Uranium Watch: White Mesa Uranium Mill


WHITE MESA URANIUM MILL San Juan County, Utah ◊ MILL OWNER AND OPERATOR Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. 225 Union Blvd, Suite 600 Lakewood, Colorado 80228 Tel: 303-974-2140 Fax: 303-974-2141 http://www.energyfuels.com/ ◊ PERMITS • Utah Radioactive Materials License No. UT1900479 (Division of Radiation Control) • Ground Water Discharge Permit No. UW370004 (Division of Radiation Control/Div.of Water Quality) • Air Quality Permit (Division of Air Quality) ◊ MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MSHA) MSHA ID NUMBER: 4201429 MSHA Inspection, Accident, Violation, and Employment Information: Click Here ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2016 NRC Orders Hault to Waste Shipments to White Mesa • NRC Order re Shipping of ISL Evaporation Sludge to White Mesa - August 30, 2016 • Report on Smith Ranch Waste Spill (with documentation and photos) (33 MB) 2011 Denison Mines CEO Complains About Citizen Challenges • Read San Juan Record article - White Mesa Uranium Mill is an economic juggernaut in San Juan - February 16, 2011 2010 Utah Issues Draft License for New Tailing Cell The Utah Division of Radiation Control (DRC) has issued a Public Notice of an amendment to Radioactive Materials License No. UT1900479 to permit the Construction of a New Tailings Impoundment (Cell 4B) and the Modification to the Groundwater Discharge Permit No. UGW37004. Public comments are invited anytime prior to 5:00 p.m. on May 10, 2010. The DRC will hold a public meeting to receive oral and written comments on May 4, 2010. The meeting will from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Blanding Arts and Events Center located at 715 West 200 South, Blanding (Utah State/College of Eastern Utah Campus). Comments on the Cell 4B license amendment will be received from 7 pm to 8 pm, and the groundwater discharge permit from 8 pm to 9 pm. The construction of the new tailings impoundment will destroy ancient pit houses on White Mesa. Pictures of some of the archeological sites that were destroyed when the mill was constructed 30 years ago are shown in a 2004 White Mesa Archeological Sites Report. ◊ Additional Information: Contact Phil Goble at 801/536-4044 or pgoble@utah.gov • Tailings Cell 4B Proposed Construction Application • Draft License and Permit, Statement of Basis, Safety Evaluation Report • White Mesa Archeological Sites Report • White Mesa Mill ◊ Send Comments: E-mail: pgoble@utah.gov Mail: Division of Radiation Control, P.O. 144850, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4850 June 2008 Denison Mines submitted a request to construct a new tailings impoundment - Cell 4B - to the west of tailing Cell 4A. The new impoundment would be 40 acres. The Utah Division of Radiation Control (DRC) is reviewing the license amendment application (see documents below). The review process involves requests for additional information (RAIs) and licensee responses. The DRC will develop an Environmental Report for public review and comment. April 2008 Dension has begun to process uranium ore (rather than the radioactive waste that it had been processing for the last 10 years) from the Tony M and other Company owned mines, such as the Pandora Mine in La Sal, Utah. Denison is also contracting to receive uranium ore from other mines on the Colrado Plateau March 2007 Denision Mines has submitted a timely ten-year license renewal application. The DRC is continuing to review the renewal application. The DRC's Environmental Report and an opportunity for public review and comment is expected in 2009. The renewal application is found below. MILL DOCUMENTS INSPECTION REPORTS • Inspection with NRC - May 9, 2007 • Inspection - October 16 and 17, 2007 • 1st quarter insection, March 26, 2008 • 2nd quarter inspection, May 28 and 29, 2008 • Inspection - September 19 and 20, 2012 (4.1. MB) • Inspection of Situ Leach Waste Disposal - March 13, 2013 (4.2 MB) Docments below are also available at the DRC website: http://www.radiationcontrol.utah.gov/Uranium_Mills/index.htm APPLICATION FOR NEW TAILINGS CELL 4 B • License Amendment Application - June 11, 2008 • Proposed Construction - not available • Engineering Design Report - December 31, 2007 • Environmental Report - April 30, 2008 ~ Attachment A - Hydrology ~ Attachment B - Proposed Development ~ Attachment C - Radiological Monitoring ~ Figure 4.1 - Aerial View ~ Figure 12 - Map • Application for Approval of Division of Air Quality for Cell 4B (7.7 MB) • University of Utah Groundwater Age and Isotopic Fingerprinting ~ Preliminary Study - February 1, 2008 ~ Final Report - May 19, 2008 • Background Groundwater Quality Report for Existing Wells ~ Revised Addendum to Background Groundwater Quality Report for Existing Wells - November 16, 2007 ~ Revised Background Groundwater Quality Report - October 26, 2007 ~~ Appendix G ~ Addendum to Background Groundwater Quality Report - April 19, 2007 ~~ Appendix A - References ~~ Appendix B - Calculated Travel Times ~~ Maps, Plots, and Figures ~ Background Groundwater Quality Report - December 29, 2006 • Background Groundwater Quality Report for New Wells ~ Main Data Table (MDT) - August 3, 2006 ◊ Groundwater • Ground Water Corrective Action Plan - August 20, 2007 • Groundwater Permit Renewal Application - September 2009 • White Mesa Licensing Records • Tailing Impoundments ~ Cell 4A Re-lining Project Modification of White Mesa Uranium Mill - Ground Water Discharge Permit No. UGW370004 - September 2009 • Public Notice • Modification to Groundwater Discharge Permit (red line) • Statement of Basis • Attachment 1 - Final Report - Hurst and Soloman • Attachment 2 - URS Completeness Review • Attachment 3 - DRC Findings and Recommended Action • Division of Radiation Control - Notice and Information MONITORING REPORTS • White Mesa Uranium Mill 2013 Tailings Wastewater Monitoring Report (11/01/13)—Author: Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. (82MB) ◊ DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY • 2008 Annual 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart W Compliance Report - March 2009 • 2010 Annual 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart W Compliance Report - March 2011 • 2011 Annual 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart W Compliance Report - March 2012 • 2012 Annual 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart W Compliance Report - March 2013 (85.4 MB) • Mill Inspection for Air Quality Compliance - May 2008 Last Updated February 19, 2017	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WISE Uranium Site ◊ Utah Division of Radiation Control ◊ DRC - Utah Uranium Mills ◊ Energy Fuels Resources URANIUM MINES • Daneros • La Sal Mines Complex • Rim • Tony M Mine OTHER PROPOSED UTAH MINES • Energy Queen • Velvet
Uranium Watch • 435-260-8384 • PO Box 344 • Moab, Utah 84532

WHITE MESA URANIUM MILL
San Juan County, Utah

◊ MILL OWNER AND OPERATOR
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc.
225 Union Blvd, Suite 600
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Tel: 303-974-2140
Fax: 303-974-2141
http://www.energyfuels.com/

◊ PERMITS

• Utah Radioactive Materials License No. UT1900479 (Division of Radiation Control)
• Ground Water Discharge Permit No. UW370004 (Division of Radiation Control/Div.of Water Quality)
• Air Quality Permit (Division of Air Quality)

◊ MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MSHA)
MSHA ID NUMBER: 4201429
MSHA Inspection, Accident, Violation, and Employment Information: Click Here

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2016

NRC Orders Hault to Waste Shipments to White Mesa

• NRC Order re Shipping of ISL Evaporation Sludge to White Mesa - August 30, 2016
• Report on Smith Ranch Waste Spill (with documentation and photos) (33 MB)

2011

Denison Mines CEO Complains About Citizen Challenges

• Read San Juan Record article - White Mesa Uranium Mill is an economic juggernaut in San Juan - February 16, 2011

2010

Utah Issues Draft License for New Tailing Cell

The Utah Division of Radiation Control (DRC) has issued a Public Notice of an amendment to Radioactive Materials License No. UT1900479 to permit the Construction of a New Tailings Impoundment (Cell 4B) and the Modification to the Groundwater Discharge Permit No. UGW37004. Public comments are invited anytime prior to 5:00 p.m. on May 10, 2010.

The DRC will hold a public meeting to receive oral and written comments on May 4, 2010. The meeting will from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Blanding Arts and Events Center located at 715 West 200 South, Blanding (Utah State/College of Eastern Utah Campus). Comments on the Cell 4B license amendment will be received from 7 pm to 8 pm, and the groundwater discharge permit from 8 pm to 9 pm.

The construction of the new tailings impoundment will destroy ancient pit houses on White Mesa. Pictures of some of the archeological sites that were destroyed when the mill was constructed 30 years ago are shown in a 2004 White Mesa Archeological Sites Report.

◊ Additional Information:
Contact Phil Goble at 801/536-4044 or pgoble@utah.gov

• Tailings Cell 4B Proposed Construction Application
• Draft License and Permit, Statement of Basis, Safety Evaluation Report
• White Mesa Archeological Sites Report
• White Mesa Mill

◊ Send Comments:
E-mail: pgoble@utah.gov
Mail: Division of Radiation Control, P.O. 144850, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4850

June 2008

Denison Mines submitted a request to construct a new tailings impoundment - Cell 4B - to the west of tailing Cell 4A. The new impoundment would be 40 acres. The Utah Division of Radiation Control (DRC) is reviewing the license amendment application (see documents below). The review process involves requests for additional information (RAIs) and licensee responses. The DRC will develop an Environmental Report for public review and comment.

April 2008

Dension has begun to process uranium ore (rather than the radioactive waste that it had been processing for the last 10 years) from the Tony M and other Company owned mines, such as the Pandora Mine in La Sal, Utah. Denison is also contracting to receive uranium ore from other mines on the Colrado Plateau

March 2007

Denision Mines has submitted a timely ten-year license renewal application. The DRC is continuing to review the renewal application. The DRC's Environmental Report and an opportunity for public review and comment is expected in 2009. The renewal application is found below.

MILL DOCUMENTS

INSPECTION REPORTS
• Inspection with NRC - May 9, 2007
• Inspection - October 16 and 17, 2007
• 1st quarter insection, March 26, 2008
• 2nd quarter inspection, May 28 and 29, 2008
• Inspection - September 19 and 20, 2012 (4.1. MB)
• Inspection of Situ Leach Waste Disposal - March 13, 2013 (4.2 MB)

Docments below are also available at the DRC website:
http://www.radiationcontrol.utah.gov/Uranium_Mills/index.htm

APPLICATION FOR NEW TAILINGS CELL 4 B
• License Amendment Application - June 11, 2008
• Proposed Construction - not available
• Engineering Design Report - December 31, 2007
• Environmental Report - April 30, 2008
~ Attachment A - Hydrology
~ Attachment B - Proposed Development
~ Attachment C - Radiological Monitoring
~ Figure 4.1 - Aerial View
~ Figure 12 - Map

• Application for Approval of Division of Air Quality for Cell 4B (7.7 MB)

• University of Utah Groundwater Age and Isotopic Fingerprinting
~ Preliminary Study - February 1, 2008
~ Final Report - May 19, 2008

• Background Groundwater Quality Report for Existing Wells
~ Revised Addendum to Background Groundwater Quality Report for Existing Wells - November 16, 2007
~ Revised Background Groundwater Quality Report - October 26, 2007
~~ Appendix G
~ Addendum to Background Groundwater Quality Report - April 19, 2007
~~ Appendix A - References
~~ Appendix B - Calculated Travel Times
~~ Maps, Plots, and Figures
~ Background Groundwater Quality Report - December 29, 2006

• Background Groundwater Quality Report for New Wells
~ Main Data Table (MDT) - August 3, 2006

◊ Groundwater

• Ground Water Corrective Action Plan - August 20, 2007

• Groundwater Permit Renewal Application - September 2009

• White Mesa Licensing Records

• Tailing Impoundments
~ Cell 4A Re-lining Project

Modification of White Mesa Uranium Mill -
Ground Water Discharge Permit No. UGW370004 - September 2009

• Public Notice
• Modification to Groundwater Discharge Permit (red line)
• Statement of Basis
• Attachment 1 - Final Report - Hurst and Soloman
• Attachment 2 - URS Completeness Review
• Attachment 3 - DRC Findings and Recommended Action

• Division of Radiation Control - Notice and Information

MONITORING REPORTS

• White Mesa Uranium Mill 2013 Tailings Wastewater Monitoring Report
(11/01/13)—Author: Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. (82MB)

◊ DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY

• 2008 Annual 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart W Compliance Report - March 2009
• 2010 Annual 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart W Compliance Report - March 2011
• 2011 Annual 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart W Compliance Report - March 2012
• 2012 Annual 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart W Compliance Report - March 2013 (85.4 MB)

• Mill Inspection for Air Quality Compliance - May 2008

Last Updated February 19, 2017

ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION

WISE Uranium Site
◊
Utah Division
of Radiation
Control
◊
DRC -
Utah Uranium Mills
◊
Energy Fuels Resources
URANIUM MINES
• Daneros
• La Sal Mines Complex
• Rim
• Tony M Mine

OTHER PROPOSED
UTAH MINES

• Energy Queen
• Velvet

Uranium Watch • 435-260-8384 • PO Box 344 • Moab, Utah 84532