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was approved for Hematite License 

Amendment 60, and the 22,000 m3

(29,000 yd3) of LLRW that was approved 

for Hematite License Amendment 63. As 

such, the cumulative impacts on the 

USEI facility and surrounding 

environment resulting from the receipt 

of the waste material described in the 

aforementioned license amendments 

were considered. 

In 2002, WEC and the Missouri 

Department of Natural Resources 

(MDNR) entered into a Letter 

Agreement, which, among other things, 

provided for MDNR oversight of certain 

studies and response actions in 

accordance with the National Oil and 

Hazardous Substances Pollution 

Contingency Plan under the 

requirements of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. 

(Westinghouse MDNR Review Draft 

Remedial Design Work Plan, 2002). 

On July 3, 2008, Missouri and WEC 

entered into a Consent Decree, and the 

Letter Agreement was terminated. The 

Consent Decree provides for MDNR 

oversight of those portions of the 

investigation and selection of the 

remedy for Operable Units at the site 

that are not preempted by the Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The 

Selected Remedy for Operable Unit 1 at 

the HDP is Alternative 4: Removal, 

Treatment of Volatile Organic 

Compound Waste, and Off-site Disposal 

of Low-Level Radioactive Waste and 

Non-Hazardous Treatment Residues. 

Environmental Impacts of the 

Alternatives to the Proposed Action 

As an alternative to the proposed 

action, the staff considered denial of the 

proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’ 

alternative). The no-action alternative 

involves discontinuing ongoing 

decommissioning activities at the HDP 

and leaving contaminated soil and other 

radioactive waste at the HDP site. This 

action would require an exemption from 

the requirement in 10 CFR 70.38(d) that 

decommissioning of facilities 

specifically licensed for possession and 

use of special nuclear material be 

completed and approved by the NRC 

after licensed activities cease. The noaction alternative would result in 

leaving approximately 87,100 m3 of 

total waste volume onsite. 

As was previously noted, the 

radioactive waste, regulated by the NRC, 

is co-mingled with chemically 

contaminated waste regulated under 

CERCLA. The no-action alternative 

would not be in accordance with the 

July 2009 CERCLA Record of Decision 

(http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/docs/

20090721HRSFINALROD.pdf) for the 

removal and subsequent treatment of 

the chemically contaminated waste. 

The no-action alternative would not 

allow WEC to meet the requirements of 

10 CFR 20.1402 for unrestricted release. 

Selection of this alternative would 

require WEC to continue environmental 

monitoring/surveillance and to maintain 

administrative and engineered controls 

to ensure facility safety and security. 

The environmental impacts of the noaction alternative would include 

continued contamination of soil and 

water, which could further escalate over 

time if groundwater contamination 

spreads and material such as 

Technicium-99 continue to leach into 

the soil. The continued monitoring 

required at the site would result in 

environmental impacts due to the 

emissions from vehicular traffic 

associated with workers traversing to 

and from the site and entities providing 

services and supplies to the Hematite 

facility. Additional vehicular traffic 

could also impact public and 

occupational health with the potential 

for vehicle accidents. 

Another alternative to the proposed 

action is to dispose of the LLRW in a 

facility licensed by an NRC Agreement 

State for the storage and/or disposal of 

LLRW. For this EA, the NRC evaluated 

the EnergySolutions, LLC 

(EnergySolutions) Clive, Utah, facility as 

the alternative disposal site for the 

radioactive and chemically hazardous 

waste. 

The EnergySolutions LLRW disposal 

facility at Clive, Utah, is located 128 

kilometers (80 miles) west of Salt Lake 

City, Utah, and 70 kilometers (45 miles) 

east of Wendover, Nevada. The site is 

arid with an annual precipitation of 

approximately 20 centimeters (8 

inches). The facility is licensed by the 

State of Utah, to dispose of Class A 

radioactive waste only (Utah License 

2300249) and 11e.(2) byproduct material 

(UT2300478) and holds a Part B 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA) solid waste permit 

(Environmental Protection Agency ID 

No. UTD982598898). 

The selection of this alternative 

would allow WEC to meet the 

requirements of 10 CFR 20.1402 for 

unrestricted release. In addition, this 

site is environmentally similar to USEI. 

However, this alternative was not 

selected by WEC. 

Alternative Use of Resources 

The proposed action does not impact 

any resource implications discussed in 

previous environmental reviews. 

Agencies and Persons Consulted 

In accordance with its stated policy, 

the NRC staff consulted with the 

Missouri Department of Conservation, 

Idaho Department of Fish and Game, 

and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

during the development of this EA. On 

January 14, 2015, the NRC staff 

consulted with MDNR and IDEQ 

regarding the environmental impact of 

the proposed action and solicited 

comments on a draft EA and FONSI. No 

comments were received. 

lIl. Finding of No Significant Impact 

WEC has requested NRC authorization 

under 10 CFR 20.2002 for the alternate 

disposal of an additional 87,100 m3 of 

radioactive waste consisting of buried 

debris and contaminated soil, concrete 

and asphalt, filter media, ion exchange 

resin and piping containing NRClicensed source, byproduct, and special 

nuclear material. In addition, both WEC 

and USEI have requested that the NRC 

exempt USEI from the requirements of 

10 CFR 30.3 and 10 CFR 70.3. 

Consistent with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC 

conducted the EA for the proposed 

action described Section II of this 

document and publicly available in 

ADAMS (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML15029A064). The EA is incorporated 

by reference in this finding. On the basis 

of the EA, the NRC concludes that the 

proposed action will not have a 

significant effect on the quality of the 

human environment. Accordingly, the 

NRC has determined not to prepare an 

environmental impact statement for the 

proposed action. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 8th day 

of April 2015. 

For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Andrew Persinko, 

Deputy Director, Division of 

Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and 

Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material 

Safety and Safeguards. 

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Advisory Committee on the Medical 

Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission will convene a 

teleconference meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on the Medical Uses of 

Isotopes (ACMUI) on August 12, 2015, 

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Gallium-68 subcommittee report. 

Meeting information, including a copy 

of the agenda and handouts, will be 

available at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acmui/meetings/

2015.html. The agenda and handouts 

may also be obtained by contacting Ms. 

Sophie Holiday using the information 

below. 

DATES: The teleconference meeting will 

be held on Wednesday, August 12, 

2015, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. 

Public Participation: Any member of 

the public who wishes to participate in 

the teleconference should contact Ms. 

Holiday using the contact information 

below. 

Contact Information: Ms. Sophie 

Holiday, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Office of Nuclear Material 

Safety and Safeguards; by telephone: 

(404) 997–4691; or by email: 

sophie.holiday@nrc.gov. 

Conduct of the Meeting 

Dr. Bruce Thomadsen, ACMUI 

Chairman, will preside over the 

meeting. Dr. Thomadsen will conduct 

the meeting in a manner that will 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. The following procedures 

apply to public participation in the 

meeting: 

1. Persons who wish to provide a 

written statement should submit an 

electronic copy to Ms. Holiday at the 

contact information listed above. All 

submittals must be received by August 

07, 2015, three business days prior to 

the meeting, and must pertain to the 

topic on the agenda for the meeting. 

2. Questions and comments from 

members of the public will be permitted 

during the meetings, at the discretion of 

the Chairman. 

3. The draft transcript and meeting 

summary will be available on ACMUI’s 

Web site http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acmui/meetings/

2015.html on or about September 24, 

2015. 

This meeting will be held in 

accordance with the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954, as amended (primarily section 

161a); the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (5 U.S.C. App); and the 

Commission’s regulations in title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations part 7. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day 

of April 2015. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Andrew L. Bates, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

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[Docket No. 52–016; NRC–2008–0250] 

UniStar Nuclear Energy; Combined 

License Application for Calvert Cliffs 

Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Exemption; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing an 

exemption in response to a December 

31, 2014, letter from UniStar Nuclear 

Energy (UNE), on behalf of Calvert Cliffs 

Nuclear Project, LLC, and UniStar 

Operating Services, LLC, co-applicants 

for the combined license (COL) 

application for the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear 

Power Plant Unit 3 (CCNPP3), which 

requested an exemption to delay the 

submission of the annual update of the 

Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) to 

be included in their COL application. 

The NRC staff reviewed this request and 

determined that it is appropriate to 

grant the exemption to delay the FSAR 

update submittal up to December 31, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2008–0250 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

You may access the publicly-available 

information related to this document 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2008–0250. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For the 

technical questions, contact the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 

Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 

please contact the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 

ADAMS accession number for each 

document referenced in this document 

(if that document is available in 

ADAMS) is provided the first time that 

a document is referenced. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Surinder Arora, Office of New Reactors, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 

301–415–1421, or email: 

Surinder.Arora@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On March 14, 2008, UNE, on behalf of 

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Project, LLC and 

UniStar Operating services, LLC, 

submitted to the NRC a COL 

application, under subpart C of part 52 

of Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR) to construct and 

operate a single unit of AREVA NP’s 

U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR), 

designated as Calvert Cliffs Nuclear 

Power Plant Unit 3, at a site in Calvert 

County, Maryland. The UNE application 

was docketed on June 3, 2008 (Docket 

Number 52–016). UNE’s COL 

application for CCNPP3 incorporates by 

reference AREVA NP’s application for a 

standard design certification for the U.S. 

EPR. The NRC is currently performing 

concurrent reviews of the CCNPP3 COL 

application as well as AREVA NP’s 

application for design certification of 

the U.S. EPR. UNE also had previously 

requested an exemption on November 

19, 2013 (this request was later 

supplemented by UNE’s follow up 

updated request on March 21, 2014), 

under 10 CFR 50.71(e)(3)(iii) to submit 

the scheduled 2013 FSAR update, and 

proposed, for approval, a new submittal 

deadline of December 31, 2014. The 

NRC reviewed the bases for the 

exemption request and granted the 

exemption as described in Federal 

Register notice published on September 

11, 2014 (79 FR 54303). 

By a letter dated December 16, 2014 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML14351A301), 

UNE requested that after January 2015, 

the NRC defer its safety review portion 

of the Calvert Cliffs Unit 3 COL 

application until such time that UNE 

formally requests that the NRC resume 

its review. The letter also stated that 

UNE will monitor and evaluate progress 

of the technical issue resolution for the 

U.S. EPR FSAR and the development of 

guidance necessary to address Foreign 

Ownership Control and Domination 

(FOCD) prior to requesting the NRC to 

resume review. By letter dated February 

27, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML15062A050), UNE requested that 

after March 6, 2015, the NRC suspend 

the Calvert Cliffs Unit 3 COL 

application review until such time the 

UNE formally requests that the NRC 


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