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DRC-2023-066160 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. 711
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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 June 16, 2023
Mark Chalmers, President and CEO Energy Fuels Resources (USA), Inc. 225 Union Boulevard, Suite 600
Lakewood, CO 80228 RE: Source Material License for Uranium Mills and Commercial Sites Disposing of or Reprocessing Byproduct Material – Proposed Fee Increase Radioactive Material License Number UT 1900479
Dear Mr. Chalmers: The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (Division) establishes fees and conducts periodic
reviews of those fees to ensure that the costs of our programs are covered. An evaluation of the Uranium Mill program revealed that the fees currently collected are insufficient to cover program expenditures. Factors contributing to the discrepancy include elimination of the ability to subsidize program appropriations as well as increases in personnel and other direct expenses. The Division determined that a fee increase is necessary to enable continued implementation of the Uranium Mill Program.
Therefore, the Division is proposing to increase the source material license fees for uranium mills and commercial sites disposing of or reprocessing byproduct material for the first time since 2018 (fiscal year 2019). If approved, this fee increase will go into effect July 1, 2024.
To coordinate and communicate the proposed program fee changes, we are inviting you to participate in a stakeholder meeting. This hybrid meeting may be attended in person at our Salt Lake office or virtually
via google meets for your convenience.
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Following all stakeholder meetings, we will evaluate any input and then the proposed fee schedule will become available for a 30-day public comment period beginning in late August (final date to be determined). Following the public comment period, a public hearing will be held. The final proposed fee schedule will be submitted for Legislative approval during the 2024 General Session.
We recognize the importance of this effort and the value of reaching out to all those who have a vital role in Utah’s Uranium Mill Program. We look forward to your participation in this process and hope that a meeting can be accommodated in your schedule. Please share this information with anyone you know who might also be interested in participating.
Sincerely,
Douglas J. Hansen, Director Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control DJH/SN/jk
c: Kimberly D. Shelley, Executive Director, Utah Department of Environmental Quality Ty L. Howard, Deputy Director, Utah Department of Environmental Quality Craig Silotti, Director, Office of Support Services, Utah Department of Environmental Quality Mark Chalmers, President and CEO, Energy Fuels Resources (USA), Inc. (Email and Hard Copy)
David Frydenlund, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. (Email) Stevie Norcross, PhD, Assistant Director, Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Phil Goble, Uranium Mills and Radioactive Materials Manager, Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
To request a meeting with the Division to discuss the proposed fee change, please contact Phil Goble at pgoble.utah.gov or 385-630-7733.
Please provide the following information so we can plan accordingly: 1. Three preferred dates and times during the first two weeks of July (July 3rd – 13th). 2. Names and email addresses of attendees.
3. Preference to meet in person or virtually only. 4. Comments and questions. A request to meet with the Division must be received by June 30, 2023.
If you are unable to schedule a meeting or do not wish to meet with the Division, please feel free to submit written comments to our agency. Electronic submissions can be sent to
[e-mail] or via U.S. mail to: Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control P.O. Box 144880 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880