Energia i regulacje · 20/01/2010

Powertech (USA) Inc.; Dewey-Burdock Project; New Source Material License Application; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

By letter dated August 10, 2009, Powertech (USA) (Powertech) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an application for a new source material license. The requested license, or the proposed action, would authorize the construction, operation, and decommissioning of Powertech's proposed in-situ uranium recovery (ISR, also known as in-situ leach) facilities, and would require restoration of the aquifer from which the uranium would be extracted. A notice of receipt and availability of the license application, including the Environmental Report (ER), and opportunity to request a hearing was published in the Federal Register on January 05, 2010 (75 FR 467-471). The purpose of this notice of intent is to inform the public that the NRC will be preparing a site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) regarding the proposed action. The SEIS will tier off of the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities (ISR GEIS) that was published in 2009. As outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, "Coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act," the NRC plans to use the environmental review process set forth in its 10 CFR Part 51