[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 5348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2736]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NUREG-1620]
Solicitation of Comments on a Draft Standard Review Plan (NUREG-
1620) for Staff Reviews of Reclamation Plans for Mill Tailings Sites
Under Title II of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability; Opportunity for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting
comments from interested parties on a Draft Standard Review Plan
(NUREG-1620) which provides guidance for staff reviews of Reclamation
Plans for uranium mill tailings sites covered by Title II of the
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act. An NRC Materials License
is required, under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, part 40 (10 CFR part 40), Domestic Licensing of Source
Material, in conjunction with uranium or thorium milling, or with
byproduct material at sites formerly associated with such milling.
Appendix A to part 40 establishes technical and other criteria
relating to siting, operation, decontamination, decommissioning, and
reclamation of mills and tailings. The licensee's site Reclamation Plan
documents how the proposed activities demonstrate compliance with the
criteria in Appendix A. This information, and the licensee's
Environmental Report, are used by the NRC staff to determine whether
the proposed activities will be protective of public health and safety
and the environment.
This Standard Review Plan provides the NRC staff with specific
guidance on performing reviews of this information and will be used to
ensure a consistent quality and uniformity of staff reviews. Each
section in the review plan provides guidance on what is to be reviewed,
the basis for the review, how the staff review is to be accomplished,
what the staff will find acceptable in a demonstration of compliance
with the regulations, and the conclusions that are sought regarding the
applicable sections in 10 CFR part 40, Appendix A. The Standard Review
Plan is also intended to improve the understanding of interested
members of the public, and the uranium recovery industry, of the staff
review process.
A draft of NUREG-1620 was issued in January 1999 for public
comment. A final NUREG-1620, which incorporated NRC staff responses to
the comments received on the draft, was issued in June 2000. This draft
of NUREG-1620 was developed from the final version of the Standard
Review Plan. The issue of a new draft Standard Review Plan was a result
of Commission policy decisions affecting uranium recovery issues, which
are described in NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2000 -23, dated November
30, 2000.
Opportunity to Comment: Interested parties are invited to comment
on the new draft standard review plan. A final standard review plan
will be prepared after the NRC staff has evaluated comments received on
the draft standard review plan. Written comments must be received prior
to April 22, 2002. Comments on the draft standard review plan should be
sent to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
A copy of the Draft Standard Review Plan (NUREG-1620) may be
obtained by writing to the Reproduction and Distribution Services
Branch, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
or e-mail [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Lusher @ (301) 415-7694 or
[email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of January, 2002.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Melvyn N. Leach,
Chief, Fuel Cycle Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, and
Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 02-2736 Filed 2-4-02; 8:45 am]
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