ML20011D256

Responds to J Greeves Re NRC Regulatory Authority Over Mines & Mine Tailings.Nrc Does Not Have Regulatory Authority Over Mines & Mine Tailings & That U Mill Tailings in State of Co Are Regulated by State Under Agreement W/Nrc

ML20011D256
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Issue date:	12/14/1989
From:	Lohaus P NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Parsons J ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
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Dear Ms. Parsons:

I am responding to your letter of November 6, 1989 addressed to John Greeves, Deputy Director, Division of Low-Level Waste Management and Decommissioning. A similar letter from you-was received by Ramon Hall, Director of NRC's Uranium Recovery Field Office in Denver. Mr. Hall's December 7,1989 response to you,

which was coordinated with sty staff, pointed out that NRC does not have regulatory authority over mines and mine tailings and that uranium mill

. tailings in Colorado where you have proposed initial application, are regulated by the State under an agreement with NRC.

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commercial mine.and mill operators, you may also wish to contact the Department of Energy (D0E) regarding.their interest in the use of your process. The DOE L

contact is Sally Mann. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, l'

NE-22, Washington, DC 20454.

L If we may be of further service, please do not hesitate to contact me or Ramon Hall-in our Denver Office.

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I am responding to-your letter of November 6,1989 to John Greeves, Deputy Director, Division of Low-Level Waste Management and Decommissioning. A similar letter from you was received by Ramon Hall, Director of NRC's Uranium Recovery Field Office in Denver. Mr. Hall's December 7 response to you, wnich was coordinated with my staff, pointed out that NRC does not have regulatory authority over mines and mine tailings and that uranium mill tailings in

Colorado are regulated by the State under an agreement with NRC.

I hope his letter clarified the situation.

If NRC can be of further service, please contact our Denver office.

Sincerely, Paul H. Lohaus, Chief Operations Branch Division of Low-Level Waste Management and Decommissioning, NMSS Distribution:

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