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Attachment - NRC Response to Thompson and Pugsley, May 2012
ML17243A369
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Issue date: 05/11/2012
From: Satorius M
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
To: Thompson A
Thompson & Pugsley, PLLC
Spackman D
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May 11, 2012 Mr. Anthony J. Thompson, Partner Thompson & Pugsley, PLLC.

1225 19th Street, N.W., Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20036

Dear Mr. Thompson:

I am writing in response to your letter of April 11, 2012, regarding the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) lack of progress on the review of the State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environments (CDPHEs), Completion Review Report (CRR) for the Durita heap leach facility (Hecla Limited facility). The initial review of the draft CRR identified a gap in the groundwater monitoring data for the site. The NRC conducted several activities including a site visit to evaluate the significance of the gap in monitoring data. The evaluation of this information is ongoing.

We appreciate the patience that your client has demonstrated and we are working to clear the other urgent activities that have been assigned to Dr. Sollenberger. We are providing additional staff assistance to facilitate completion of this project. We anticipate that NRC will provide a response (final comment on the groundwater monitoring issue in the draft CRR) to CDPHE by September 4, 2012.

The NRC staff will work with CDPHE staff to address any additional questions on the groundwater issue. If you have any questions on this letter, please call me (301-415-7217) or Mr. Duncan White (301-415-2598).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark A. Satorius, Director Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs

May 11, 2012 Mr. Anthony J. Thompson, Partner Thompson & Pugsley, PLLC.

1225 19th Street, N.W., Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20036

Dear Mr. Thompson:

I am writing in response to your letter of April 11, 2012, regarding the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) lack of progress on the review of the State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environments (CDPHEs), Completion Review Report (CRR) for the Durita heap leach facility (Hecla Limited facility). The initial review of the draft CRR identified a gap in the groundwater monitoring data for the site. The NRC conducted several activities including a site visit to evaluate the significance of the gap in monitoring data. The evaluation of this information is ongoing.

We appreciate the patience that your client has demonstrated and we are working to clear the other urgent activities that have been assigned to Dr. Sollenberger. We are providing additional staff assistance to facilitate completion of this project. We anticipate that NRC will provide a response (final comment on the groundwater monitoring issue in the draft CRR) to CDPHE by September 4, 2012.

The NRC staff will work with CDPHE staff to address any additional questions on the groundwater issue. If you have any questions on this letter, please call me (301-415-7217) or Mr. Duncan White (301-415-2598).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark A. Satorius, Director Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Distribution:

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