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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40-4492]

 

American Nuclear Corp.

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice receipt for request to amend reclamation schedule at the 
American Nuclear Corporation, Gas Hills Uranium Mill, Fremont County, 
Wyoming.

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1. Proposed Action

    By letter dated October 21, 1993, American Nuclear Corporation, 
holder of Source Material License SUA-667 for the Gas Hills uranium 
mill, requested an amendment to License Condition No. 31, which defines 
milestones for site reclamation. Approval of this request would 
authorize an extension for the date of completion of final radon 
barrier and erosion protection placement on Tailings Pond 2.

2. Reason for Request To Amend Reclamation Schedule

    In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between EPA, 
NRC, and affected Agreement States issued in the Federal Register, 
Volume 56, No. 207, Friday, October 25, 1991, Proposed Rules, the 
attached notice of Receipt is being issued for Source Material License 
SUA-667. The notice acknowledges receipt of a request to amend the 
reclamation schedule for the Gas Hills mill, owned by American Nuclear 
Corporation, and is being provided for public notice and comment.
    This amendment request is subsequent to NRC communication to the 
licensee that a previous amendment request for a reclamation redesign 
proposal dated April 16, 1992, would not be reviewed by late 1992, or 
early 1993. As a consequence, the licensee believes they cannot begin 
authorized restoration activities in the time necessary to meet current 
reclamation milestone dates.
    Approval of the request to extend reclamation completion dates 
would allow a 1-year extension for final radon barrier placement, and a 
2-year extension for placement of the erosion protection cover. The new 
dates would be December 31, 1995, and December 31, 1996, respectively. 
The licensee states the extension of completion dates for these 
elements of site reclamation would not affect the final closure date 
for the entire facility. To avoid any added potential risk to human 
health or the environment due to release of radionuclides, the licensee 
would continue to monitor and maintain the interim tailings impoundment 
cover.
    In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between EPA, 
NRC, and affected Agreement States issued in the Federal Register, 
Volume 56, No. 207, Friday, October 25, 1991, Proposed Rules, the NRC 
is publishing the above notice of Reciepit. Approval of the request 
will be based on determination there will be no harm to human health or 
the environment, that reclamation will be completed as expeditiously as 
practical, and verification that rescheduling reclamation will not 
impact the final closure date for the entire facility.

    Signed in Denver, Colorado this 26th day of January 1994.
Edward F. Hawkins,
Deputy Director, Uranium Recovery Field Office, Region IV.
[FR Doc. 94-3220 Filed 2-10-94; 8:45 am]
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