[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17840-17841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8898]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 030-05337]


Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Availability of 
Environmental Assessment for License Amendment of Byproduct Material 
License No. 29-07694-01, BASF Corporation, West Windsor, NJ

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the 
issuance of a license amendment to BASF Corporation for Byproduct 
Material License No. 29-07694-01, to authorize release of its facility 
in West Windsor, New Jersey, for unrestricted use and 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.

II. EA Summary

    The purpose of the proposed action is to allow for the release of 
the licensee's West Windsor, New Jersey facility for unrestricted use. 
BASF Corporation (previously American Cyanamid Company) was authorized 
by NRC from September 25, 1961 to use radioactive materials for 
research and development purposes at the site. On October 31, 2001, 
BASF Corporation submitted a Facility Release Plan although one was not 
required. On March 8, 2002, the NRC issued amendment 40 to License No. 
29-07694-01 which authorizes BASF to proceed with the decontamination 
and decommissioning as discussed in this plan. On September 20, 2002, 
BASF Corporation requested release for unrestricted use of the 
buildings at Quakerbridge and Clarksville Roads, West Windsor, New 
Jersey as authorized by the NRC License No. 29-07694-01, and 
termination of

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the license. BASF Corporation has conducted surveys of the facility and 
determined that the facility meets the license termination criteria in 
subpart E of 10 CFR part 20.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The NRC staff has evaluated BASF Corporation's request and the 
results of the surveys. The NRC staff has concluded that the completed 
action complies with 10 CFR part 20. The staff has prepared the EA 
(summarized above) in support of the proposed license amendment to 
terminate the license and release the facility for unrestricted use. On 
the basis of the EA, 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 Accesion No. 
ML030930120). Any questions with respect to this action should be 
referred to Kathy Modes, Nuclear Materials Safety Branch 2, Division of 
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of 
Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, telephone (610) 337-5251, fax (610) 337-
5269.

    Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 3rd day of April, 
2003.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John D. Kinneman,
Chief, Nuclear Materials Safety Branch 2, Division of Nuclear Materials 
Safety, Region I.
[FR Doc. 03-8898 Filed 4-10-03; 8:45 am]
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