[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 53468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26564]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Number 40-2259]
Pathfinder Mines Corporation
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Amendment of source material license SUA-672 to change two
reclamation milestone dates.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has amended Pathfinder Mines Corporation's (PMC's)
Source Material License SUA-672 to change two reclamation milestone
dates. This amendment was requested by PMC in its letter dated July 23,
1998, and the receipt of the request by NRC was noticed in the Federal
Register on August 12, 1998.
The license amendment modifies License Condition 61 to change
completion dates for two site-reclamation milestones. The new dates
approved by the NRC extend completion of placement of the final radon
barrier and placement of the erosion protection cover by three years
and three months. PMC attributes the delays to substantial settlement
still remaining to occur on the tailings system, before a final cover
can be placed. Based on the review of PMC's submittal, the NRC staff
concludes that the delays are attributable to factors beyond the
control of PMC, and the proposed work is scheduled to be completed as
expeditiously as practicable. Furthermore, because of the previous
placement of an interim cover over the Lucky Mc tailings impoundment
pursuant to License Condition 61A(2), and the ongoing radiation safety
and environmental monitoring programs, the staff concludes that a delay
in completion of placement of the final radon barrier cover and the
erosion protection cover will not result in any significant added risk
to the public health and safety and the environment.
An environmental assessment is not required since this action is
categorically excluded under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11), and an environmental
report from the licensee is not required by 10 CFR 51.60(b)(2).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PMC's amended license, and the NRC staff's
technical evaluation of the amendment request are being made available
for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room at 2120
L Street, NW (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mohammad W. Haque, Uranium Recovery
Branch, Division of Waste Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-6640.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of September, 1998.
Joseph J. Holonich,
Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-26564 Filed 10-2-98; 8:45 am]
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