ML18025B129
| ML18025B129 | |
| 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 | |
| Download: ML18025B129 (17) | |
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Northwest Medical IsotopesConstruction Permit Application Review*Mandatory Hearing (Environmental Panel)*January 23, 2018 2 Panelists*Benjamin Beasley
-Chief , Environmental Review and NEPA Branch
,NRR*Nancy Martinez
-Physical Scientist
,NRR*Michelle Moser
-Biologist ,NRR*David Drucker
-Senior Project Manager
,NRR 2 Environmental Review*National Environmental PolicyAct*Environmental reviewprocess-10 CFR Part 51-Interim StaffGuidanceAugmenting NUREG-1537 for Licensing Radioisotope Production Facilities and Aqueous Homogenous Reactors 3 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
6 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)*10 CFR 51.20*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
7 ScopingProcess*Public meeting in Columbia, Missouri
- Sixoralcomment er s*Eightcomment letters or emails 7
Environmental Review AreasHumanHealthTerrestrial R e so u r c e sAirQualitySocioeconomics and EnvironmentalJusticeLandUseHistoric and CulturalResourcesWaterResourcesAquatic R e so u r c e sSoils 8 Environmental ImpactsResourceAreaImpactLand Use and VisualResourcesSMALLAir Quality andNoiseSMALLGeologicEnvironmentSMALLEcological and WaterResourcesSMALLHistoric and CulturalResourcesSMALLSocioeconomicsSMALLHuman Health andWasteSMALLTransportationSMALL 9 Consult a tionsActDeterminationEndangeredSpecies Act, Section 7No EffectNationalHistoric Preservatio n A ct , Section 106No Adverse Effect 10 Alternatives
- No-actionalternative
- Alternativesite*Alternative technologies 11 Alternative Technologies
- Neutroncapture*Aqueous homogenousreactor*Selective gas extraction
- Linear-accelerator
-based-Analyzed indepth*Subcritical fission
-Analyzed indepth 12 Costs and Benefits*Purpose-Inform recommendation to the Commission
- Costs-Environmental andfinancial*Benefits-Societal, medical, andeconomic 13 Draft Environmental Impact Statement*Public meeting in Columbia, Missouri*Seven oral commenters
- Five comment letters or emails 14 Staff Conclusion and Recommendation
- Benefits (societal, medical, and economic) outweigh the costs (environmental, economic
)*Considered reasonable alternatives
- Recommend issuance of the constructionpermit 15 Future NEPA 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 Ac r onyms 17*EIS -Environmental Impact Statement
- NEPA -National Environmental Policy Act
- NRR -Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation