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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 | {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Leanne Tippet Mosby Director Division of Environmental Quality Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 | ||
Leanne Tippet Mosby Director Division of Environmental Quality | |||
Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO | |||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Ms. Mosby:== | ==Dear Ms. Mosby:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | L. Tippet Mosby If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
11201 Renner Blvd. | C. Tapia UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Cecilia Tapia Director Environmental Science & Technology Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 7 11201 Renner Blvd. | ||
Lenexa, KS | Lenexa, KS 66219 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Ms. Tapia:== | ==Dear Ms. Tapia:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: | The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | ||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into | Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | ||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | |||
Docket No. 50-609 | C. Tapia If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Robert D. Stout Chief of Policy Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO | C. Tapia UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Robert D. Stout Chief of Policy Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Stout:== | ==Dear Mr. Stout:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into | In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | ||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | ||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | ||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | |||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | R. Stout If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Theresa J. Kliczewski Office of Environmental Management U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Theresa J. Kliczewski Office of Environmental Management U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Ms. Kliczewski:== | ==Dear Ms. Kliczewski:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | T. Kliczewski If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Gayle Unruh Manager Environmental and Historic Preservation Section Missouri Department of Transportation P.O. Box 270 Jefferson City, MO 65102 | G. Unruh UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Gayle Unruh Manager Environmental and Historic Preservation Section Missouri Department of Transportation P.O. Box 270 Jefferson City, MO 65102 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Ms. Unruh:== | ==Dear Ms. Unruh:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | ||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC | Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | ||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | G. Unruh If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
912 Wildwood P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 | G. Unruh UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Jonathan Garouter Chief Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services 912 Wildwood P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Garouter:== | ==Dear Mr. Garouter:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | J. Garouter If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Greg Voss Manager Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Missouri Department of Public Safety 2302 Militia Drive P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65101 | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Greg Voss Manager Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Missouri Department of Public Safety 2302 Militia Drive P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65101 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Voss:== | ==Dear Mr. Voss:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | G. Voss If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Missouri Department of Conservation 2901 W. Truman Blvd. | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Stuart Miller Policy Coordinator Missouri Department of Conservation 2901 W. Truman Blvd. | ||
Jefferson City, MO 65109 | Jefferson City, MO 65109 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Miller:== | ==Dear Mr. Miller:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | S. Miller If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Bill Florea Boone County Government Center 801 E. Walnut, Room 315 Columbia, MO 65201 | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Bill Florea Boone County Government Center 801 E. Walnut, Room 315 Columbia, MO 65201 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Florea:== | ==Dear Mr. Florea:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | B. Florea If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
701 E. Broadway P.O. Box 6015 Columbia, MO 65205 | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 John Glascock Deputy City Manager City of Columbia 701 E. Broadway P.O. Box 6015 Columbia, MO 65205 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Glascock:== | ==Dear Mr. Glascock:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | ||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | J. Glascock If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Ashland MO 65010 | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Edmund Siegmund Executive Director Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission 206 East Broadway P.O. Box 140 Ashland MO 65010 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Siegmund:== | ==Dear Mr. Siegmund:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Docket No. 50-609 | E. Siegmund If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries | : 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | ||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
ML15308A362 | ML15308A362 *concurred via email PM:RERB:DLR BC:PRLB :DPR BC:RERB:DLR OFFICE LA:DLR NMartinez (DHardesty for) AAdams DWrona NAME IBetts* | ||
DATE 11/9/15 11/9/2015 11/16/2015 11/17/2015 | |||
Letter to L. Tippet Mosby et all, from D. Wrona dated November 17, 2015 | Letter to L. Tippet Mosby et all, from D. Wrona dated November 17, 2015 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW DISTRIBUTION | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW DISTRIBUTION E-mail: | ||
Public MBalazik, NRR DTiktinsky, NMSS RidsNrrDpr SLynch, NRR RJohnson, NMSS RidsNrrDprPrta DBarass, NSIR ASapountzis, NSIR RidsNrrDprPrtb LTran, NRR LHarris, NSIR RidsAcrsMailCTR MYoung, OGC DWrona, NRR RidsOgcMailCenter NMartinez, NRR AAdams, NRR MMoser, NRR | |||
E-mail: Public MBalazik, NRR DTiktinsky, NMSS RidsNrrDpr SLynch, NRR RJohnson, NMSS RidsNrrDprPrta DBarass, NSIR ASapountzis, NSIR RidsNrrDprPrtb LTran, NRR LHarris, NSIR RidsAcrsMailCTR MYoung, OGC DWrona, NRR RidsOgcMailCenter NMartinez, NRR AAdams, NRR MMoser, NRR | |||
Area Map, 5-mile Radius ENCLOSURE 1 | |||
Proposed NWMI Facility Boundaries ENCLOSURE 2 | |||
Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Leanne Tippet Mosby Director Division of Environmental Quality Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Ms. Mosby:== | ==Dear Ms. Mosby:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | L. Tippet Mosby If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
11201 Renner Blvd. | C. Tapia UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Cecilia Tapia Director Environmental Science & Technology Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 7 11201 Renner Blvd. | ||
Lenexa, KS | Lenexa, KS 66219 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Ms. Tapia:== | ==Dear Ms. Tapia:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: | The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | ||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into | Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | ||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | |||
Docket No. 50-609 | C. Tapia If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Robert D. Stout Chief of Policy Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO | C. Tapia UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Robert D. Stout Chief of Policy Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Stout:== | ==Dear Mr. Stout:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into | In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | ||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | ||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | ||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | |||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | R. Stout If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Theresa J. Kliczewski Office of Environmental Management U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Theresa J. Kliczewski Office of Environmental Management U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Ms. Kliczewski:== | ==Dear Ms. Kliczewski:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | T. Kliczewski If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Gayle Unruh Manager Environmental and Historic Preservation Section Missouri Department of Transportation P.O. Box 270 Jefferson City, MO 65102 | G. Unruh UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Gayle Unruh Manager Environmental and Historic Preservation Section Missouri Department of Transportation P.O. Box 270 Jefferson City, MO 65102 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Ms. Unruh:== | ==Dear Ms. Unruh:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | ||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC | Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | ||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | G. Unruh If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
912 Wildwood P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 | G. Unruh UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Jonathan Garouter Chief Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services 912 Wildwood P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Garouter:== | ==Dear Mr. Garouter:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | J. Garouter If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Greg Voss Manager Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Missouri Department of Public Safety 2302 Militia Drive P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65101 | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Greg Voss Manager Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Missouri Department of Public Safety 2302 Militia Drive P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65101 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Voss:== | ==Dear Mr. Voss:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | G. Voss If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Missouri Department of Conservation 2901 W. Truman Blvd. | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Stuart Miller Policy Coordinator Missouri Department of Conservation 2901 W. Truman Blvd. | ||
Jefferson City, MO 65109 | Jefferson City, MO 65109 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Miller:== | ==Dear Mr. Miller:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | S. Miller If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Bill Florea Boone County Government Center 801 E. Walnut, Room 315 Columbia, MO 65201 | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Bill Florea Boone County Government Center 801 E. Walnut, Room 315 Columbia, MO 65201 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Florea:== | ==Dear Mr. Florea:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | B. Florea If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
701 E. Broadway P.O. Box 6015 Columbia, MO 65205 | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 John Glascock Deputy City Manager City of Columbia 701 E. Broadway P.O. Box 6015 Columbia, MO 65205 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Glascock:== | ==Dear Mr. Glascock:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | |||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | ||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | J. Glascock If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
Ashland MO 65010 | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Edmund Siegmund Executive Director Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission 206 East Broadway P.O. Box 140 Ashland MO 65010 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW | ||
==Dear Mr. Siegmund:== | ==Dear Mr. Siegmund:== | ||
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the | NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2). | ||
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered. | |||
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot. | |||
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application. | |||
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. | |||
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to: | |||
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |||
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235. | ||
Docket No. 50-609 | E. Siegmund If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov. | ||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | : 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius | ||
: 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries | : 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution | ||
cc w/encls: Distribution | |||
==Reference:== | ==Reference:== | ||
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application - | ||
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261. | |||
ML15308A362 | ML15308A362 *concurred via email PM:RERB:DLR BC:PRLB :DPR BC:RERB:DLR OFFICE LA:DLR NMartinez (DHardesty for) AAdams DWrona NAME IBetts* | ||
DATE 11/9/15 11/9/2015 11/16/2015 11/17/2015 | |||
Letter to L. Tippet Mosby et all, from D. Wrona dated November 17, 2015 | Letter to L. Tippet Mosby et all, from D. Wrona dated November 17, 2015 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW DISTRIBUTION | REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW DISTRIBUTION E-mail: | ||
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Area Map, 5-mile Radius ENCLOSURE 1 | |||
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| ML15308A362 | |
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| Site: | Northwest Medical Isotopes |
| Issue date: | 11/17/2015 |
| From: | David Wrona Division of License Renewal |
| To: | Mosby L State of MO, Dept of Natural Resources |
| Nancy Martinez 415-2719 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML15308A362 (14) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Leanne Tippet Mosby Director Division of Environmental Quality Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Ms. Mosby:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
L. Tippet Mosby If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
C. Tapia UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Cecilia Tapia Director Environmental Science & Technology Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 7 11201 Renner Blvd.
Lenexa, KS 66219
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Ms. Tapia:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
C. Tapia If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
C. Tapia UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Robert D. Stout Chief of Policy Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Stout:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
R. Stout If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Theresa J. Kliczewski Office of Environmental Management U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Ms. Kliczewski:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
T. Kliczewski If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
G. Unruh UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Gayle Unruh Manager Environmental and Historic Preservation Section Missouri Department of Transportation P.O. Box 270 Jefferson City, MO 65102
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Ms. Unruh:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
G. Unruh If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
G. Unruh UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Jonathan Garouter Chief Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services 912 Wildwood P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Garouter:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
J. Garouter If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Greg Voss Manager Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Missouri Department of Public Safety 2302 Militia Drive P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65101
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Voss:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
G. Voss If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Stuart Miller Policy Coordinator Missouri Department of Conservation 2901 W. Truman Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Miller:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
S. Miller If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Bill Florea Boone County Government Center 801 E. Walnut, Room 315 Columbia, MO 65201
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Florea:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
B. Florea If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 John Glascock Deputy City Manager City of Columbia 701 E. Broadway P.O. Box 6015 Columbia, MO 65205
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Glascock:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
J. Glascock If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Edmund Siegmund Executive Director Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission 206 East Broadway P.O. Box 140 Ashland MO 65010
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Siegmund:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
E. Siegmund If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
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SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW DISTRIBUTION E-mail:
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Leanne Tippet Mosby Director Division of Environmental Quality Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Ms. Mosby:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
L. Tippet Mosby If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
C. Tapia UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Cecilia Tapia Director Environmental Science & Technology Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 7 11201 Renner Blvd.
Lenexa, KS 66219
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Ms. Tapia:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
C. Tapia If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
C. Tapia UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Robert D. Stout Chief of Policy Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Stout:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
R. Stout If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Theresa J. Kliczewski Office of Environmental Management U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Ms. Kliczewski:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
T. Kliczewski If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
G. Unruh UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Gayle Unruh Manager Environmental and Historic Preservation Section Missouri Department of Transportation P.O. Box 270 Jefferson City, MO 65102
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Ms. Unruh:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
G. Unruh If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
G. Unruh UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Jonathan Garouter Chief Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services 912 Wildwood P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Garouter:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
J. Garouter If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Greg Voss Manager Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Missouri Department of Public Safety 2302 Militia Drive P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65101
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Voss:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
G. Voss If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Stuart Miller Policy Coordinator Missouri Department of Conservation 2901 W. Truman Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Miller:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
S. Miller If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Bill Florea Boone County Government Center 801 E. Walnut, Room 315 Columbia, MO 65201
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Florea:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
B. Florea If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 John Glascock Deputy City Manager City of Columbia 701 E. Broadway P.O. Box 6015 Columbia, MO 65205
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Glascock:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
J. Glascock If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 17, 2015 Edmund Siegmund Executive Director Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission 206 East Broadway P.O. Box 140 Ashland MO 65010
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR SCOPING COMMENTS CONCERNING THE NORTHWEST MEDICAL ISOTOPES, LLC RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dear Mr. Siegmund:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an environmental review for a construction permit application submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI), for a proposed radioisotope production facility. A portion of the application for a construction permit was submitted by NWMI in a letter dated February 5, 2015. This facility, if licensed, would produce radioisotopes for use in diagnostic medical isotope procedures. The proposed location of this facility is Discovery Ridge Park in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri (Enclosure 1).
NWMI proposes to construct and operate a radioisotope production facility to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The proposed site would cover approximately 7.4 acres (3.0 hectares), which would include a production facility building, a support facility, a waste staging and shipping building, diesel generator building, administration building and security stations (Enclosure 2).
The NRC has established that, as part of the staffs review, an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). The EIS will evaluate the environmental impacts for construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed NWMI radioisotope production facility. The EIS will include an analysis of pertinent environmental issues and will include analyses of the potential impacts to terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, hydrology, historic and archaeological resources, and socioeconomic issues (among others) and will contain a recommendation regarding the environmental acceptability of the proposed action. Alternatives to the proposed action, including alternative site(s), will also be considered.
In addition to the proposed site, NWMI conducted a site selection process and evaluated in depth the environmental impacts at one alternative site: the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) alternative site. The MURR alternative site is located in the City of Columbia, MO. The MURR alternative site is adjacent to MURR directly to the south of the existing reactor building on a partially paved parking lot.
The NWMI construction permit application is available through the Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room, which is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS Accession Number for the NWMI partial construction permit application is ML15086A261. The environmental report is Chapter 19 of the NWMI construction permit application.
The NRC plans to hold a public environmental scoping meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Columbia-East, 915 Port Way, Columbia, MO 65201. The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., followed by an NRC staff presentation and opportunity to hear public comments from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Please submit any comments that you may have on the scope of the environmental review by January 4, 2016. Written comments should be submitted by mail to:
Cindy Bladey Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by accessing www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2013-0235.
E. Siegmund If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff's review of this construction permit application, please contact Nancy Martinez, environmental project manager, at 301-415-2719 or by e-mail at Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David J. Wrona, Chief Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-609
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 5-mile radius
- 2. Map of the proposed NWMI facility boundaries cc w/encls: Distribution
Reference:
Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI). 2015. Construction Permit Application -
Chapter 19. Environmental Report. February 2015. Accession No. ML15086A261.
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Area Map, 5-mile Radius ENCLOSURE 1
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