ML20246G378
| ML20246G378 | |
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| Site: | 05000294 |
| Issue date: | 06/30/1989 |
| From: | Chris Miller Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8907140257 | |
| Download: ML20246G378 (3) | |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER AUTHORIZING DISMANTLING OF THE REACTOR AND DISPOSITION OF COMPONENT PARTS MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY' 1
DOCKET NO.,50-294 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering issuance of an Order authorizing the Michigan State Paiversity (licensee) to dismantle the TRIGA Nuclear Reactor.in East Lansing, Michigan and to dispose of the reactor com-ponents in accordance with the application dated January 20, 1989, as supple-mented on May 4, 1989.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT l
Identification of Proposed Action: By application dated January 20, 1989, as supplemented, the licensee requested authorization to dismantle the 250 kilowatt (thermal) Michigan State University Research Reactor (MSURR), to dispose of its components parts and radioactive material, and decontaminate the facility in accordance with the proposed dismantling plan, and to ter-minate Facility License No. R-114. The MSURR was shut down in October 1987, and has not been operated since then. The reactor fuel has been removed from the facility and shipped to Department of Energy facilities in accordance l
with DOE, NRC, and DOT requirements.
Need for Progosed Action: In order to prepare the facility for unrestricted access and use, the dismantling and decontamination activities proposed by MSURR must be accomplished.
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-2 Environmental Impact of the Proposed Action: All decontamination will be performed by trained personnel in accordance with previously reviewed procedures and will be overseen by experienced health physics staff. Solid and liquid waste will be removed from the facility and managed in accordance with NRC requirements. The operations are calculated to result in a total radiation exposure of 9.05 person-rem to facility staff and the public.
These conclusions were based on the fact that all proposed operations are carefully planned and controlled, all contaminated components are removed, packaged, and shipped offsite, and that the radiological control procedures ensure that releases of radioactive wastes from the facility are within the limits of 10 CFR Part 20 and are as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).
Based on the review of the specific proposed activities associated with the dismantling and decontamination of the MSURR facility, the staff has determined that there will be no significant increase in the amounts of effluents that may be released offsite, and no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational or population radiation exposure.
The staff has also determined that the proposed activities will not result in any significant impacts on air, water, land, or biota in the area.
Alternative Use of Resources: The only alternative to the proposed dismantling and decontamination activities is to maintain the facility as a restricted area. This approach would include monitoring and reporting for the duration of the safe storage period. However, the facility management !
intends to use the area for other purposes.
Acencies and Persons Consulted: The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's request and did not consult other agencies or persons. >
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statenent for the proposed action based upon the foregoing environmental assessment. We conclude that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the cuality of the human environment.
For detailed information with respect to this proposed action, see the application for dismantling, decentcmination and license termination dated January 20, 1989, as supplemented and the Safety Evaluation prepared by the staff. These documents are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20555.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 30th day of June 1989.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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Charles L. Miller, Director Standardization and Non-Power
. Reactor Project Directorate Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation I
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