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State of Utah

SPENCER J. COX
Governor

DEIDRE HENDERSON
Lieutenant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality

Kimberly D. Shelley
Executive Director

DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND RADIATION CONTROL

Douglas J. Hansen
Director

November 30, 2021

Kathy Weinel, Quality Assurance Manager
Energy Fuels Resources (USA), Inc.
225 Union Blvd., Suite 600
Lakewood, CO 80228

RE: August 2, 2021, 2nd Quarter, 2021 Nitrate Monitoring Report. Corrective Action Plan for Nitrate
White Mesa Uranium Mill near Blanding, Utah. Closeout Letter

Dear Ms. Weinel:

The Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (“Division”) has completed the review of
the August 2, 2021, 2nd Quarter, 2021 Nitrate Monitoring Report for the Nitrate Contamination
Investigation.

The review was based on compliance with the:

• Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc., White Mesa Uranium Mill, Groundwater Discharge
Permit No. UGW370004, signed March 19, 2019 (“Permit”).
• Corrective Action Plan for Nitrate White Mesa Uranium Mill near Blanding, Utah, May 7, 2012,
(“CAP”) approved December 12, 2012.
• The EFR Quality Assurance Plan (“QAP”) June 5, 2019 (Revision. 7.5)

The Division review concluded that the Report was found to be in compliance with the Permit, CAP, and
QAP. This letter constitutes a closeout of the August 2, 2021, 2nd Quarter, 2021 Nitrate Monitoring Report.

If you have any questions, please contact Dean Henderson at [phone].

Sincerely,

Phil Goble, Uranium Mills and Radioactive Materials Manager
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
(Over)

PRG/DCH/wa

c: Grant Sunada, Health Director, San Juan Public Health Department
Ronnie Nieves, Environmental Health Director, San Juan Public Health Department
Russell Seeley, UDEQ District Engineer