[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-22087]
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[Federal Register: September 8, 1994]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Number 40-1162]
Federal Register Notice of Amendment to Change Reclamation
Milestone Dates in Source Material License SUA-56 Held by Western
Nuclear, Inc.
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Amendment of Source Material License SUA-56 to change
reclamation milestone dates.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission has amended Western Nuclear Inc.'s (WNI) Source Material
License SUA-56 to change the reclamation milestone dates. This
amendment was requested by WNI by letter dated June 14, 1994 and its
receipt by NRC was noticed in the Federal Register on July 28, 1994.
The license amendment modifies License Condition 75 to change the
completion dates for several site reclamation milestones. The new
dates, proposed by WNI and approved by NRC, extend completion of (1)
placement of final radon barrier on portions of the disposal cells by
from one to two years, (2) placement of erosion protection by from one
to two and one-half years, and (3) completion of groundwater corrective
action by two years. WNI attributes the delays to (1) continued
settlement in tailings areas containing extensive slimes, (2) materials
sequencing issues during construction that are designed to preserve the
integrity of the final reclamation soil cover, (3) continued operation
of the groundwater corrective action program, and (4) regulatory delays
in prior approvals which affected the entire sequence of reclamation
activities. Based on review of WNI's submittal, the NRC staff concludes
that the delays are attributable to factors beyond the control of WNI,
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: WNI's license, which amended License
Condition 75, 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: Allan T. Mullins, High-Level Waste and
Uranium Recovery Projects Branch, Division of Waste Management, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301)
415-6693.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of August 1994.
Daniel M. Gillen,
Acting Chief, High-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch,
Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 94-22087 Filed 9-7-94; 8:45 am]
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