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Home My WebLink AboutDRC-2012-001807 - 0901a06880303bb0State of Utah GARY R HERBERT Governor GREG BELL Lieutenant Governor Department of Environmental Quality Amanda Smith Executive Director DIVISION OF RADL\TI0N CONTROL Rusty Lundberg Director 1807 May 30, 2012 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Jo Ann Tischler Director, Compliance and Permitting Demson Mines (USA) Corp (DUSA) 1050 Seventeenth Street, Suite 950 Denver, CO 80265 Subject Compliance - Review of White Mesa Mill Tailings Management System Revision 2 0 (TMS) and White Mesa Mill Discharge Mimmization Technology Momtonng Plan Revision 12 0 (DMT), Radioactive Matenals License UT1900479 (RML), Ground Water Discharge Permit 370004 (GWDP), DUSA White Mesa Mill Confirmatory Action Dear Ms Tischler On Apnl 13, 2012 the DRC received the above referenced documents DRC staff has completed a review of these documents, and discussed their findings with you and Ms Kathy Wemel dunng a teleconference on May 23, 2012 The following summanzes the discussion and actions DUSA agreed to take dunng that teleconference 1 The documents appear generally acceptable in form and content 2 The RML requires monitonng of the leak detection system (LDS) for Cells 1, 2 and 3, while the GWDP requires monitonng of the LDS for Cells 4A and 4B The DMT requires repomng of the Cell 4A and Cell 4B momtonng m a quarterly report, while the Cell 1, 2 and 3 data remains unreported 3 The DRC desires to bnng umformity to the momtonng and reporting regimen and to improve protection ofthe ground water resources underlying the White Mesa Mill DRC believes that requinng inclusion of quarterly reporting of LDS momtonng data for Cells 1, 2 and 3 in the quarterly DMT Report accomplishes this purpose 4 DUSA agreed m a May 23, 2012 teleconference to revise Section VII of the Daily Inspection Data form, which form appears as Appendix A-1 to the DMT, to mclude data capture for Cells 1, 2 and 3 Upon doing so, DUSA can eliminate Section VII of the Daily Inspection data form, which appears as Attachment A-1 to the TMS, to eliminate redundancy For completeness, DUSA should revise Part 3 1 a) of the DMT to include monitonng and reporting of Cells 1, 2 and 3 195 North 1950 West • Salt Uke City, UT Mailing Address P O Box 144850 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4850 Telephone (801) 536-4250 • Fax (801) 533^097 -TDD (801) 536^414 www deq Utah gov Printed on 100% recycled paper David C Frydenlund Page 2 May 30, 2012 5 For consistency with the cross referencing approach employed for other issues, DUSA can revise Part 3 of the TMS to direct the reader to the DMT for momtonng and reporting requirements for Cells 1,2 and 3 6 The DRC recogmzes that the Cells 1, 2 and 3 momtonng requirements currently denve fi-om the RML Since the rationale for the changes detailed above reflect a desire to protect ground water resources, the DRC will seek amendment of the GWDP to mclude the momtonng and reporting for Cells 1, 2 and 3 m fiiture permit modification Please respond in wntmg withm 30 calendar days of receipt ofthis letter with the requested revisions to the TMS Please direct your questions on these issues to Russ Topham at 801 536 4256 Thank you for your continued cooperation Sincerely, Rusty Lundberg Director RL/RJT ijt ja • CO CD LO IT P- • • a a r-qi d P- U.S. Postal Service TU CERTIFIED MAILTM RECEIPT (Domestic Mail Only; 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