Energia i regulacje · 5.10.1998
Pathfinder Mines Corporation
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has amended Pathfinder Mines Corporation's (PMC's) Source Material License SUA-672 to change two reclamation milestone dates. This amendment was requested by PMC in its letter dated July 23, 1998, and the receipt of the request by NRC was noticed in the Federal Register on August 12, 1998. The license amendment modifies License Condition 61 to change completion dates for two site-reclamation milestones. The new dates approved by the NRC extend completion of placement of the final radon barrier and placement of the erosion protection cover by three years and three months. PMC attributes the delays to substantial settlement still remaining to occur on the tailings system, before a final cover can 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, and the proposed work is scheduled to be completed as expeditiously as practicable. Furthermore, because of the previous placement of an interim cover over the Lucky Mc tailings impoundment pursuant to License Condition 61A(2), and the ongoing radiation safety and environmenta