ML19211A151
| ML19211A151 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 11/21/1979 |
| From: | Trager E NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Smiraglia L AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| REF-WM-26 NUDOCS 7912170100 | |
| Download: ML19211A151 (1) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION aE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 NOV 211979 Ms. Linda Smiraglia Mail Stop 1631 David D. Smith and Associates Box 929-E San Diego, California 92109
Dear Ms. Smiraglia:
This letter is in response to your request dated October 25, 1979, for a copy of the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) concerning the Mt. Taylor Project uranium mill tailings impoundment proposed by Gulf Mineral Resources Company.
PL 96-106 was enacted on November 9, 1979.
It amended the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) of 1978 to clarify Sections 204(h) and 204(e) of that Act.
The clarification provides that the Commission shall no longer have direct licensing authority over uranium mill tailings (as byproduct material) produced in Agreement States. As the Coninission will not issue byproduct material licenses for uranium mill tailings projects in Agreement States, there is no longer a need for the Commission to prepare environmental impact statements for such projects, i.e., the DEIS which you requested will not be prepared.
Sincerely, laf Eugene A. Trager Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch Division of Waste Management 1594 357 7912170/OO