ML18016B077

NRC-013 - Staff Presentation Slides - Environmental Panel (Jan. 16, 2018)

ML18016B077
Person / Time
Site:	Northwest Medical Isotopes
Issue date:	01/16/2018
From:	NRC/OGC
To:	NRC/OCM
SECY RAS
References
50-609-CP, Construction Permit Mndtry Hrg, RAS 54173
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Northwest Medical IsotopesConstruction Permit Application Review*Mandatory Hearing (Environmental Panel)*January 23, 2018 2Panelists

• Benjamin Beasley

-Chief, Environmental Review and NEPA Branch

,NRR*Nancy Martinez

-Physical Scientist

,NRR*Michelle Moser

-Biologist

,NRR*David Drucker

-Senior Project Manager

,NRR2 Environmental Review*National Environmental PolicyAct*Environmental reviewprocess-10 CFR Part51-Interim StaffGuidanceAugmenting NUREG-1537 for Licensing Radioisotope Production Facilities and Aqueous Homogenous Reactors3 Scope of the Review: Proposed Action and Connected ActionsActions are connected if they:

-Automatically trigger other actions that may require environmental impact statements; or

-Cannot or will not proceed unless other actions are taken previously or simultaneously; or

-Are interdependent parts of a larger action and depend on the larger action for their justification 4

Proposed Action and Connected Actions

• Construction, operations, and decommissioning of the 10 CFR Part 50 production facility

• Construction, operations, and decommissioning related to target fabrication

• Transportation of targets to/from research reactors and irradiation of targets at research reactors 5

6Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)*10 CFR51.20*Project-specificdecision-Operation of the proposed Northwest facility would include target fabrication and scrap recovery-Environmental assessment might not support a finding of no significant impact 6

7ScopingProcess*Public meeting in Columbia, Missouri

• Sixoralcommenters*Eightcomment letters or emails 7

Environmental ReviewAreasHumanHealthTerrestrial ResourcesAirQualitySocioeconomics and EnvironmentalJusticeLandUseHistoric and CulturalResourcesWaterResourcesAquaticResourcesSoils8 Environmental ImpactsResourceAreaImpactLand Use and VisualResourcesSMALLAir Quality andNoiseSMALLGeologicEnvironmentSMALLEcological and WaterResourcesSMALLHistoric and CulturalResourcesSMALLSocioeconomicsSMALLHuman Health andWasteSMALLTransportationSMALL9 ConsultationsActDeterminationEndangeredSpecies Act, Section7No EffectNationalHistoric Preservatio n Act, Section 106No Adverse Effect10 Alternatives

• No-actionalternative

• Alternativesite*Alternative technologies 11 Alternative Technologies

• Neutroncapture*Aqueous homogenousreactor*Selective gas extraction

• Linear-accelerator

-based-Analyzed indepth*Subcritical fission

-Analyzed indepth12 Costs and Benefits*Purpose-Inform recommendation to the Commission

• Costs-Environmental andfinancial

• Benefits-Societal, medical, andeconomic13 Draft Environmental Impact Statement

• Public meeting in Columbia, Missouri*Seven oral commenters

• Five comment letters or emails 14 StaffConclusion and Recommendation

• Benefits (societal, medical, and economic) outweigh the costs (environmental, economic

)*Considered reasonable alternatives

• Recommend issuance of the constructionpermit15 FutureNEPA Analyses*Application for an operating license

• Application for a license to possess and use special nuclear material for target fabrication and scrap recovery

• License amendment requests from research reactors 16 Acronyms17*EIS -Environmental Impact Statement

• NEPA -National Environmental Policy Act

• NRR -Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation