ML22108A105

M220422B: Slides - Discussion of the Ten-Year Plan to Address Impacts of Uranium Contamination on the Navajo Nation and Lessons Learned from the Remediation of Former Uranium Mill Sites EPA (Public Meeting)

ML22108A105
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Issue date:	04/22/2022
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1 Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mine - 10 Year Plan and Northeast Church Rock Mine Site April 22, 2022 NRC Commission Meeting

10 Year Plan

• Goals NECR Mine Site

• CERCLA Process

• Interim Actions

• Community Involvement

• Remedy Benefits

• Start Cleanups at 110 Mines

• Support Navajo Nation Capacity

• Community Involvement

• Navajo Fundamental Law

• Increase EPA Field Presence on the Navajo Nation

• Continued collaboration with NNEPA and with other federal agency Key Goals For The Next 10 Years https://www.epa.gov/navajo-nation-uranium-cleanup/federal-plans-related-documents

4 Northeast Church Rock Mine

Cleanup Activities Conducted During the Investigation And Design 5

Interim Removal Actions in Residential Areas Voluntary Alternative Housing for Residents Requesting to Move

6 NECR is ready to move into cleanup pending NRC license decision.

Superfund CERCLA Process

NECR Remedy 7

• Restore ~125 acres of NN trust land

• Reduce contamination footprint

• Improve existing UNC Mill Site cover and stormwater controls

• Provide federal long-term stewardship

• Provide jobs in local area

• Remove distinct areas of highest concentration waste to licensed repository further away from Navajo Nation 8

Benefits to Mine Site & UNC Mill Site

Community Outreach And Involvement for Project 9

• Meetings/Workshops/Trainings

• Technical Assistance to review reports/design

• Participation on Design Team

• Temporary/Long-Term Housing/Jobs