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{{#Wiki_filter:No.93-165FORIMMEDIATERELEASETel.301/504-2240(Wednesday,November3,1993)NRCPROPOSESTOAMENDURANIUMMILLTAILINGSREGULATIONSTOCONFORMTOPROPOSEDEPASTANDARDSTheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionisproposingtoamenditsregulationsgoverningthedisposalofuraniummilltailingsto conformthemtoproposedamendmentsoftheEnvironmental ProtectionAgency'sgenerallyapplicablestandards.Thisaction isrequiredbytheAtomicEnergyActof1954,asamended.Asproposed,theamendmentswouldadd,toexistingrequirementstocoveruraniummilltailingstocontrolthe releaseofradon,arequirementfortimelinessincompletingthe coverandarequirementtoverifythatthecoveroverthe tailingsiseffectiveincontrollingthereleaseofradon.TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyalsohasproposedrescindingsimilarrequirementsissuedundertheCleanAirActif itfindsthattheNRCprograminthisareaprovidesanample marginofsafetytothepublic.Thiswouldeliminatedual regulationofthisgroupoflicenseeswhileprovidingadequate protectionofthepublicfromreleasesofradonfromuraniummill
 
tailings.Atpresent,theNRCrequires:
--thatanearthencover(orapprovedalternativecover)beplacedoveruraniummilltailingstocontrolthereleaseof radon-222gasesattheendofmillingoperations;and--thattheearthencoverbedesignedtoprovidereasonableassurancethatreleasesofradonwillnotexceedanaverageof20 picocuriespersquaremeterpersecondandthatthebarrierbe effectiveincontrollingradonreleasesfor1,000yearstothe extentreasonablyachievableand,inanycase, foratleast200years.Asproposed,theagencyalsowouldrequire:
--thattheemplacementoftheearthencoverbecarriedoutinaccordancewithawritten,NRC-approvedplanthatincludes enforceabledatesforthecompletionofkeyreclamationmilestone activities;and
--thattheplanprovideforthecompletionofthefinalradonbarrier(anderosionprotectionfeatures)asexpeditiously asispracticableconsideringtechnologicalfeasibilityafterthe pileorimpoundmentceasesoperation.Therewouldalsobeagoalofcompletingthefinalradonbarrierforspecifiednon-operationaluraniummilltailing impoundmentsbyDecember31,1997,and,forallother impoundments,sevenyearsafterthedateonwhichthe impoundmentsceaseoperation.WrittencommentsontheproposedruleamendmentstoPart40oftheCommission'sregulationsshouldbereceivedbyDecember 20,1993.TheyshouldbeaddressedtotheSecretaryofthe Commission,NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,DC20555, Attention:DocketingandServiceBranch.
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No.93-165FORIMMEDIATERELEASETel.301/504-2240(Wednesday,November3,1993)NRCPROPOSESTOAMENDURANIUMMILLTAILINGSREGULATIONSTOCONFORMTOPROPOSEDEPASTANDARDSTheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionisproposingtoamenditsregulationsgoverningthedisposalofuraniummilltailingsto conformthemtoproposedamendmentsoftheEnvironmental ProtectionAgency'sgenerallyapplicablestandards.Thisaction isrequiredbytheAtomicEnergyActof1954,asamended.Asproposed,theamendmentswouldadd,toexistingrequirementstocoveruraniummilltailingstocontrolthe releaseofradon,arequirementfortimelinessincompletingthe coverandarequirementtoverifythatthecoveroverthe tailingsiseffectiveincontrollingthereleaseofradon.TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyalsohasproposedrescindingsimilarrequirementsissuedundertheCleanAirActif itfindsthattheNRCprograminthisareaprovidesanample marginofsafetytothepublic.Thiswouldeliminatedual regulationofthisgroupoflicenseeswhileprovidingadequate protectionofthepublicfromreleasesofradonfromuraniummill

tailings.Atpresent,theNRCrequires:

--thatanearthencover(orapprovedalternativecover)beplacedoveruraniummilltailingstocontrolthereleaseof radon-222gasesattheendofmillingoperations;and--thattheearthencoverbedesignedtoprovidereasonableassurancethatreleasesofradonwillnotexceedanaverageof20 picocuriespersquaremeterpersecondandthatthebarrierbe effectiveincontrollingradonreleasesfor1,000yearstothe extentreasonablyachievableand,inanycase, foratleast200years.Asproposed,theagencyalsowouldrequire:

--thattheemplacementoftheearthencoverbecarriedoutinaccordancewithawritten,NRC-approvedplanthatincludes enforceabledatesforthecompletionofkeyreclamationmilestone activities;and

--thattheplanprovideforthecompletionofthefinalradonbarrier(anderosionprotectionfeatures)asexpeditiously asispracticableconsideringtechnologicalfeasibilityafterthe pileorimpoundmentceasesoperation.Therewouldalsobeagoalofcompletingthefinalradonbarrierforspecifiednon-operationaluraniummilltailing impoundmentsbyDecember31,1997,and,forallother impoundments,sevenyearsafterthedateonwhichthe impoundmentsceaseoperation.WrittencommentsontheproposedruleamendmentstoPart40oftheCommission'sregulationsshouldbereceivedbyDecember 20,1993.TheyshouldbeaddressedtotheSecretaryofthe Commission,NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,DC20555, Attention:DocketingandServiceBranch.

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