Or. Admin. R. 345-095-0100 - Environmental Monitoring
(1) During
construction and operation of a uranium mill, the site certificate holder shall
implement an environmental monitoring program to evaluate all aspects of the
environment and to analyze the environment of the site compared to the baseline
environmental data presented in the site certificate application and to the
projected environmental impacts of facility operation.
(2) The certificate holder shall submit the
environmental monitoring program to the Council for approval. The Council may
consult with affected state agencies before approving the program.
(3) In the environmental monitoring program,
the certificate holder shall address each item discussed in the environmental
assessment, including but not limited to the following:
(a) Geography: The site certificate holder
shall determine, evaluate and summarize any changes in land ownership and land
use within 5 miles of the mill.
(b)
Demography, Sociology and Economics: The site certificate holder shall evaluate
any changes in population and nearest residences and the effects of facility
operation on public services, demographic characteristics and economic status
of the affected communities.
(c)
Historic and Cultural Resources: The site certificate holder shall determine
any changes, attributable to facility operation, in the status of any resources
described in the application.
(d)
Meteorology: The site certificate holder shall monitor those parameters
necessary to evaluate environmental impacts of mill operation including, but
not limited to wind speed and direction.
(e) Hydrology: The site certificate holder
shall monitor ground water and surface water sources to determine impacts of
the facility on water sources.
(f)
Geology: The site certificate holder shall identify any significant geological
discoveries and their potential impacts on operation of the facility.
(g) Seismology: The site certificate holder
shall identify nearby earthquakes by location and intensity.
(h) Ecology: The site certificate holder
shall maintain a program to identify changes in the ecological baseline and
determine the extent to which mill operation is responsible for those
changes.
(i) Radiological: The site
certificate holder shall conduct an operational monitoring program designed to
identify impacts on the environment and to allow dose assessments of any
affected populations.
(j) Chemical:
The site certificate holder shall maintain a monitoring program to assess
project related impacts of non-radiological materials on the environment
including bioaccumulation or biological effects.
(4) The site certificate holder shall prepare
an annual environmental report including data on all parts of the monitoring
programs described in section (3), except that the certificate holder may
include the information in parts (a), (b), (c), (f) and (g) in the annual
report at intervals not to exceed 5 years. The certificate holder shall submit
the report to the Council within 90 days after the end of each reporting year,
as defined in OAR 345-095-0080(4). The certificate holder shall include in the
report: data on each part of the program; analysis of that data compared to
baseline monitoring, effluent releases and projected impacts; calculated
radiological impacts upon the maximum exposed member of the public and the
population; review of the adequacy of the program based on experience gained;
and recommendations and justification for any improvements to the monitoring
program.
(5) During construction
and operation of the facility, the certificate holder shall obtain and maintain
control (through ownership, long term lease or other legal means) over all
environmental monitoring and sampling sites sufficient to preclude the direct
impact on such site of any non-facility related activities (such as logging,
plowing, grazing, etc.) that could destroy the usefulness of the monitoring
program. If loss of control or destruction of a sampling site occurs through no
fault of the certificate holder, the certificate holder shall select a
replacement sampling site and shall provide to the Council a thorough
evaluation of the replacement site compared to the lost or destroyed sampling
site. The certificate holder shall use the replacement site subject to Council
approval.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.556
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.470 & 469.507
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