Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/05/05/E9-10343/notice-of-availability-of-environmental-assessment-and-finding-of-no-significant-impact-for-license
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Federal Register :: Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Nuclear Materials License No. 06-28699-03, for Termination of the License and Unrestricted Release of the Swiss Army Brand, Incorporated Facility Located in Shelton, CT
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Nuclear Materials License No. 06-28699-03, for Termination of the License and Unrestricted Release of the Swiss Army Brand, Incorporated Facility Located in Shelton, CT
A Notice by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 05/05/2009
74 FR 20758
Docket No. 030-35869
E9-10343
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E9-10343 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E9-10343
Thomas K. Thompson, Sr. Health Physicist, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406; telephone (610) 337-5303; fax number (610) 337-5269; or by e-mail: thomas.thompson@nrc.gov.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the issuance of an amendment to byproduct materials License No. 06-28699-03. This license is held by Swiss Army Brands, Inc. (the licensee) for its facility located at 65 Trap Falls Road, Shelton, Connecticut (the Facility). Issuance of the amendment would authorize release of the Facility for unrestricted use and termination of the NRC license. The Licensee requested this action in a letter dated March 19, 2008. The NRC has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) in support of this proposed action in accordance with the requirements of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51). Based on the EA, the NRC has concluded that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate with respect to the proposed action. The amendment will be issued to the Licensee following the publication of this FONSI and EA in the Federal Register.
The proposed action would approve the Licensee's March 19, 2008, license amendment request, resulting in release of the Facility for unrestricted use and the termination of its NRC materials license. License No. 06-28699-03 was issued on November 20, 2001, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 30, and has been amended periodically since that time. This license authorized the Licensee to use tritiated (containing hydrogen-3) luminous painted dials for assembly on watches and alarm clocks.
The Facility is a one-story building of approximately 82,550 square feet, containing warehouse spaces, office spaces and laboratories. Within the Facility, use of licensed materials was largely confined to the 3,520 square foot watch repair area. The Facility is located in a mixed residential/commercial area. Within the Facility, the radionuclide of concern was hydrogen-3 because the half-life of this isotope is greater than 120 days.
In September 2007, the Licensee last handled watches containing tritium, ceased licensed activities and initiated a survey of the affected areas of the Facility. Based on the Licensee's historical knowledge of the site and the conditions of the Facility, the Licensee determined that only routine decontamination activities, in accordance with the NRC-approved operating radiation safety procedures, would be required. The Licensee was not required to submit a decommissioning plan to the NRC because worker cleanup activities and procedures are consistent with those approved for routine operations. The Licensee conducted surveys of the Facility and provided information to the NRC to demonstrate that it meets the criteria in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20 for unrestricted release and for license termination.
The historical review of licensed activities conducted at the Facility shows that such activities involved use of the following radionuclide with a half-life greater than 120 days: Hydrogen-3.
The Licensee conducted a final status survey in January 2008. This survey covered the areas of use in the Facility. The final status survey report was received March 12, 2008. The Licensee demonstrated compliance with the radiological criteria for unrestricted release as specified in 10 CFR 20.1402 Start Printed Page 20759by using the screening approach described in NUREG-1757, “Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance,” Volume 2. The radionuclide-specific derived concentration guideline levels (DCGLs), developed by the NRC, which comply with the dose criterion in 10 CFR 20.1402, were not exceeded. These DCGLs define the maximum amount of residual radioactivity on building surfaces, equipment, and materials, and in soils, that will satisfy the NRC requirements in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20 for unrestricted release. The Licensee's final status survey results were below these DCGLs and are in compliance with the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) requirement of 10 CFR 20.1402. The NRC thus finds that the Licensee's final status survey results are acceptable. Based on its review, the staff has determined that the affected environment and any environmental impacts associated with the proposed action are bounded by the impacts evaluated by the “Generic Environmental Impact Statement in Support of Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for License Termination of NRC-Licensed Nuclear Facilities” (NUREG-1496) Volumes 1-3 (ML042310492, ML042320379, and ML042330385). The staff finds there were no significant environmental impacts from the use of radioactive material at the Facility. The NRC staff reviewed the docket file records and the final status survey report to identify any non-radiological hazards that may have impacted the environment surrounding the Facility. No such hazards or impacts to the environment were identified. The NRC has identified no other radiological or non-radiological activities in the area that could result in cumulative environmental impacts.
NRC provided a draft of this Environmental Assessment to the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Radiation, for review on February 9, 2009. The State replied by electronic mail on April 9, 2009, indicating they agreed with the conclusions of the Environmental Assessment.
Documents related to this action, including the application for license amendment and supporting documentation, are available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/​reading-rm/​adams.html. From this site, you can access the NRC's Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The documents related to this action are listed below, along with their ADAMS accession numbers.
1. NRC License No. 06-28699-03, Amendment 4, issued December 20, 2006 (ML063550135);
2. Termination request dated March 19, 2008 (ML080940220);
3. Additional information on termination request dated May 12, 2008 (ML081540221);
4. Additional information on termination request dated March 5, 2008 (ML080940229);
5. Additional information on termination request received October 8, 2008 (ML083120214);
6. Additional information on termination request dated December 2, 2008 (ML083430273);
7. License issued November 20, 2001 (ML013330202);
8. Inspection report dated September 17, 2007 (ML072630308);
9. NUREG-1757, “Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance”;
10. Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E, “Radiological Criteria for License Termination”;
11. Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51, “Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions”; and
12. NUREG-1496, “Generic Environmental Impact Statement in Support of Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for License Termination of NRC-Licensed Nuclear Facilities.”
If you do not have access to ADAMS, or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public computers located at the NRC's PDR, O 1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee.
Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 28th day of April 2009.
Chief, Commercial, Research and Development Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I.
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