ML22105A105

M220422B: Agenda - Discussion of the Ten-Year Plan to Address Impacts of Uranium Contamination on the Navajo Nation and Lessons Learned from the Remediation of Former Uranium Mill Sites (Public Meeting)

ML22105A105
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Issue date:	04/15/2022
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AGENDA

Title:

DISCUSSION OF THE TEN-YEAR PLAN TO ADDRESS IMPACTS OF URANIUM CONTAMINATION ON THE NAVAJO NATION AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE REMEDIATION OF FORMER URANIUM MILL SITES (Public Meeting)

Purpose:

The purpose of the briefing is to provide the Commission with an overview of the 2020-2029 plan of interagency actions to address the impacts of uranium contamination on the Navajo Nation, and provide updates on, and lessons learned from, remediation activities at former uranium mill sites throughout the west.

Scheduled:

April 22, 2022 6:30 pm Mountain Daylight Time Duration:

Approx. 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> Location:

Hilton Garden Inn; Gallup, New Mexico Ten-Year Plan Panel 60 min.*

Jonathan Nez, President of the Navajo Nation 10 min.

Valinda Shirley, Executive Director, Navajo Nation EPA 10 min.

Edith Hood, President, Red Water Pond Road Organization 10 min.

Catherine Haney, Deputy Executive Director for Materials, Waste, Research, 10 min.

State, Tribal, Compliance, Administration and Human Capital Programs, Office of the Executive Director for Operations Michael Montgomery, Region 9 Superfund Division Director, 10 min.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Jessie Quintero, Branch Chief, Environmental Review Materials Branch 10 min.

Topics:

• Overview of the 2020-2029 ten-year plan, including NE Church Rock Mine and UNC Mill Site activities

• Discussion of each participating agencys role in the NE Church Rock Mine and UNC Mill Site activities and lessons learned

• Stakeholder perspectives on the ten-year plan, NE Church Rock Mine and UNC Mill Site activities, and other former uranium mill sites in the western U.S.

• NRC Environmental Review and National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Consultation

2 Dialogue with Commission 30 min.

Break 5 min.

Perspectives and Lessons Learned from Remediation Activities 50 min.*

at Former Uranium Mill Sites Panel Brian Crossley, Water & Fish Program Manager 10 min.

Department of Natural Resources, Spokane Tribe of Indians John Lubinski, Director, Office of Nuclear Material 10 min.

Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)

William Frazier, Site Manager, 10 min.

Office of Legacy Management, U.S. Department of Energy Stevie Norcross, Assistant Director, Division of Waste Management 10 min.

and Radiation Control, Utah Department of Environmental Quality Bill Von Till, Branch Chief, Uranium Recovery 10 min.

and Materials Decommissioning Branch Topics:

• Overview of ongoing remediation activities at former uranium mill sites

• Lessons learned from the remediation of uranium mill sites, interagency cooperation, and Tribal engagement Dialogue with Commission 30 min.

Discussion - Wrap-Up 5 min.

• For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & A