ML20138P429

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Requests Info Re Working Group Investigating U Mill Tailings Regulations.Task Group Will Probably Assess Implementation of Branch Technical Positions Used to Regulate U Mill Tailings
ML20138P429
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Issue date: 01/04/1983
From: Roberts T
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To: Dircks W
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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FOIA-84-709 NUDOCS 8511070123
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URANIUM MILL TAILINGS REGULATIONS Your subject memorandum of December 20, 1982, states that "[A] working group has been appointed to take a fresh look at the mill tailings regulations and to consider the options for change if any are indi-cated." Given ny continuing interest in this subject, I would like to

'<now the make-up of this group and be provided with a schedule of upccming meetings.

I an aware that during the recent LMTRAC debate, Senator Schmidtt, and Congressmen Lujan and Lowry made statements

cncerning the viability of having EPA and NRC use risk comparisons as
ne consideration for tre technical basis of the uranium mill tailings

-egulations. Please have the working group peruse the record of the subject hearings and debate.

1.dditionally, let me refer you to the last paragraph of E September 9, f

1932, memorandum which was attached to the October 13,1982, nemorandum

'or staff to "give consideration to the questions and coments con-tained" therein. Your Cecember 20 response detailing staff plans fails to include an assessment of the implementation of branch technical

ositions used to regulate uranium mill tailings.

I expect this task to

'e assigned to the working group.

c: Chairman Palladino Comissioner Gilinsky Cocuissioner Ahearre Comissioner Asselstine SECY OGC OPE

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