ML20003C863

Addl Response to FOIA Request for Documents Re Five Categories of Info on U Mills in Ut,Nm,Az,Co & Wy.W/O Encls

ML20003C863
Person / Time
Issue date:	03/12/1981
From:	Felton J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Mcloed C FOUNDATION FOR NATIONAL PROGRESS
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FOIA-81-8 NUDOCS 8103180597
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a% b Mr. Christopher McLoed I'G y,h Foundation for National Progress a;f 625 Third Street IN RESPONSE REFER San Francisco, CA 94107 TO F01A-81-8

Dear Mr. McLoed:

This is in further response to your letter dated December 1,1980 in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, all documents relating to five categories of information on uranium mills in Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Wyoming.

The documents listed on the appendix are enclosed.

The NRC has not completed its review of the remaining documents subject to your request.

We will respond as soon as the review is completed.

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Enclosures:

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F0fA-81-8 Appendix 1.

September 1980 NUREG-0706, Volume 1 2.

September 1980 NUREG-0706, Volume 2 3.

September 1980 NUREG-0706, Volume 3 4.

March 23,1975 Note to G. Wayne Kerr from R. B. Chitwood, Tech. Assistance to New Mexico in the review of the United Nuclear Corp., Church Rock, Mill Application 5.

July 18,1980 Letter to G. Wayne Kerr from T. A. Wolff 6.

December 10, 1979 Memo to R. A. Scarano from R. E. Jackson 7.

June 24, 1980 Memo to R. A. Scarano from G. W. Kerr, UNC Church Rock Dam Failure 8.

June 23, 1980 Memo to R. A. Scarano from G. W. Kerr, UNC Church Rock Dam Failure 9.

December 4,1979 Letter to F. E. Paul, the Navajo Nation, from W. J. Dircks

10. September 19, 1980 Notice of Event 34

11. May 5,1980 Notice of Event 18

12. March 27,1969 Note to Harold L. Price from J. A. McBride

13. June 17,1980 Notice of Event 18A

14. May 15,1980 Abstract - Sweeney Mill Incident

15. May 8, 1980 Memo to Incident Files and License Files from A. J. Hazle, 5/4 Sweeney Incident

16. May 12, 1980 Memo to Sweeney Mill File from Mike Brown, Sweeney Samples collected 5/5/80

17. May 12,1980 Memo to Sweeney Mill File from Dick Gamewell

18. May 13,1980 Memo to Seeney Mill File from Mile Brown / Janet Smith

19. May 20, 1980 Memo to Sweeney Mill File from Mike Brown

20. May 28, 1980 Letter to Gordon Sweeney from Albert J. Hazle e

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Undated Loose pages on Colorado Uranium Mill Tailing

22. September 27, 1977 Radiation Incident Report, Southeastern, Colorado

23. December 16, 1980 Letter to Dr. Ted Wolff from J. L. Lubenau

24. September 26, 1980 Letter to Dr. Ted Wolff from G. W. Kerr

25. August 13, 1980 Note to Tom Rehm from G. W. Kerr

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26. August 12, 1980 Memo to R Scarano from G. W. Kerr

27. August 1,1980 Memo to G. W. Kerr from R. A. Scarano

28. July 18,1980 Letter to G. Wayne Kerr from T. A. Wolff

29. July 9,1980 Letter to Dr. Thomas Buhl from G. Eadie

30. July 18,1980 Letter to R. Scarano from G. W. Kerr, SECY-80-229 31' May 30, 1980 Note to Bob Ryan from G. W. Kerr

32. May 16, 1980 Letter to Dr. T. Wolff from R. A. Scarano

33. February 26, 1980 Note o H. Denton from Mary Rose

34. March 3,1980 Memo to Files from R. A. Scarano, H. J. Miller, and G. W. Kerr

35. April 11,1980 Memo to R. Scarano from G. W. Kerr, New Mexico procedures for reviewing radiological assessments of uranium mills

36. April 7,1980 Letter to Alice Hector from G. H. Cunningham

37. March 25,1980 Memo to G. Cunningham from G. W. Kerr

38. March 20,1980 Letter to T. E. Baca from G. W. Kerr

39. March 13,1980 Letter to W. H. Lazareth from G. W. Kerr 40; March 13,1980 Memo to Files from R. A. Scarano

41. March 12,1980 Memo to R. A. Scarano from G. W. Kerr

42. March 12,1980 Letter to Hubert Miller from T. Buhl

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March 5,1980 Letter to Hon. R. Stone from W. J. Dircks 44.

February 1,1980 Letter to Morris K. Udall from T.

E.- Baca

45. January 21, 1980 Letter to Morris K. Udall from T. E. Baca

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November 28, 1979 Memo to D.~ Sly from G. W. Kerr, Amended Orders

47. 'Hovember 21, 1979 Letter'to G. W. Kerr from T. A. Wolff

48. November 15,1979 L'etter to Hon. Pete V. Demenici from L. V. Gossick E

49. November 9,1979 Letter to T. Rehm from G. W. Kerr

50. September 25, 1979 Letter to H. J. Abbiss from T. A..Wolff 51. October 19,1979. Letter to J. ' B. ' Martin from T. - E. Baca -

52. February 25, 1981-Letter to S. J'. Chilk from F. J. Munno

53. 0ctober. 26, 1979 Telegraph Message to Ms. Adlene Harrison, EPA from J.- B.

Martin

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54. October 24, 1979 Order CoivJitioning License signed J.B. Martin

55. October 31, 1979 Letter to D. D.

Tuberville, UNC, from Cubia Clayton

56. October 25, 1979 Memo to H. J. Miller from G. G. Eadie 57.

December 5,1979 Memo to H. J. Miller from Gregory G. Eadie

58. October 18, 1979 Memo to M. J. Mustain, IE, from G. Wayne Kerr

59. Octo' er 15, 1979 Prel. Notification - United Nuclear, Church Rock Uranium Mill, New Mexico

60. October 9,1979 Memo to D. S'y from G. W. Kerr

61. September 12, 1979 Letter to Dr. T. Wolff from G. W. Kerr

62. September 7,1979 Letter to T. Wolff from G. W. Kerr

63. September 6,1979 Memo to J. H. Sniezek from G. D. Brown

64. August 28, 1979 Memo to D. Sly from G. W. Kerr C5. August 23, 1979 Letter to T. Baca from L. V. Gossick C6. August 13, 1979 Letter to D. D. Tuberville from T. E. Baca

67. August 10, 1979 Letter to D. D. Tuberville from J. E. Baca

68. August 13, 1979 Note to T. Buhl from G. Wayne Kerr, corrected copy of IE sampling results for Church Rock

69. August 13, 1979 Memo to T. Buhl from G. W. Xerr, IE sampling at Church Rock

70. August 6,1979 Note to Hub Miller from John Kendig

71. August 7,1979 Note to Hub Miller from J. F. Kendig

72. August 1,1979 Letter to H. J. Abbiss from R. A. Scarano

73. July.24,1979 Notice of Non-Routine Event,79-18B

74. July 18,1979 Letter to D. D. Tuberville from S. E. Reynolds

75. July 18,1979 Order, signed by T. E. Baca c

76. July 16,1979 Order, signed by T. E. Baca

77. July 17, 1979 Notice of Non-Routing Event 79-18A

78. July 16,1979 Notice of. Non-Routing Event, 79-18

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July 16,1979 Note to T. Rehm from.G. W. Kerr

80. December 20, 1979 Memo to R. Scarano from G. W. Kerr, Tailings Impoundment, Weekly Rpt, 11/25 - 12/1/79

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December 11,1979 Letter to C. Clayton from H. J. Abbiss, NECR Tailings Impoundment - Weekly Rpt 12/2-8/79 82.

April 21,1980 Letter to Joerg Winterer from G. W. Kerr 83.

February 9,1977 Letter to J. Abbiss from A. A. Topp, Jr.

84. February 11,1977 Letter to Dr. L. Jacobson from A. A. Topp, Jr.

85. February 11, 1977 Letter to T. R. Beck from A. A. Topp, Jr.

86. April 4,1980 Letter to R. Siek from G. W. Kerr 87.

May 19,1980 Memo to J. Martin from G. W. Kerr

88. July 25,1980 Letter to T. E. Baca from G. Wayne Kerr

89. April 15,.1980 Memo to Files from G. W. Kerr

90. June 9,1980 Memo to R. Ryan from R. B. Minogue 91. June 3,1980 Memo to R. B. Minogue from R. G. Ryan

92. May 28, 1980 Letter to G. - W. Kerr from T. A. Wolff

93. June 3, 1980 Memo to R. B. Minogue.from R. G. Ryan

94. August 23, 1979 Letter to T. Baca from L. V. Gossick 95.

December 7,1979 Letter to T. Baca from'R. A. Scarano 96.

Cecember 7,1979 Memo to R. A. Scarano from G. G. Eadie 97.

December 7,1979 Memo to R. A. -Scarano from Gregory G. Eadie

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98. September 12, 1979 Letter-to T. E. Baca from H. J. Abbiss 99.

September 24,1979 Letter to J. H. Abbiss from G. W. Stewart 100. August 23, 1979 Letter to T. Baca from L. V. Gossick C

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??amtd!anen for MansreaRmgmss FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST December 1, 1980 Mr. Joseph Felton FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

Director, Freedom of Information ACI REQUESI Nuclear Regulatory Commission g

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Dear Mr. Felton,

Under 5 U.S.C.

552 et seq.,

The Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request personal access to all documents, internal memorandum, legal opinions, scientific opinions, letters of communication,' meeting minutes, hand written notes, studies, tests, charts, ta les, unsanitized reports and all other relevent documents related to the items below as listed.

I am requesting L

this imformation as it relates to the following states:

Utah, l

New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming.

Request 1:

All uranium tailing spills including dam failures, flash floods and all other accidental or planned releases other than the Church Rock Spill of 1979.

Request 2:

Uranium milling practices of the 1940's, 1950's, and 1960's, specifically regarding methods of disposal and discharge of solid and liquid wastes.

Request 3:

Adverse health effects associated with working in uranium mills, living in mining and milling districts or in close proximity to uranium mill tailings, and living in houses in which uranium mill tailings were used in construction.

These adverse health effects should include but not be

~ 1imited to respiratory diseases, cancer, bir' h defects and genetic damage.

Request 4:

The, Church? Rock _ spill..of July, 1979.

In addition to the information requested in the opening paragraph, please be sure to include all correspondence between the NRC and the i

New Mexico Environmental Improvement Division and correspondence between the NRC and United Nuclear Corp., regarding the spill..

Request 5:

The ability of the state of New Mexico to regulate the uranium industry.

In addition to the information requested in-the opening paragraph, please be sure to include c

NRC opinions, anlalysis and reports on-this sugject.

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I hereby request a fee waiver for this information because i

I. consider it as primarily benefitting the public interest.

If any part of this request is denied, please inform me of your appeal procedures.

I will consider my request denied ~if I l

have no communication from you within 10 working days of receipt l

of this letter.

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,e Please be put on notice that I consider this information c1carly releasable under the Freedom of Information Act and that I consider your refusal to release the,information to be arbitrary and capricious as defined in the Act.

Thank you for your prompt attention.

If you have any questions regarding this request please contact Carolyn Marshall 415-524-7 545 or write the above address.

Sincerely b l i fk'5 [ ll2 4 k ? f; Christopher McLoed 4

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