[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 45196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21494]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-0299]
Federal Register Notice of Amendment To Change Reclamation
Milestone Dates in Source Material License SUA-648 Held by Umetco
Minerals Corporation
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Amendment of Source Material License SUA-648 to change
reclamation milestone dates.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission has amended Umetco Mineral Corporation's (Umetco's) Source
Material License SUA-648 to change the reclamation milestone dates.
This amendment was requested by Umetco by letter dated April 21, 1995,
and its receipt by NRC was noticed in the Federal Register on June 21,
1995.
The license amendment modifies License Condition 59 to change the
completion dates for four site-reclamation milestones. The new dates
approved by the NRC extend completion of (1) placement of final radon
barrier on the A-9 Impoundment by one year, and (2) placement of
erosion protection on the Inactive Impoundment, the A-9 Impoundment,
and the Heap Leach Impoundment by one year. Umetco attributes the
delays to (1) NRC's re-examination of cover design for performance with
current standards and practices, and (2) short construction season at
the Gas Hills site. Based on review of Umetco's submittal, the NRC
staff concludes that the delays are attributable to factors beyond the
control of Umetco, the proposed work is scheduled to be completed as
expeditiously as practicable, and the added risk to the public health
and safety is not significant.
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: Umetco's license, including an amended
License Condition 59, 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, High-Level Waste
and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch, Division of Waste Management,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone
(301) 415-6640.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of August 1995.
Joseph J. Holonich,
Chief, High-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch, Division
of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 95-21494 Filed 8-29-95; 8:45 am]
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