ML20042B960
| ML20042B960 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/10/1982 |
| From: | Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Shuey C SOUTHWEST RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CENTER |
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| REF-WM-6 20054, NUDOCS 8203290045 | |
| Download: ML20042B960 (1) | |
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Thank you for your letter of January 5,1982 which included a cc > of g,muun,
SRIC's coments on the 5011I0 Western fHning Company application g
' rean%m renewal of its New Mexico Radioactive Materials License. We wil attempt to address any of your site specific coments as we do not J
nor have we reviewed copies of the referenced technical dc:uments up m
which SRIC based its specific coments. We can speak, however, to your more general question as to how HRC would treat an application for license renewal from facilities that are temporarily shut down.
First, let me state that the NRC has faced similar situations since the current state of the uranium industry has forced the temporary shutdown of many NRC licensed mills.
The flRC staff has concluded that the continuation or renewal of an active license during the period of shutdown is warranted and should not result in adverse impacts to the public health or safety as long as several important items are required to be in effect during the period of mill shutdown. These items include the prevention of the blowing of dry tailings, implementation of seepage monitoring and control measures, and the assurance that adequate licensee personnel are at the site to control access as well as to provide for the continued maintenance of the two measures specified above. Also, surety arrange-ments to cover the cost of decomissioning and reclamation activities should be in place during the temporary shutdown period, or a deadline should be established for obtaining the surety arrangements.
I trust that our coments prove helpful. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me further.
Sincerely, OR1cih aus gy Ross A. Scarano, Chief Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch cc:
T. Baca, NMEID 8203290045 820310 PDR WASTE WM-6 PDR
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