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July 22, 2008

Draft of Vol. 2 of NRC ISL GEIS Publicly Available

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made publicly available the draft of Vol. 2 of the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities, Chapters 5 through 12 and Appendices A through F, June 30, 2008, NUREG-1910. Read More . . . .

July 17, 2008

Judge Holds Mining Company Responsible for Pollution at Washington Uranium Mine

A U.S. District Judge from Washington determined that the Newmont Mining Corp. of Colorado was responsible for cleaning up a large uranium mine site on the Spokane Tribe's land. Newmont's subsidiary, Dawn Mining Company, operated the mine, which continues to pollute nearby land, water, and wildlife. Read more . . . .

July 2, 2008

Power Resources Inc. Requests Permission to Process Resins from Other In Sutu Leach Operations

On June 19, 2008, Power Resources (doing business as Cameco Resources) requested an amendment to their Nuclear Regulatory Commission license to authorize the processing of resins from other in situ leach (ISL) uranium recovery operations. The resins would be processed at the Smith Ranch-Highland Project in Wyoming. The amendment request indicates that the amendment is minor and should receive a categorical exclusion from a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review.

June 27, 2008

House Committee Stops New Uranium Mine Claims in Grand Canyon Area

On June 25, 2008, The House Natural Resources Committee adopted an Emergy Resolution stopping any new uranium mine claims on lands near the Grand Canyon National Park for up to three years. The resolution was introduced by Arizona Representative, Raul M. Grijalva, in order to protect the National Park area from the impacts of uranium mining. The resolution would impact over 1,000,000 acreas of federally owned land north and south of the Grand Canyon. Read More . . . .

June 10

Protests of Mancos Resources Water Right Appropriation Application

Three protests of Mancos Resources' request for 800 acre feet of water from the Green River for a planned uranium mill were filed with the Utah Division of Water Rights. The State Engineer will determine whether a hearing will be held on the objections to the use of the water by Mancos Resources. More . . . .

May 20, 2008

BlueRock Resources Ltd. Purchases Mancos
Uranium Mill Project

BlueRock Resources, Ltd., a Canadian firm, announced that it purchased a 100% interest in the Mancos Resources, Inc., proposed Mancos Uranium Mill Project, Emery County, Utah. Completion of the purchase is subject to certain steps in the land and water aquisition and state permitting processes. As expected, Mancos Resources does not have the resources to complete the mill project on its own. The proposed mill would be constructed in an industrial park area six miles north west of the town of Green River. Mancos Resources has applied to the Utah Division of Water Rights for 800 acre feet of water per year from the Green River for the mill.

BlueRock Resources has uranium mine interests in the San Raphael Swell and Temple Mountain Uranium Districts in Utah and in Montrose County, Colorado.
More . . . .

May 20, 2008

Colorado Governor Signs Uranium In Situ Leach Law

Governor Bill Ritter of Colorado signed House Bill 1161, designed to protect groundwater from in situ leach (ISL) uranium extraction operations. The law requires the restoration of water to original water quality or to state standards. Groundwater impacted by ISL uranium extraction is also subject to Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Environmental Protection Agency groundwater restoration regulations. More . . . .

May 14, 2008

 

HOW TO LOCATE LICENSING DOCUMENTS IN THE NRC ELECTRONIC READING ROOM (ADAMS):

1. Go to  http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html   
2. Click on Web-based access / Begin ADAMS search / Advanced Search 
3. Enter Docket Number in the Docket Number box.
4. Sort by Document Date in Descending order.  Some document packages are undated and are found at of beginning of end of list of documents in Descending order and at beginning of list of documents in Ascending order.
More about NRC document access . . . .

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Updated July 22, 2008