ML19318C627
| ML19318C627 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 06/09/1980 |
| From: | Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Hazle A COLORADO, STATE OF |
| References | |
| REF-WM-29 NUDOCS 8007020092 | |
| Download: ML19318C627 (1) | |
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.....f WM-29 Albert J. Hazle, Director Radiation and Hazardous Wastes Control Division Colorado Department of Health 4210 East lith Avenue Denver, Colorado 80220
Dear Mr. Hazle:
This refers to your February 19, 1980 letter to G. W. Kerr, U.S. NRC Office of State Programs, requesting that J. E. Rothfleisch of the Waste Management Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch staff review engineering assessments to be submitted by.Homestake Mining Company on its Pitch Project.
j As you know, the NRC was deeply involved in the preparation of the
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U.S. Forest Service's Environmental Impact Statement for this project.
More specifically, NRC concluded that the Homestake tailings manage-ment plan (Site A Alternative 1 as described in the Homestake EIS)
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i would meet the perfomance objectives developed by NRC and adopted by CHD.
In addition, the NRC is currently performing tailings I
management alternative and radiological evaluations.for the Cyprus, Pioneer, and Union Carbide projects in Colorado.
Due to our limited resources for technical assistance to Agreement States, we are unable to participate in the Pitch Project review on the continuing basis that you have requested.
It would seem more appropriate for the review to assure that detailed engineering plans i
conform with the approved tailings management program be conducted at the-state level.
We regret not being able to provide the requested assistance; however, we_ will ~ remain available for telephone consultation with your staff should the need arise.
Sincerely, i
Ross A. Scarano, Chief i
Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch Division of Waste Management s
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