ML20207B142
| ML20207B142 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/06/1999 |
| From: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Collins S CONFERENCE OF RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM DIRECTORS |
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Dear Mr. Co!! ins:
I am responding to your April 8,1999, letter, in which you express the interest of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPp) in staff proposals to revise regulations for uranium recovery facilities. You urge that a repr sentative of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) attend the CRCPD workshop anned for late summer 1999.
NRC is pleased to be invited and willsend a representative summer meeting.
participale in the CRCPD As you note in your letter, in August 1998, our staff hel meetings in several Western States to discuss proposed changes to the current regulations overning the operation and reclamation of uranium recovery facilities. These meetings wer part of an effort staff initiated to gather feedback from stakeholders regarding the develo ent of a rule specific to the regulation of uranium recovery facilities. As part of its evalua on of the framework under which uranium recovery operations are regulated, staff is con dering the issues raised % the White Paper submitted to the Commission by the National ining Association (NMA)in April 1998. In a June 1998 letter (enclosure) to Ms. Katie Sween, Associate General Counsel for the NMA, I notified NMA of NRC's plans and committ to solicit the input of stakeholders, including the States, other Federal Agencies, and me ers of the public, regarding Commission decisions on the proposed rulemaking and issue aised by NMA.
At this time the Commission is tenta ' ely planning to have an open meeting to discuss current uranium recovery regulatory issues during the week of June 14,1999, here at our offices in Rockville, Maryland. We will notif you of our plans for this meeting when the schedule is made final.
When you have further details bout the time and place of the upcoming CRCPD meeting, please notify John Greeves, irector of the Division of Waste Management.
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Dear Mr. Collins:
i I am responding to your April 8,1999, letter, in which you express the interest of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) in staff proposals to revise regulations for uranium recovery facilities. You urge that a representative of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) attend the CRCPD workshop planned for late summer 1999.
The NRC is pleased to be invited and will send a representative to participate in the CRCPD summer meeting.
As you note in your letter, our staff held meetings in August 1998 in several Western States to discuss proposed changes to the current regulations governing the operation and reclamation i
of uranium recovery facilities. These meetings were part of an effort staff initiated to gather feedback from stakeholders regarding the development of a rule specific to the regulation of uranium recovery facilities. As part of its evaluation of the regulatory framework for uranium recovery operations, staff is considering the issues raised in the White Paper submitted to the Commission by the National Mining Association (NMA) in April 1998. In a June 1998 letter (enclosure) to Ms. Katie Sweeney, Associate General Counsel for the NMA, I notified NMA of the NRC plans and committed to solicit the input of stakeholders, including the States, othe; Federal Agencies, and members of the public, regarding Commission decisions on the proposed rulemaking and issues raised by NMA.
i The staff recently fonvarded three papers for Commission review and approval that inclu' e a d
rulemaking plan and ciscussion of two key issues -- regulation at in-situ leach facilities and the processing of alternate feed material. At the direction of the Commission, these papers (SECY-99-011,99-012. > nd 99-013) were recently made publicly available through the Public Document Room and NRC website. At this time the Commission tentatively is planning to have an open meeting to discuss current uranium recovery regulatory issues, during the week of June 14,1999, here at our offices in Rockville, Maryland. We would like to invite you to participate in this meeting as a representative of the CRCPD and Agreement States.
When you have further details about the time and place of the upcoming CRCPD workshop, please notify John Greeves, Director of the Division of Waste Management, at (301) 415-7437.
Sincerely, b{(v Shirley Ann Jackson
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Dear Ms. Sweeney:
On April 22,1998, the National Mining Association (NMA) provided the Commission with a White Paper entitled " Recommendations for a Coordinated Approach to Regulating the Uranium Recovery Industry." In the White Paper, NMA provides its views on four areas regarding the regulation of uranium recovery facilities, in which it would like the Commission to develop a policy. These four areas relate to: 1) concurrent jurisdiction by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and individual States over the nonradiological hazards of lie.(2) byproduct material; 2) NRC jurisdiction over ground water at in situ leach facilities; 3) disposal of material other than 11e.(2) byproduct material in tailings impoundments; and 4) NRC's attemate feed policy for mills wanting to process material other than natural ore, in the White Paper, NMA recognizes that NRC staff has positions on these matters, but NMA requests that the Commission review these issues, and develop a formal agency policy.
Presently, NRC staff is evaluating the entire framework under which uranium recovery operations are regulated and is developing a detailed approach on how best to proceed that will be submitted to the Commission for approval in the near future. As the NMA White Paper recognizes, one option is a rulemaking to either revise the current 10 CFR Part 40, or promulgate a new part specifically for uranium recovery facilities. Regardless of whether rulemaking is the preferred option of the Commission, the issues raised in the NMA White Paper will be considered and NRC will solicit input from affected parties including the States and other Federal agencies, and members of the public. This approach will also afford the Commission the opportunity to decide whether a formal agency policy is necessary. Therefore, we do not plan to respond separately to the NMA White Paper, but will do so in coordination with the current effort of evaluating the uranium recovery framework.
It is important to understand that at least two of the issues you raised are directly related to NRC's responsibilities under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA) and as a result, NRC may have limited regulatory flexibility in this area.
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The Commission appreciates your providing the White Paper to us. It is obvious that significant j
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non-11.e.(2) material, and processing of altemate feed material for uranium recovery and ultimate er treesur,r disposal.
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Cynthia Cardwell changes to the NRC mies. Any new initiative by the NRC regarding miemaking should include garnidn7autman early input from stakeholders in both Agreement and Non-Agreement States for the uranium mills l
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Gary Robertson The Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD), through the E-5 Committee on Radioactive Waste Management, and the CRCPD Committee SR-1 Subgroup for Executive Director Part U - Source Material Milling of the model state regulations is another forum in which to solicit ideas regarding changes to Part 40, as well as an alternate viewpoint in regard to issues Cha M Hadn already raised DCfore the Commission. We would urge that a representative of the NRC attend n,
the CRCPD Low-Level Waste Regulators Workshop planned for late summer 1999 to provide a status report and discuss recommendations in regard to possible changes to the NRC rules.
As co-regulators of this important industry, we are committed to work together to facilitate a solution that will be supported by allinterested parties.
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submitted to the Commission by the National Mi ing Association (NMA)in April 1998. In a June 1998 letter (enclosure) to Mt. Katie Sweeney, Kssociate General Counsel for the NMA, I notified NMA of NRC's plans and committed to solicit tlie input of stakeh'olders, including the States, j
other Federal Agencies, and members of thypublic, regarding Commission decisions on the proposed rulemaking and issues raised by MA.
When you have further details about the ime and place of the upcoming CRCPD meeting, please notify John Greeves, Director o he Division of Waste Management.
Sincerely, Shirley Ann Jackson
Enclosure:
June 1998 letter to K.
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Dear Mr. Collins:
I am responding to your April 8,1999, letter, in which you express the interest of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) in staff proposals to revise regulations for uranium recovery facilities. You urge that a representative of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) attend the CRCPD workshop planned for late summer 1999, to provide a sta.us report and to discuss CRCPD recommendations related to possible changes in these regkations. This letter is to notify you that NRC will be pleased to send a representative to participate in the CRCPD summer meeting.
As you note in your letter, in August 1998, our staff held meetings in several Western States to discuss proposed changes to the current regulations governing the operation and reclamation of uranium recovery facilities. These meetings were part of an effort staff initiated to gather feedback from stakeholders regarding the development of a rule specific to the regulation of uranium recovery facilities. As part of its evaluation of the framework under which uranium recovery operations are regulated, staff is considering the issues raised in the White Paper submitted to the Commission by the National Mining Association (NMA) in April 1998. In a June 1998 letter (enclosure) to Ms. Katie Sweeney, Associate General Counsel for the NMA, I notified NMA of NRC's plans and committed to solicit the input of stakeholders, including the States, other Federal Agencies, and members of the public, regarding Commission decisions on the proposed rulemaking and issues raised by NMA.
When you have further details about the time and place of the upcoming CRCPD meeting, please notify John Greeves, Director of the Division of Waste Management.
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