[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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