[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 46023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18919]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NUREG-1620]


Review of A Reclamation Plan For Mill Tailings Sites Under Title 
II of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act; Final Standard 
Review Plan

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published the 
Final 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). An NRC source and byproduct material license 
is required 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 
the environment. The standard review plan provides guidance to NRC 
staff for the review of reclamation plans while ensuring consistency 
and uniformity among the staff reviews. Each section in the review plan 
provides detailed review guidance on subject matter required in a 
standard reclamation plan. The review plan is intended to improve the 
understanding of the staff review process by interested members of the 
public and the uranium recovery industry. The final version includes 
updates based on public comment on the draft Standard Review Plan for 
the Review of a Reclamation Plan for Mill Tailings Sites Under Title II 
of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act.
    Availability: Copies of NUREG-1620 may be purchased from the 
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, PO Box 
37082, Washington, DC 20402-9328. Copies are also available from the 
National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, 
Springfield, Virginia 22161. Paper and electronic copies are available 
for inspection and/or copying in the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L 
Street, NW. Washington, DC. An electronic copy can be accessed for 
reading, searching, or copying under ``Technical Reports in the NUREG 
Series'' of the ``NRC Reference Library'' at the NRC Web site, (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NUREGS).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of July, 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Philip Ting,
Chief, Fuel Cycle Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and 
Safeguards Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 00-18919 Filed 7-25-00; 8:45 am]
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