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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  • OFFICE CF TNE COWISEONER MEMORANDUM FOR:. Willian J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations FROM:

Thomas M. Robertsfk SU3 JECT: 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 fSeptember 9, 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.
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