January 31, 2019 – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting comments from stakeholders to help determine whether it should implement rules to amend regulations regarding the domestic licensing of source material by creating a code of general ground water protection requirements at uranium in situ recovery (ISR) facilities. Regulatory rulemaking was implemented in 2006 but it was placed on hold in 2010. [84 FR 574].
The NRC is requesting 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 (ISR) facilities. The NRC currently regulates ISR operations through application of regulations that primarily focus on conventional uranium mills and site-specific license conditions. The NRC initiated rulemaking in 2006 to develop requirements to provide regulatory consistency and improve the efficiency of the ISR licensing process but placed this rulemaking on hold in 2010. Information provided to the NRC during the public comment period will be factored into the decision as to whether the NRC will continue this rulemaking.
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