ML25237A229
| ML25237A229 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/02/2025 |
| From: | David Wright NRC/Chairman |
| To: | Barrasso J, Capito S, Crane E, Gallego R, Hageman H, Hurd J, Kelly M, Kennedy M, Lummis C, Maloy C US Congress, US HR (House of Representatives), US SEN (Senate) |
| References | |
| LTR-25-0271-1-NMSS, CORR-25-0077 | |
| Download: ML25237A229 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 The Honorable Cynthia M. Lummis United States Senate Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Lummis:
September 2, 2025 On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), thank you for your letter dated August 8, 2025, regarding the NRC's role in enabling the deployment of innovative technology to help remediate abandoned uranium mines (AUM). Specifically, your letter acknowledges the Commission's efforts to regulate AUM remediation under the service-provider, source material licensing framework and encourages the NRC to adopt a clear regulatory approach that avoids the imposition of unnecessary regulatory burden.
The NRC agrees with this need for a clear regulatory approach to AUM remediation licensing and we believe the licensing framework we have developed to license DISA Technologies provides a clear regulatory approach without imposing unnecessary regulatory burden. The NRC staff is on schedule to complete its licensing review of the DISA Technologies license application in September 2025, and the Commission is steadfast in its commitment to licensing such remediation technologies in an efficient manner while ensuring safety.
Thank you again for taking the time to express your thoughts and concerns, and for your continuing interest in AUM remediation. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me or have your staff contact Eugene Dacus, Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs, at (301) 415-1776.
~utl David A. Wright
Identical letter sent to:
The Honorable Cynthia M. Lummis United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mark Kelly United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable John Barrasso United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Ruben Gallego United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Harriet M. Hageman United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Eli Crane United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mike Kennedy United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Celeste Maloy United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Jeff Hurd United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515