NRC URANIUM RECOVERY APPLICATION WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 17 - 18, 2009
DENVER, COLORADO

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a workshop in Denver, Colorado, on November 17 to 18, 2009, to discuss health physics and application issues related to in situ leach (ISL) uranium recovery applications and operations. The workshop was attended mainly by representatives of regulatory agencies and the uranium industry.

Below are links to the two power point presentations (PDF files), NRC meeting summary of the workshop, and lists of workshop participants. The meeting summary list some follow up actions by the NRC.

Also, below are audio recordings of the presentations and discussions as MP3 files. Most of the workshop was recorded. It is helpful to listen to the audio in conjuntion with the power points. The power points stand on their own as sources of information regarding the current issues pertinent to ISL uranium recovery applications, operations, and health physics and radiological issues.

In the presentations, NRC staff refers to various sections of the Standard Review Plan for In Situ Leach Uranium Extraction License Applications (NUREG-1569).

Workshop Information

• Workshop Agenda

• NRC Workshop Meeting Summary

• Workshop Participants

Health Physics | Ron Burrows

• Power Point - Radiological Issues at ISR Facilities - 108 slides

• Audio 1 - Radiation Classification

• Audio 2 - Release of Equipment for Unrestricted Use

• Audio 3 - Personnel Monitoring

• Audio 4 - Dose from Unrestricted Area

• Audio 5 - Dose Limit to the Public

ISL Applications - Safety Evaluation Report | Stephen Cohen - Ron Burrows

• Power Point - License Application Preparation - 79 slides

• Audio 6 - Introduction - Applications

• Audio 7 - Design of Waste Management Facilities

• Audio 8 - Effluent Control Techniques

• Audio 9 - Ground Water Restoration

• Audio 10 - Reclamation and Decommissioning

• Audio 11 - Financial Assurance

NRC ISL Regulatory Documents

• NUREG-1569 | Standard Review Plan for In Situ Leach Uranium Extraction License Applications - June 2003

• NUREG/CR-6870 | Consideration of Geochemical Issues in Groundwater
Restoration at Uranium In-Situ Leach Mining Facilities - June 2005 (Draft)

• Form 313 | Application for Material License

• NUREG-1748 | Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing Actions Associated with
NMSS Programs - August 2003

• NUREG/CR-6973 |Technical Basis for Assessing Uranium Bioremediation Performance

• Regulatory Guide 3.46 | Standard Format and Content of License Applications,
Including Environmental Reports, for In Situ Uranium Solution Mining - June 1982

• Regulatory Guide 3.63 | Onsite Meteorological Measurement Program for Uranium Recovery Facilities -- Data Acquisition and Reporting - March 1988

 

 

 

Updated December 31, 2009

ADDITIONAL
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