WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a proposed rule called: In Situ Recovery Monitoring and Decommissioning Timeliness.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 10 by Jody Martin, Secretary of the Commission.
Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposes to amend its regulations that govern the licensing of uranium mills and the disposition of tailings and waste that arise from the extraction and milling of uranium by issuing risk-informed requirements for groundwater protection at uranium in situ recovery (ISR) facilities. The NRC's current regulations are focused on conventional uranium milling and do not expressly address uranium extraction by the ISR process. Additi...