINE project during commercial operation.
Transient Population No new data is available to address temporary migrant farm workers, who might temporarily affect the local population. The number of students attending college and universities within 20 mi.
(32 km) of the site has increased from 15,970 students to 16,027 students (NCES, 2018).
Race and Ethnicity of the Resident Population The 2017 demographic profiles for the City of Janesville and Rock County are provided in Table 3-8. The total minority population in the City of Janesville has decreased from 2010 to 2017 from 11.2 percent to 11.0 percent of the total population. The total minority population in Rock County has increased from 2010 to 2017 from 15.5 percent to 16.7 percent of the total population.
These represent minimal changes from the data considered in the FEIS.
Income (Population and Household)
The median family and per capita incomes for the City of Janesville, Rock County, and State of Wisconsin are provided in Table 3-9. The family and per capita median income have increased since the issuance of the FEIS for the City of Janesville, Rock County, and the State of Wisconsin.
Labor Force and Unemployment The 2017 civilian labor force in the City of Janesville is 33,986 compared to 32,862 in 2013. This represents a 3.4 percent increase from the total labor force in 2013. Similarly, the labor forces in Rock County and the State of Wisconsin have increased over this same time period, at 4.3 percent and 2.4 percent, respectively. The unemployment rates for the City of Janesville and Rock County have been consistently higher than the state unemployment rates between 2013 and 2017.
Table 3-10 provides the civilian labor force, total employed workforce, total unemployed workforce, and unemployment rates between 2013 and 2017 for the City of Janesville, Rock County, and State of Wisconsin. At the city, county, and state levels, the number of unemployed workers has decreased over a 5-year period (WDWD, 2017).
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22000201 Revision 3 In 2017, trade, transportation, and utilities was the largest employment category in Rock County (27.67 percent of total jobs in the Rock County), followed by education and health services (17.97 percent) and manufacturing (17.69 percent). These industries were also the largest employment categories for the state data for 2017. The industries in Rock County that have captured a larger percent of the workforce since the issuance of the FEIS are natural resources and mining; manufacturing; trade, transportation, and utilities; and professional and business services. Table 3-11 provide a summary of the employment by industry within Rock County (BLS, 2017a).
The top 10 employers in Rock County, as reported by the Rock County Development Alliance (RCDA), provide an illustration of the diversity of the local economy (Table 3-12). Based on comparison with Rock Countys total employed labor force of 82,531 (Table 3-10), the combined employment of the top 10 employers accounts for approximately 14 percent of the total Rock County employment. The top 10 employers in the City of Janesville include three employers with greater than 1,000 employees: Mercy Health System, Janesville School District, and Rock County Government (RCDA, 2019).
Poverty Rates The percent of people living below U.S. census poverty thresholds for the City of Janesville, Rock County, and Wisconsin are provided in Table 3-13. The percentages of families and people living below the poverty level in Rock County and Wisconsin are relatively consistent with those considered in the FEIS (less than a 1 percent change) and decreased slightly for the City of Janesville (USCB, 2018).
Housing Housing unit characteristics, including the number of units available and vacancy rates in the City of Janesville and Rock County are provided in Table 3-14. The vacancy rates for both homeowners and renters have gone down in the City of Janesville and in Rock County since the issuance of the FEIS. The number of vacant units in the City of Janesville has gone down from 1,721 in the 2009-2011 estimates to 1,209 in the 2013-2017 estimates. The number of vacant units in Rock County has gone down from 5,478 in the 2009-2011 estimates to 4,279 in the 2013-2017 estimates (USCB, 2018).
Transportation The average annual daily traffic counts in the vicinity of the site for 2016 are provided in Table 3-3.
Estimated annual average peak and daily traffic totals in the vicinity of the site are provided in Table 3-4. Updated traffic counts and estimates indicate small changes from the 2010 data considered in the FEIS, without a discernable pattern (i.e., data does not indicate a substantial increase or decrease in traffic near the SHINE site).
Tax Payment Information The State of Wisconsin has a flat corporate tax rate of 7.9 percent. Wisconsin assesses a variable tax rate on earned income. The personal income tax rate ranges from 4.0 to 7.65 percent depending on income level and marital status (adjusted from 4.0 to 7.75 as discussed in the FEIS).
Wisconsin has a statewide sales tax rate of 5 percent. An additional 0.5 percent is added by Rock County as local sales tax. Property tax on owned property is assessed at the county and municipal levels (City of Janesville, 2018a).
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22000201 Revision 3 The total net property tax rate in Rock County varies depending on which city and school district the property is located in. The net property tax rate for the SHINE site, which is located in the City of Janesville and the Janesville School District, is $25.9166 per $1,000 of assessed value in 2018.
This is an increase from the 2012 net tax rate of $25.0148 per $1,000 of assessed value (City of Janesville, 2018a).
In 2017 and 2018 the Janesville School District collected $36,260,850.00 in school district tax levies based on Department of Public Instruction (DPI) data (DPI, 2018). This represents a small increase from the 2012 and 2013 taxes discussed in the FEIS, which were $36,077,620. The full property tax value for the City of Janesville in 2017 was $4,605,798,000 (compared to
$3,895,706,200 in 2012) (WDOR, 2018). The City of Janesvilles proposed budget for 2018 lists a total estimated assessed value of real and personal property at $4.1 billion (compared to $3.9 billion in 2013) (City of Janesville, 2018b).
Public Services The EIS cited the local public school enrollments near the SHINE site. Based on Department of Public Instruction data (DPI, 2016), the student enrollment in 2016 in Rock County was 27,918 (see Table 3-15), a decrease of approximately 0.4 percent from 2012 enrollment.
3.8 Human Health In February 2018, SHINE completed construction of Building One, which is an additional nearby facility that stores, uses, and releases radioactive material. This building is located adjacent to the SHINE site. Building One is used to perform demonstration testing of the accelerators used in the production process in support of final design activities. The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services has licensed SHINEs use of radioactive materials in Building One. The demonstration activities conducted in Building One utilize primarily tritium. No uranium will be used as a target during the conduct of these demonstration activities.
The accelerator will be tested in Building One while contained in a shielded structure. During the demonstration, personnel exposures will be monitored to ensure an unsafe condition is not created. Additional monitoring on the perimeter of Building One and the exhaust stack will be performed.
During operation of the main production facility, SHINE will perform environmental monitoring as part of the Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) and compare results to the values established during baseline monitoring. SHINE previously described plans to complete baseline monitoring prior to beginning construction of the SHINE facility. SHINE now intends to complete baseline monitoring prior to commencement of operations. Additional details of SHINEs REMP are provided in FSAR Chapter 11.
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22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-1 Madison, Wisconsin Climatic Data Element 2011 Value 2018 Value Normal Daily Maximum (°F) 55.8 55.9 Normal Daily Minimum (°F) 36.4 36.8 Normal Precipitation (in) 32.95 34.48 Normal No. of Days with 124.9 124.8 Precipitation >= 0.01" Normal Snowfall (in) 49.9 50.9 Normal No. of Days with 14.2 14.7 Snowfall >= 1.0
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NCDC, 2018a Page 20 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-2 Rockford, Illinois Climatic Data Element 2011 Value 2018 Value Normal Daily Maximum (°F) 57.8 59.2 Normal Daily Minimum (°F) 38.1 39.1 Normal Precipitation (in) 36.63 36.24 Normal No. of Days with 122.2 119.2 Precipitation >= 0.01" Normal Snowfall (in) 38.7 36.7 Normal No. of Days with 11.2 11.0 Snowfall >= 1.0
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NCDC, 2018b Page 21 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-3 Average Annual Daily Traffic Counts in the Vicinity of the Proposed Site Vehicles Per Day Traffic Count Location 2010 2016 U.S. Highway 51, south of State Trunk Highway 11 9,000 8,100 U.S. Highway 51, north of Town Line Road 9,400 8,600 State Trunk Highway 11, east of U.S. Highway 51 8,400 11,100 State Trunk Highway 11, west of U.S. Highway 51 4,500 5,100 State Trunk Highway 11, west of Interstate 39/90 12,400 12,800 Interstate 39/90, south of State Trunk Highway 11 45,700 47,400 Interstate 39/90, north of State Trunk Highway 11 50,400 53,500 Town Line Road, east of U.S. Highway 51 3,400 3,400
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WDOT, 2016a Page 22 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-4 Estimated Annual Average Peak and Daily Total Traffic Counts in the Vicinity of the Proposed Site Count Location Year of A.M. Peak Midday P.M. Peak Daily Site No. Count Peak Total 531345 U.S. Highway 51, north of Happy 2016 577 549 656 8,083 Hollow Road, Rock Township 530104 U.S. Highway 51, 1.0 mi. (1.6 km) 2016 597 575 696 8,558 south of SWRA 531344 State Trunk Highway 11, east of 2016 795 642 830 11,075 U.S. Highway 51 531491 State Trunk Highway 11, between 2016 427 331 432 5,084 River Road and U.S. Highway 51 530215 U.S. Highway 51, 0.5 mi. (0.8 km) 2016 684 754 857 10,334 south of Burbank Avenue, City of Janesville 531300 Townline Road, between County No new information available.
Highway G and the Interstate 39/90 overpass
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WisDOT, 2016b Page 23 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-5 Additional Protected Species near the SHINE Site Species Status Date Listed Northern Long-Eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) Federally 05/04/2015 Threatened Eastern Massasauga (rattlesnake) (Sistrurus catenatus) Federally 09/30/2016 Threatened Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) Federally 03/21/2017 Endangered Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera leucophaea) Federally 09/28/1989 Threatened Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) State 01/01/2014 Threatened
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WDNR, 2018 and USFWS, 2018 Page 24 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-6 Rock County Labor Force Distribution by County of Employee Residence County of State Rock County Labor Force Employee Number Percent Residence 2010 2013 2010 2013 Rock County WI 56,850 55,100 82.9% 83.5%
Winnebago County IL 4,095 3,690 6.0% 5.6%
Dane County WI 1,990 1,920 2.9% 2.9%
Walworth County WI 1,455 1,345 2.1% 2.0%
Green County WI 1,325 1,120 1.9% 1.7%
Jefferson County WI 1,090 1,015 1.6% 1.5%
Milwaukee County WI 265 180 0.4% 0.3%
Boone County IL 250 240 0.4% 0.4%
Stephenson IL 85 75 0.1% 0.1%
County
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AASHTO, 2013 Page 25 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-7 Comparison of Estimated Major SHINE Labor Force Needs with Estimated Rock County Available Work Force - Operational Phase Occupation SHINE Peak Estimate of Availability Need 2011 2017 Operation Support 53 First line supervisors of production 340 470 and operating workforces Production/Operations 49 Industrial production managers 110 110 Tech Support(a) 53 Maintenance 500 770 Engineers 90 90 Craftspeople 2,000 2,310 Total Operational Labor Force(b) 200 a) Tech support subcategories include: maintenance (machinery maintenance workers and general maintenance and repair workers), engineers (industrial engineers and mechanical drafters), and craftspeople (janitors and cleaners, landscaping and groundskeepers, electricians, plumbers and pipefitters, industrial b) SHINE total labor force estimate at peak month includes all labor categories (including administrative and support personnel)
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BLS, 2017b Page 26 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-8 Race and Ethnicity for the City of Janesville and Rock County City of Janesville Rock County Total Population 63,957 161,226 Race (percent of total population, Not-Hispanic or Latino)
White 89.0 83.3 Black or African American 1.9 4.4 American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1 0.1 Asian 1.5 1.2 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 0.0 0.0 Some other race 0.0 0.0 Two or more races 2.3 2.6 Ethnicity Hispanic or Latino 5.3 8.4 Minority Population (including Hispanic or Latino)
Total Minority Population 7055 26,881 Percent Minority Population 11.0 16.7
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USCB, 2018 Page 27 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-9 Median Family and Per Capita Income for the City of Janesville, Rock County, and Wisconsin Family Per Capita City of Janesville $66,290 $27,862 Rock County $64,322 $26,954 Wisconsin $72,542 $30,557
Reference:
USCB, 2018 Page 28 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-10 Civilian Labor Force and Unemployment Rates within the City of Janesville, Rock County, and State of Wisconsin: 2013-2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Growth Rate 2013-17 (%)
City of Janesville Labor Force 32,862 32,702 33,128 33,496 33,986 3.4 Employed 30,119 30,688 31,414 32,051 32,768 8.8 Unemployed 2,743 2,014 1,714 1,445 1,218 -55.6 Unemployment 8.3 6.2 5.2 4.3 3.6 -56.6 Rate (%)
Rock County Labor Force 82,183 82,308 83,405 84,444 85,722 4.3 Employed 75,847 77,627 79,082 80,725 82,531 8.8 Unemployed 6,336 5,041 4,323 3,719 3,191 -49.6 Unemployment 7.7 6.1 5.2 4.4 3.7 -51.9 Rate (%)
State of Wisconsin Labor Force 3,079,141 3,082,695 3,094,300 3,130,683 3,152,287 2.4 Employed 2,873,047 2,915,803 2,954,230 3,005,503 3,048,088 6.1 Unemployed 206,094 166,892 140,069 125,180 104,199 -50.0 Unemployment 6.7 5.4 4.5 4 3.3 -50.7 Rate (%)
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WDWD, 2017 Page 29 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-11 Employment by Industry in Rock County for 2017 Employment Industry Number Percent Natural Resources and Mining 646 1.12 Construction 2,800 4.85 Manufacturing 10,214 17.69 Trade, Transportation, Utilities 15,974 27.67 Information 1,447 2.51 Financial Activities 1,792 3.10 Professional and Business Services 5,925 10.26 Education and Health Services 10,373 17.97 Leisure and Hospitality 6,877 11.91 Other Services 1,681 2.91
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BLS, 2017a Page 30 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-12 Largest Employers within Rock County, City of Janesville Employer Employees Product/Service Top 10 Employers within Rock County Mercy Health System 2,635 Medical Services Janesville School District 1,515 Public Education Beloit School District 1,199 Public Educations Rock County 1,189 Government Beloit Memorial Hospital 1,108 Medical Services Grainger (Lab Safety) 910 Safety Equipment Distribution Wal-Mart/Sams Club 819 Retail Frito-Lay 700 Snack Foods Seneca Foods Corporation 700 Food Processing SSI Technologies/Bournes 560 Automobile Control Devices Top 10 Employers within the City of Janesville Mercy Health System 2,635 Medical Services Janesville School District 1,515 Public Education Rock County 1,189 Government W.W. Grainger (Lab Safety) 910 Safety Equipment Distribution Wal-Mart/Sams Club 819 Retail Seneca Foods Corporation 700 Food Processing SSI Technologies/Bournes 560 Automobile Control Devices Blackhawk Technical College 517 Technical College Woodmans Good Market, Inc. 490 Supermarkets Blain Supply Company/Farm & Fleet 490 Wholesale distributors/retail
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RCDA, 2019 Page 31 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-13 People Living Below U.S. Census Poverty Thresholds for the City of Janesville, Rock County, and Wisconsin Families All People City of Janesville 10.2% 13.3%
Rock County 11.1% 14.3%
Wisconsin 8.1% 12.3%
Reference:
USCB, 2018 Page 32 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-14 Housing Unit Characteristics for the City of Janesville and Rock County Total Number of Number of Vacant Homeowner Renter Vacancy Housing Units Housing Units Vacancy Rate Rate City of 27,679 1,209 0.6% 2.4%
Janesville Rock County 68,761 4,279 0.9% 2.9%
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USCB, 2018 Page 33 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Table 3-15 Public School Enrollment within Rock County District Student Enrollment Number of (2016) Schools Beloit School District 7,012 15 Beloit Turner School District 1,528 4 Clinton Community School District 1,162 3 Edgerton School District 1,853 4 Evansville Community School 1,838 4 District Janesville School District 10,321 23 Milton School District 3,437 7 Parkview School District 767 3 Total, Rock County 27,918 63
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DPI, 2016 Page 34 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Figure 3-1 Major Land Uses within the Region
Reference:
NLCD, 2011 Page 35 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Figure 3-2 Aerial View of the SHINE Site Dollar General Distribution Center SITE BOUNDARY SAFETY-RELATED AREA 1 MILE (1.6 KM) RADIUS Page 36 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 Figure 3-3 Visual Setting of the SHINE Site View of the Proposed SHINE Site from U.S. Highway 51 Looking Northeast View of the Proposed SHINE Site from U.S. Highway 51 Looking East View of the Proposed SHINE Site from U.S. Highway 51 Looking Southeast Page 37 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 4 Impact of Proposed Operation and Decommissioning No new or different information has been identified about the impacts of decommissioning on any resource area, except for impacts due to cumulative effects. Therefore, decommission is not discussed in this section except in Section 4.13, Cumulative Effects. None of the new or different information provided in this supplement affects the conclusions reached in the FEIS. Therefore, the impacts of decommissioning on all resource areas are SMALL, except for the impact on transportation, which are MODERATE, consistent with the FEIS. Neither minority nor low-income populations, nor general population living near SHINE would be adversely affected during decommissioning. Additional information about decommissioning is provided in FSAR Chapter 15. Additionally, SHINE will submit detailed decommissioning plans, including a consideration of environmental impacts, prior to commencing decommissioning activities in accordance with 10 CFR § 51.53(d).
The impacts due to construction activities are not updated. In accordance with 10 CFR § 51.53(b), this report updates the information relevant to the Operating License, as impacts from construction have already been analyzed, and construction of the facility has been approved.
4.1 Land Use and Visual Resources Land Use As described in Section 2, the SHINE site boundaries have not changed but the production facility center point and safety-related area center points have been moved approximately 55 ft south since the issuance of the FEIS. However, the safety-related area and all buildings remain concentrated in the center of the site. The aerial view of the SHINE site has been updated to include recent satellite imagery (see Figure 3-2). The building will have a smaller footprint, a similar overall height, a shallower excavation for the foundation, and a smaller permanently disturbed area. Thus, none of the new and different information identified affect the conclusions reached in the FEIS and the impacts on land use during operation are SMALL.
Visual Resources The buildings will have a smaller footprint and a similar overall height as described in Section 2.
Thus, none of the new and different information identified affect the conclusions reached in the FEIS and the impacts on visual resources during operation are SMALL.
4.2 Air Quality and Noise Air Quality Gaseous effluents resulting from operation of the SHINE facility are from two types of processes:
isotope production and fuel combustion.
Estimates of gaseous effluents from the isotope production process have changed due to process design changes, including the removal of the thermal denitration process. Updated estimates of gaseous radioactive effluents are provided in Table 2-2. An overview of the isotope production process is provided in FSAR Chapter 4. None of the modifications to the radioisotope production processes affect the conclusions reached in the FEIS. Therefore, the impacts on air quality due to isotope production during operations are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
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22000201 Revision 3 Gaseous effluents from fuel combustion comes from the standby natural gas fired generator, the facility heating system, and emissions from commuting workers. The number of commuting workers has increased from 150 to 200 workers. However, the emissions due to onsite fuel combustion sources have been reduced by the replacement of the standby diesel fired generator with a standby natural gas fired generator, as shown in Table 2-3. The expected emissions due to fuel combustion during operations are bounded by those considered in the FEIS. Total concentrations (including background concentrations) for any pollutant released from the SHINE facility will not exceed the applicable NAAQS. Total emissions of criteria pollutants remain below the major source threshold of 100 tons per year (TPY) that would require a Title V permit and are below 250 TPY, which is the threshold for triggering prevention of significant deterioration requirements. Total greenhouse gases (GHGs) will be below the 75,000 TPY of carbon dioxide equivalent threshold for prevention of significant deterioration and Title V permits set in the Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule. Given that air emissions from operation will not exceed NAAQS, that estimated emissions from operation-related activities will be below the 100-TPY major source threshold, and that Rock County is designated attainment/unclassifiable status, the impacts on air quality due to fuel combustion during operation are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
Noise The FEIS concluded that the added traffic volume due to an operational workforce of 150 employees would increase the levels near U.S. Highway 51 by about 1 dBA. Most people are unable to discern noise level differences less than about 3 dBA. The increase in the operational workforce from 150 employees to 200 employees will still be within the undetectable noise range.
The number of flight operations at the SWRA has slightly decreased from 38,400 flights per year in 2014 to 34,877 flights per year for the 12-month period from May 2017 to April 2018 (FAA, 2018),
suggesting that background noise levels have decreased slightly. Outgoing shipments of product from the SWRA are not expected to significantly increase the number of flights or per year or noticeably increase the noise levels from the SWRA. Given that noise emissions from operating equipment are not expected to be audible beyond the site, that additional noise emissions caused by worker vehicles are minor, and that noise emissions from shipments are not anticipated to increase noise levels from current airport operations, the offsite noise impacts during operation are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
4.3 Geologic Environment None of the new and different information about geologic hazards described in Section 3.3 affect the conclusion reached in the FEIS that the site is located in a region with a low seismic hazard.
Changes to construction parameters, including a reduced excavation depth, a reduction in total excavated materials, and adjustments to the sites stormwater management plan are described in Section 2. The implementation of stormwater management principals, including stormwater infiltration cells, will effectively reduce surface erosion and sediment transport. The facility will be sited, designed, and constructed in accordance with applicable building codes, which provide for the evaluation of site geologic and soil conditions, including potential seismic hazards. Therefore, the impacts on the geological environment during operation are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
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22000201 Revision 3 4.4 Water Resources Surface Water There are no surface-water features on the SHINE site. As described in the FEIS, the nearest water bodies are the nearby unnamed tributary to Rock River, located 1.6 mi. (2.6 km) south of the SHINE site, and the Rock River, located 1.9 mi. (3.1 km) southwest of the SHINE site.
Changes to the stormwater management plan are described in Section 2. The stormwater system is designed to address the 1-year, 2-year, 10-year and 100-year storm events, as required by the City of Janesville, and to minimize the existence of standing water per the SWRA Overlay District zoning requirements. No discharge of stormwater associated with industrial activity (i.e., where stormwater can come into contact with stockpiles, raw materials, or process areas) will occur.
There will be no discharges of radiological effluents to surface water.
Additionally, SHINE will no longer be using an underground storage tank for diesel fuel storage. A natural gas fired generator has replaced the standby diesel generator discussed in the FEIS. The amount of diesel stored onsite has been greatly reduced, reducing the risk of oil spills.
Given that SHINE will not divert or withdraw surface water to support facility operations, that a site-specific plan that details stormwater pollution prevention measures will be in place, and that the storage and use of fuel onsite has been greatly reduced, the impacts on water hydrology, quality, and use from operation will are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
Groundwater Routine facility operation should have no impact on local groundwater hydrology because of the depth of groundwater and provisions for proper design and construction of the sites stormwater management plan. Additionally, SHINE no longer plans to store diesel fuel in an underground storage tank, reducing the risk associated with an oil spill. Furthermore, SHINE will not use onsite groundwater nor discharge liquid effluents to the subsurface.
Water used by the SHINE facility will be supplied by the City of Janesville Water Utility. The changes to anticipated water needs are discussed in Section 2.3, with daily water use increasing slightly from 6,073 gpd (23,005 lpd) to 6,300 gpd (lpd).
Given that SHINE will not use groundwater from onsite sources, and the estimated water demand will be a very small percent (less than 0.1 percent) of the City of Janesville Water Utilitys total capacity, the impacts on groundwater from operation are SMALL, consistent with the conclusions reached in the FEIS.
4.5 Ecological Resources The height of the production facility exhaust stack, the tallest structure onsite, has increased approximately 1 ft from 66 ft (20 m) to 67 ft (20 m). This change is minimal; therefore, the mortality from bird collision is expected to remain negligible. Changes to the list of invasive species and threatened or endangered species are described in Section 3.5. None of the newly identified species were present at the SHINE site during the 2011 and 2012 field investigations. Thus, no new and different information has been identified that would change the conclusions reached in the FEIS.
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22000201 Revision 3 Indirect impacts during operation could include runoff that may contain sediments, contaminants from the road and parking surfaces, or herbicides. However, the stormwater management plan includes infiltration ponds and filtration grasses to prevent excessive runoff.
Given that mortality from bird collisions is expected to be negligible, habitat disturbances during operations would be minimal, any disturbed wildlife could find similar habitat in the vicinity, and no aquatic features or federally or state-listed species occur on the proposed site, the impacts to ecological resources during operations are SMALL, consistent with the conclusions reached in the FEIS.
4.6 Historical and Cultural Resources As discussed in Section 3.6, no new or different information has been identified about historical and cultural resources. Therefore, the impacts of operation on the historical and cultural resources are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
4.7 Socioeconomics The socioeconomic impacts on the City of Janesville and Rock County resulting from operation of the SHINE facility are SMALL and no mitigation measures are required to minimize socioeconomic impacts. New or different information pertaining to socioeconomic impacts is provided in Section 3.7.
Population Impacts Under the conservative assumption that all operational workers relocated to Rock County, the addition of 200 operational workers results in an estimated population increase of approximately 0.1 percent of the 2018 population of Rock County (Rock County, 2018). The total number of jobs generated during operations represents less than 1 percent of the available labor force in Janesville and Rock County (see Table 3-10). Additionally, there is sufficient available housing in the City or Janesville and Rock County to accommodate the population increase (see Table 3-15).
Most operations staff are not anticipated to require relocation to Rock County. Thus, the impacts of population increase on employment and housing availability due to operation are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
Tax Revenue As described in Section 3.7, changes to local tax revenue since the issuance of the FEIS have been minimal. Therefore, tax revenue impacts during operations are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
Transportation An abbreviated Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) was completed in 2017 to evaluate the impacts of the larger operational workforce on traffic conditions.
The TIA assessment compared the projected traffic volumes in 2020 without the SHINE facility operating to the volumes expected during the operations phase of the SHINE facility in 2020. The study assessed traffic conditions at the intersections of U.S. Highway 51 and State Trunk Highway 11, State Trunk Highway 11 and South County Road G, U.S. Highway 51 and Town Line Road, and the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and the entrance to the SHINE facility. The TIA Page 41 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 concluded the level of service did not change with the addition of SHINE operational workers for any of the analyzed intersections during either the morning or evening peak traffic times.
The traffic operations analysis indicates that the existing nearby intersections are capable of accommodating the additional traffic volumes without a change of service, and without the need for geometric modifications. Because the updated TIA showed no degradation of service, the impacts of operation are SMALL.
Public Services Increase in local populations due to operation of the SHINE facility will be minimal. Therefore, the impact of increased demand on community services, including recreational activities, tourism, and education during SHINE operations are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
4.8 Human Health Nonradiological Impacts The chemical inventory of major chemicals used during operations of the SHINE facility, including source terms and consequences of accidents involving hazardous chemicals, is provided in FSAR Chapter 13.
Nonradiological exposures from the SHINE facility to workers and members of the public will be regulated by the State of Wisconsin in accordance with the Wisconsin Administrative Code. Given that SHINE will manage and minimize worker hazards by complying with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and State of Wisconsin regulations, and by using multiple planned features (e.g., facility design, Chemical Hygiene Plan, supervision, training, and protective equipment), the impacts to workers and members of the public during routine operations are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
Radiological Impacts Sources and types of radioactive gaseous effluents are discussed in Section 2 and FSAR Chapter 4. FSAR Chapter 11 provides information on control of radiation exposure to workers and the public.
Occupational and public exposures due to operations at the SHINE site are as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). Exposure minimization goals are met through both engineered and administrative controls. SHINE will comply with the 10 CFR Part 20 annual dose limits to members of the public from a licensed facility of 100 mrem (1 milliSievert [mSv]) for normal operations. In addition, SHINE will comply with 10 CFR § 20.1101(d), which imposes a constraint of 10 mrem (0.1 mSv) on radiological gaseous effluents to ensure that doses to members of the public are ALARA. In accident scenarios, SHINE will implement an accident dose criterion of 500 mrem (5 mSv) to the public. Adherence to these limits ensures that radiological impacts of operation are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
4.9 Waste Management The radiological waste management program, including administrative controls, waste processing systems, and types and quantities of radiological waste and radiological waste shipments, are described in FSAR Chapter 11. No new or different information has been identified that would affect the conclusions reached in the FEIS. SHINE will use engineered design features and Page 42 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 programmatic elements to minimize radioactive contamination and chemical contamination, and operate within the NRCs, Department of Transportations (DOTs), and State of Wisconsins radiation requirements. Therefore, the impacts of waste management during operation are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
4.10 Transportation Nuclear Materials Transported SHINE will ship medical isotope product and radioactive waste from the SHINE facility. SHINEs preferred method of product shipment is to transport products by carrier truck from the facility to the SWRA when shipping to domestic recipients, and to OHare International Airport for international recipients.
Common carrier trucks will ship radioactive waste to EnergySolutions in Clive, Utah and Waste Control Specialists in Andrews, Texas, as described in the FEIS. Additional information about shipments, including waste types, quantities, and shipment frequencies, can be found in FSAR Chapter 11. SHINE and the common carrier trucks will be required to adhere to the applicable regulatory packaging and transportation requirements for radioactive material in NRC regulations (10 CFR Parts 20, 40, and 71), the State of Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter Trans 326, (Transportation), and DOT requirements (49 CFR Parts 172 and 173). These regulations help ensure public health and safety on roadways; therefore, the impacts due to nuclear materials transportation during operation are SMALL, consistent with the conclusions reached in the FEIS.
4.11 Postulated Accidents Maximum Hypothetical Accident The maximum hypothetical accident (MHA) is a conservative evaluation and represents the bounding consequences for potential design basis accidents at the SHINE facility. The MHA is an event that could result in radiological consequences exceeding those of any credible accident. It is a bounding calculation on the radiological consequences of postulated design basis accidents at SHINE. The MHA is used to demonstrate that the maximum radiological consequences in operating the facility at a specific site are within acceptable accident dose limits. The MHA for the irradiation facility and the MHA for the radioisotope production facility, including resulting dose consequences, are described in FSAR Chapter 13a2 and FSAR Chapter 13b, respectively. The calculated doses for the MHA do not exceed SHINEs accident dose criterion of 500 mrem (5 mSv) to a member of the public. Therefore, the impacts from potential radiological accidents are SMALL, consistent with the conclusions reached in the FEIS.
Hazardous Chemical Accidents Hazardous chemical accidents, including the chemical source terms, concentrations, and resulting consequences, are described in FSAR Chapter 13. The impacts to the maximum offsite individual from the potential uncontrolled release of hazardous chemicals under accident conditions may include mild transient adverse health effects but would not include serious irreversible health effects. SHINEs hypothetical nonradiological accident exposures are within the dose limits in 10 CFR 70.61 and SHINE meets the performance requirements in 10 CFR 70.61. Therefore, the impacts from potential chemical accidents during operation are SMALL, consistent with the conclusions reached in the FEIS.
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22000201 Revision 3 4.12 Environment Justice Since the issuance of the FEIS, the minority and the low-income populations in the City of Janesville have slightly decreased (see Table 3-8). The nearest resident remains about 0.33 mi.
away. Minority and low-income populations have neither increased nor moved closer to the SHINE site since the issuance of the FEIS; therefore, none of the new of different information identified since the FEIS impacts the conclusions reached in the FEIS.
Potential impacts to minority and low-income populations during operations would mostly consist of radiological and nonradiological human health and environmental (e.g., noise and traffic) effects.
The impacts of operation on the surrounding community for all resource areas are SMALL.
Therefore, neither minority nor low-income populations, nor general population living near SHINE would be adversely affected during operations, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
4.13 Cumulative Effects SHINE considered new or different information that could affect the analysis of cumulative impacts during operation and decommissioning. Cumulative impacts may result when the environmental effects associated with the SHINE facility are overlaid or added to temporary or permanent effects associated with other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable actions. Recent past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions within Rock County are provided in Table 4-1. Projects discussed in the FEIS were only included in the following analysis is they have new or different operations since the issuance of the FEIS.
Land Use and Visual Resources The projects and activities described in Table 4-1 would result in minimal changes to existing land uses because new construction would occur either within or adjacent to existing facilities or within areas currently zoned for industrial use. For example, in 2012, the City of Janesville approved a new industrial park within tax increment financing (TIF) District No. 35. When the FEIS was issued, a large distribution center, the Dollar General Distribution Center, had expressed interest in a plot of land in TIF District No. 35. Construction of the Dollar General facility commenced in 2016 and was completed in 2017. Given that the TIF District No. 35 is zoned for light industrial use, the development was compatible with current land use plans and zoning requirements. Similarly, any new developments with the TIF district, including a new facility just north of Dollar General, NaturPak Pet, would be consistent with current land use plans and zoning requirements.
Given that reasonably foreseeable new construction activities would occur within or adjacent to existing facilities or within areas zoned for industrial use and of low scenic quality, cumulative land use and visual impacts during operation and decommissioning are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
Air Quality and Noise None of the projects under consideration for cumulative effects are expected to have appreciable impacts on air quality and noise. TIF District No. 35 (the Dollar General Distribution Center), Alliant Energy, NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, and United Ethanol were analyzed for cumulative air emission impacts during SHINE operation in the FEIS. The FEIS concluded that the impacts were minimal because of low emissions, the short term or temporary duration of construction activities, and/or the distance from the proposed SHINE facility. Emissions from Alliant Energy may increase with the expansion of the generating capacity. However, any currently operating or future facility with the potential to impact air quality must meet State of Wisconsin permitting requirement, Page 44 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 limiting the potential cumulative impacts on air quality. Overall, the potential cumulative air quality impacts during operation and decommissioning are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
The FEIS analyzed potential cumulative noise impacts from transportation-related noise from aircraft traffic at the SWRA and traffic on U.S. Highway 51, occasional noise from farming equipment, and construction noise from the development of TIF District No. 35 (the Dollar General Distribution Center). The FEIS concluded that cumulative noise impacts would be SMALL.
Additional projects that may have cumulative noise impacts include the construction of NaturPak Pet and the expansion of the Alliant Energy Generation Facility. Given that these facilities are both farther from the SHINE site than the Dollar General Distribution Center, which completed construction in 2017, the cumulative noise impacts due to their construction would be bounded by those considered in the FEIS, and therefore be SMALL.
Geologic Environment Any new construction projects identified in Table 4-1 within the immediate 5-mi. (8-km) radius would require the conversion or consumption of geologic resources, including soils, rock and mineral assets. However, once construction of the SHINE facility is complete, operation of the facility will not convert or consume additional geological resources. Operation and decommissioning will not contribute to the consumption of geological resources; therefore, the cumulative impacts on geological resources are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS Water Resources No surface water will be used for the operation or decommissioning of the SHINE facility.
Therefore, there will be no incremental contribution to cumulative effects of surface-water use.
Construction and industrial stormwater management permitting requirements would ensure that cumulative effects due to stormwater runoff and erosion are minimal.
Radioactive liquid discharges from the SHINE facility to the sanitary sewer are made in accordance with 10 CFR § 20.2003 and 10 CFR § 20.2007. The WTP has an average design wet weather flow of 19.8 mega gallons per day (Mgd) (75.0 megaliters per day [Mld]), a design peak flow of 25 Mgd (94.6 Mld), and an average daily flow of 13 Mgd (49.2 Mld), which is discharged to the Rock River. The reported capacity has increased since the issuance of the FEIS and the average daily flow has decreased (City of Janesville, 2018c). Wastewater generated by the proposed SHINE facility and conveyed to the City of Janesville WTP would contribute very little to the facilitys treatment burden with negligible impacts on receiving water quality. Therefore, the cumulative impacts on surface water use are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
Groundwater is the source of water supply for municipal water suppliers and individual users in Rock County. Consistent with the information considered in the FEIS, the Janesville Water Utility still has a total capability of up to 32 Mgd and the current capacity is still approximately 10 Mgd (City of Janesville, 2018c). Operation of the SHINE facility will require a very small percentage of the available groundwater supply capacity of the Janesville Water Utility. This additional demand combined with current and forecast demands would not be expected to affect the utilitys ability to provide adequate water supplies and would not be likely to affect regional ground water conditions.
Therefore, the cumulative impacts from operations and decommissioning of the SHINE facility on groundwater resources are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
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22000201 Revision 3 Ecological Resources The impacts of operation and decommissioning of the SHINE facility will not noticeably alter the terrestrial and aquatic environment, and therefore, are SMALL. New development projects identified in Table 4-1, such as NaturPak Pet, are likely to have minimal impacts on ecological resources because the projects are sited within areas that are currently agricultural land, open space, or developed. These types of land covers provide low-quality habitats for wildlife, birds, and aquatic resources. However, as environmental stressors, such as runoff from agricultural fields and urban areas and climate change, continue over the proposed operation and decommissioning periods, certain attributes of the terrestrial and aquatic environment (such as habitat quality) are likely to noticeably change. The impacts are not expected to destabilize any important attributes of the terrestrial and aquatic environment because such impacts will cause gradual change, which should allow the terrestrial and aquatic environment to appropriately adapt. Therefore, the cumulative impacts during operation and decommissioning on ecological resources are MODERATE, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
Historical and Cultural Resources The impacts to historical and cultural resources from the operations and decommissioning of the SHINE facility would be SMALL. No known historical or cultural resources or historic properties are identified within the Area of Potential Effect, as defined by the NRC in the FEIS. Therefore, the cumulative impacts during operation and decommissioning on historical and cultural resources, would be SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
Socioeconomic Environment The socioeconomic impacts from the operation and decommissioning of the SHINE facility are SMALL. Past, present and reasonably foreseeable future projects identified in Table 4-1 could contribute to cumulative socioeconomic impacts. New or different projects that are considered in this cumulative impacts analysis that will require operational workforce concurrent with SHINE operation are the Dollar General Distribution Center, Building One, and NaturPak Pet.
The Dollar General Distribution Center employs 400 to 500 people currently and plans to increase its workforce to 600 to 700 employees in the coming year. NaturPak Pet has not published a projected schedule of construction or anticipated workforce, but operation of the facility is likely to overlap with operation of the SHINE facility. Building One will not require any additional workforce, because the facility will be staffed by SHINE employees. Demand for workers is not anticipated to create a shortage in Rock County because Rock County has sufficient labor force to meet the anticipated needs for these facilities.
The impacts of the SHINE facility on transportation are SMALL during operation and MODERATE during decommissioning. Construction projects and increases in operational workforce for facilities in Table 4-1 could produce an increase in vehicle traffic on roads with the 5-mi. (8-km) radius of the proposed SHINE site. Operation of NaturPak Pet and the Dollar General Distribution Center will overlap with the operation of the SHINE facility. Therefore, depending on whether increased vehicular activity from workers or residents on roads near the SHINE site have a noticeable impact on traffic volumes, the cumulative effect of transportation-related traffic impacts during SHINE operation and decommissioning would be SMALL to MODERATE, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
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22000201 Revision 3 Human Health The radiological and nonradiological impacts from operation and decommissioning on human health are SMALL.
Construction of the NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes facility in Beloit has been completed, and operation has commenced. No new or different information about NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes operations has been identified that would affect the conclusions reached in the FEIS.
Building One is the only newly identified facility that uses radioactive materials in the vicinity of the site since the issuance of the FEIS. Building One, located south and adjacent to the SHINE site, houses a demonstration project operated by SHINE. Building One stores and uses radioactive material under a State of Wisconsin radioactive materials license (license number 105-2083-01).
Operations at Building One will comply with public dose limits set forth in Chapter DHS 157 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. In order to demonstrate that air emissions are ALARA, SHINE controls routine airborne effluent releases such that an individual member of the public likely to receive the highest dose does not receive a total effective dose equivalent in excess of 10 mrem/year from air emissions. Additionally, SHINE ensures that the maximally exposed member of the public does not exceed a dose of greater than 2 mrem in any one hour and 50 mrem/year from external sources.
The cumulative dose to workers and the public from normal operations of the SHINE facility, NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, and Building One will remain below the regulatory limits set in 10 CFR Part 20. Therefore, the cumulative radiological impacts remain SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
Waste Management Construction of the NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes facility in Beloit has been completed, and operation has commenced. No new or different information about NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes operations has been identified that would affect the conclusions reached in the FEIS.
Building One is the only newly identified facility that uses radioactive materials in the vicinity of the site since the issuance of the FEIS. SHINE has independently confirmed the existence of a disposal pathway for radioactive waste produced at Building One and the SHINE production facility. The existence of sufficient disposal capacity for each facility ensures that the cumulative impacts of waste management and disposal will be minimal.
The FEIS concluded that no known capacity restraint exists on the disposal of nonradioactive solid-waste either within Wisconsin or the nation as a whole. No new or different information has been identified that would impact this conclusion.
Given that there is adequate disposal space on a state and national level for radioactive and nonradioactive waste from the multiple current and reasonably foreseeable sources, and that the waste will be handled and disposed of in accordance with federal, state, and local requirements, the cumulative impacts on waste management during operations and decommissioning are SMALL, consistent with the conclusion reached in the FEIS.
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22000201 Revision 3 Environmental Justice The environmental impacts from operation and decommissioning are SMALL for all resource areas, except for traffic related impacts during decommissioning, which are MODERATE. There is no evidence that impacts from decommissioning would be disproportionately high and adverse for minority or low-income populations. The additional projects considered in this impact analysis are not expected to have a disproportionately high and adverse impact on minority or low-income populations above those considered in the FEIS. Therefore, the contributory effects of operating and decommissioning the SHINE facility are not likely to create high and adverse cumulative human health and environmental effects on minority and low-income populations living near the Janesville site.
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22000201 Revision 3 Figure 4-1 Past, Present, and Reasonably Foreseeable Projects and Other Actions Retained for the Cumulative Impacts Analysis Project Name Summary of Project Location Status Alliant Energy Generation Power generation 3.2 mi. Existing operating Facility facility (5.1 km) facility, south of site undergoing expansion Building One Demonstration facility 0.25 mi. Existing operating housing radioactive (0.4 km) facility materials south of the site Dollar General Distribution Distribution facility 0.25 mi. Existing operating Center (0.4 km) facility northeast of the site NaturPak Pet Pet food processing 0.4 mi Planned new plant (0.6 km) facility northeast of the site NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Medical radioisotope 7.7 mi Existing operating facility (12.4 km) facility south of site United Ethanol Ethanol production 11 mi. Existing operating plan (17.7 km) facility northeast of site Page 49 of 59
22000201 Revision 3 5 Alternatives No alternative sites for the facility are under consideration for the SHINE production facility, consistent with the guidance in 10 CFR § 51.53(b).
Construction of the SHINE production facility was approved in 2016 at the site in Janesville, Wisconsin, and with the accelerator driven subcritical assembly technology. Since the issuance of the Construction Permit, SHINE technology has developed into the design described in this OL application. As such, no alternative technologies are under consideration for the SHINE production facility.
Therefore, no new or different information has been identified for this section.
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22000201 Revision 3 6 Conclusions This supplement provides new or different information to that discussed in the FEIS. Table 6-1 provides a comparison of the conclusion reached by the NRC and the impact of the information contained in this supplement as relates to operation of the SHINE facility. Because no new or different information has been identified about decommissioning that would affect the conclusions reached in the FEIS, the impacts stated in the FEIS remain valid. Thus, decommissioning impacts have not been addressed in Table 6-1.
SHINE has determined that there is no impact to any of the conclusions stated in the FEIS, with the exception of the impacts of operations on traffic related infrastructure, which have gone from SMALL to MODERATE in the FEIS to SMALL in the ERS.
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22000201 Revision 3 Table 6-1 Summary of Environmental Impacts from Operation of the SHINE Production Facility (Sheet 1 of 5)
Resource FEIS Summary of Impact FEIS Impact ERS Summary of Impact ERS Impact Area Level Level Land Use The site would include 91.1 ac. (36.9 ha) of agricultural SMALL Local land uses have not SMALL land and 0.18 ac. (0.07 ha) of developed open areas, substantively changed since which is a small portion of the agricultural land within a the issuance of the FEIS.
5-mi. (8-km) radius of the site. The location of the Minor changes to the size proposed facility is within an area zoned for light and arrangement of buildings industrial use. No additional land would be disturbed on the site have no overall during operations or decommissioning. impact on the land usage.
Visual The proposed SHINE facility would not noticeably alter SMALL There have been no SMALL Resources visual resources, based on the low scenic quality, low substantive changes to the scenic value, and light industrial viewshed within the visual resources that would vicinity of the proposed site. impact the scenic quality of the area since the issuance of the FEIS.
Air Quality Construction, operations, and decommissioning of the SMALL New and different information SMALL proposed SHINE facility would result in additional air about operational air emissions. Given the relatively low emissions and the emissions are provided in this pollution control measures that air permits from the supplement. The emissions Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources would will still be within applicable require the proposed SHINE facility would not regulations and permit noticeably alter air quality in Rock County. requirements, such that the impact on air quality in Rock County will be minimal.
Noise During construction, operations, and decommissioning, SMALL New and different information SMALL noise would be minimal given the minor (1 to 3 dBA) provided in this supplement expected increases in noise levels. suggest that the noise conditions remain largely unchanged, and the SHINE site will still contribute negligible noise.
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22000201 Revision 3 Table 6-1 Summary of Environmental Impacts from Operation of the SHINE Production Facility (Sheet 2 of 5)
Resource FEIS Summary of Impact FEIS Impact ERS Summary of Impact ERS Impact Area Level Level Geologic Construction of the proposed SHINE facility would SMALL There have been no SMALL Environment consume geologic resources and have the potential to substantive changes in the increase soil erosion, but the overall impact would be geologic environment at the minor, given that the geologic resources are widely SHINE site since the available within the region and erosion would be managed issuance of the FEIS.
with the implementation of best management practices (BMPs).
Water Water-resource impacts during construction, operations, SMALL New and different information SMALL Resources and decommissioning would be negligible, because of the about water usage during lack of surface-water features onsite and the use of operation is provided in this municipal water. supplement. Because the SHINE site still lacks surface water, and SHINE will still use a small percent of the available municipal water, the impacts of operation on water resources will be negligible.
Ecological Terrestrial and aquatic ecology impacts are expected to be SMALL There have been no SMALL Resources SMALL, based on the limited amount of land that would be substantive changes to the disturbed and because the entire site includes previously ecological resources on the disturbed habitat. site since the issuance of the FEIS.
Historic and SHINE could inadvertently discover previously unidentified SMALL No new of different SMALL Cultural cultural resources caused by land disturbance during information has been Resources construction, operations, or decommissioning. However, identified about historical and impacts would be SMALL based on (1) no known historic cultural resources since the properties eligible for listing in the National Register of issuance of the FEIS.
Historic Places, or historic and cultural resources on the proposed SHINE facility site, (2) tribal input, (3) SHINEs cultural resource management plan procedures, and (4) cultural resource assessment and consultations performed by the NRC staff.
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22000201 Revision 3 Table 6-1 Summary of Environmental Impacts from Operation of the SHINE Production Facility (Sheet 3 of 5)
Resource FEIS Summary of Impact FEIS Impact ERS Summary of Impact ERS Impact Area Level Level Socioeconomic Socioeconomic impacts would be SMALL based on SMALL New and different information SMALL the size of the workforce required to construct, about the socioeconomic operate, and decommission the SHINE facility. environment is provided in this supplement. Additionally, SHINE has increased its operational workforce to a conservative estimate of 200 workers. Because of the availability of local workforce, housing, and public services, and the ability of local infrastructure to handle the increased traffic, the increased workforce doesnt substantively change the socioeconomic impact.
Human Health Human health impacts would be minimized because SMALL New and different information SMALL access to the site would be restricted, SHINE would about human health is implement normal safety practices contained in OSHA provided in this supplement.
regulations, and SHINE would operate the proposed However, the human health SHINE facility in accordance with all applicable federal impacts will still be minimized.
and State of Wisconsin regulatory requirements. SHINE will still implement normal safety practices contained in OSHA regulations and operate the facility in accordance with all applicable federal and State of Wisconsin regulatory requirements.
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22000201 Revision 3 Table 6-1 Summary of Environmental Impacts from Operation of the SHINE Production Facility (Sheet 4 of 5)
Resource FEIS Summary of Impact FEIS Impact ERS Summary of Impact ERS Impact Area Level Level Waste Based on the availability of waste disposal pathways SMALL New and different information SMALL Management for radiological and nonradiological waste; SHINEs about waste management can proposed waste management systems; engineered be found in FSAR Chapter 11.
design features to minimize radioactive and SHINE still has disposal nonradioactive contamination; and NRC, DOT, and pathways for waste produced State of Wisconsin radiation protection requirements, onsite and will follow applicable the NRC staff concludes that radioactive waste is NRC, DOT, and State of expected to be managed in accordance with Wisconsin regulations.
applicable regulatory requirements.
Transportation Traffic would noticeably increase on local roads SMALL to There have been no substantive SMALL during construction and decommissioning from MODERATE changes to SHINEs plans to commuting workers; the use of construction vehicles; ship radioactive materials since and transportation of construction materials, goods, the issuance of the FEIS.
and other materials to and from the proposed sites Impacts of operation on traffic (Section 4.10). During operations, the increase in volumes are analyzed in the traffic would be minor because of the lower number discussion of Socioeconomic of employees commuting to and from the site. Impacts.
SHINE and common-carrier trucks would be required to adhere to the applicable NRC, DOT, and State of Wisconsin regulatory packaging and transportation requirements for radioactive material.
Accidents The NRC staff is conducting a thorough independent SMALL New and different information SMALL review of the potential dose to the public from about accidents is provided in chemical and radiological accidents in its safety FSAR Chapter 13. Hypothetical evaluation report (SER). Assuming that the NRC accidents doses are within the staff determines in its SER that the hypothetical dose limits in 10 CFR § 70.61 accident dose is within the dose limits in and the SHINE accident dose 10 CFR § 70.61 and 10 CFR § 20.1301, the NRC limit of 500 mrem (5 mSv) to staff concludes that the impacts from potential members of the public.
chemical and radiological accidents would be SMALL.
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22000201 Revision 3 Table 6-1 Summary of Environmental Impacts from Operation of the SHINE Production Facility (Sheet 5 of 5)
Resource FEIS Summary of Impact FEIS Impact ERS Summary of Impact ERS Impact Area Level Level Environmental Minority and low-income populations residing along Minority and The percentage of minority and Minority and Justice site access roads or near the proposed site could low-income low-income populations in low-income be affected by noise and dust and increased populations Janesville have slightly populations commuter and other vehicular traffic during would not be decreased. Operation of the would not be construction and decommissioning. However, these expected to facility is still unlikely to expected to would be short term and primarily limited to onsite experience disproportionately affect these experience activities. Operation of the proposed SHINE facility any high and populations, as everyone living any high and is not expected to disproportionately affect minority adverse near the site and the existing adverse and low-income populations, as everyone living human industrial park will be exposed to human health near the proposed SHINE facility and the existing health and the same potential human health and industrial park would be exposed to the same environment and environmental effects from environmental potential human health and environmental effects al effects. operations, and any impacts effects.
from operations, and any impacts would depend on would depend on the magnitude the magnitude of the change in ambient conditions. of the change in ambient Permitted nonradiological air emissions are conditions. Additionally, SHINEs expected to remain within regulatory standards. permitted nonradiological air emissions will remain with regulatory standards.
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