ML19332C329
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| Site: | 05000433 |
| Issue date: | 11/08/1989 |
| From: | Weiss S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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?!90-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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ENY1RONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
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REGARDING TERMINATION OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-124 l
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA l
SANTA BARBARA L-77 RESEARCH REACTOR DOCKET NO. 50-433 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Comission) is considering issuance of an Order terminating Facility Operating License No R-124 for the j
University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) L-77 Research Reactor located i
in Santa Barbara, California, in accordance with the application dated September 9, 1955, as supplemented on November 20 end December 9, 1985, and March 24 and June 27, 1986.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT identification of Proposed Action:
By application dated September 9, 1985 as supplemented, the UCSB requested authorization to decontaminate and dismantle its L-77 Research Reactor Facility, to dispose of its component parts in accordance with the proposed dismantling plan, and to terminate Facility Operatino License No. R-124.
Following an " Order Authorizing Dismantling of Facility and Disposition of Component Parts," dated August 26, 1986, the UCSB completed the dismantlement and submitted a final survey report on January 5, h
1987.
RepresentativesoftheOakRidgeAssociatedUniversities,(0RAU),under L
contract to NRC, conducted a survey of the facility on June 14 and 15,1989.
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l The survey is documented in an ORAU report " Confirmatory Radiological Survey of the-L-77 Research Reactor Facility, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California," M.R. Landis, September 1909.
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that data developed in the licensee's finni survey report.
Need for Proposed Action:
In order to release the facility for unrestricted access and use, facility Operating License No. R-124 must be terminated.
Er.vironmental Impact of License Termination: The University of California at Santa Barbara, indicates that the residual contamination and dose exposures 1
' - comply with the criteria of Regulatory Guide 1.86, Table 1, which establishes
-acceptable residual surface contamination levels, and the exposure limit,
- established by the NRC staff, of 5 micro R/hr above ground at one meter.
These measurements have been verified by the NRC. The NRC finds-thet'since L
these criteria have been met there is no significant impact on the environment and the facility can be released for unrestricted use.
Alternatives to-the Proposed Action:
Since the reactor and component parts
, have been dismantled and disposed of in accordance with NRC regulations and guidelines, there is no alternative to termination of Facility Operating License-No. R-124 Acencies and' Persons Consulted: Personnel from the Radiological Site.
- Assessment Program, Oak Ridge Associated Univer.sities (an NRC contractor) assisted Region V in the conduct of the Termination Survey for the University of California at Santa Barbara, L-77 Research Reactor Facility.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT o
The Comission has determined not to prepare en Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed action. Based on the foregoing Environmental Assessment, the Consnission has concluded that the issuance of the Order will
- not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
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For further details with respect to this proposed a: tion, see the application for termination of Facility Operating License No. R-124, dated September 9,1985, as supplemented. These documents are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20555.
t Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 8th day of November 1989.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1
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Seymour H. Weiss, Director Non-Power Reactor, Decommissioning and Environmental Project Directorate 7
Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects-Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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