ML20210B583

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Responds to to Commissioners Re Comment on Changes That NRC Considering on Regulation of in Situ Leach Wellfields as Part of Proposed 10CFR41 Rulemaking Plan for U Recovery Facilities
ML20210B583
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Issue date: 07/09/1999
From: Dicus G
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To: Geringer J
WYOMING, STATE OF
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July 9,1999 CHAIRMAN The Honorable Jim Geringer Governor of the State of Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002

Dear Govemor Geringer:

I am responding to your letter to the Commissioners, dated June 10,1999, in which you comment on the changes that we are considering on the regulation of in situ leach (ISL) wellfields, as part of a proposed 10 CFR Part 45 rulemaking plan for uranium recovery facilities.

In particular, you request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission relinquish jurisdiction over ISL wellfields.

The Commission is currently considering a number of regulatory issues regarding the uranium recovery industry that could be addressed in a Part 41 rulemaking. We were recently briefed on uranium recovery issues, including ISL wellfield regulation. The Commission will consider your comments during its deliberations on these issues. In addition, if the Commission directs the staff to develop a proposed rule, the draft Part 41 rule, if approved by the Commission, will be issued for public comment. We will ensure that you are provided a copy of the docurnent so you may comment as we continue our deliberations on these matters. Information from Commission briefings, public comments, as well as letters such as yours, help provide the Commssion with the spectrum of views that are needed to make an infonned decision.

We appreciate your personal interest in the Commission's regulatory program for uranium recovery facilities.

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