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CAMECO RESOURCES CROW BUTTE OPERATION 86 Crow Butte Road P.O. Box 169 (308) 665-2215 Crawford, Nebraska 69339-0169 (308) 665-2341 - FAX July 12, 2017 USPS PRIORITY MAIL SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION Marty Link, Water Quality Division Administrator Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Class IUIC Permits NE0211670 (DDW #1) and NE0210825 (DDW #2) Anticipated Noncompliance Dear Ms. Link: Part IX, Section R, of CBO's Class I UIC Permits states, "Iffor any reason, the permittee will be unable to comply with permit requirements, the permittee shall give advanced notice to the NDEQ Part II, Section C, requires the collection and chemical analysis of a monthly composite of the injection fluid entering the disposal wells. Part II, Section B, states, "All monitoring reports are to be submitted to the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality no later than 28 days after the last day of the month for which the monitoring data are being reported". On July 5, 2017, CBO mailed to Energy Laboratories, by UPS Next Day Air, the monthly composite samples for DDW #1 and #2. As indicated on the enclosed UPS tracking sheet, the samples did not arrive at Energy Laboratories until Saturday July 8, 2017. By email dated July 12, 2017, Energy Laboratories indicated that technically the samples were delivered to their buildings breezeway on the 8"', which was a Saturday, but were not received by the lab personnel unit Monday the 10'''. Due to the amount time required to analysis for Radium-226 (15 to 20 days) it is anticipated that the analysis of these samples will not be completed in time to meet the reporting requirements of Part II, Section B. If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please feel free to contact me at (308) 665-2215, ext. 114. Sincerely, Cameco Resources Crow Butte Operation Larry Teahon SHEQ Manager Enclosures: As Stated ce: Ron Burrows - NRC CBO - File ec: CR - Electronic File Dave Miesbach - NDEQ Groundwater Unit Supervisor Amanda Jones - NDEQ Program Coordinator Kory Winters - NDEQ Field Office

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Page 1: Cameco Resources, Crow Butte Operation, Deep Disposal ... · CROW BUTTE OPERATION 86 Crow Butte Road P.O. Box 169 (308) 665-2215 Crawford, Nebraska 69339-0169 (308) 665-2341 - FAX

CAMECO RESOURCESCROW BUTTE OPERATION

86 Crow Butte Road

P.O. Box 169 (308) 665-2215Crawford, Nebraska 69339-0169 (308) 665-2341 - FAX

July 12, 2017

USPS PRIORITY MAIL

SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION

Marty Link, Water Quality Division AdministratorNebraska Department of Environmental QualityP.O. Box 98922

Lincoln, NE 68509-8922

Class IUIC Permits NE0211670 (DDW #1) and NE0210825 (DDW #2)Anticipated Noncompliance

Dear Ms. Link:

Part IX, Section R, of CBO's Class I UIC Permits states, "Iffor any reason, the permittee will be unable tocomply with permit requirements, the permittee shall give advanced notice to the NDEQ Part II, SectionC, requires the collection and chemical analysis of a monthly composite of the injection fluid entering thedisposal wells. Part II, Section B, states, "All monitoring reports are to be submitted to the NebraskaDepartment of Environmental Quality no later than 28 days after the last day of the month for which themonitoring data are being reported".

On July 5, 2017, CBO mailed to Energy Laboratories, by UPS Next Day Air, the monthly compositesamples for DDW #1 and #2. As indicated on the enclosed UPS tracking sheet, the samples did not arriveat Energy Laboratories until Saturday July 8, 2017. By email dated July 12, 2017, Energy Laboratoriesindicated that technically the samples were delivered to their buildings breezeway on the 8"', which was aSaturday, but were not received by the lab personnel unit Monday the 10'''. Due to the amount time requiredto analysis for Radium-226 (15 to 20 days) it is anticipated that the analysis of these samples will not becompleted in time to meet the reporting requirements of Part II, Section B.

If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please feel free to contact me at (308) 665-2215, ext.114.

Sincerely,Cameco Resources

Crow Butte Operation

Larry TeahonSHEQ Manager

Enclosures: As Stated

ce: Ron Burrows - NRC

CBO - File

ec: CR - Electronic File

Dave Miesbach - NDEQ Groundwater Unit SupervisorAmanda Jones - NDEQ Program CoordinatorKory Winters - NDEQ Field Office

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