ML20211N274
| ML20211N274 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/11/1986 |
| From: | Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Bremberg B AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20211N279 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-86-705 NUDOCS 8612180177 | |
| Download: ML20211N274 (5) | |
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OEC 111986 Mr. Blair P. Bremberg 2641 Stringham Avenue #C-103 IN RESPONSE REFER Salt Lake City, Utah 84109 TO F01A-86-705
Dear Mr. Bremberg:
This is in further response to your letter dated September 25, 1986, in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),18 categories of records related to the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978.
At this time, we are able to provide the following additional information regarding the following categories of your request.
A.
The NRC staff located no records regarding the following categories of your request.
6.
There is no NRC policy on such criteria. The staff noted that you may wish to refer to Environmental Protection Agency standards found at 10 CFR Parts 20 and 40. You may also wish to correspond with the Radiation Control Program Directors for the Agreement States which regulate uranium milling and mill tailings.
Their names and addresses are provided below.
Washington Mr. Terry R. Strong, Head Office of Radiation Protection Department of Social and Health Services Mail Stop LE-13 Airdustrial Park Olympia, WA 98504 Texas Mr. David K. Lacker, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 Colorado Mr. Albert J. Hazle Director Radiation Control Division Office of Health Protection Department of Public Health 4210 East lith Avenue Denver, CO 80220 8612180177 861211 PDR FOIA DREMDER086-705 PDR
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7.
The NRC is not a party to the referenced litigation and located no records relating to the litigation.
13.
The staff is not aware of any relevant legislative proposals other than those pending before the Congress, 18.
The staff noted that you may wish to submit an FOIA request to the agency official whose name and address are provided below.
Ms. Anne H. Shields Section Chief, Room 2615 Land and Natural Resources Division Department of Justice Washington, D.C.
20530 B.
The NRC has already made records available for public inspection and copying at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), 1717 H Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.
20555, which are subject to the following categories of your request.
3, 4, 8,14,15 and 16.
The staff noted that information requested relative to the status of uranium mills, surety arrangements, decommissioning, etc., is contained in the official docket files in the PDR.
To assist you in the identification of these docket files, we are enclosing a list of uranium mills which gives the docket number, license number, and the operational status for each mill.
Docket files are also maintained at the NRC's Uranium Recovery Field Office, 730 Simms Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado.
In the event you wish to inspect the records at the Uranium Recovery Field Office, please telephone Mr. R. Dale Smith at (303) 236-2805 to arrange a mutually convenient date.
C.
The NRC is withholding from disclosure a record which is subject to the following categories of your request.
4 and 9.
The record identified on the enclosed Appendix A contains predecisional information on matters currently under review. The information is this record is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption (5) of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(5) of the Commission's regulations.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.9 of the Commission's regulations, it has been determined that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure, and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest.
The persons responsible for the denial of this record are the undersigned and Mr. John G. David. Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
Mr Bremberg 3
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The denial may be appealed to the Executive Director for Operations within 30 days from the receipt of this letter. Any such appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, D.C. 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an
" Appeal from an Initial FOIA Decision."
The staff is continuing to search for and review additional records subject to your request. We will notify you upon completion of search and review activities.
With regard to your letter dated November 17, 1986, we wish to note with regard to your coments on category 10 that the F0IA provides access to records; the FOIA does not provide a forum to present arguments. Our response to category three is noted above.
Sincerely, N.
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- M onnie H. Grimsley, Director Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration
Enclosures:
As stated
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Re: FOIA-86-705 APPENDIX A i
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Undated Draft technical position paper " Financial Responsibility for Uranium Recovery Facilities - Standard Review Plan" (11 pages) l
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URANIUM MILLS Licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission November 1986 License Docket Licensee Location Number Number Status American Nuclear Corp Gas Hills, WY SUA-667 40-4492 2
l Anaconda Bluewater, NM SUA-1470 40-8902 3
Atlas Minerals Moab, UT SUA-917 40-3453 2
Bear Creek Uranium Co.
Converse Co., WY SUA-1310 40-8452 3
Bokum Resources Marquez, NM SUA-1474 40-8906 4
Exxon Minerals Converse Co., WY SUA-1139 40-8102 3
Homestake Mining Co.
iiilan, NM SUA-1471 40-8903 1
Kennecott Seboyeta, NM SUA-1472 40-8904 3
l'inerals Exploration Sweetwater Co., WY SUA-1350 40-8584 2
Dathfinder Mines Gas Hills, WY SUA-672 40-2259 2
Pathfinder Mines Shirley Basin, WY SUA-442 40-6622 1
Petrotomics Shirley Basin, WY SUA-551 40-6659 3
Plateau Resources Shootaring Cnyn, UT SUA-1371 40-8698 2
Quivira Ambrosia Lake, NM SUA-1473 40-2005 2
Rio Algom LaSal, UT SUA-1119 40-8084 1
TVA Edgemont, SD SUA-816 40-1341 3
Umetco Minerals Corp Gas Hills, WY SUA-648 40-0299 2
Umetco Minerals Corp Blanding, UT SUA-1358 40-8681 1
UNC Mining and Milling Churchrock, Ntt SUA-1475 40-8907 3
Pestern Nuclear, Inc Jeffrey City, WY SUA-56 80-1162 2
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1 = Facility Operating 2 = Facility Shut Down 3 = Facility Decomissioning/Decontaninating 4 = Facility built, rever operated l
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