Federal Register Notice of Amendment To Change Reclamation Milestone Date in Source Material License SUA-551 Held by Petrotomics Company for Its Shirley Basin, Wyoming Uranium Mill

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has amended Petrotomics Company's (Petrotomics') Source Material License SUA-551 for Shirley Basin Wyoming to change a reclamation milestone date. This amendment was requested by Petrotomics by letter dated September 5, 1995, and its receipt by NRC was noticed in the Federal Register on September 27, 1995. The license amendment modifies License Condition 50 to change the completion date for a site-reclamation milestone. The new date approved by the NRC extends completion of placement of final radon barrier on the tailings pile by one year, and ten months. Petrotomics attributes the delays to (1) NRC's re-examination of cover design for performance with current standards and practices, and (2) short construction season at the Shirley Basin site. Based on review of Petrotomics' submittal, the NRC staff concludes that the delays are attributable to factors beyond the control of Petrotomics, 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 required since this action is categorically ex