3150-AI40 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Groundwater Protection at Uranium in Situ Recovery Facilities [NRC-2008-0421]

This rulemaking would amend the NRC’s regulations to ensure groundwater protection at in situ leach uranium recovery facilities. The rule would create a more efficient licensing process by codifying requirements currently imposed through license conditions. The rule would affect in situ leach uranium recovery facility licensees and applicants.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 10 CFR 40 42 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 5841 No Notice 01/31/2019 84 FR 574 Notice Comment Period End 03/04/2019 Notice Comment Period Extended 03/01/2019 84 FR 6979 Second Comment Period Extended End 05/03/2019 NPRM 06/00/2023 Final Rule 03/00/2024 On October 18, 2018, the EPA published a withdrawal of its proposed rule in the Federal Register (83 FR 54543). On January 31, 2019 (84 FR 574), NRC published a request for comment soliciting views from interested stakeholders on whether the NRC should resume rulemaking to amend its regulations governing the domestic licensing of source material by codifying general requirements to address ground water protection at uranium in situ recovery facilities. A document was published in the Federal Register on March 1, 2019 (84 FR 6979), extending the comment period for this action. The comment period closed on May 3, 2019. Staff provided recommendations for next steps on this rulemaking to the Commission as part of SECY-19-1023, "Regulatory Options for Uranium In Situ Recovery Facilities," dated December 16, 2019. On July 23, 2021, staff submitted the proposed rule to the Commission in SECY-21-0067. No No None No No No George Tartal M. 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC 301 415-0016 george.tartal@nrc.gov Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington DC 20555-0001