Or. Admin. Code § 345-092-0040 - Standards Relating to Environmental Impacts of Uranium Mill Operation

To issue a site certificate for a uranium mill, the Council must find that:

(1) Release of airborne particulates from the facility can be controlled through the use of baghouses or equivalent methods to the maximum extent consistent with existing milling technology and without increasing occupational health and safety risks.

(2) All mill ponds used for the collection and storage of mill tailings and chemical agents can be designed or sited in such a manner as to preclude seepage into any groundwater aquifers to the maximum extent consistent with existing impoundment technology.

(3) Studies have been performed characterizing the relative abundance and diversity of the plant and animal species at the proposed site of the facility and:

(a) The proposed facility is not likely to jeopardize the continued wildlife use of deer, elk and antelope wintering ranges or migration routes of migratory wildlife.

(b) The above ground portions of the proposed facility are not located on antelope fawning areas, sage grouse strutting and nesting areas or waterfowl nesting and rearing areas that are necessary to sustain the existing local or migratory populations of such species.

(c) Areas within the boundary of the facility site with unstable or fragile soils have been satisfactorily identified and available construction techniques can be employed to reduce adverse impacts such as erosion and compaction.

(d) The bird species using the area affected by the proposed facility have been identified, and the facility is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of local or migratory populations of such bird species.

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Or. Admin. Code § 345-092-0040

EFSC 2-1980, f. & ef. 2-28-80; EFSC 3-1981, f. & ef. 3-20-81; EFSC 1-2007, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-07

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.556

Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.553