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A. Accessing Information
[Docket No. 40–9092; NRC–2013–0164]
Reno Creek In Situ Uranium Recovery
Project in Campbell County, Wyoming
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Draft supplemental
environmental impact statement;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
By letter dated October 3,
2012, AUC LLC (AUC) submitted an
application to the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a new
source and byproduct materials license
for the proposed Reno Creek In Situ
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Uranium Recovery (ISR) Project (Reno
Creek ISR Project) proposed to be
located in Campbell County, Wyoming.
The NRC is issuing for public comment
a Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for the
Reno Creek ISR Project. The Draft SEIS
is Supplement 6 to NUREG–1910,
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for In Situ Leach Uranium
Milling Facilities.’’
DATES: Submit comments by August 22,
2016. Comments received after this date
will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but the NRC is able to assure
consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2013–0164. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
OWFN–12–H8, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001.
For additional direction on accessing
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill
Caverly, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
7674; email: Jill.Caverly@nrc.gov.
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Submitting Comments
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• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
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for Docket ID NRC–2013–0164.
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please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
Draft SEIS (NUREG–1910, Supplement
6) is available in ADAMS under
Accession Number ML16181A082.
NUREG–1910 is available in ADAMS
under Accession Numbers
ML091480244 (Volume 1) and
ML091480188 (Volume 2).
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B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC–2013–
0164 in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include
identifying or contact information that
you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission.
The NRC will post all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
comment submissions into ADAMS.
The NRC does not routinely edit
comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating
comments from other persons for
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they do not want to be publicly
disclosed in their comment submission.
Your request should state that the NRC
does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
submissions available to the public or
entering the comment submissions into
ADAMS.
II. Further Information
Under the NRC’s environmental
protection regulations in part 51 of title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR), which implement the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
or supplement to an EIS (SEIS) is
required for issuance of a license to
possess and use source material for
uranium milling (see 10 CFR
51.20(b)(8)).
In May 2009, the NRC staff issued
NUREG–1910, ‘‘Generic Environmental
Impact Statement for In Situ Leach
Uranium Milling Facilities’’ (herein
referred to as the GEIS). In the GEIS, the
NRC assessed the potential
environmental impacts from
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construction, operation, aquifer
restoration, and decommissioning of an
in situ leach uranium milling facility
(also known as an ISR facility) located
in four specific geographic regions of
the western United States. The proposed
Reno Creek ISR Project is located within
the Wyoming East Uranium Milling
Region identified in the GEIS. The Draft
SEIS supplements the GEIS and
incorporates by reference relevant
portions from the GEIS, and uses sitespecific information from AUC’s license
application and independent sources to
fulfill the requirements in 10 CFR
51.20(b)(8).
The Draft SEIS for the proposed Reno
Creek ISR Project may also be accessed
on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/
by selecting ‘‘NUREG–1910’’ and then
‘‘Supplement 6,’’ or on the NRC’s Reno
Creek ISR Project Web page at https://
www.nrc.gov/materials/uraniumrecovery/license-apps/reno-creek.html.
Additionally, a copy of the Draft SEIS
will be available at the following public
libraries: Campbell County Library,
2101 S 4–J Rd., Gillette, WY 82718;
Campbell County Library, Wright
Branch, 105 Wright Blvd., Wright, WY
82732.
The Draft SEIS was prepared in
response to an application submitted by
AUC by letter dated October 3, 2012.
The applicant proposes the
construction, operation, aquifer
restoration, and decommissioning of an
ISR facility.
The Draft SEIS was prepared by the
NRC and its contractor, Southwest
Research Institute. The NRC has
prepared this Draft SEIS in compliance
with NEPA and the NRC’s regulations
for implementing NEPA (10 CFR part
51).
The proposed Reno Creek ISR Project
will be located in Campbell County
between the communities of Wright,
Edgerton and Gillette and would
encompass approximately 2,451
hectares (6,057 acres).
The Draft SEIS is being issued as part
of the NRC’s process to decide whether
to issue a license to AUC pursuant to 10
CFR part 40. In the Draft SEIS, the NRC
staff has assessed the potential
environmental impacts from the
construction, operation, aquifer
restoration, and decommissioning of the
proposed Reno Creek ISR Project. The
NRC staff assessed the impacts of the
proposed action and an alternative on
land use; historical and cultural
resources; visual and scenic resources;
climatology, meteorology and air
quality; geology, minerals and soils;
water resources; ecological resources;
socioeconomics; environmental justice;
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noise; traffic and transportation; public
and occupational health and safety; and
waste management. Additionally, the
Draft SEIS analyzes and compares the
benefits and costs of the proposed
action.
The NRC staff evaluated site-specific
data and information on the Reno Creek
ISR Project to determine if AUC’s
proposed activities and the site
characteristics were consistent with
those evaluated in the GEIS. NRC then
determined which relevant sections of,
and impact conclusions in, the GEIS
could be incorporated by reference. The
NRC staff also determined if additional
data or analysis was needed to assess
the potential environmental impacts for
a specific environmental resource area.
The NRC documented its assessments
and conclusions in the Draft SEIS.
In addition to the action proposed by
AUC, the NRC staff addressed the noaction alternative. The no-action
alternative serves as a baseline for
comparing the potential environmental
impacts of the proposed action.
After weighing the impacts of the
proposed action and comparing the
alternative, the NRC staff, in accordance
with 10 CFR 51.71(f), sets forth its
preliminary recommendation regarding
the proposed action. Unless safety
issues mandate otherwise, the NRC staff
preliminarily recommends that the
proposed action be approved (i.e., the
NRC should issue a source material
license for the proposed Reno Creek ISR
Project).
The Draft SEIS is being issued for
public comment. The public comment
period on the Draft SEIS begins with
publication of this notice and continues
until August 22, 2016. Written
comments should be submitted as
described in the ADDRESSES section of
this document. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is
practical to do so, but the NRC is able
to assure consideration only for
comments received on or before this
date.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day
of June, 2016.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety,
Safeguards, and Environmental Review,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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[Docket No. 40-9092; NRC-2013-0164]
Reno Creek In Situ Uranium Recovery Project in Campbell County,
Wyoming
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Draft supplemental environmental impact statement; request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: By letter dated October 3, 2012, AUC LLC (AUC) submitted an
application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a new
source and byproduct materials license for the proposed Reno Creek In
Situ Uranium Recovery (ISR) Project (Reno Creek ISR Project) proposed
to be located in Campbell County, Wyoming. The NRC is issuing for
public comment a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
(Draft SEIS) for the Reno Creek ISR Project. The Draft SEIS is
Supplement 6 to NUREG-1910, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement
for In Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities.''
DATES: Submit comments by August 22, 2016. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is
able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0164. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration,
Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H8, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001.
For additional direction on accessing information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Caverly, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7674; email:
Jill.Caverly@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Accessing Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0164 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information regarding this action. You may
obtain publicly-available information related to this action by any of
the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0164.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select
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``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or
by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Draft SEIS (NUREG-1910,
Supplement 6) is available in ADAMS under Accession Number ML16181A082.
NUREG-1910 is available in ADAMS under Accession Numbers ML091480244
(Volume 1) and ML091480188 (Volume 2).
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2013-0164 in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS.
II. Further Information
Under the NRC's environmental protection regulations in part 51 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), which implement
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or supplement to an EIS (SEIS) is
required for issuance of a license to possess and use source material
for uranium milling (see 10 CFR 51.20(b)(8)).
In May 2009, the NRC staff issued NUREG-1910, ``Generic
Environmental Impact Statement for In Situ Leach Uranium Milling
Facilities'' (herein referred to as the GEIS). In the GEIS, the NRC
assessed the potential environmental impacts from construction,
operation, aquifer restoration, and decommissioning of an in situ leach
uranium milling facility (also known as an ISR facility) located in
four specific geographic regions of the western United States. The
proposed Reno Creek ISR Project is located within the Wyoming East
Uranium Milling Region identified in the GEIS. The Draft SEIS
supplements the GEIS and incorporates by reference relevant portions
from the GEIS, and uses site-specific information from AUC's license
application and independent sources to fulfill the requirements in 10
CFR 51.20(b)(8).
The Draft SEIS for the proposed Reno Creek ISR Project may also be
accessed on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/ by selecting ``NUREG-1910'' and then
``Supplement 6,'' or on the NRC's Reno Creek ISR Project Web page at
https://www.nrc.gov/materials/uranium-recovery/license-apps/reno-creek.html. Additionally, a copy of the Draft SEIS will be available at
the following public libraries: Campbell County Library, 2101 S 4-J
Rd., Gillette, WY 82718; Campbell County Library, Wright Branch, 105
Wright Blvd., Wright, WY 82732.
The Draft SEIS was prepared in response to an application submitted
by AUC by letter dated October 3, 2012. The applicant proposes the
construction, operation, aquifer restoration, and decommissioning of an
ISR facility.
The Draft SEIS was prepared by the NRC and its contractor,
Southwest Research Institute. The NRC has prepared this Draft SEIS in
compliance with NEPA and the NRC's regulations for implementing NEPA
(10 CFR part 51).
The proposed Reno Creek ISR Project will be located in Campbell
County between the communities of Wright, Edgerton and Gillette and
would encompass approximately 2,451 hectares (6,057 acres).
The Draft SEIS is being issued as part of the NRC's process to
decide whether to issue a license to AUC pursuant to 10 CFR part 40. In
the Draft SEIS, the NRC staff has assessed the potential environmental
impacts from the construction, operation, aquifer restoration, and
decommissioning of the proposed Reno Creek ISR Project. The NRC staff
assessed the impacts of the proposed action and an alternative on land
use; historical and cultural resources; visual and scenic resources;
climatology, meteorology and air quality; geology, minerals and soils;
water resources; ecological resources; socioeconomics; environmental
justice; noise; traffic and transportation; public and occupational
health and safety; and waste management. Additionally, the Draft SEIS
analyzes and compares the benefits and costs of the proposed action.
The NRC staff evaluated site-specific data and information on the
Reno Creek ISR Project to determine if AUC's proposed activities and
the site characteristics were consistent with those evaluated in the
GEIS. NRC then determined which relevant sections of, and impact
conclusions in, the GEIS could be incorporated by reference. The NRC
staff also determined if additional data or analysis was needed to
assess the potential environmental impacts for a specific environmental
resource area. The NRC documented its assessments and conclusions in
the Draft SEIS.
In addition to the action proposed by AUC, the NRC staff addressed
the no-action alternative. The no-action alternative serves as a
baseline for comparing the potential environmental impacts of the
proposed action.
After weighing the impacts of the proposed action and comparing the
alternative, the NRC staff, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.71(f), sets
forth its preliminary recommendation regarding the proposed action.
Unless safety issues mandate otherwise, the NRC staff preliminarily
recommends that the proposed action be approved (i.e., the NRC should
issue a source material license for the proposed Reno Creek ISR
Project).
The Draft SEIS is being issued for public comment. The public
comment period on the Draft SEIS begins with publication of this notice
and continues until August 22, 2016. Written comments should be
submitted as described in the ADDRESSES section of this document.
Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical
to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of June, 2016.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental
Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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