ML20057F848
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| Site: | 05000192 |
| Issue date: | 10/05/1993 |
| From: | Weiss S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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7590-01 UNITED STATED NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACI REGARDING TERMINATION OF FACILITY LICENSE NO. R-92 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN TRIGA MARK I RESEARCH REACTOR DOCKET NO. 50-192 i
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an order terminating Facility License No. R-92 for the University of Texas at Austin (UT or the licensee) research reactor located in Austin, Texas, in accordance with the application dated May 3, 1985, as supplemented on December 17, 1992, and March 22 and May 3, 1993.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of Proposed Action:
By application dated May 3, 1985, as supplemented on December 2, 1985, the licensee requested authorization to dismantle the UT TRIGA Mark I research reactor and dispose of its component r
i parts in accordance with the proposed decommissioning plan.
Following an i
" Order Authorizing Dismantlirjg of Facility and Disposition of Component l
Parts," dated March 9, 1987 (52 FR 8543), the licensee completed the dismantlement and submitted a final survey report dated December 17, 1992, as supplemented on March 22 and May 3, 1993. Representatives of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (0 RISE), under contract to NRC, conducted a survey of the facility April 5 through 7 and June 1, 1993.
The survey is documented in an ORISE report, " Confirmatory Survey of the University of Texas TRIGA Reactor, Austin, Texas," dated July 1993. NRC Region IV, in a memorandum dated July 28, 1993, found that the 0 RISE report findings support the data developed in the licensee final survey report.
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The Need for Proposed Action:
In order to release the facility for unrestricted access and use, t
Facility License No. R-92 must be terminated.
Environmental Impact of License Termination:
The licensee indicates that the residual contamination and dose exposures t
comply with the criteria of Regulatory Guide 1.86, Table 1, which establishes acceptable residual surface contamination levels, and the exposure limit, l
established by the NRC staff, of less than 5 micro R/hr above background at I meter. These measurements have been verified by the NRC.
The NRC finds that, because 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:
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action. Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts and would deny release of the site for unrestricted use and require, continuance of the facility license.
The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar.
Because 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 License No. R-92.
Aaencies and Persons Consulted:
Personnel from the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education (an NRC j
contractor) assisted Region IV in the conduct of the Termination Survey for the UT TRIGA Mark I Research Reactor. The staff consulted with the State of Texas _ regarding the environmental impara of the proposed action.
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FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement i
for the proposed action. On the basis of the foregoing environmental assessment, the NRC has concluded that the issuance of the order will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
i for further details with respect to this proposed action, see the application for termination of Facility License No. R-92, dated May'3, 1985, i
as supplemented on December 17, 1992, and March 22 and May 3, 1993. These documents are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 5th day of October 1993.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION e
Seymour H. Weiss, Director Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate Division of Operating Reactor Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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