[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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