DRC-2016-011136 - 0901a06880680226

State of Utah
GARY R HERBERT
Governor
Spencer J Cox
Lieutenant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality
Alan Matheson
Executive Director
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND RADIATION CONTROL
Scott T. Anderson
Director DRC-201G- on |'2>ce>
MEMORANDUM
TO:File C-2016-36
THROUGH:Phil Goble, Section Manager
FROM:Russell J. Topham, P.E. /y
DATE:October 6, 2016
SUBJECT: Engineering Module 73. Inspection of Disposal of Bulk Byproduct Material September 30.
Radioactive Materials License UT1900479 (License) - Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc.
(EFR) White Mesa Mill, Blanding, Utah
On September 30, 2016, I traveled to the White Mesa Uranium Mill to perform an inspection of in-situ
leach (ISL) waste disposal operations on behalf of the Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation
Control (DWMRC). This report pertains to the waste disposal operation inspection and responds to a
I le.(2) Byproduct Receipt Notification from EFR, dated August 29, 2016. EFR is allowed to dispose this
byproduct material in Tailings Cell 3 only, which is allowed by License Condition 10.5 of the EFR
Radioactive Material License.
On August 30, 2016 the DWMRC received notice that EFR would receive eleven loads of 1 le.(2)
byproduct material, and intended to dispose of that waste in Cell 3 on September 30, 2016. Eleven loads
were ultimately received.
I checked in at the White Mesa Mill at approximately 8:00 AM on September 30, 2016, in company with
three other individuals from the DWMRC who were there for other purposes, and asked to see David Turk,
Site Manager for Environmental Health and Safety. Mr. Turk assigned Garrin Palmer to oversee the
disposal operation. The mill had received significant rain the previous evening, and inquiries were made
with the field crews regarding the conditions prevailing at the disposal site. It was determined that the
excavation site would not be safe for the operation of heavy equipment; therefore, the disposal operation
was rescheduled for October 3. The attentioni to safety is evidence of a healthy safety culture at this
facility.
I discussed this inspection with Logan Shumway, the Mill Manager, prior to departing.
Attachments: Receipt Notification dated August 29, 2016
195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT
Mailing Address PO Box 144880 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880
Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone] -TDD [phone]
www.deq.utnh.gov
Printed on 100% recycled paper
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc.
6425 South Highway 191, PO Box 809
ENERGY FUELS
Blanding, UT. US, 84511
435 678 2221, fax [phone]
www.energyfuels.com
Divof Waste Management
and Radiation Control
August 29, 2016
VIA Electronic Mail (PDF) and UPS ^ ^
Mr. Scott Anderson
Director of Waste Management and Radiation Control
State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality
195 North 1950 West
PO Box 144880
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880
Dear Mr. Anderson,
Re: 1 le.(2) Byproduct Receipt Notification
Pursuant to Radioactive Materials License (RML) UT 1900479 condition 10.5.F, Energy Fuels Resources
(USA) Inc. is hereby notifying the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control that the White
Mesa Uranium Mill will be receiving and disposing of eleven loads of 1 le.(2) byproduct material by
September 30, 2016.
If there are any questions regarding these shipments or the scheduling of the disposal activities feel free to
contact me at the White Mesa Mill at 435.678.4113.
Regards
David Turk
Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc.
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