[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 60 (Monday, March 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 16289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-692]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 030-00883]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Amendment for Rutgers, the State
University of New Jersey, J. B. Smith Hall Building in New Brunswick,
NJ
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding
of No Significant Impact.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randolph C. Ragland, Jr.,
Decommissioning & Laboratory Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials
Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
19406, telephone (610) 337-5083, fax (610) 337-5269; or by e-mail:
rcr1@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the issuance
of a license amendment to Materials License No. 29-05218-28 issued to
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, licensee, to authorize
release of their J. B. Smith Hall building, on Cook Campus, in New
Brunswick, NJ for unrestricted use. NRC has prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) in support of this action in accordance with the
requirements of 10 CFR part 51. Based on the EA, the NRC has concluded
that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate. The
amendment will be issued following the publication of this notice.
II. EA Summary
The purpose of the proposed action is to authorize the release of
the licensee's J. B. Smith Hall building, on their Cook Campus in New
Brunswick, NJ for unrestricted use. Rutgers University was authorized
by NRC from the 1970s to use radioactive materials for laboratory
research and training purposes at the site. On November 21, 2003,
Rutgers University requested that NRC release the facility for
unrestricted use. Rutgers University has conducted surveys of the
facility and provided information to the NRC to demonstrate that the
site meets the license termination criteria in subpart E of 10 CFR part
20 for unrestricted release.
The NRC staff has prepared an EA in support of the proposed license
amendment. The staff evaluated Rutgers University's request and the
results of the surveys and has concluded that the completed action
complies with the criteria in subpart E of 10 CFR part 20.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The staff has prepared the EA, summarized above, in support of the
proposed license amendment to release the J. B. Smith Hall for
unrestricted use. The staff has found that the environmental impacts
from 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
Facilities'' (NUREG-1496). The staff has also found that the non-
radiological impacts are not significant. On the basis of the EA, the
NRC has concluded that the environmental impacts from the proposed
action are expected to be insignificant and has determined not to
prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.
IV. Further Information
The EA and the documents related to this proposed action, including
the application for the license amendment and supporting documentation,
are available for inspection at NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (ADAMS Accession Nos.
ML040790360, ML033300511, ML040710910, ML040710882). These documents
may also be viewed electronically on the public computers located at
the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), O 1F21, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction
contractor will copy documents for a fee. These documents are also
available for inspection and copying for a fee at the Region I Office,
475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 19406. Persons who
do not have access to ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff
by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or (301) 415-4737, or by e-mail to
pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 22nd day of March,
2004.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ronald R. Bellamy,
Chief, Decommissioning & Laboratory Branch, Division of Nuclear
Materials Safety, Region I.
[FR Doc. E4-692 Filed 3-26-04; 8:45 am]
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