ML22108A105

M220422B: Slides - 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 EPA (Public Meeting)

ML22108A105
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Issue date:	04/22/2022
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Navajo A b andoned Uranium Mi ne - 10 Year Plan and Northeast Church Rock Mine S i te

April 22, 2022NRC Commission Meeting

1 10 Year Plan

• Goals

NECR Mine Site

• CERCLA Process

• Interim Actions

• Community I nvo l ve m e nt

• Remedy Benefits Key Goals For The Next 10 Years

• Start Cleanups at 110 Mines

• Support Navajo Nation Capacity

• Community Involvement

• Navajo Fundamental Law

• Increase EPA Field Presence on the Navajo Nation

• Continued collaboration with NNEPA and with other federal agency https://www.epa.gov/navajo - nation -

uranium - cleanup/federal-plans - related -

documents Northeast Church Rock Mine

4 Cleanup Activities Conducted During the Investigation And Design

Voluntary Alternative Housing for Residents Requesting to Move

Interim Removal Actions in Residential Areas

5 Superfund CERCLA Process

NECR is ready to move into cleanup pending NRC license decision.

6 NECR Remedy

7 Benefits to Mi ne Si te & UNC Mill Site

• Restore ~125 acres of NN trust land

• Reduce contamination footprint

• Improve existing UNC Mill Site co ve r and stormwater controls

• Provide federal long-term stewardship

• Provide jobs in local a re a

• Remove distinct areas of highest concentration waste to licensed repository further away from Navajo Nation 8 Community Outreach And Involvement for Project

• Meetings/Workshops/Trainings

• Technical Assistance to review reports/design

• Participation on Design Team

• Temporary/Long-Term Housing /Jobs

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