ML19305E668

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Discusses Completion of Review of Proposal Anderson U Mill Project of Minerals Explorations Corp.Because of Indefinite Postponement of Project,Nrc Review Effort Has Been Terminated
ML19305E668
Person / Time
Issue date: 04/22/1980
From: Miller H
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
REF-WM-36 NUDOCS 8005200244
Download: ML19305E668 (1)


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MEMORANDUM FOR: WM-36 File FROM:

Hubert J. Miller, Section Leader Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch

SUBJECT:

COMPLETION OF URANIUM RECOVERY LICENSING BRANCH REVIEW 0F THE PROPOSED ANDERSON URANIUM MILL if PROJECT OF MINERALS EXPLORATIONS CORPORATION f

This mill was proposed for construction in the State of Arizona and the

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Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch (WMUR) review was conducted in response o

to a technical assistance request from the State of Arizona.

IMUR review has specifically consisted of the following:

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Review of the Minerals Exploration (MINEX) environmental report and i

associated supporting documents.

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Preparation of a letter report to the State of Arizona (R. A. Scarano

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to D. Gilbert) dated March 1, 1979, documenting the results of the r

initial review and identifying additienal information needed from the applicant concerning the project.

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Two site visits by WMUR staff and consultants and a meeting between Minerals Exploration and WMUR to discuss WMUR technical questions

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and concerns. The first site visit was documented by WMUR meeting i

minutes dated March 21, 1979. The second site visit was made by

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H. Miller on March 31, 1979, when in Arizona in connection with a local public meeting. The final meeting with MINEX is documented

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in meeting minutes dated May 22, 1979.

In these meeting minutes preliminary conclusions concerning the proposed project are documented by the WMUR staff.

In mid 1979, Minerals Explorations made a decision to postpone the project.

Later conversations with Minerals Exploration staff indicate the project has been put off indefinately.

(This occurred in January 1980.)

This project has been removed from the active NRC management control i

schedules (Gold Book) and staff effort has been terminated.

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conducted by the NRC staff has been documented as described above, and i.

the case is considered complete pending further notice from Minerals

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Hu rt J. Miller, Section Leader 5

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