ML19305A163
| ML19305A163 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/19/1978 |
| From: | Manger S NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| REF-PROJ-M-13 NUDOCS 7901040303 | |
| Download: ML19305A163 (2) | |
Text
_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
- p Cec %
o C
UNITED STATES 3i,
.~4 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 s..v /
DEC I g 7973 MEMORANDUM FOR:
Ross A. Scarano, Section Leade-Uranium Mill Licensing Sectior Fuel Processing & Fabrication Branch FROM:
Steve Manger Uranium Mill Licensing Section Fuel Processing & Fabrication Branch
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF ACTIVITIES DURING WEEK 0F OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 3, 1978 Purpose To meet with several individuals on diverse subjects.
Place and Date Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 30, 1978 San Mateo, New Mexico (see attached site visit summary), October 31, 1978 Denver, Colorado, November 1,1978 Fremont County, Wyoming, November 2, 1978 Discussion After traveling to Albuquerque on October 30 for the Gulf site visit, a side trip was made to Santa Fe to meet with Al Topp, Ted Wolff, and Gerald Stewart of New Mexico EID. The discussions were casual, centering on NRC's assistance in the aftermath of the departure of Pat Donahue, the revised Bokum resources proposal, and the status of uranium milling in New Mexico. Copies of the revised Bokum proposal and the EID letter of intent to Bokum were obtained.
On November 1,1978, a stop was made in Denver before continuing to Casper, Wyoming.
In Denver, I met with Brit Storey of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to discuss our draft procedure for conducting archaeological and historical surveys.
Mr. Storey was generally pleased with the draft, offering several suggestions for clarifying and streamlining the process. He also discussed the scope of our licensing authority as it relates to the scope of an EIS, and Mr. Storey suggested that this apparent discrepancy be made more clear in future statements. We ended the meeting with a brief discussion on the respective roles of NRC and Agreement States in uranium mill licensing actions.
7901040303 l
f R. A. Scarano A stop was then made at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Denver Research Center to discuss what is known about the uses of mill tailings ponds by wildlife. None of the individuals in the office at the time were infonned on the subject but they were able to provide the names of others in the Denver region who are likely to have more information.
On November 2 a trip was made to the FAP and Lucky Mc mills in Fremont County, Wyoming. The FAP site tour beginning at 9:00 a.m.
under the guidance of Floyd Jackson, Personnel and Safety Officer, included the major pit mines, the underground mine (under development),
the ore storage area, mill building and tailings management areas, and reclaimed drill pads. The purpose of the trip, to gain first hand knowledgeofthemillanditssurroundingsallowinymetoassistin I
the development of the EIS for the FAP license renewal, was satisfied to a great extent because of the willingness of Mr. Jackson to act as my guide and to answer my questions. Mr. Jackson was also able to describe his observations of waterfowl and antelope when they contact acidic tailings ponds, information which can be factored into future evaluations. The site visit terminated at 3:45 p.m.
After leaving FAP, a brief tour of the Lucky Mc tailings management area was made with the assistance of Mr. R. W. Poyser, Environmental Coordinator. Particular attention was paid to the dam area of tailings pond 4, which the corporation plans to upgrade.
I returned to Casper at 6:30 p.m.
~The trfp concluded on November 3 with my return to Washington from Casper.
D
/ Q,., & -
Steve Ma er Uranium Mill Licensing Section Fuel Processing & Fabrication Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety m
-