DRC-2023-074182 - 0901a06881299b7e

DRC-2023-074182 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 www.deq.utah.gov Printed on 100% recycled paper
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 October 18, 2023
Kathy Weinel, Quality Assurance Manager Energy Fuels Resources (USA), Inc. 225 Union Blvd., Suite 600 Lakewood, CO 80228
RE: August 14, 2023, 2nd Quarter, 2023 Nitrate Monitoring Report Corrective Action Plan for Nitrate White Mesa Uranium Mill near Blanding, Utah Closeout Letter
Dear Ms. Weinel: The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (Division) has completed the review of the August 14, 2023, 2nd Quarter, 2023 Nitrate Monitoring Report (Report) for the Nitrate Contamination
Investigation. The review was based on compliance with the following: • Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc., White Mesa Uranium Mill, Groundwater Quality 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 EFRI Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) February 15, 2022 (Revision. 7.7) The Division review concluded that the Report was found to be in compliance with the Permit, the CAP, and the QAP. This letter constitutes a closeout of the Report.
If you have any questions, please contact Dean Henderson at 385-499-4443. Sincerely,
Phil Goble, Uranium Mills and Radioactive Materials Manager Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (Over)

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