Energia i regulacje · 11/26/1997
Pathfinder Mines Corporation
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has amended Pathfinder Mines Corporation's (PMC's) Source Material License SUA-442 to change three reclamation milestone dates. This amendment was requested by PMC in its letter dated September 11, 1997, and the receipt of the request by NRC was noticed in the Federal Register on October 6, 1997. The license amendment modifies License Condition 50 to change completion dates for three site-reclamation milestones. The new dates approved by the NRC extend completion of placement of the interim cover over tailings pile by two years, and completion of placement of the final radon barrier and placement of the erosion protection cover by three years. PMC attributes the delays to a substantial volume of water still remaining to be evaporated from the tailings system, before an interim cover could be placed. Based on the review of PMC's submittal, the NRC staff concludes that the delays are attributable to factors beyond the control of PMC, the proposed work is scheduled to be completed as expeditiously as practicable, and the added risk to the public health and safety is not significant. An environmental assessment is not r