[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5321-5322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2515]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NUREG-1620]


Draft Standard Review Plan; Review of a Reclamation Plan for Mill 
Tailings Sites Under Title II of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation 
Control Act; Draft Standard Review Plan

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability; Opportunity for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting 
comments on a Draft Standard Review Plan for Review of a Reclamation 
Plan for Mill Tailings Sites Under Title II of the Uranium Mill 
Tailings Radiation Control Act (NUREG-1620) from interested parties. An 
NRC source and byproduct material license is required

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under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 
Part 40 (10 CFR Part 40), Domestic Licensing of Source Material, in 
conjunction with uranium or thorium milling, or with byproduct material 
at sites formerly associated with such milling. An applicant for a new 
reclamation plan, or for the renewal or amendment of an existing 
license, is required to provide detailed information on the facilities, 
and procedures to be used, and if appropriate, an environmental report 
that discusses the effect of proposed operations on public health and 
safety and on the environment. This information is used by Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission staff to determine whether the proposed 
activities will be protective of public health and safety and be 
environmentally acceptable. The purpose of this standard review plan is 
to provide NRC staff with specific guidance on the review of this 
information and will be used to ensure a consistent quality and 
uniformity of staff reviews. Each section in the review plan provides 
guidance on what is to be reviewed, the basis for the review, how the 
staff review is to be accomplished, what the staff will find acceptable 
in a demonstration of compliance with the regulations, and the 
conclusions that are sought regarding the applicable sections in 10 CFR 
Chapter I. The review plan is also intended to improve the 
understanding of the staff review process by interested members of the 
public and the uranium recovery industry. The draft was developed using 
input from staff review precedents; staff inspection experiences; and 
public meetings with the industry.
    Review plan for Surface Water Hydrology and Erosion Protection for 
Long-Term Stabilization, as presented in NUREG-1620, references NUREG-
1623, ``Design of Erosion Protection for Long-Term Stabilization,'' for 
details on the design methodology acceptable to the NRC staff. The 
draft of NUREG-1623 will be available for public comments in 
approximately 2 weeks.
    Opportunity to Comment: Interested parties are invited to comment 
on the review plan. These areas include radon attenuation and long-term 
stability of the reclaimed site, soil cleanup, and groundwater 
restoration reviews. A final review plan will be prepared after the NRC 
staff has evaluated public comments received on the draft review plan.

DATES: Written comments must be received prior to May 4, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft review plan should be sent to the 
Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. A copy of the Draft Standard Review Plan 
(NUREG-1620) may be obtained by writing to the Printing and Graphics 
Branch, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-
0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Banad Jagannath at 301-415-6653.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of January, 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
N. King Stablein,
Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 99-2515 Filed 2-2-99; 8:45 am]
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