ML20211G162

Finding of No Significant Environ Impact Re Proposed Order Authorizing Dismantling of Reactor & Disposition of Component Parts Based on 860717 Application for Termination of License R-62

ML20211G162
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Site:	05000124
Issue date:	10/29/1986
From:	Berkow H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER AUTHORIZING DISMANTLING OF THE_

REACTOR AND DISPOSITION OF COMPONENT PARTS VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY DOCKET NO. 50-124 L

The Nuclear Regulatory Consnission is considering issuance of an Order authorizing the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to dismantle the Argonaut reactor facility in Blacksburg, Virginia and to

, dispose of the reactor components in accordance with the application dated July 17, 1986, as supplemented.

The Order would authorize the dismantling of the facility and disposal of the components in accordance with the application for decontamination and dismantling, dated July 17, 1986, as supplemented. Opportunity for hearing was afforded by the Proposed Issuance of Orders Authorizing Disposition of Component Parts and Termination of Facility License published in the FEDERAL REGISTER on August 26,1986 at 51 FR 30455. No request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene was filed following notice of the proposed action.

Finding of No Significant Environmental Impact The Commission has detennined not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed action. The Commission has prepared an

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) Environmental Assessment of this action, dated October 29, 1986, and has concluded that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.

Summary of Environmental Impacts The environmental impacts associated with the dismantling and decontam-ination operations are discussed in an Environmental Assessment associated

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with this action, dated October 29, 1986. The operations are calculated to result in a total radiation exposure of less than 2 person-rem to facility I

staff and the public. The Environmental Assessment concluded that the operation will not result in any significant environmental impacts on air.

water, land or biota in the area, and that an Environmental Impact Statement need not be prepared. These conclusions were based on the fact that all proposed operations are carefully planned and controlled, all contaminated components will be removed, packaged, and shipped offsite, and that the i

radiological effluent control procedures and systems ensure that releases of radioactive wastes from the facility are a small fraction of the limits of

..10 CFR Part_20 and are as low as is reasonable achievable (ALARA).

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, , For further details with respect to this proposed action, see the l application for dismantling, decontamination and license termination dated July 17. 1986, as supplemented, the Environmental Assessment, and the Safety Evaluation prepared by the staff. Th'ese documents and this Finding of No Significant Environmental Impact are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street N.W., Washington, D. C. 20555.

t Copies may be obtained upon request addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20555, ATTENTION: Director Division of PWR Licensing-B.

Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 29th day of October,1986.

. FOR THE; NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/ H rbert N. Berkow, Director Standardization and Special

Projects Directorate Division of PWR Licensing-B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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