ML19009A248
| ML19009A248 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | WM-00110 |
| Issue date: | 02/25/2019 |
| From: | Douglas Mandeville Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs |
| To: | Mccallister R US Dept of Energy (DOE) |
| D MANDEVILLE | |
| References | |
| Download: ML19009A248 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 25, 2019 Mr. Russell McCallister U.S. Department of Energy Moab UMTRA Project 200 Grand Avenue, Suite 500 Grand Junction, CO 81501
SUBJECT:
MOAB, UTAH, URANIUM MILL TAILING REMEDIAL ACTION PROJECT PROPERTY TRANSFER (DOCKET NUMBER: WM-110)
Dear Mr. McCallister:
This letter is to acknowledge a follow-up inquiry related to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) letter dated January 24, 2018 letter (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] number ML17332A822) related to a 75-foot (23-meter) easement along the easternmost boundary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project in Utah. The NRC staffs January 24, 2018 letter noted circumstances where NRC concurrence is required under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, as amended (UMTRCA), and when it is not.
The letter noted that NRC concurrence is not required prior to DOE granting an easement to the property in question.
The NRC understands the DOE is now planning to transfer certain property to an adjacent property owner. Based upon the information provided by DOE, the NRC staff has no reason to conclude that the transfer would interfere with the remediation activities currently in progress at the site or with the completion of remediation. As discussed in our January 24, 2018 letter, because the radiological characterization of the property within the proposed transfer area indicates that there is no soil contamination above U.S. EPA clean-up guidelines in 40 CFR Part 192, the NRC staff does not foresee a risk to public health and safety. Additionally, the planned DOE transfer is not an action requiring NRC concurrence, although NRC concurrence on the completion of remediation is required under UMTRCA. The NRC staff appreciates DOEs efforts to keep the NRC staff informed on its activities related to the Moab project.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) § 2.390, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
R. McCallister 2 If you have any questions, please contact me via telephone at 301-415-0724 or by email at douglas.mandeville@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Douglas T. Mandeville, Senior Project Manager Uranium Recovery and Materials Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. WM-110
ML19009A248 *by email OFFICE DUWP DUWP DUWP OGC DUWP NAME DMandeville SAchten* BVonTill AGendelman* DMandeville DATE 1/19/19 1/10/19 2/25/19 2/25/2019 2/25/19