[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-8181]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 04009024]
Energy Fuels Nuclear, Inc.; Receipt of Application from Energy
Fuels Nuclear, Inc, for a Source Material License
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(the Commission) has received, by letter dated November 18, 1993 from
Energy Fuels Nuclear, Inc., an application for a source material
license to commercially produce uranium oxide by in-situ leaching (ISL)
of uranium ores, at its Reno Creek, Wyoming ISL facility.
The facility will be located approximately 12 miles southwest of
the town of Wright, in Campbell County, Wyoming. The operation is
anticipated to extract about 181,440 kilograms (400,000 pounds) of
uranium oxide (U3 O8) per year, with a maximum
quantity of 7000 kilograms (15,400 pounds) of source material on site
at any one time.
The applicant plans to use a series of injection wells, which will
introduce hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate/bicarbonate
(lixiviant) into the ore zone; and extract the mobilized uranium
through a series of pumping wells. The uranium-rich water will be
routed to an on-site processing building (satellite plant) where the
uranium will be concentrated in ion-exchange resin tanks. The uranium-
depleted fluids will be recharged with lixiviant and recirculated into
the ore zone through the injection wells to mobilize more uranium. The
loaded ion-exchange resin will be hydraulically transferred to tank
trucks and periodically shipped to another NRC-licensed facility for
elution and further processing. The designed production rate for total
circulation of leaching solutions will be about 7570 liters per minute
(2000 gallons per minute).
Following the extraction of the uranium from the ore zone, the
ground water affected by the mining operation will be restored to a
quality of use equal to or better than the water uses prior to
extraction operations. The ground-water restoration techniques will
include pumping the well field without lixiviant injection (ground-
water sweep), followed by circulating and injecting water treated by
reverse osmosis to achieve final restoration. Ground-water quality will
be monitored in perimeter monitoring wells during extraction operations
and ground-water restoration activities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael C. Layton, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Low-Level Waste
Management and Decommissioning, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555, (301) 504-2584. Availability of License
Application by Energy Fuels Nuclear, Inc.
Energy Fuels Nuclear, Inc.'s source material license application
and supporting documents, which describe the proposed in-situ leach
facility, location, facility operations, and design, is being made
available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document
Room at 2120 L Street, NW. (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555.
Opportunity for Hearing on License Application Request by Energy Fuels
Nuclear, Inc.
The licensee and any person whose interest may be affected by the
issuance of this license may file a request for hearing. A request for
hearing must be filed with the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, within 30 days of the
publication of this notice in the Federal Register; be served on the
NRC staff (Executive Director for Operations, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852); be served on the applicant
(Energy Fuels Nuclear, Inc., 1200 17th Street, suite 2500, Denver,
Colorado 80202); and must comply with the requirements set forth in the
Commission's regulations, 10 CFR 2.105 and 2.714. The request for
hearing must set forth with particularity the interest of the
petitioner in the proceeding and how that interest may be affected by
the results of the proceeding, including the reasons why the request
should be granted, with particular reference to the following factors:
1. The nature of the petitioner's right, under the Atomic Energy
Act, to be made a party to the proceeding;
2. The nature and extent of the petitioner's property, financial
or other interest in the proceeding; and
3. The possible effect, on the petitioner's interest, of any
order which may be entered in the proceeding.
The request must also set forth the specific aspect or aspects of
the subject matter of the proceeding as to which petitioner wishes a
hearing.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of March 1994.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph J. Holonich,
Acting Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Low-Level Waste
Management and Decommissioning, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 94-8181 Filed 4-5-94; 8:45 am]
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