10 CFR 50.83 requires, in part, that prior to releasing part of a facility or site for unrestricted use, the licensee shall obtain NRC approval. Contrary to this, in January 2007, the licensee identified that on April 20, 2004, it had sold two parcels of land totaling 0.83 acres near the Highway 94 bridge at Logan Creek to the State of
Missouri without obtaining NRC approval of the release of the land for unrestricted use. This was entered in the licensees corrective action program as
CAR 200700893. On May 15, 2007, the licensee submitted a request, consistent with
10 CFR 50.83, seeking approval to release these parcels of land. This finding is of very low safety significance because the property meets the definition of non-impacted areas in accordance with
10 CFR 50.2, and the property has no reasonable potential for residual radioactivity in excess of natural background. In accordance with the
NRC Enforcement Policy, because the violation impacted the regulatory process, it was not suitable for evaluation under the
Significance Determination Process and, therefore, was categorized at
Severity Level IV.
