ML20246N078
| ML20246N078 | |
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| Site: | 07001359 |
| Issue date: | 02/22/1989 |
| From: | Rouse L NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| NUDOCS 8905190340 | |
| Download: ML20246N078 (3) | |
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B 2 2 1999 7590-01 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT RENEWAL OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL LICENSE NO. SNM-1405 IRT CORPORATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA DOCKET NO. 70-1359 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering the renewal of Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-1405 for the continued operation of the IRT Corporation (IRT) at San Diego, California.
Environmental Assessment Identification of the Proposed Action: The proposed action is the renewal of the license which allows IRT to continue to possess and store licensed material.
The Need for the Proposed Action: IRT must have a license in order to possess material. If license renewal is denied, IRT would have to transfer or dispose of all licensed material.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action: The special nuclear material (SNM) at IRT is stored at the Arjons facility in a vault-type room. The sources are in a non-dispensable form so there will be no effluents. Only a small amount of radioactive waste (e.g., smear papers) is expected to be generated during storage.
Any waste that is produced will be properly stored onsite until it is shipped for disposal.
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The principal exposure pathway to an individual is via external radiation.
-The material is in a locked vault and only two people have authorized access; other personnel do not have~ access to the sources. Because of the limited I
activities and IRT's radiation protection procedures, staff concluded that storage activities can be carried out without any significant occupational dose to workers or radiological impact to the environment.
The- staff has evaluated the nuclear criticality safety limits and controls for the storage area and found them to be adequate to assure safety for all conditions of water moderation and/or reflection. The design of the storage location, combined with facility procedures, will ensure acceptable protection of the general public and plant personnel under either normal or abnormal conditions.
Conclusion:
Based upon the information presented above, the environmental impacts associated with license renewal are expected to be insignificant.
Essentially no effluents, liquid or airborne, will be released, and acceptable controls will be implemented to prevent a radiological accident. Therefore, staff concludes that there will be no significant impacts associated with the proposed action.
Agencies and Persons Consulted: Staff utilized the application dated October 14, 1988, in performing this assessment. No other agencies were contacted.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action: Alternatives to the proposed action include complete denial of IRT's renewal application. This action would result in IRT transferring all licensed material to another facility. This alternative would '
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F_inding of No Significant Impact: The Comission has prepared an-Environmental Assessment related to the renewal of Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-1405. On the basis of this assessment, the Comission has concluded that environmental impacts created by the proposed licensing action would not be significant and do not warrant the preparation of an -
l Environmental Impact Statement. Accordingly, it has been determined that a l Finding of No Significant Impact is appropriate.
i The Environmental Assessment and the October 14, 1988, application related to l
this proposed action are available for public inspection and copying at the l
Comission's Public Document Room, Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,
Washington, DC. Copies of the Environmental Assessment may be obtained by l calling (301)4923358 or by writing to the Fuel Cycle Safety Branch, Division l
l of: Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, DC 20555.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 072" ay of k b 1989.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l
DWII(Il Signed By:
Leland C. Rouse, Chief Fuel Cycle Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medi al Nuclear Safety, NMSS P -_
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