ML20045H706
| ML20045H706 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/07/1993 |
| From: | Bernero R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Roybal C NEW MEXICO MINING ASSOCIATION |
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| REF-WM-3 NUDOCS 9307210159 | |
| Download: ML20045H706 (1) | |
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UNITED SYAYES g t,%y/) j NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i
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l Mr. Charles E. Roybal l
Executive Director New Mexico Mining Association 6020 Academy NE, Suite 201 Albuquerque, NM 87109-3315
Dear Mr. Roybal:
Thank you for your letter to Chairman Selin dated April 7,1993, regarding closure of the Uranium Recovery Field Office (URF0) in Denver, Colorado. As you are aware, the President directed all Federal agencies to reduce staffing and as a result the closure of URF0 was being contemplated.
Your letter I
provides several reasons for keeping URF0 open, and these were considered in our evaluation of the various options to reduce staffing. However, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has decided to close URF0 in 1994.
i The Commission recognizes and is sensitive to the substantive concerns of the mining industry and the states that are involved in the uranium recovery i
program, particularly with respect to the need to ensure continued-constructive and effective communication'and interaction with the NRC.
On l
June 28, 1993, the Commission approved a detailed URF0 closure plan that i
addresses these and related issues.
The plan indicates a date of August 1,1994, for final closure of URFO.
The plan also includes formation 1
of an NRC Transition Oversight Team to ensure as smooth a transition as possible.
Interaction with this group will allow both industry and states an avenue for continued input, as the plan is implemented.
The decision to close URF0 was primarily driven by projected resource limitations.
However, be assured that NRC's interest in the areas covered by i
URF0 will not be diminished by the closing.
Sincerely,
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Robert M. Bernero, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 9307210159 930707 F
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