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[FR Doc No: 94-22087]


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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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