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Home My WebLink AboutDRC-2025-001341 1 of Page 5 U:\RAD\COMMON\Uranium mills\UT1900479 EnergyFuels Res - White Mesa UMill\HP Inspection modules\2025\Inspection Reports\Inspection Report RADMOD-DOT 4-2-2025.docx INSPECTION REPORT Inspection Module: RADMOD-DOT/Emergency: 49 CFR 171-173 Transportation and Packaging Requirements Inspection Location: Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. - White Mesa Uranium Mill (Mill), Blanding Utah. Inspection Items: Uranium Ore, Alternate Feed, 11e.(2) Byproduct Material, Equivalent Feed and Yellowcake Shipments Inspection Dates: April 2 & 3, 2025 Inspectors: Ryan Johnson, Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (DWMRC) Personnel Contacted: Garrin Palmer - Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) Terry Slade - Radiation Safety Technician (RST) Justin Perkins- RST Magnum Neilsen- Scale House Operator Governing Documents: • UAC R313-19-100 • Radioactive Materials License (RML) UT1900479 • Applicable Mill procedures and manuals Opening Meeting Energy Fuels Resources: Garrin Palmer, RSO Tanner Utah DWMRC: Ryan Johnson (Health Physics Inspector) During the opening meeting, the 1Iinspector discussed the inspection items and documents to be reviewed during the inspection. The Mill staff reminded the inspector of the safety requirements for the Mill. Restricted area was wet during this inspection. DWMRC Meters Used Model Serial Number Calibration Due Date Dose Rate Bicron B288K 5/21/2025 Inspection Summary The inspection consisted of interviewing Mill staff, reviewing applicable documentation and a mill tour. The following discussion provides more detail of the specific items. 2 of Page 5 U:\RAD\COMMON\Uranium mills\UT1900479 EnergyFuels Res - White Mesa UMill\HP Inspection modules\2025\Inspection Reports\Inspection Report RADMOD-DOT 4-2-2025.docx Item 1. Documentation Review: The Inspector reviewed applicable documentation. Observations: The DWMRC inspector reviewed Bill of Lading shipping paperwork for: • Ore shipments; • Alternate feed shipments; • 11e.(2) disposal shipments; and • Yellowcake shipments. Item 1 Deficiencies: According to 49 CFR 172, Subpart C Shipping Papers (incorporated by reference in Utah Administrative Code R313-19-100), the following information is required on all shipping paperwork with the associated 49 CFR reference: • UN Identification Number §172.202(a)(1) • Proper shipping Name as per §172.101 table §172.202(a)(2) • Hazard Class §172.202(a)(3) • Total Activity of each package §172.203(d)(3) • Number and types of packages §172.202(a)(7) • Name of each radionuclide §172.203(d)(1) • Description of Physical form §172.203(d)(2) • Description of Chemical form §172.203(d)(2) • Category of label used §172.203(d)(4) • Transportation Index §172.203(d)(5) • 24 hour Emergency Telephone number §172.604 • Shipper Certification §172.204 The following is required on shipping paperwork for Exclusive use Shipments: • Specify “exclusive use shipment” §172.203(d)(9) • Specify instructions for maintaining exclusive use controls §173.427(4)(6)(iv) The inspector observed that the following information was missing on all or some of the Bill of Ladings: • Ore Shipments: (Chemours, Japanese, Colorado Plateau, and Arizona Strip) o EFRI (Colorado Plateau and Colorado Strip  No findings o Chemours  No findings o Japanese  No findings • Alternate Feed Shipments: o Honeywell CaF2  Category Label o Cameco Calcine  No findings o Cameco KF  Type of Packages o Cameco Regen  No findings o Cameco UF4  Type of Packages o Dawn mining 3 of Page 5 U:\RAD\COMMON\Uranium mills\UT1900479 EnergyFuels Res - White Mesa UMill\HP Inspection modules\2025\Inspection Reports\Inspection Report RADMOD-DOT 4-2-2025.docx  Category Label o Moffat  Hazard Class  Total Activity  Name of Radionuclide  Physical Form  Chemical Form  Category Label  Transportation Index  Emergency Contact • Equivalent Feed o None • 11e.(2) Shipments o Alta Mesa  Type of Package  Transportation Indes  Category Label o UEC-LA-Palangana  Name of Radionuclide  Chemical Form  Transportation Index o URI Rosita  Chemical Form  Transportation Index  Number and Type of Packages o Strata  Transportation Index  Category Label o King Dome  Chemical Form  Transportation Index  Category Label  Number and Type of Packages o Crowe Butte  No findings o Nichole Ranch  Category Label o Smith Ranch Highland  Transportation Index  Category Label o Smith Ranch North Butte  Transportation Index  Category Label o U-One  Name of Radionuclide  Chemical Form  Transportation Index  Category Label • Yellowcake Shipments o No findings 4 of Page 5 U:\RAD\COMMON\Uranium mills\UT1900479 EnergyFuels Res - White Mesa UMill\HP Inspection modules\2025\Inspection Reports\Inspection Report RADMOD-DOT 4-2-2025.docx Item 2. Mill Tour: The Inspector walked through the restricted area on a general site tour. The tour included the Mill, the Solvent Extraction building, the ore pad including the Chemours storage area, the tailing impoundments and the Product Yard. There were ore shipments from the Colorado Plateau were coming to the Mill during the inspection. Therefore, the inspectors were able to observe incoming shipments for this inspection for placarding, labeling, markings and perform radiological surveys. Observations: The DWMRC inspector observed: • Proper PPE was being worn by Mill employees within all observed areas of the Mill; • Proper Radiological Posting were being used within all observed areas of the Mill; • Mill personnel were surveying themselves out of the restricted area; and • OSL badges were appropriately being used by all observed employees at the Mill. Radiological readings observed during Mill tour Location Dose Rate (µrem/hr) Product Yard 40 Mill 50-200 Solvent Extraction Building 20-30 Chemours Storage 5,000-9,000 Tank #7 400 Packaging Room 90 Ore Pad 50-200 Ore Truck #1 200 Ore Truck #2 500 Item 2 Deficiencies: None Closeout Meeting Energy Fuels: Terry Slade (RST) Justin Perkins (RST) Logan Shumway (Mill Manager) Utah DWMRC: Ryan Johnson (Health Physics Inspector) During the closeout meeting, the Inspector discussed the deficiencies observed on the shipping paperwork for the different shipments coming to the White Mesa Mill site. The Inspector concluded that an enforcement action was not warranted at this time because the DWMRC does not have regulative authority of companies that ship to the Mill. However, the Inspector did indicate that he would ask EFRI to work with those companies to correct the deficiencies observed. Recommendations • EFRI work with companies that send shipments to their facility to make improvements on their Bill of Ladings. 5 of Page 5 U:\RAD\COMMON\Uranium mills\UT1900479 EnergyFuels Res - White Mesa UMill\HP Inspection modules\2025\Inspection Reports\Inspection Report RADMOD-DOT 4-2-2025.docx Follow-up Items for Next Inspection None Prepared By: Ryan Johnson 4/22/2025 (Print Name) (Signature) (Date) Reviewed By: Adam Wingate 4/22/2025 (Print Name) (Signature) (Date)