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waste. No action now would delay

remediation until some time in the

future, when costs could be much

higher than they are today. It is even

possible that no disposal option will be

available in the future if the current

low-level radioactive waste disposal

facilities are closed and no new ones are

opened. Therefore, the no-action

alternative is not acceptable.

Environmental Impacts of Proposed

Action

The 10 CFR Part 20 liquid effluent

release limits are based on a total

effective dose equivalent of 50 mrem if

the radionuclide were ingested

continuously over the course of a year.

The licensee has committed to maintain

annual cumulative averaging less than

20 percent of the effluent limits

stipulated in Appendix B of 10 CFR Part

20. The Cushing license SNM–1999 will

be conditioned to reflect this

commitment. The licensee’s analysis

indicates that the actual releases will

likely be less than one percent of the

effluent limits. If the licensee did

release liquid effluents at one percent of

the 10 CFR Part 20 release limits and if

a member of the public were able to

directly consume this contaminated

liquid effluent, that member of the

public would receive a total effective

dose of less than 0.5 mrem/year.

Further, if the licensee released liquid

effluents at 20 percent of the 10 CFR

Part 20 release limits and if a member

of the public were able to directly

consume this contaminated liquid

effluent, that member of the public

would receive a total effective dose of

less than 10 mrem/year. Therefore,

effluent releases from the RMSA will be

limited to an annual average of not more

than 20 percent of the 10 CFR Part 20

limit and, in accordance with ALARA,

any discharge above 20 percent of the

limit will be investigated and corrective

measures will be taken and

documented. This condition will ensure

that the maximum potential dose to a

member of the public is less than 10

mrem/year. Therefore, the impact on the

human environment due to the release

of potentially radioactive contaminated

liquid effluent from either the RMSA or

the retention pond is insignificant.

Further, the low-level waste disposal

facility, Envirocare, eligible to receive

this waste, is regulated under State of

Utah rules for land disposal of

radioactive wastes, which provide for

long-term institutional control and

minimize the potential for human

intrusion and other environmental

impacts. Therefore, NRC staff believes

that disposing of the Acid Sludge Pit 4

radiologically contaminated wastes at

the Envirocare facility will not cause

any significant impacts on the human

environment and is acceptable. The

conditions and restrictions placed on

the Envirocare facility, combined with

the facility design provisions and its

location, provide an acceptable level of

protection of human health and safety

and the environment.

Conclusions

Based on NRC staff’s evaluation of the

licensee’s Acid Sludge Pit 4 remediation

plan and placement of radioactive

contaminated material into the RMSA,

NRC staff has determined that the

proposed plan and use of the RMSA

complies with NRC’s public and

occupational dose and effluent limits,

and that authorizing the proposed

activities by license amendment would

not be a major Federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment. NRC staff

concludes that a finding of no

significant impact is justified and

appropriate, and that an environmental

impact statement is not required. In

accordance with the requirements of

Subpart L of 10 CFR Part 2, an

Opportunity for a Hearing was offered.1

Finding of No Significant Impact

Pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51, NRC has

prepared an environmental assessment

related to the issuance of a license

amendment to Materials License SNM–

1999, authorizing remediation of Acid

Sludge Pit 4 and placement of

radioactive contaminated material into

the RMSA. On the basis of this

environmental assessment, NRC has

concluded that this licensing action

would not have any significant effect on

the quality of the human environment

and does not warrant the preparation of

an environmental impact statement.

Accordingly, it has been determined

that a Finding of No Significant Impact

is appropriate.

Further Information

For further details with respect to this

action, the Environmental Assessment

and other documents related to this

proposed action are available for public

inspection and copying at NRC’s Public

Document Room at the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street NW.,

Washington, DC.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day

of July 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Lawrence G. Bell,

Acting Chief, Low-Level Waste and

Decommissioning Projects Branch, Division

of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards.

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