State policies and requirements for management of uranium mining and milling in New Mexico. Volume III. Adverse effects of uranium mining and milling on the physical environment

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5228532

Tierney, M S; Vandevender, S G

This volume contains two parts. The first part is a summary of issues. It complements the second part which is a program plan proposed by the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Division (NMEID) for the study and mitigation of environmental effects of uranium mining and milling. The NMEID program plan was begun when the lack of an adequate data base upon which the NMEID could base recommendations for new environmental laws and regulations applying to the uranium mining and milling industry was perceived. The NMEID planning document notes that, in the absence of adequate scientific data, State decisions regarding the regulation of the uranium industry may prove to be overly restrictive or not as restrictive as is necessary to assure protection of the public and the environment. To counter these tendencies, certain plans for cooperative studies involving Federal and State agencies are proposed. In particular, there is the need to improve the data base for determining population radiation exposure in affected areas and to evaluate the data needs for developing an ambient radon standard. It is concluded that the DOE's mission of energy development would be advanced by the provision of technical assistance and, in some cases, funds for certain State programs that demonstrably contribute to the State's ability to deal with Federal regulatory agencies as an informed, independent agent in regard to problems of uranium development.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5228532
• Report Number(s): SAND-78-1332
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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