ML15308A362

Request for Scoping Comments Concerning the Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC Radioisotope Production Facility Application Environmental Review

ML15308A362
Person / Time
Site:	Northwest Medical Isotopes
Issue date:	11/17/2015
From:	Wrona D J Division of License Renewal
To:	Mosby L T 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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.

ML15308A362 *concurred via email

Letter to L. Tippet Mosby et all, from D. Wrona dated November 17, 2015

SUBJECT:

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

ENCLOSURE 1 Area Map, 5-mile Radius

ENCLOSURE 2 Proposed NWMI Facility Boundaries

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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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 staff's 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.

ML15308A362 *concurred via email

Letter to L. Tippet Mosby et all, from D. Wrona dated November 17, 2015

SUBJECT:

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

ENCLOSURE 1 Area Map, 5-mile Radius

ENCLOSURE 2 Proposed NWMI Facility Boundaries