DRC-2021-007244 - 0901a06880e9bcec

DRC-2021-007244 195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880 Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone] • T.D.D. [phone]
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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 May 26, 2021
Kathy Weinel, Quality Assurance Manager
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc.
225 Union Blvd. Suite 600 Lakewood, CO 80228 RE: Radioactive Material License Number UT 1900479: Request for Additional Information
Dear Ms. Weinel: In a letter dated May 18, 2021, Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. (EFRI) informed the Division of
Waste Management and Radiation Control (Division) of their plan to receive and process 10 drums of
uranium loaded ion exchange resins (URL) from a community water treatment system located in Gerlach, Nevada as equivalent feed. To evaluate whether the Gerlach, Nevada URL could be considered an equivalent feed, the Division used the April 16, 2012, NRC REGULATORY ISSUE (RIS) SUMMARY 2012-06 NRC POLICY
REGARDING SUBMITTAL OF AMENDMENTS FOR 19 PROCESSING OF EQUIVALENT FEED AT LICENSED URANIUM RECOVERY FACILITIES guidance document. Please provide the following information:

1. Is the shipment of 10 drums a one-time event or will it be continuous? 2. Provide a letter from Gerlach, Nevada water treatment facility on appropriate letterhead requesting to ship the drums of URL to the White Mesa Mill. 3. Provide or cite a previous submission to the Division a description of how resins are processed at the White Mesa Uranium Mill.
4. Approximately how much yellowcake in pounds will be produced from the 10 drums? 5. Please provide the total amount of yellowcake produced at the White Mesa Uranium Mill for each of the last 10 years.
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If you have any questions, please call Ryan Johnson at [phone].

Sincerely, Phil Goble, Uranium Mills and Radioactive Materials Manager
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control PRG/RMJ/as