[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 7127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4224]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Uranium Mill Facilities: Availability of Final ``Staff Technical 
Position on Alternate Concentration Limits for Title II Uranium Mills''

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the 
availability of its final ``Staff Technical Position on Alternate 
Concentration Limits for Title II Uranium Mills.'' The purposes of this 
final Staff Technical Position (STP) are to provide: (1) Guidance on 
NRC staff's interpretation of the applicable regulations for 
establishing alternate concentration limits (ACLs) at uranium mills and 
tailings impoundment sites regulated under Title II of the Uranium Mill 
Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) of 1978; (2) a Standard Format 
and Content Guide for ACL applications; and (3) standard criteria and 
procedures for ACL application reviews by NRC and Agreement States.
    The final STP on ACLs for Title II uranium mills represents a 
revised and updated version of NRC's draft final STP, which was 
announced in the Federal Register on March 21, 1994 (59 FR 13345). The 
revisions were made largely in response to comments that NRC received 
on the draft final STP.
    The final STP on ACLs for Title II uranium mills was prepared 
pursuant to the regulatory requirements for ground-water protection in 
Criterion 5 of Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 40, and is therefore only 
applicable to uranium mills and mill tailings impoundment sites 
regulated under Title II of UMTRCA. However, NRC will use the same 
technical approach in reviewing ACL applications for uranium mills and 
mill tailings impoundment sites that are regulated under Title I of 
UMTRCA, with modifications to reflect differences between UMTRCA's 
Title I and Title II programs.
    Effective immediately, the staff will use this final STP instead of 
the draft final STP in reviewing ACL applications on file as well as 
new ACL applications.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final STP on ACLs for Title II uranium mills 
may be requested by writing to: Mr. Joseph J. Holonich, Chief, Uranium 
Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, Mailstop T7J-9, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555, or by calling (301) 415-7238.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Latif S. Hamdan, Uranium Recovery 
Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards, Mailstop T7J-9, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555. Telephone: (301) 415-6639.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Persons interested in commenting on the 
final STP on ACLs for Title II uranium mills may provide written 
comments to Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste 
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Mailstop 
T7J-9, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. 
Comments received will be considered in any future revisions of the 
STP. There is no date set for expiration of the comment period.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of Febuary, 1996.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph J. Holonich,
Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 96-4224 Filed 2-23-96; 8:45 am]
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