ML20137Q403

Notifies That Next Joint NRC Natl Mining Assoc U Recovery Workshop Will Be Held on 970603-05 in Denver,Co.Draft Agenda for Workshop,Encl

ML20137Q403
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Issue date:	04/04/1997
From:	Joseph Holonich NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Ferdinand B, Massey B, Paulson O KENNECOTT CORP., QUIVIRA MINING CO.
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. April 4, 1997 Uranium Recovery Licensees and  :

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JOINT NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION URANIUM RECOVERY WORKSHOP ,

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

Over the past three years, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Waste Management staff and representatives of the uranium recovery industry, affected States, and the U.S. Department of Energy have met on a regular basis to provide _a forum for all participants to discuss relevant issues within the uranium recovery industry. The most recent meeting was held on November 13 -

14. 1996, at NRC's Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. This letter is to ,

announce that the next joint NRC - National Mining Association (NMA) uranium recovery workshop will be held on June 3-5, 1997 in Denver, Colorado.

which upon com)1etion Enclosure 1 is a registration should be returned formon to the address forthe theform.

workshop,ddition, In a a blocc of rooms has been reserved at the Cherry Creek Inn Denver. Colorado, which will be the site of the workshop. Information concerning room reservations is located on the registration form.

A draft agenda for the June workshop is also enclosed (Enclosure 2). The agenda items were derived in part from items identified at the last meeting, the Uranium and Nuclear Conference held in Riverton, Wyoming in March 1997, and discussions between NRC and NMA. If you have any comments on the agenda or any questions concerning the planned worksho), please contact Jane Marshall of my staff by April 30, 1997. She can be reacled at (301) 415-6390.

Sincerely.

(Original signed by)

Joseph J. Holonich, Chief Uranium Recovery Branch fl f Division of Waste Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards g/p-

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- Kennecott Uranium Company . ~

= ATTN: : Oscar Paulson

- P.O. Box 1500 i Rawlins, WY, 82301  ;

Fax - (307) 324-4925 Kennecott Uranium Company.

ATTN: - B. A.- Massey

- 505 Gillette , Avenue .

Caller Box 3009 ,

Gillette, WY- 82717-3009 i

Phone: ' (807) 687-6002 i Fax: (307) 687-6058

. . Quivira Mining Company ATTN: Bill Ferdinand, Manager' . .

Radiation Safety, Licensing &

Reg. Affairs' i 6305 Waterford Blvd., Suite 325. '

Oklahoma City, OK 73118 l Atlantic Richfield _ Company

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Ron S. Zicgler P.O. Box 638 Grants,' NM 87020 4

UNC Niining and Milling  :

j ATTN: Juan R. Velasquez 1720 Louisiana Blvd., NE, Suite 400 1 Albuquerque, NM 87110 -

Hydro Resources, Inc.  !

- ATTN: Mark Pelizza ,

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12750 Merit Drive, Suite 1020, LB 12. I i

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r hfr. Caleb Loring, III Essex Street Associates P.O. Box 5600 Beverly Farms MA 01915-0512 Dave Crouch, Director Environmental Quality Schio Western Mining Company 150 East Social IIall Avenue -

Suite 400 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Ilomestake Mining Company ATfN: Roy R. Cellan P.O. Box 98 Grants, NM 87020 Crow Butte Resources ATTN: Steve Collings 216 Sixteenth St. Mall, Suite 810 ,

Denver, CO 80202  !

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Rio Algom Mining Corp.  !

ATTN: Bill Ferdinand, General j Manager 6305 Waterford Blvd., Suite 325 Oklahoma City, OK 73118  ;

Rio Algom t4ng Corp.

Marvin Freeman, President Smith Ranch Project P. O. Box 1390 Glenrok, Wyoming 82672 2

, Atlas Corporation ,

ATTN: . R.- E. Blubaugh Vice President of Environmental and Governmental Affairs Republic Plaza

' 37017th St., Suite 3050 Denver, CO . 80202 Plateau Resources Limited P.O. Box 2111 Ticaboo-Lake Powell, UT 84533-2111 Bear Creek Uranium ATTN: Gary Chase Radiation Safety Officer P.O. Box 366 Casper, WY 82602 ,

l Umetco Minerals Corporation 1 ATTN: Bert R. IIankins l General Superintendent P.O. Box 151 Riverton, WY 82501 American Nuclear Corporation William C. Salisbury, President P. O. Box 2713 Casper, WY 82602 U.S. Energy Corporation ATTN: Kenneth Webber 877 North 8th West Riverton, WY 82501 3

. Power Resources, Inc. ,

ATTN: Crew Schmidt Vice President 1560 Broadway, Suite 1470

' Denver, CO 80202 Power Resources, Inc.

Attn: Paul Ifildenbrand, Manager Regulatory and Environmental Affairs 800 Werner Court Suite 230 - -

Casper, Wyoming 82601-

. Exxon Corporation c/o Exxon Coal and Minerals Company A1TN: Dave Range Staff Environmental Engineer P.O. Box 1314 IIouston, TX 77251-1314 ,

COGEMA Mining, Inc.

Irigaray/Christensen Ranch ISL Operations l ATTN: Donna Wichers P.O. Box 730 Mills, WY 82644  :

Cogema, Inc. ]

ATTN: Robert '.yser 7401 Wisconsin Avenue i Bethewa, MD 20814-3416  :

Pathfinder North Butte ISL Operations ATTN: Donna L. Wichers P.O. Box 730 Mills, WY 82644 4

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. Pathfinder Mines Corp.

- 0 ATTNi ' Lee Nugent, General Manager P. O. Box 730 ,

935 Pendell Blvd. i l

Mills, Wymoning.'. 82644 , ]

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Petrotomics Company .

'ATfNi Ron Juday, Supervisor P.O. Box 8509 i

-Shirley Basin, WY 82615 Western Nuclear, Inc.

. ATTN: . Stephanie Baker y

200 Union Blvd., Suite 300 -

Lakewood, CO . 80228 .

. Wyoming Mining Association  !

- ATTN: Marioc Loomis Executive Director P.O. Box 866 '

' Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003 -

i Colorado Mining Association ATTN: David R. Cole, President 1340 Colorado State Bank Building 1600 Broadway

. Denver, CO . 80202-4913

' Utah Mining Association ATfN: Alexander Jordon President 136 South Main, Suite 825

' Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1672 1

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UMTRA Project Office U.S. DOE' L Albuquerque Operations Office

' P. O.- Box 5400 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-5400 ,

. U. S. Dept. of Energy Attn: J. Virgona, Project Manager Grand Junction Project Of0ce

, 2597 B 3/4 Road

' Graixi Junction, CO 81501-U.S. Dept. of Energy LATTN: David Mathes

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Cloverleaf Bldg.

11901 Germantown Road Germantown, MD 20874 Mr.' Byron Bunger Mail Code 6602J U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ,

401 M. Street, S.W.

Washington, DC 20460 Energy Fuels Nuclear, Inc.

White Mesa Attn: Michelle Rehmann 1515 Arapahoe St., Suite 900 Denver, CO 80202

Mr. Charles Judd, Executive Vice President Envirocare of Utah, Inc.

46 West Broadway, Suite 240 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 6.

.  : State of New Mexico ATTN:- Benito Garcia, Chief-  ;

I liazardous and Radioactive Materials Bureau 1

' P.O.' Box 26110  ;

Santa Fe, NM' 87502  !

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State of Nebraska .

- ATTN: Dr. Mark B. IIorton, Director .  !

Nebraska Dept. of liealth P.O., Box 950070 Lincoln, NE. 68509-5007 l i

- j State of South Dakota ATTN: Mike Pochop, Scientist ,

Department of Environment and Natural Resourtes Division of Environmental Regulation  ;

523 E. Capitol, Joe Foss Building Pierre, SD 57501 Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc.

Ilarold Roberts, President 1515 Arapahoe St., Suite 900 .

Denver, CO 80202 State of Utah  !

ATTN: William J. Sinclair, Director Division of Radiation Control I Department of Environmental Quality  ;

168 North 1950 West l P.O. Box 144850 l Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4850 I

State of Wyommg i ATTN: Roger Fransen, Legal and I Natural Resources Specialist - l

' State Planning Coordinator's Office

. IIerschler Building,4th Floor East -

Cheyenne, WY 82002 7 l l

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. - State of Colorado ATTN: Robert M. Quillin, Director Radiation Control Division t

Department of Ilealth -

i 4300 Cherry Creek Dr., So.

. Denver, CO - 80222-1530 ,

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. State of Texas -

ATTN: Minor Hibbs, Director . ,

' Industrial and Hazardous Waste Division i Texas Natural Resource Conservation L

Commission P.O. ' Box 13087 .  :

Austin, TX 78711-3087 State of Washington '

' ATTN: Terry R. Strong, Director Division of Radiation Protection l Department of Health .

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- P.O. Box 47827 Olympia, WA 98504-7827 Geomex Minerals, Inc.

Crew Schmidt, President & CEO ~

1560 Broadway, Suite 1470 Denver, CO 80202

. New Mexico Mining Association -

ATTN: Robert L. Rivera Executive Director 1470 St. Francis Drive Santa Fe, NM - 87505-4038 j Anthony Thompson-Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, N. W.

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. Tennessee Valley Authority. ,

1101 Market St.  ;

M.S. BR6A -  !

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National Mining ' Association . j

- Katie Sweeney .

113017th St. N.W.

• 'i Washington, D.C. 20036..

Phone (202) 463-2627 ,

fax: (202) 857-0135 3

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' Joe Klinger . _

I!!!nois Department of Nuclear Safety 1035 Outer Park Dr.

Springfield, ILL 62704 ,

Mr. Ernest Y. Scott Operations Manager Union Pacific Resources P. O. Box 130 Magna,- Utah 84044

- R. Ohrbom, NMED New Mexico Environment Department P. O. Box 26110 Sante Fe, NM 87502 )

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REGISTRATION JOINT NMA/NRC WORKSHOP DENVER, COLORADO JUNE 3 - 5,1997 Please register by campleting thisform:

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' Title Company Street City State Zip  ;

Phone Fax The registration fee includes: coffee breaks, meeting room, audiovisual equipment, and meeting materials. REGISTRATION FEE -- $75.00 1

My check is enclosed, payable to the National Mining Association or charge my: )

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Visa Master Card American Express Cardholder Name Card Account # Expiration Date Signature l

Mail registration form and payment to Joyce Slack. National Mining Association,1130 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20036-4677 or fax to the National Mining Association (202/463-6152). For more information call Libby Wells at 202/463-2637.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS A block of rooms has been reserved at the Cherry Creek Inn ,600 S. Colorado ,

Boulevard), Denver, Colorado, at a group rate of $92/ night. Attendas should refer to the National Mining Association room block in order to receive these special rates. To make reservations call the Cherry Creek Inn at 303/757-3341 by May 2,1997.

Cancellatien and Refund A full refund will be made for cancellations received in writing by May 23,1997.

' Cancellations made after May 23 will be subject to a $25.00 per enrollee fee to cover costs associated with registration and cancellation.

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Friday. On Saturdays and Holidays it departs from the Cherry Creek Inn at :25 and :55 past '

- the hour from 5:25. a.m. to 7:55 p.m. on l y. It is available "on call"; the shuttle service will only pick-up st the Cherry Creek Inn if the guest or hotel agent has called and requested a pick-

. up for one of the above times at least two hours prio'r to the pick-up time.

The ABC Shuttle departs Denver International Airport to the Cherry Creek Inn Sunday through Friday', every half-hour, on the half-hour from 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., with the last departure being an exception at 11:10 p.m. On Saturdays and_ Holidays it picks up from the Denver Internatio.nal Airport every half-hour, on the half-hour from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. .

The shuttle picks-up passengers at Denver International Airport on Island 3. cutside Baggage Claim Level 5. P' ease'look for the red, white and blue van with the ABC logo.

The fee is $11.00 per person, each way.

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Agenda for June Workshop June 3 and 4,1997

1. Introduction

- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

-NationalMining Association

2. Status of Program

- NRC Accomplishments in FY 1997

- CNWRA Accomplishments in FY 1997-

3. Other Agencies Impact on Environmental Reviews

- See Page 17 on Indian Issues in SDIs

- Include Endangered species

- Bureau of Land Management

- Environmental Protection Agency

4. Status of Standard Review Plan (SRP) Development

! a. In Situ Leach Facility

b. Groundwater Programs for Reclamation

c. Reclamation Revision 1 1

5. Records Retention Rule discussion

6. WNI Experience on Soil Cleanup

7. DOE Title II Experience / Update 1

8. DOE Title I Program Experience

9. Industry

- Report on U.S. Nuclear Energy and Uranium Conference

- Perspective on Commission Briefing

- Reclamation Projections

- Top Ten Industry Issues

- Drug Testing

10. NRC Operations Center

a. Responsibilities as Lead Federal Agency

b. Need to report all events to Operations Center

c. New Procedure for events including mine assessment team i 1. Inspection experience since last workshop

- Results ofinspections

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- Overview of final rule j

- Implementation of rule l

- MARISUM versus NUREG guidance series

13. Research Needs

- NRC Research Work  ;

- Industry Research Work j

14. NRC Contracting Process

15. Overview ofMILDOS Update

16. Strategic Assessment Analysis

- National Mining Association

- NRC Perspective

17. State Perspective and Issues )

- Agreement States j

- Non-agreement States  !

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1; . Industry Experience

a. ISL groundwater restoration

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5. . In-depth presentation on SRPs

a. New ISL SRP [

b. Revision ofMill SRP  !

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