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Nichols Ranch ISR ProjectU.S.N.R.C Source Material
SUA- 1597Jane Dough Amendment
Table of Contentsfor
Volumes I-X
UranerzENERGY CORPORATION
Uranerz Energy CorporationPO Box 50850
Casper, WY 82605-0850307-265-8900
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Pace
1.0 PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................... TR-I1.1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... TR-11.2 GENERAL SOLUTION M INING PROCESS ................................................. TR-21.3 ADVANTAGES OF ISR URANIUM M INING .............................................. TR-31.4 ORE AMENABILITY OF ISR URANIUM MINING .................. TR-3
2.0 SITE CHARACTERIZATION ..................................................................................... TR-52.1 SITE LOCATION AND LAYOUT .................................................................. TR-52.2 USES OF ADJACENT LANDS AND W ATERS ............................................ TR-6
2.2.1 General ............................................................................................... TR-62.2.2 Agricultural ........................................................................................ TR-72.2.3 Recreation .......................................................................................... TR-82.2.4 W ater Rights ...................................................................................... TR-82.2.5 Industrial ............................................................................................ TR-9
2.2.5.1 General/Oil/Gas .................................................................. TR-92.2.5.2 Coal Bed Methane ............................................................... TR-10
2.3 POPULATION DISTRIBUTION .................................................................. TR-1I2.4 HISTORIC, SCENIC, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES .............................. TR-17
2.4.1 General .............................................................................................. TR- 172.4.2 Cultural Resources ............................................................................ TR-17
2.4.2.1 Class I Literature Search for Uranerz Energy Corporation'sNichols Ranch and Hank Units ........................................... TR-17
2.4.2.2 Class I Literature Search for Uranerz EnergyCorporation's Jane Dough Unit ....................................... TR-21
2.4.3 Paleontological Resources ............................................................... TR-21g2.4.3.1 Nichols Ranch and Hank Units ......................................... TR-21g2.4.3.2 Jane Dough Unit .............................................................. TR-21g
2.4.4 Cultural Resource M itigation ............................................................ TR-222.4.5 Scenic Resources ............................................................................. TR-22
2.4.5.1 Nichols Ranch and Hank Units .......................................... TR-222.4.5.2 Jane Dough Unit .............................................................. TR-24a
2.5 M ETEOROLOGY .......................................................................................... TR-252.5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... TR-252.5.2 Regional Overview .......................................................................... TR-28b
2.5.2.1 Temperature ...................................................................... TR-28b2.5.2.2 Precipitation ...................................................................... TR-312.5.2.3 W ind .................................................................................. TR-342.5.2.4 W ind Speed ....................................................................... TR-352.5.2.5 W ind Direction .................................................................. TR-352.5.2.6 Humidity ........................................................................... TR-352.5.2.7 Evaporation ....................................................................... TR-36
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2.5.2.8 Severe Weather ................................................................. TR-362.5.2.9 Mixing Height ................................................................... TR-37
2.5.3 Site Specific Analysis ...................................................................... TR-372.5.3.1 Temperature ...................................................................... TR-372.5.3.2 Precipitation ...................................................................... TR-382.5.3.3 W ind .................................................................................. T R -38
2.5.3.3.1 Wind Speed ........................................................ TR-392.5.3.3.2 Wind Speed Frequency ...................................... TR-39
2.5.3.4 Wind Direction .................................................................. TR-412.5,3.5 Wind Direction Frequency ................................................ TR-412.5.3.6 H um idity .......................................................................... TR -422.5.3.7 Evaporation ..................................................................... TR-432.5.3.8 Severe Weather ............................................................... TR-432.5.3.9 Effects of Local Terrain .................................................... TR-43
2.5.4 A ir Q uality ....................................................................................... T R -452.5.4.1 G eneral ............................................................................. T R -452.5.4.2 Impacts due to the Nichols Ranch and Hank Units .......... TR-452.5.4.3 Impacts due to the Jane Dough Unit ............................. TR-49a
2.6 GEOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY ............................. TR-502.6.1 Regional Geology ............................................................................ TR-502.6.2 Site G eology ..................................................................................... T R -52
2.6.2.1 Nichols Ranch and Hank Units .......................................... TR-522.6.2.2 Jane Dough Unit .............................................................. TR-54a
2.6.3 Seism ology ....................................................................................... T R -552.6.3.1 Nichols Ranch and Hank Units .......................................... TR-552.6.3.2 Jane Dough Unit .............................................................. TR-55a
2.7 HYDROLOGY ............................................................................................... TR-562.7.1 Surface W ater ................................................................................... T R -56
2.7.1.1 Nichols Ranch and Hank Units ......................................... TR-562.7.1.1.1 Drainage Basin Description ............................... TR-562.7.1.1.2 Surface-Water Flow ........................................... TR-582.7.1.1.3 Surface-Water Quality ....................................... TR-622.7.1.1.4 Coal Bed Methane Surface Water ...................... TR-63
2.7.1.1.4.1 Permitted CBM/CBNG Discharge Facilities .............................. TR-642.7.1.1.4.2 CBM/CBNG Discharge Parameters ........................................... TR-662.7.1.1.4.3 CBM/CBNG Effect on Surface Water/Surficial Aquifer ........... TR-66
2.7.1.2 Jane Dough Unit ............................................................ TR-69a2.7.1.2.1 Drainage Basin Description ........................... TR-69a2.7.1.2.2 Surface Water Flow ........................................ TR-69b2.7.1.2.3 Surface Water Quality .................................... TR-69c2.7.1.2.4 Coal Bed Methane Surface Water ................. TR-69d
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2.7.1.2.4.1 Permitted CBM/CBNG DischargeFacilities ........................................................ T R -69d
2.7.1.2.4.2 CBM/CBNG Discharge Parameters ............ TR-69d2.7.1.2.4.3 CBM/CBNG Effect on Surface Water/Surficial Aquifer ........... TR-69g
2.7.2 Groundwater Hydrology ................................................................. TR-702.7.2.1 Nichols Ranch and Hank Units ... * - ....... TR-702.7.2.1.1 Hydrologic Setting and Well Construction .................... TR-712.7.2.1.2 Summary of Aquifer and Aquitard Properties ............... TR-75
2.7.2.1.2.1 Aquifer Properties ........................................... TR-762.7.2.1.2.2 Aquitard Properties ..................................................................... TR-80
2.7.2.1.3 Groundwater Flow ......................................................... TR-822.7.2.1.3.1 Nichols Ranch Unit Water-Level Changes ..... TR-88
2.7.2.1.3.2 Hank Unit Water-Level Changes ................................................ TR-892.7.2.1.3.3 Coal Bed Production Effects on Water-Levels ........................... TR-90
2.7.2.1.4 Groundwater Quality ......................................... TR-992.7.2.1.4.1 Coal Bed Methane Groundwater Quality .................................... TR-108
2.7.2.2 Jane Dough Unit ............................................................. TR-110a2.7.2.2.1 Hydrologic Setting and Well Construction... TR-l IOb2.7.2.2.2 Summary of Aquifer and Aquitard
Properties .................................................... TR- 10c2.7.2.2.2.1 Aquifer Properties .............................. TR-1 10d2.7.2.2.2.2 Aquitard Properties .................................................................... TR-1 lOe
2.7.2.2.3 Ground Water Flow ......................................... TR- IIOf2.7.2.2.3.1 Jane Dough Unit Water Level Changes ...................................... TR-1.1Oi2.7.2.2.3.2 Coal Bed Project Effects on Water Levels .................................. TR-1 Oj
2.7.2.2.4 Ground Water Quality ................................... TR-1 1Os2.7.3 W ater R ights ................................................................................... T R - 11
2.7.3.1 Nichols Ranch and Hank Units ......................................... TR-l 112.7.3.2 Jane Dough Unit ............................................................. TR- I13a
2.7.4 Coal Bed Methane Wells and Oil/Gas Wells .................................. TR-l1142.7.4.1 Nichols Ranch and Hank Units ......................................... TR-l1142.7.4.2 Jane Dough Unit .............................................................. TR- 115
2.7.5 Exploration Drill Holes ................................................................... TR-1152.7.5.1 Nichols Ranch and Hank Units ......................................... TR-l1152.7.5.2 Jane Dough Unit ............................................................. TR- I15a
2.8 E C O L O G Y .................................................................................................... T R -1162.8.1 T opography ..................................................................................... T R -1162.8.2 S oils ................................................................................................. T R -1162.8.3 V egetation ...................................................................................... T R-1 172.8.4 W ildlife ........................................................................................... T R -119
2 .8.4.1 G eneral ............................................................................. T R -1192.8.4.2 Federal Threatened, Endangered, Proposed and
Candidate Species ............................................................. TR-119
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2.8.4.3 Special Status Species ...................................................... TR-121a2.9 BACKGROUND RADIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS ....................... TR-123
2.9.1 Surface Soil, Subsurface Soils and Sediment ................................. TR-1232.9.1.1 Purpose and Procedure ..................................................... TR-1232.9.1.2 Sampling Methodology .................................................... TR-1252.9.1.3 Nichols Ranch Unit Results ............................................. TR-1262.9.1.4 Hank Unit Results ............................................................ TR- 1292.9.1.5 Jane Dough Unit Results ............................................. TR-131a
2.9.2 Baseline Gamma Survey ................................................................. TR-1332.9.2.1 Purpose and Procedure ..................................................... TR-1332.9.2.2 Survey Methodology ........................................................ TR-1342.9.2.3 Nichols Ranch Unit Results ............................................. TR-1342.9.2.4 Hank Unit Results ............................................................ TR-1372.9.2.5 Jane Dough Unit Results ............................................. TR-139a
2.9.3 Baseline Radon-222 and Direct Gamma Exposure Rates ............... TR-1402.9.3.1 Purpose and Procedure ..................................................... TR-1402.9.3.2 Survey Methodology ........................................................ TR-1402.9.3.3 Nichols Ranch Unit Results ............................................. TR-1422.9.3.4 Hank Unit Results .......................................................... TR-143a2.9.3.5 Jane Dough Unit Results ............................................. TR-143b
2.9.4 Flora and Fauna ............................................................................... TR -1442.9.4.1 Purpose and Procedure ..................................................... TR-1442.9.4.2 M ethods ............................................................................ TR -1452.9.4.3 Nichols Ranch Unit Results ............................................. TR-1462.9.4.4 Hank Unit Results ............................................................ TR-1462.9.4.5 Jane Dough Unit Results ............................................... TR-146
2.9.5 R adon Flux ...................................................................................... T R -1492.9.6 A ir Particulates ................................................................................ TR -150
2.9.6.1 Purpose and Procedure ..................................................... TR-1502.9.6.2 M ethods ............................................................................ T R -1502.9.6.3 Results for the Nichols Ranch and Hank Unit ................. TR-1522.9.6.4 Results for the Jane Dough Hank Unit ...................... TR-159a
2.10 BACKGROUND NONRADIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS ............ TR-1602.10.1 Nonradioactive Airborne Effluents ............................................... TR-1602.10.2 Nonradioactive Liquid Effluents ................................................... TR-1602.10.3 Nonradioactive Baseline Studies .................................................. TR- 160
2.10.3.1 Soils ................................................................................ T R -1602.10.3.2 V egetation ...................................................................... TR -1612.10.3.3 G roundw ater .................................................................. TR -161
3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITIES .................................................................... TR-1633.1 IN SITU RECOVERY PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT ............................... TR-163
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3.2 SITE FACILITIES LAYOUT ....................................................................... TR-1643.2.1 Nichols Ranch Unit - Central Processing Plant .............. TR-1643.2.2 Hank Unit - Satellite Facility ......................................................... TR-1653.2.3 Process Description ......................................................................... TR-165
3.2.3.1 Uranium Recovery ........................................................... TR-1653.2.3.2 Lixiviant Composition ..................................................... TR-1663.2.3.3 Process Plant Circuits ...................................................... TR-166
3.2.4 Chemical Reactions ........................................................................ TR-1683.2.4.1 Underground Recovery .................................................... TR- 1683.2.4.2 Ion Exchange ................................................................... TR-1683.2.4.3 Elution Process and Resin Handling ................................ TR-1693.2.4.4 Yellowcake Production .................................................... TR-169
3.2.5 Flow and Material Balance ............................................................. TR-1703.2.6 Sources of Plant Liquid Effluents and Disposal Methods .............. TR-171
3.3 CHEMICAL STORAGE FACILITIES ......................................................... TR- 1753.3.1 Process Related Chemicals ............................................................. TR-1763.3.2 Nonprocess Related Chemicals ....................................................... TR-177
3.4 W E LL FIE L D S ............................................................................................... T R -1783.4.1 O re Z one ......................................................................................... T R -1783.4.2 W ellfield A reas ............................................................................... TR -1793.4.3 Wellfield Injection and Recovery Patterns ..................................... TR-1793.4.4 Wellfield Operations - Production Areas ....................................... TR-l1813.4.5 W ell C om pletion ............................................................................. TR -1823.4.6 Well Casing Integrity ...................................................................... TR- 1843.4.7 Monitoring of Wellfield Flow and Pressure ................................... TR-1863.4.8 Monitor Well Ring Gradient Reversal ............................................ TR-186
3.4.8.1 Analytical Modeling ........................................................ TR-1863.4.8.2 Numerical Modeling ........................................................ TR- 189
3.5 PLANT EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTATION, AND CONTROL ............ TR-190
4.0 EFFLUENT CONTROL SYSTEMS ......................................................................... TR-1924.1 GASEOUS AND AIRBORNE PARTICULATES ....................................... TR-192
4.1.1 R adon .............................................................................................. T R -1924.1.1.1 General Area Ventilation ................................................. TR-1934.1.1.2 Local Ventilation ............................................................. TR- 194
4.1.2 Particulate ....................................................................................... T R -1944.2 LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS ............................................................................... TR-196
4.2.1 Liquid Effluents .............................................................................. TR -1964.2.2 Solid W astes .................................................................................... T R -197
4.2.2.1 Noncontaminated Solid Waste ......................................... TR-1984.2.2.2 Contaminated Solid Waste ............................................... TR-198
4.3 CONTAMINATED EQUIPMENT ............................................................... TR-1994.4 SYSTEM FAILURES .................................................................................... TR-199
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5.0 OPERATIONS............................................................................. TR-2015,1 ORGANIZATION ................................................................ TR-201
5. 1.1 Management............................................................. TR-2015.1.2 ALARA ................................................................. TR-204
5.1.2.1 Philosophy .................................................... TR-2055.1.2.2 Responsibilities .............................................. TR-205
5.2 MANAGEMENT CONTROL PROGRAM .................................... TR-2075.2.1 Administrative Procedures............................................. TR-207
5.2. 1.1 Operating Procedures ........................................ TR-2075.2.1.2 Radiation Work Permits ..................................... TR-2075.2.1.3 Record Keeping.............................................. TR-2085.2.1.4 Reporting ..................................................... TR-209
5.2.2 Safety and Environmental Review Panel ............................ -TR-2095.2.2.1 Organization.................................................. TR-2095.2.2.2 SERP Procedures ............................................ TR-2 105.2.2.3 SERP Records................................................ TR-2105.2.2.4 SERP Reports ................................................ TR-211I
5.2.3 Cultural Resource Inventory........................................... TR-2 115.3 MANAGEMENT AUDIT AND INSPECTION PROGRAM................. TR-211I
5.3.1 Audit..................................................................... TR-2115.3.2 Inspections .............................................................. TR-212
5.4 QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERSONNEL CONDUCTING THERADIATION SAFETY PROGRAM ........................................ TR-212
5.5 RADIATION SAFETY TRAINING ............................................ TR-2145.6 SECURITY........................................................................ TR-2165.7 RADIATION SAFETY CONTROLS AND MONITORING ................. TR-216
5.7.1 Effluent Control Techniques........................................... TR-2 165.7.1.1 Airborne Radioactive Effluents............................. TR-216
5.7. 1. 1.1 Particulate.......................................... TR-2175.7.1.1.2 Radon .............................................. TR-218
5.7.1.2 Liquid Radioactive Effluents................................ TR-21 85.7.1.2.1 Contingency for Unplanned Releases............ TR-219
5.7.1.3 Surface Releases ............................................. TR-2205.7.1.3.1 Subsurface Releases............................... TR-220
5.7.2 External Radiation Exposure Monitoring Program .................. TR-22 I5.7.2.1 Personnel Monitoring........................................ TR-221I5.7.2.2 Exposure Rate Surveys...................................... TR-222
5.7.3 Airborne Radiation Monitoring Program ............................. TR-2245.7.3.1 Airborne Uranium Particulate Monitoring ................. TR-224
5.7.3.1.1 Breathing Zone .................................... TR-2255.7.3.1.2 Area................................................. TR-2255.7.3.1.3 Action Level and Limit ........................... TR-226
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5.7.3.2 R adon ............................................................................... T R -2265.7.3.3 Radon Daughter Concentration Monitoring .................... TR-2265.7.3.4 Respiratory Protection Program ....................................... TR-227
5.7.4 Internal Dose Calculations .............................................................. TR-2275.7.4.1 U ranium ........................................................................... TR -2285.7.4.2 Radon Daughters .............................................................. TR-2305.7.4.3 Prenatal and Fetal Radiation Exposure ............................ TR-2305.7.4.4 Recording Radiation Dose ............................................... TR-231
5.7.5 Bioassay Program ........................................................................... TR-2315.7.6 Contamination Control Program ..................................................... TR-232
5.7.6.1 Surveys for Surface Contamination in Restricted Area... TR-2325.7.6.2 Surveys for Surface Contamination in Controlled Areas
and Unrestricted Areas ..................................................... TR-2335.7.6.3 Surveys for Contamination of Skin and
Personal Clothing .............................................................. TR-2335.7.6.4 Surveys of Equipment Prior to Release to
Unrestricted Areas ............................................................ TR-2345.7.6.5 Surveys for Contamination on Respirators ...................... TR-2345.7.6.6 Instrumentation ................................................................ TR-2345.7.6.7 Survey Record .................................................................. TR-235
5.7.7 Airborne Effluent and Environmental Monitoring ......................... TR-2355.7.7.1 Stack Sampling ................................................................ TR-2365.7.7.2 A ir Sam ples ...................................................................... TR -236
5.7.7.2.1 Air Particulate ................................................... TR-2365.7.7.2.2 Radon ................................................................ TR-236
5.7.7.3 Water Samples ................................................................. TR-2365.7.7.3.1 Surface Water .................................................... TR-2365.7.7.3.2 Groundwater ..................................................... TR-237
5.7.7.4 Vegetation, Food, and Fish Samples ................................ TR-2375.7.7.5 Soil and Sediment Samples .............................................. TR-2375.7.7.6 Direct Radiation ............................................................... TR-237
5.7.8 Groundwater Monitoring Program ................................................. TR-2385.7.8.1 Pre-Operational Wellfield Assessment ............................ TR-2385.7.8.2 Monitor Well Spacing ...................................................... TR-2385.7.8.3 Production Area Pump Test ............................................. TR-2395.7.8.4 Production Area Pump Test Document ........................... TR-2405.7.8.5 Baseline Water Quality Determination ............................ TR-241
5.7.8.5.1 Data Collection ................................................. TR-2415.7.8.6 Statistical Assessment of Baseline Water Quality Data.. TR-2425.7.8.7 Restoration Target Values ................................................ TR-2445.7.8.8 Upper Control Limits ....................................................... TR-2445.7.8.9 Calculation of Upper Control Limits ............................... TR-2455.7.8.10 Operational Groundwater Monitoring Program ............. TR-245
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5.7.8.10.1 Monitoring Frequency and Reporting ............. TR-2465.7.8.10.2 Water Quality Sampling and
Analysis Procedures ........................................ TR-2465.7.8.10.3 Excursions ....................................................... TR-247
5.7.8.11 Operational Surface Water Monitoring Program ............ TR-2485.7.9 Quality Assurance ........................................................................... TR-248
5.7.9.1 Organization ..................................................................... TR-2495.7.9.2 Procedures ........................................................................ TR-2495.7.9.3 R ecords ............................................................................ T R -2495.7.9.4 Quality Control in Sampling ............................................ TR-2495.7.9.5 Quality Control in Laboratory ......................................... TR-250
5.7.9.5.1 Calibration ......................................................... TR-2505.7.9.5.2 Performance Checks ......................................... TR-2505.7.9.5.3 Quality Control Samples ................................... TR-250
5.7.9.6 Computational Checks ..................................................... TR-2515.7.9.7 Review and Analysis of Data ........................................... TR-2515.7.9.8 Review of Quality Assurance Program ............................ TR-251
6.0 RECLAMATION PLAN ........................................................................................... TR-2526.1 GROUNDWATER RESTORATION ........................................................... TR-252
6.1.1 Water Quality Criteria ..................................................................... TR-2546.1.2 Restoration Criteria ......................................................................... TR-2556.1.3 Groundwater Restoration Methods ................................................. TR-256
6.1.3.1 Groundwater Transfer ...................................................... TR-2586.1.3.2 Groundwater Sweep ......................................................... TR-2596.1.3.3 Groundwater Treatment ................................................... TR-2596.1.3.4 Restoration Monitoring .................................................... TR-2616.1.3.5 Effectiveness of Groundwater Restoration Techniques... TR-2626.1.3.6 Environmental Effects of Groundwater Restoration ........ TR-266
6.1.4 Restoration Stability Monitoring Stage .......................................... TR-2676.1.5 Well Abandonment ................................ TR-268
6.2 SURFACE RECLAMATION AND DECOMMISSIONING ....................... TR-2696.2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... T R -2696.2.2 Surface Disturbance ........................................................................ TR-2696.2.3 Topsoil Handling and Replacement ................................................ TR-2706.2.4 Vegetation Reclamation Practices .................................................. TR-2716.2.5 Road Reclamation ........................................................................... TR-272
.6.2.5.1 Access Roads ................................................................... TR-2726.2.5.2 Wellfield Access Roads ................................................... TR-273
6.2.6 Site Decontamination and Decommissioning ................................. TR-2736.2.6.1 Reclaiming Disturbed Lands ............................................ TR-2736.2.6.2 Removing and Disposing of Structures
and Equipment .................................................................. TR-274
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6.2.7 Final Contouring ............................................................................. TR-2756.2.8 Financial Assurance ........................................................................ TR-276
7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ............................................................................... TR-2797.1 SITE PREPARATION AND CONSTRUCTION ......................................... TR-2797.2 EFFECTS OF OPERATION ......................................................................... TR-280
7.2.1 Surface Water Impacts .................................................................... TR-2817.2.2 Ephemeral Drainages Impacts ........................................................ TR-2827.2.3 Groundwater Impacts ...................................................................... TR-284
7.2.3.1 Analytical Modeling ........................................................ TR-2847.2.3.2 Numerical Modeling ........................................................ TR-285
7.2.4 A ir Q uality ...................................................................................... T R -2867.2.5 Wildlife Impacts .............................................................................. TR-288
7.2.5.1 W ildlife ............................................................................ T R -2887.2.5.2.2 Big Game .......................................................... TR-2887.2.5.2.3 Upland Game Birds ........................................... TR-2897.2.5.2.4 Waterfowl and Shorebirds ................................ TR-2917.2.5.2.5 Mammalian Predators ....................................... TR-2917.2.5.2.6 Lagomorphs ...................................................... TR-2917.2.5.2.7 Small Mammals ................................................ TR-2917.2.5.2.8 Raptors .............................................................. TR-2927.2.5.2.9 Nongame/Migratory Birds ................................ TR-2927.2.5.2.10 Reptiles and Amphibians ............................... TR-292a
7.2.5.2.11 Threatened, Endangered, Proposed,and Candidate Species andSpecial Status Species ..................... TR-292a
7.3 RADIOLOGICAL EFFECTS ........................................................................ TR-2937.3.1 Exposure Pathways ......................................................................... TR-293
7.3.1.1 Exposures from Water Pathways ..................................... TR-2947.3.1.2 Exposures from Air Pathways ......................................... TR-294
7.3.1.2.1 Site Description ................................................. TR-2957.3.1.2.2 Population Distribution ..................................... TR-2967.3.1.2.3 Individual Receptor Locations .......................... TR-2967.3.1.2.4 Time Parameters ............................................... TR-2977.3.1.2.5 Food Pathway Parameters ................................. TR-2987.3.1.2.6 Meteorological Parameters ............................... TR-2987.3.1.2.7 Source Terms .................................................... TR-2987.3.1.2.8 R esults ............................................................... TR -302
7.3.1.2.8.1 Individual Receptor Dose ........................................................... TR-3027.3.1.2.8.2 Population Dose ......................................................................... TR-303
7.3.1.3 Exposures from External Radiation ................................. TR-3047.3.1.4 Total Human Exposures ................................................... TR-3057.3.1.5 Exposure to Flora and Fauna ........................................... TR-305
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7.4 NONRADIOLOGICAL EFFECTS ............................................................... TR-3077.4.1 Nonradioactive Airborne Effluents ................................................. TR-3077.4.2 Nonradioactive Liquid Effluents ..................................................... TR-307
7.5 EFFECTS OF ACCIDENTS ......................................................................... TR-3077.5.1 Transportation Incidents ................................................................. TR-308
7.5.1.1 Shipment of Refined Yellowcake .................................... TR-3097.5.1.2 Shipments of Loaded Resin ............................................. TR-31 17.5.1.3 Shipment of Process Chemicals ....................................... TR-3137.5.1.4 Shipment of I I e(2) By-product Material for Disposal .... TR-3147.5.1.5 Transporting Employees To and From Project Site ......... TR-314
7.5.2 T ank Failure .................................................................................... T R -3 157.5.3 Pipeline Failure ............................................................................... T R -316
7.5.3.1 Process Pipelines .............................................................. TR-3167.5.3.2 Coal Bed Methane Gas Pipeline Failure .......................... TR-318
7.5.4 Fires and Explosions ....................................................................... TR-3197.5.5 T ornados ......................................................................................... T R -3207.5.6 Well Casing Failure ........................................................................ TR-3227.5.7 Aquifer Communication Through Old Exploration Holes ............. TR-3237.5.8 Aquifer Communication Through Coal Bed Methane
and Oil/Gas Wells ......................................................................... TR-3247.5.9 Occupational Incidents .................................................................... TR-324
7.6 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS OF CONSTRUCTION ANDO PE R A T IO N ............................................................................................ T R -3257.6.1 B enefits ........................................................................................... T R -325
7.6.1.1 Employment ..................................................................... TR-3257.6.1.2 T axes ................................................................................ T R -3267.6.1.3 R oads ................................................................................ T R -3267.6.1.4 United States Nuclear Energy Supply .............................. TR-326
7.6.2 Socioeconomic Costs ...................................................................... TR-3267.6.2.1 Public Facilities and Services .......................................... TR-3267.6.2.2 H ousing ............................................................................ T R -3277.6.2.3 Impairment of Historical, Scenic, and
Recreation Values ............................................................. TR-3277.7 MINERAL RESOURCE IMPACTS ............................................................. TR-327
8.0 ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED ACTION ................................................. TR-3288.1 ALTERNATIVE MINING METHODS ........................................................ TR-3288.2 ALTERNATIVE SITES ................................................................................ TR-3298.3 ALTERNATIVE RECOVERY SOLUTIONS .............................................. TR-3298.4 GROUNDWATER RESTORATION ALTERNATIVES ............................ TR-3308.5 LIQUID EFFLUENT DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES .................................. TR-330
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9.0 BENEFIT-COST SUMMARY .............................................................................9.1 G E N E R A L .....................................................................................................9.2 QUANTIFIABLE ECONOMIC IMPACTS ..................................................9.3 ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ....................................9.4 SU M M A R Y ...................................................................................................
10.0 ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS AND CONSULTATIONS ...........................10.,1 PERMITS AND LICENSES REQUIRED FOR THE
NICHOLS RANCH ISR PROJECT .........................................................
11.0 R E FE R E N C E S ........................................................................................................
LIST OF FIGURES
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TR-333
TR-333
TR-334
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Figure 1-1 General Location Map ......................................................................... Map Pocket
Figure 1-2 Contour Map of Nichols Ranch Unit ................................................... Map Pocket
Figure 1-2A Contour Map of Jane Dough Unit .................................................... Map Pocket
Figure 1-3 Contour Map of Hank Unit .................................................................. Map Pocket
Figure 1-4 Commercial, Pilot and Proposed Areas ............................................... Map Pocket
Figure 2-1 Access to Nichols Ranch ISR Project .................................................. Map Pocket
Figure 2-2 Location of Towns and Cities Within 50-Miles (-80 kin)of Project A rea ..................................................................................... M ap Pocket
Figure 2-3 Population Density Map for Wyoming Within 50-Miles (-80 km)
of Project A rea ..................................................................................... M ap Pocket
Figure 2-4 Campbell County Profile ..................................................................... Map Pocket
Figure 2-5 Johnson County Profile ........................................................................ Map Pocket
Figure 2-6 Natrona County Profile ........................................................................ Map Pocket
Figure 2-7 Location of Regional Meteorological Stations ........................................ TR-27
Figure 2-8 Average Monthly Temperatures for Select Meteorological Stations ......... TR-29
Figure 2-8a Average Monthly Minimum Temperatures for Select MeteorologicalS tation s ........................................................................................................ T R -30
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Figure 2-8b Average Monthly Maximum Temperatures for SelectM eteorological Stations .............................................................................. TR -30
Figure 2-8c Seasonal Diurnal Temperature Variations at the Antelope Station ............ TR-31
Figure 2-9 Monthly Average Precipitation (in inches) for Select Stations .................. TR-33
Figure 2-9a Monthly Minimum Precipitation (in inches) for Select Stations ................ TR-33
Figure 2-9b Monthly Maximum Precipitation (in inches) for Select Stations ............... TR-34
Figure 2-10 Monthly Temperature Comparison, for the Jane Dough Unit ............ TR-38
Figure 2-10a Monthly Wind Speed Statistics, Baseline (Year 1) and Year 2Comparison for the Jane Dough Unit .................................................... TR-39
Figure 2-10b Wind Rose Comparison, Baseline (Year 1) and Year 2 forthe Jane D ough U nit ................................................................................ TR-40
Figure 2-10€ Wind Speed Frequency Distributions Year I and Year 2 forthe Jane D ough U nit ............................................................................... T R -41
Figure 2-10d Nichols Ranch Wind Direction Frequency Distributions
Y ear I and Y ear 2 .................................................................................... T R -42
Figure 2-11 Fugitive D ust Calculations ........................................................................ TR-47
Figure 2-11a Fugitive Dust Calculations ............................... TR-49c
Figure 2-12 Structural M ap of W yoming ................................................................ M ap Pocket
Figure 2-13 Stratigraphic Colum n ........................................................................... M ap Pocket
Figure 2-14 Seism ic Zone ........................................................................................ M ap Pocket
Figure 2-15 Surface Drainage Areas ....................................................................... M ap Pocket
Figure 2-15a Nichols Ranch Unit Inundated Areas for 25 Year Flood ..................... Map Pocket
Figure 2-15b Hank Unit Inundated Areas for 25 Year Flood .................................... Map Pocket
Figure 2-16 Typical Aquifer and Aquitard Sequence at the Nichols RanchISR Project .......................................................................................... M ap Pocket
Figure 2-17 Nichols Ranch Unit Water Wells ........................................................ Map Pocket
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Figure 2-19
Figure 2-19a
Figure 2-20
Figure 2-20a
Figure 2-20b
Figure 2-21
Figure 2-2 ]a
Figure 2-21 b
Figure 2-22
Figure 2-23
Figure 2-24
Figure 2-25
Figure 2-26
Figure 2-27
Figure 2-28
Figure 3-1
Figure 3-2
Figure 3-3
LIST OF FIGURES (Continued)page
Hank Unit W ater W ells ........................................................................ M ap Pocket
Water-Level Elevation for the A Sand Aquifer ................................... Map Pocket
Regional Water-Level Elevation for theA Sand Aquifer, FT-MSL Aquifer ...................................................... Map Pocket
Water-Level Elevation for the F Sand Aquifer .................................... Map Pocket
Regional Water-Level Elevation for the1 Sand Aquifer, FT-MSL Aquifer ....................................................... Map Pocket
Hank Unit Water-Level Elevations for theF Sand Aquifer, 2008, FT-MSL Aquifer ............................................. Map Pocket
Water-Level Elevation for the B & C Sand Aquifers,2007, FT-M SL ..................................................................................... M ap PocketDepth to Water in the F & G Sands and Cottonwood Alluvial
at the N ichols Ranch Unit, in FT ......................................................... M ap Pocket
Depth to Water in the H Sand Aquifer at the Hank Unit, in FT .......... Map Pocket
Water-Level Elevation for the G & H Sand Aquifers,2007, FT-M SL ..................................................................................... M ap Pocket
Nichols Ranch Unit Surface Water Rights .......................................... Map Pocket
Hank Unit Surface Water Rights ......................................................... Map Pocket
Nichols Ranch Unit Radon/Gamma/Air ParticulateMonitoring Locations ....................................................................... Map Pocket
Hank Unit Radon/Gamma/Air Particulate Monitoring Locations ....... Map Pocket
F& J A ir Particulate Sam pler ................................................................ TR- 151
A ir Particulate sam pling Station .......................................................... TR- 151
Nichols Ranch Unit Site Facility Diagram .......................................... Map Pocket
Hank Unit Site Facility Diagram ......................................................... Map Pocket
Nichols Ranch Unit Process Flow Diagram ........................................ Map Pocket
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Figure 3-4 Hank Unit Process Flow Diagram ....................................................... Map Pocket
Figure 3-4a Proposed Hank Satellite Plant Flow Diagram Details ......................... Map Pocket
Figure 3-5 General Flow Process Schematic ......................................................... Map Pocket
Figure 3-6 Plant M aterial Balance ......................................................................... M ap Pocket
Figure 3-7 Typical ISR W ater Balance ................................................................. M ap Pocket
Figure 3-8 Deep Disposal W ell ................ ..................... ................................. M ap Pocket
Figure 3-8A Nichols Ranch Unit Proposed Monitor Well Locations ...................... Map Pocket
Figure 3-88 Hank Unit Proposed Monitor Well Locations ..................................... Map Pocket
Figure 3-8C Jane Dough Unit Proposed Monitor Well Locations ..................... Map Pocket
Figure 3-9 Typical 5-Spot W ell Pattern ................................................................. M ap Pocket
Figure 3-9A Header House Details .......................................................................... M ap Pocket
Figure 3-98 Header House Ground Level ............................................................... Map Pocket
Figure 3-9C Header House Piping and Instrumentation .......................................... Map Pocket
Figure 3-10 Nichols Ranch Unit Production Areas ................................................. Map Pocket
Figure 3-1 1 Hank Unit Production Areas ................................................................ M ap Pocket
Figure 3-11A Jane Dough Unit Production Areas ................................................. Map Pocket
Figure 3-12 Production, Restoration, and Reclamation Schedule ........................... Map Pocket
Figure 3-13 Typical (Injection/Recovery) Well Construction Diagram .................. Map Pocket
Figure 3-14 Typical Monitor Well Construction Diagram ...................................... Map Pocket
Figure 3-15 Results of Simulation of Gradient Reversal forN ichols Ranch U nit ............................................................................. M ap Pocket
Figure 3-16 Results of Simulation of Gradient Reversal forH ank U nit ............................................................................................ M ap Pocket
Figure 4-1 Preliminary Nichols Ranch Unit Process Ventilation Diagram ........... Map Pocket
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Figure 4-2 Preliminary Hank Satellite Plant Ventilation Flow ............................. Map Pocket
Figure 5-I Uranerz Organization ........................................................................... M ap Pocket
Figure 5-1 a Dryer Process Flow Diagram ............................................................... M ap Pocket
Figure 5-2a Central Process Plant Survey Locations .............................................. Map Pocket
Figure 5-2b Process Satellite Process Plant Survey Locations ................................ Map Pocket
Figure 7-1 Nichols Ranch Unit Predicated Drawdown in the A Sandat the End of Three Years of ISR, in FT ............................................. Map Pocket
Figure 7-2 Hank Unit Predicated Drawdown at the End of Three Yearsof ISR for the F Sand, in FT ................................................................ M ap Pocket
Figure 7-2A Jane Dough Unit Predicated Drawdown at the End of Three Yearsof ISR for the F Sand, in FT ............................................................. Map Pocket
Figure 7-3 Location of Nichols Ranch, Hank Sites and Nearest Residentsto Nichols Ranch Central Processing Plant ......................................... Map Pocket
Figure 7-3a Exposure Pathways Diagram ............................................................... M ap Pocket
Figure 7-4 Location of Cities Within 80 km of Nichols Ranch CentralProcessing Plant ................................................................................... M ap Pocket
LIST OF TABLES
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Table 2-1 N earest Residents ...................................................................................... TR -7
Table 2-2 Cities Within a 50-mi Radius of the Nichols Ranch ISR Project Area ..... TR-12
Table 2-3 Wyoming Population Data Campbell, Johnson, and Natrona Counties TR-13
Table 2-4 Population by Place, by Minority, 2000 and 2010 ...................................... TR-16
Table 2-5 Previous Cultural Resource Inventories Within or near Uranerz EnergyCorporation's Nichols Ranch and Hank Units ........................................... TR-1 8
Table 2-6 Previously Recorded Sites Within or near Uranerz Energy Corporation'sN ichols Ranch and Hank Units .................................................................. TR-18
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Table 2-6a
Table 2-6b
Table 2-6c
Table 2-6d
Table 2-7
Table 2-8
Table 2-9
Table 2-9a
Table 2-9b
Table 2-10
Cultural Resource Inventories Completed Within ornear Uranerz Energy Corporation's Jane Dough Unit .....................
Recorded Sites Within or near Uranerz Energy Corporation's
Jane D ough U n it .....................................................................................
NRHP-eligible Sites within the Hank Unit ..............................................
Summary of Project Effects and Management Recommendationsfor Sites W ithin the Jane Dough Unit ...................................................
Meteorological Stations Included in Climate Analysis .............................
Annual Average Temperature for Select Stations .....................................
Average Annual Precipitation for Select Stations .....................................
Mean Monthly Temperatures for Jane Dough Unit ...........................
A verage Precipitation V alues ....................................................................
Emissions Inventory, Nichols Ranch, Hank and Jane Dough Units.
TR-2 I a
TR-2 1 c
TR-21 e
TR-2 I f
TR-26
TR-29
TR-32
TR-37b
TR-39
TR-49a
TR-55a
TR-56
TR-59
TR-64
TR-65
TR-67
TR-68
Table 2-11 Maximum Expected Earthquakes Intensities and Ground Accelerations at
Table 2-1 la
Table 2-12
Table 2-12a
Table 2-12b
Table 2-12c
Table 2-12d
the Nichols Ranch ISR Project Site .........................................................
Maximum Expected Earthquates Intensities and GroundAccelerations at the Jane Dough Unit ....................................................
Surface Drainage Properties, Estimated Peak Flows, and Velocities ........
Outfalls Inside and Within a One-Mile Radius of the Hank Unit LicenseB o u n d ary ....................................................................................................
Outfalls Inside and Within a One-Mile Radius of the Nichols Ranch UnitL icense B oundary ......................................................................................
WYPDES Effluent Limitations for Permits within One Mile of the HankU n it P roject ................................................................................................
WYPDES Effluent Limitations for Permits in or near the Nichols RanchP roje ct ........................................................................................................
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Table 2-12e Outfalls Inside and Within a One-Mile Radius of theJane Dough Unit License Boundary ..................................................... TR-69e
Table 2-12f WYPDES Effluent Limitations for Permits within One Mileof the Jane Dough Unit Project ............................................................. TR-69h
Table 2-13 Basic Well Data for the Nichols Ranch Unit Wells ................................... TR-73
Table 2-14 Basic W ell Data for the Hank Unit ............................................................ TR-74
Table 2-15 Summary of Aquifer Properties for the Nichols Ranch Unit ..................... TR-77
Table 2-16 Summary of Aquifer Properties for the Hank Unit .................................... TR-79
Table 2-16a Summary of Aquitard Properties at North Butte, Ruth, and Ruby ............ TR-83
Table 2-16b Vertical Hydraulic Gradients through the Adjacent Aquitards .................. TR-88
Table 2-17 Stunmary of Groundwater Quality ........................................................... TR-100
Table 2-17a Baseline Water Quality Monitoring Parameters ...................................... TR- 107
Table 2-18 Outfalls Located Within Nichols Ranch Unit License Boundary ............ TR- 109
Table 2-19 Williams Production RMT Company (WY0051161 andWY00544 11-10) Average Water Quality and Discharge Rates .............. TR- 109
Table 2-20 Yates Petroleum Corporation (WY0056502) EstimatedW ater Quality and Discharge Rate ........................................................... TR- 110
Table 2-21 Vegetation/Habitat Types, Number of Acres, and Sampling Intensity,Nichols Ranch ISR Project, 2006 ............................................................. TR-l118
Table 2-21a Vegetation/Habitat Types, Number of Acres, and SamplingIntensity, Jane Dough Unit, 2010 ......................................................... TR-1 18a
Table 2-22 Radiological Background in Surface and Subsurface Soil -
N ichols R anch U nit ................................................................................... T R -127
Table 2-23 Radiological Background in Sediment - Nichols Ranch Unit .................. TR-129
Table 2-24 Radiological Background in Surface and Subsurface Soil - Hank Unit ... TR-130
Table 2-25 Radiological Background in Sediment - Hank Unit ............................... TR-131 b
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Table 2-25a Radiological Baseline in Surface and Subsurface Soil:
Jane D ough U nit .................................................................................... T R -131 c
Table 2-25b Radiological Background in' Sediment - Jane Dough Unit ................. TR-132
Table 2-26 Nichols Ranch Unit Gamma/Soil and Sediment Sample Locations ......... TR-135
Table 2-27 Hank Unit Gamma/Soil and Sediment Sample Locations ........................ TR-138
Table 2-27a Gamma Survey Results: Jane Dough Unit ........................................ TR-139b
Table 2-28 Ambient Radon-222 Levels - Nichols Ranch Unit ................................... TR- 142
Table 2-29 Background Gamma Exposure Rate - Nichols Ranch Unit ...................... TR-143
Table 2-30 Ambient Radon-222 Levels - Hank Unit ................................................ TR-143a
Table 2-31 Background Gamma Exposure Rate - Hank Unit ................................... TR-143a
Table 2-31a Baseline Radon-222 at the Jane Dough Unit ...................................... TR-143b
Table 2-31b Baseline Gamma Exposure Rate at the Jane Dough Unit AirM onitoring Stations .............................................................................. TR -143d
Table 2-32 Radiological and Nonradiological Background Levels in VegetationN ichols R anch U nit ................................................................................... TR -148
Table 2-33 Radiological and Nonradiological Background Levels in Vegetation HankU n it ........................................................................................................... T R -14 9
Table 2-33a Radiological Baseline Values in Vegetation: Jane Dough Unit ........ TR-149a
Table 2-33b Comparison of Average Baseline Values: Jane Dough,Nichols Ranch and Hank Unit ............................................................. TR-149a
Table 2-33a Summary Comparison of Radiological Concentrations for 1 Year (SecondQuarter 2009 through First Quarter 2010) ................................................ TR- 154
Table 2-33b Baseline Radionuclide Concentrations in Air (Second Quarter 2009) ..... TR-154
Table 2-33c Baseline Radionuclide Concentrations in Air (Third Quarter 2009) ........ TR-155
Table 2-33d Baseline Radionuclide Concentrations in Air (Fourth Quarter 2009) ...... TR-156
Table 2-33e Baseline Radionuclide Concentrations in Air (First Quarter 2010) ......... TR-157
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Table 2-33f
Table 2-33f
Table 2-33f
Table 2-33f
Table 2-33f
Table 2-33g
Table 2-33h
Table 2-34
Table 4-1
Table 5-1
Table 6a
Table 6-1
Table 7-1
Table 7-1a
Jane Dough Baseline Radionuclide Concentrations in Air ...............
Jane Dough Baseline Radionuclide Concentrations in Air FourthQ u arter 2010 ..........................................................................................
Jane Dough Baseline Radionuclide Concentrations in Air FirstQ u arter 20 11 ..........................................................................................
Jane Dough Baseline Radionuclide Concentrations in Air SecondQ u arter 20 11 ..........................................................................................
Jane Dough Baseline Radionuclide Concentrations in Air Third
Q u arter 20 11 ..........................................................................................
Radionuclide Air Concentrations: Quarterly Comparison ..............
Average Air Concentrations Over Five Quarters of Monitoring:Jane D ough U nit .....................................................................................
Groundwater Baseline Water Quality Parameters ...................................
Typical Deep Disposal Well Constituents ................................................
Restoration Target Values Parameters ......................................................
Comparison of ISR Ore Sand Aquifer Properties.....................................
Uranerz Reclamation Seed Mixture - Example* ......................................
Emissions Inventory for the Nichols Ranch Unit and Hank Unit ........
Emissions Inventory for the Jane Dough Unit .....................................
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TR-159b
TR-159b
TR- 159c
TR-159c
TR- 159d
TR-159f
TR-162
TR- 197
TR-243
TR-266
TR-272
TR-287
TR-287
TR-296
TR-297
TR-297
TR-299
Table 7-2 Population Distribution Within 80 km of Nichols Ranch CentralProcessing P lant ........................................................................................
Table 7-3 Nearest Residents to Nichols Ranch Central Processing Plant .................
Table 7-4 Center of Site Boundary from Nichols Ranch Central Processing Plant..
T able 7-5 R eserved ....................................................................................................
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Table 7-6 MILDOS Input Parameters - Nichols Ranch Unit ................................... TR-299
Table 7-7 MILDOS Input Parameters - Hank Unit .................................................. TR-300
Table 7-7a MILDOS Input Parameters - Jane DoughUnit ................................... TR-301
Table 7-8 Summary of Total Effective Dose Equivalent to IndividualR ecep tors ..................................................................................................... T R -303
Table 7-9 Summary of Total Effective Dose Equivalent Site Boundary,m rem /year ................................................................................................ T R -303
Table 7-10 Summary of Total Effective Dose Equivalent to Populations,person-rem /year . .................................................................................... TR -304
Table 7-11 Bulk Chemicals Required at the Nichols Ranch [SR Project ................... TR-313
Table 10-1 Permit and Licenses for the Nichols Ranch ISR Project ..................... TR-333
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit 2-1
Exhibit 2-2
Exhibit 2-3
Exhibit 5-1
Exhibit 5-2
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Previously Recorded Cultural Resource Sites .................................... Map Pocket
Hank Unit WYPDES Outfalls and Associated Impoundments ........... Map Pocket
Nichols Ranch Unit WYPDES Outfalls andA ssociated Im poundm ents ................................................................. M ap Pocket
Environmental M onitoring Locations .................................................. M ap Pocket
Jane Dough Unit Monitoring Locations .......................................... Map Pocket
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VOLUME II LIST OF ADDENDUMS
ADDENDUM 2A:
ADDENDUM 2B:
ADDENDUM 2B-2:
ADDENDUM 2C:
ADDENDUM 2C1:
ADDENDUM 2C2:
ADDENDUM 2D:
ADDENDUM 3A:
ADDENDUM 3B:
ADDENDUM 3C:
ADDENDUM 3D:
ADDENDUM 5A:
ADDENDUM 6A:
ADDENDUM 6B:
EA~e
W ELL TA BLES ........................................................................... V olum e II
CLASS III CULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORYOF THE URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION,HANK IN SITU URANIUM PROJECT ......... Refer to Confidential Binder
CLASS III CULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORYFOR URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION'S,80-ACRE PARCEL IN THE HANK UNIT,CAMPBELL COUNTY, WYOMING ............ Refer to Confidential Binder
PALEONTOLOGICAL SURVEYHANK AND NICHOLS RANCH UNIT,PUMPKIN BUTTES, WYOMING ................. Refer to Confidential Binder
CLASS III CULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORYFOR URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION'S,JANE DOUGH UNIT, CAMPBELL COUNTY,W YOM ING ..................................................... Refer to Confidential Binder
PALEONTOLOGICAL SURVEYJANE DOUGH UNIT ...................................... Refer to Confidential Binder
BASIC SEIMOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OFCAMPBELL COUNTY, WYOMING AND BASICSEIMOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF JOHNSONCOUNTY, W YOM ING ................................................................ Volume II
BLEED RATE REVERSAL PRODUCTIONS ............................ Volume II
NICHOLS RANCH NUMERICALGROUNDWATER MODELING ................................................. Volume II
HANK NUMERICAL GROUNDWATER MODELING ............ Volume II
JANE DOUGH UNIT NUMERICAL. GROUNDWATERM O D ELIN G ................................................................................. V olum e I1
R ESER V E D .................................................................................. V olum e II
LANDOWNER ROAD DESIGN CONTRUCTION LETTER ... Volume II
NICHOLS RANCH ISR PROJECT SURETY ESTIMATE ........ Volume II
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ADDENDUM 6C 1: RENO CREEK ISL HYDROLOGY ............................................ Volume II
ADDENDUM 6C2: RENO CREEK DEMONSTRATEDRESTORATION REPORT .......................................................... Volum e II
ADDENDUM 6C3: HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS OF THE RENO CREEK-PATTERN 2 PROPERTY FOR IN SITUURANIUM RECOVERY ............................................................. Volume II
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VOLUME III LIST OF ADDENDUMS
ADDENDUM 7A:
ADDENDUM 7B:
ADDENDUM 7C:
ADDENDUM 7D:
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DRAWDOWN PREDICATIONS ............................................... Volume III
MILDOS REPORT ...................................................................... Volume III
MILDOS REPORT USING ACC DATA .................................. Volume III
MILDOS REPORT USING PUMPKIN BUTTE DATA ........... Volume III
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 IN TR O D U C TIO N ........................................................................................................ ER -11.1 G E N E R A L ........................................................................................................ E R -11.2 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR PROPOSED ACTION ..................................... ER-11.3 THE PROPOSED ACTION ............................................................................. ER-21.4 APPLICABLE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, PERMITS, AND
REQUIRED CONSULTATIONS ............................................................... ER-3
2.0 A LTERN A T IV ES ......................................................................................................... ER -52.1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ALTERNATIVES .............................. ER-5
2.1.1 No Action Alternative ....................................................................... ER-52.1.2 Proposed A ction ................................................................................. ER -52.1.3 Alternatives Considered But Eliminated From Detailed Analysis .... ER-6
2.1.3.1 Conventional Underground or Open-pit Mining ................ ER-62.1.3.2 Alternative Recovery Solutions ................... ER-8
2.1.3.3 Groundwater Restoration Alternatives ........................................... ER-82.1.3.4 Liquid Effluent Disposal Alternatives ................................ ER-8
2.2 CUMULATIVE EFFECTS .............................................................................. ER-92.2.1 Land U se ........................................................................................... ER -92.2.2 Transportation .................................................................................... E R -92.2.3 Geology and Soil Resources ............................................................. ER-102.2.4 W ater R esources ............................................................................... ER -I 1
2.2.4.1 Surface Water Resources ................................................... ER- 112.2.4.2 Groundwater Resources ....................... ER-12
2.2.5 Ecological Resources ........................................................................ ER-132.2.6 Air Quality Resources ....................................................................... ER-142:2.7 N oise ................................................................................................. E R -162.2.8 Historic, Cultural, and Paleontological Resources .......................... ER-162.2.9 V isual R esources ............................................................................... ER-162.2.10 Socioeconomics (Including Environmental Justice) ....................... ER-172.2.11 Public and Occupational Health ...................................................... ER-I 82.2.12 Waste Management ......................................................................... ER-18
2.3 COMPARISON OF THE PREDICTED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ... ER-19
3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT ......................................... ER-213.1 L A N D U SE ...................................................................................................... E R -2 1
3.1.1 Site Location and Layout .................................................................. ER-213.1.2 Uses of Lands in and Adjacent the Project Area .............................. ER-21
3.1.2.1 G eneral ............................................................................... E R -2 13.1.2.2 Livestock Grazing .............................................................. ER-233.1.2.3 R ecreation .......................................................................... ER -233.1.2.4 W ater R ights ..................................................................... ER -233.1.2.5 Industrial - Energy and Mineral Development .................. ER-25
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3.2 TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................... ER-263.3 GEOLOGY AND SOIL RESOURCES .......................................................... ER-27
3.3.1 Geology ............................................................................................. ER-273 .3.2 Soils ................................................................................................... E R -2 7
3.4 WATER RESOURCES (INCLUDING SURFACE WATER, WETLANDS,AND GROUNDW ATER) .......................................................................... ER-28
3.5 ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................................................................ ER-293.5.1 Topography ....................................................................................... ER-293.5.2 Vegetation ......................................................................................... ER-29
3.5.2.1 General ............................................................................... ER-293.5.2.2 Federal Threatened, Endangered, Proposed and Candidate
Plant Species ...................................................................... ER-303.5.3 W ildlife ............................................................................................. ER-31
3.5.3.1 General .............................................................................. ER-313.5.3.2 Federal Threatened, Endangered, Proposed and Candidate
Animal Species .................................................................. ER-313.6 METEOROLOGY AND AIR QUALITY RESOURCES ............................... ER-33
3.6.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... ER-333.6.2 Temperature ...................................................................................... ER-343.6.3 Precipitation ...................................................................................... ER-353.6.4 W ind .................................................................................................. ER-36
3.6.4.1 W ind Speed ........................................................................ ER-373.6.4.2 W ind Speed Frequency ...................................................... ER-383.6.4.3 W ind Direction ................................................................... ER-403.6.4.4 W ind Direction Frequency ................................................. ER-40
3.6.5 Humidity ........................................................................................... ER-413.6.6 Evaporation ....................................................................................... ER-413.6.7 Severe W eather ................................................................................. ER-423.6.8 Effects of Local Terrain .................................................................... ER-423.6.9 Air Quality ........................................................................................ ER-43
3.7 NOISE .............................................................................................................. ER-453.8 HISTORIC, CULTURAL, AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES ..... ER-46
3.8.1 Historic and Cultural Resources ....................................................... ER-463.8.1.1 Class I Literature Search for the Jane Dough Unit ............ ER-46
3.8.2 Paleontological Resources ................................................................ ER-503.9 VISUAL RESOURCES ................................................................................... ER-503.10 SOCIOECONOMICS (INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE) ...... ER-513.11 PUBLIC AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ............................................... ER-53
3.11.1 Background Radiation .................................................................... ER-533.11.2 Major Sources and Levels of Background Chemicals .................... ER-583.11.3 Occupational Health ........................................................................ ER-583.11.4 Regional Public Health Studies ...................................................... ER-58
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3.12 WASTE M ANAGEM ENT ............................................................................ ER-59
4.0 ENVIRONM ENTAL IM PACTS ................................................................................ ER-604.1 LAND USE ..................................................................................................... ER-60
4.1.1 Proposed Action ................................................................................ ER-604.1.2 No Action Alternative ..................................................................... ER-63
4.2 TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................... ER-634.2.1 Proposed Action ................................................................................ ER-63
4.2.1.1 Introduction ........................................................................ ER-634.2.1.2 Transportation Incidents .................................................... ER-644.2.1.3 Shipment of Refined Yellowcake ...................................... ER-644.2.1.4 Shipments of Loaded Resin ............................................... ER-674.2.1.5 Shipment of Process Chemicals ......................................... ER-684.2.1.6 Shipment of 1 le(2) By-product Material for Disposal ...... ER-694.2.1.7 Transporting Employees To and From Project Site ........... ER-70
4.2.2 No Action Alternative ....................................................................... ER-714.3 GEOLOGY AND SOIL RESOURCES .......................................................... ER-71
4.3.1 Proposed Action ................................................................................ ER-714.3.2 No Action Alternative ....................................................................... ER-72
4.4 WATER RESOURCE (INCLUDING W ETLANDS) ..................................... ER-724.4.1 Proposed Project .............................................................................. ER-72
4.4.1.1 Surface W ater Impacts ....................................................... ER-724.4.1.2 Ephemeral Drainages Impacts ........................................... ER-734.4.1.3 Groundwater Impacts ......................................................... ER-75
4.4.2 No Action Alternative ....................................................................... ER-774.5 ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................................................................ ER-77
4.5.1 Proposed Action ................................................................................ ER-774.5.1.1 Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, and
Candidate Species .............................................................. ER-774.5.1.2 W ildlife .............................................................................. ER-80
4.5.1.2.1 Big Game ............................................................ ER-804.5.1.2.2 Upland Game Birds, Shorebirds, and Waterfowl ER-814.5.1.2.3 Mammalian Predators, Lagomorphs, and Small
M ammals .......................................................... ER-814.5.1.2.4 Raptors and Nongame/Migratory Birds .............. ER-824.5.1.2.5 Reptiles and Amphibians ................. ER-83
4.5.1.3 Vegetation Impacts ............................................................ ER-834.5.2 No Action Alternative ....................................................................... ER-83
4.6 AIR QUALITY RESOURCES ........................................................................ ER-844.6.1 Proposed Action ................................................................................ ER-844.6.2 No Action Alternative ....................................................................... ER-85
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4 .7 N O IS E ............................................................................................................. E R -8 54.7.1 Proposed Action ................................................................................ ER-854.7.2 No Action Alternative ........................................................................... •I :87
4.8 HISTORIC, CULTURAL, AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCEIMPACTS ................................................................................................... ER-874.8.1 Proposed Action ................................................................................ ER-87
4.8.1.1 Historic and Cultural Resources ........................................ ER-874.8.1.2 Paleontological Resources ................................................. ER-90
4.8.2 No Action Alternative ....................................................................... ER-904.9 VISUAL RESOURCES ................................................................................... ER-90
4.9.1 Proposed Action ................................................................................ ER-904.9.2 No Action Alternative ....................................................................... ER-91
4.10 SOCIOECONOMICS (INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE) ...... ER-914.10.1 Proposed Action .............................................................................. ER-914.10.2 No Action Alternative ..................................................................... ER-92
4.11 PUBLIC AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ............................................... ER-934.11.1 Proposed Action .............................................................................. ER-934.11.2 No Action Alternative ..................................................................... ER-95
4.12 W ASTE MANAGEM ENT ............................................................................ ER-954.12.1 Proposed Project ............................................................................. ER-954.12.3 No Action Alternative ..................................................................... ER-96
5.0 MITIGATION M EASURES ....................................................................................... ER-975.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... ER-975.2 GROUNDW ATER RESTORATION ............................................................. ER-97
5.2.1 W ater Quality Criteria ....................................................................... ER-975.2.2 Restoration Criteria ........................................................................... ER-985.2.3 Groundwater Restoration M ethods ................................................... ER-99
5.2.3.1 Groundwater Transfer ........................................................ ER-1005.2.3.2 Groundwater Sweep ........................................................... ER-1015.2.3.3 Groundwater Treatment ..................................................... ER-1015.2.3.4 Restoration M onitoring ...................................................... ER-103
5.2.4 Restoration Stability Monitoring Stage ............................................ ER-1035.2.5 W ell Abandonment ........................................................................... ER-104
5.3 SURFACE RECLAMATION AND DECOMMISSIONING ......................... ER-1055.3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... ER-1055.3.2 Surface Disturbance .......................................................................... ER-1055.3.3 Topsoil Handling and Replacement .................................................. ER-1055.3.4 Vegetation Reclamation Practices .................................................... ER- 1065.3.5 Road Reclamation ............................................................................. ER-1085.3.6 Site Decontamination and Decommissioning ................................... ER-108
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5.3.6.1 Wellfield ............................................................................ ER-1085.3.6.2 Plant Dismantling ............................................................... ER-108
5.3.7 Final Contouring ............................................................................... ER-1095.3.8 Financial Assurance .......................................................................... ER-109
5.3 CULTURAL RESOURCE MITIGATION ..................................................... ER-I 105.4 WILDLIFE MITIGATION .............................................................................. ER-I 105.5 WATER PROTECTION MEASURES ........................................................... ER-I 115.6 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ........................................................................... ER-I115
6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS AND MONITORING PROGRAMS ...... ER-I1166.1 RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING ................................................................. ER- 116
6.1.1 Surface Soil, Subsurface Soils and Sediment ................................... ER-1 166.1.1.1 Purpose and Procedure ....................................................... ER-1 166.1.1.2 Sampling Methodology ...................................................... ER-I1186.1.1.3 Results for the Jane Dough Unit ........................................ ER- 119
6.1.2 Baseline Gamma Survey ................................................................... ER-1286.1.2.1 Purpose and Procedure ....................................................... ER-1286.1.2.2 Survey Methodology .......................................................... ER-1286.1.2.3 Jane Dough Unit Results .................................................... ER-129
6.1.3 Baseline Radon-222 and Direct Gamma Exposure Rates ................. ER-1316.1.3.1 Purpose and Procedure ....................................................... ER-1316.1.3.2 Survey Methodology .................................... ; ..................... ER-1316.1.3.3 Results for Jane Dough Unit .............................................. ER-1316.1.3.4 Background Gamma Exposure Rate .................................. ER-133
6.1.4 Flora and Fauna ................................................................................. ER-1346.1.4.1 Purpose and Procedure ....................................................... ER-1346.1.4,2 Methods .............................................................................. ER-1356.1.4.3 Results for the Jane Dough Unit ........................................ ER-136
6.1.5 Radon Flux..... ................................................................................... ER-1376.1.6 Quality Assurance ............................................................................. ER-137
6.1.6.1 Collection ........................................................................... ER-1376.1.6.2 Analysis .............................................................................. ER-1376.1.6.3 Results ................................................................................ ER-138
6.2 PHYSIOCHEMICAL GROUNDWATER MONITORING ........................... ER-1386.2.1 Groundwater Monitoring ................................................ I ............... ER-138
6.2.1.1 Regional Groundwater Monitoring .................................... ER-1386.2.1.2 Pre-Operational W ellfield Assessment .............................. ER- 1396.2.1.3 Monitor W ell Spacing ........................................................ ER-1396.2.1.4 Production Area Pump Test ............................................... ER-1426.2.1.5 Production Area Pump Test Document ............................. ER-1426.2.1.6 Baseline Water Quality Determination .............................. ER-143
6.2.1.6.1 Data Collection ................................................... ER-143
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6.2.1.7 Statistical Assessment of Baseline Water Quality Data .... ER-1466.2.1.8 Restoration Target Values .................................................. ER-1466.2.1.9 Upper Control Limits ......................................................... ER-1476.2.1.10 Calculation of Upper Control Limits ............................... ER-1476.2.1.11 Operational Groundwater Monitoring Program ............... ER- 148
6.2.1.11.1 Monitoring Frequency and Reporting ............... ER-1486.2.1.11.2 Water Quality Sampling and
Analysis Procedures .................. ER- 1486.2.1.11.3 Excursions ......................................................... ER -149
6.2.2 Q uality A ssurance ............................................................................. ER -1506.2.2.1 Sam ple Collection .............................................................. ER-1506.2.2.2 Sam ple A nalysis ................................................................. E R-1506.2.2.3 R esults ................................................................................ E R -150
6.3 ECOLOGICAL MONITORING ..................................................................... ER-1516.3.1 W ildlife ............................................................................................. E R -15 1
6.4 NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE ....................................................................... ER- 152
7.0 COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... ER-1537.1 G EN E R A L ....................................................................................................... E R -1537.2 QUANTIFIABLE ECONOMIC IMPACTS .................................................... ER-1537.3 ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ...................................... ER-1547.4 SU M M A R Y ..................................................................................................... E R -154
8.0 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ....................................... ER-155
9.0 R E FE R E N C E S ............................................................................................................ E R -156
10.0 LIST O F PREPA RERS .............................................................................................. ER-16010.1 U R A N ERZ ..................................................................................................... E R -16010.2 TRC ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION ............................................... ER-16010.3 CRAIG HOLMES CONSULTING ............................................................... ER-16010.4 OMEGA PROJECT SERVICES ................................................................... ER-16110.5 HYDRO-ENGINEERING, LLC .................................................................... ER-16110.6 WILDLIFE RESOURCES, LLC ................................................................... ER-16110.7 BKS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATES, INC .......................................... ER-16110.8 STRATIGRAPHIC REX, LLC ..................................................................... ER-161
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure ER3-1
Figure ER3-2
Figure ER3-3
Figure ER3-4
Figure ER3-5
Figure ER3-6
Figure ER5-1
Monthly Temperature Comparison, for the Jane Dough Unit ....................
Monthly Wind Speed Statistics, Baseline (Year 1) and Year 2Comparison for the Jane Dough Unit .........................................................
Wind Rose Comparison, Baseline (Year 1) and Year 2 for theJane D ough U nit .........................................................................................
Wind Speed Frequency Distributions Year 1 and Year 2 for theJane D ough U nit .........................................................................................
Nichols Ranch Wind Direction Frequency DistributionsY ear l and Y ear 2 .......................................................................................
Construction Equipment Noise Levels .......................................................
Letter from Wyoming Game and Fish Department ....................................
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ER-38
ER-39
ER-40
ER-4 1
ER-86
ER-112
LIST OF TABLES
Table ER2-1
Table ER3-1
Table ER3-2
Table ER3-3
Table ER3-4
Table ER3-5
Table ER3-6
Table ER3-7
Table ER3-8
Summary Comparison of Potential Environmental Impacts ......................
Nearest Residents to the Jane Dough Unit ..................................................
Vegetation/Habitat Types, Number of Acres, and Sampling Intensity,Jane D ough U nit, 2010 ...............................................................................
Mean Monthly Temperatures for Jane Dough Unit ....................................
A verage Precipitation V alues .....................................................................
Comparison of Measured Noise Levels with Commonly Heard Sounds ...
Cultural Resource Inventories Completed Within or nearU ranerz's Jane D ough U nit .........................................................................
Recorded Sites Within or near the Jane Dough Unit ..................................
Cities Within a 50-mile Radius of the Jane Dough Unit ............................
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ER-22
ER-30
ER-35
ER-37
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ER-47
ER-49
ER-51
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Table ER3 -9 Natural Background Radiation Dose Rates (mremn/year) ........................... ER-54
Table ER3-10 Radiological Exposure from Various Sources in the United States ........... ER-55
Table ER3-11 Radiation Dose Comparisons .................................................................... ER-56
Table ER3-12 Projected Dose Rates to Hypothetical Receptors at theLicense Boundaries and to Public Receptors (Time-Step 4,Maximum Activity Period) .................................. ER-57
Table ER4-1 Bulk Chemicals Required at the Nichols Ranch CPP andJane D ough U nit ......................................................................................... ER -69
Table ER4-2 Summary of Project Effects and Management Recommendationsfor Sites W ithin the Jane Dough Unit ......................................................... ER-88
Table ER4-3 Projected Dose Rates to Public Receptors (Time-Step 4, MaximumA ctivity Period) ........................................................................................... ER -94
Table ER6-1 Permanent Reclamation Seed Mixture ..................................................... ER-107
Table ER6-2 Radiological Background in Surface and Subsurface Soil -Jane D ough U nit ......................................................................................... ER -120
Table ER6-3 Average Radiological Background Values ................................................. ER-122
Table ER6-4 Subsurface Soils: Radiological Baseline, Jane Dough Unit ....................... ER-124
Table ER6-5 Subsurface Soil Radiological Baseline Comparison byDepth and Sample Site Jane Dough Unit .................................................... ER-125
Table ER6-6 Average Sediment Background Radiological Values ................................. ER-126
Table ER6-7 Radiological Baseline in Sediments: Jane Dough Unit .............................. ER-127
Table ER6-8 Gamma Survey Results: Jane Dough Unit .................................................. ER-130
Table ER6-9 Baseline Radon-222 at the Jane Dough Unit Air Monitoring Stations ....... ER-132
Table ER6- 10 Baseline Gamma Exposure Rate at the Jane Dough UnitA ir M onitoring Stations .............................................................................. ER-133
Table ER6-11 Radiological Baseline Values in Vegetation: Jane Dough Unit ................. ER-136
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Table ER6-12 Comparison of Average Baseline Values: Jane Dough,N ichols Ranch and Hank Units ................................................................... ER-137
Table ER6-13 Groundwater Baseline Water Quality Parameters andA nalytical M ethods ..................................................................................... ER -14 1
Table ER6-14 Restoration Target Values ........................................................................... ER- 145
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JD-D 1.0. LAN D U SE .......................................................................................................JD -D I.I LAN D USES .........................................................................................JD -D I.2 DEM OGRA PHY ...................................................................................
JD -D I.2.1 Cam pbell County ....................................................................JD -D I.2.2 Johnson County ......................................................................
JD-D 1.3 RANCH AND COMMUNITY LOCATIONS .....................................JD -D 1.4 REFEREN CES ......................................................................................
JD-DI-lJD-DI-1JD-DI-lJTD-DI-1JD-DI-3JD-D 1-3JD-DI1-4
LIST OF FIGURES
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Figure JD-DI-I Jane Dough Unit Location Map ............................................................ JD-DI-2
LIST OF TABLES
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Table JD-DI-I Residents Nearest to the Jane Dough Unit ................................................. JD-D 1-3
Table JD-DI-2 Towns Within a 50-miles Radius of the Jane Dough Unit ....................... JD-DI-4
LIST OF EXHIBITS
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Exhibit YD-D 1-I Jane Dough Unit; Nearest Residential Location ..................... Map Pocket
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JD-D2.0 HISTORY .......................................................................................................... JD-D2-1JD-D2.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ................................................................. JD-D2-JJD-D2.2 HISTORY OF THE AREA ................................................................... JD.D2-2JD-D2.3 REFERENCES ...................................................................................... JD-D2-3
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JD -D 3.0 ARCHA EO LOG Y ........................................................................................... JD -D 3-1JD -D3.1 IN TRODU CTION ................................................................................. JD -D 3-IJD-D3.2 CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................. JD-D3-I
JD-D3.2.1 Completed Archaeological Projects ....................................... JD-D3-1JD -D 3.2.2 Sites ........................................................................................ JD -D 3-3JD-D3.2.3 Potential Effects to Cultural Resources Within the Jane
D ough U nit............................................................................ JD -D 3-4JD-D3.3 PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES ................................................ JD-D3-6JD-D3.4 RECOM M ENDATIONS ...................................................................... JD-D3-7
LIST OF ADDENDUMS
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ADDENDUM JD-D3-A: CLASS III CULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORYOF THE URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION'S,JANE DOUGH UNIT OF THE NICHOLS RANCHISR PROJECT .......................................... Refer to Confidential Binder
ADDENDUM JD-D3-B: PALEONTOLOGICAL FIELD SURVEY,JANE DOUGH SURVEY ........................ Refer to Confidential Binder
LIST OF TABLES
eaneTable JD-D3-1 Cultural Resource Inventories Completed Within or near Uranerz's
Jane D ough U nit ...................................................................................... JD -D 3-2
Table JD-D3-2 Recorded Sites Within or near Uranerz's Jane Dough Unit ................... JD-D3-4
Table JD-D3-3 Summary of Project Effects and Management Recommendations forSites W ithin the Jane Dough Unit ........................................................... JD-D3-5
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EXHIBIT JD-D3-1 JANE DOUGH UNIT INTENTORIED AREAS ....................... Map Pocket
EXHIBIT JD-D3-2 MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF CULTURALRE SO U RCES .............................................................................. M ap Pocket
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JD-D4. 1.0 METEOROLOGICAL DATA .................................................................... JD-D4-1JD-D4.1,1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. JD-D4-1JD-D4.1.2 TEMPERATURE ............................................................................... JD-D4-6JD-D4.1.3 PRECIPITATION ........................................................... ; .................. JD-D4-9JD-D4.1.4 WIND ................................................................................................. JD-D4-10
JD-D4.1.4.1 Wind Speed ......................................................................... JD-D4-10JD-D4.1.4.2 W ind Speed Frequency ....................................................... JD-04-11JD-D4.1.4.3 Wind Direction .................................................................... JD-D4-13JD-D4.1.4.4 W ind Direction Frequency .................................................. JD-D4-13
JD-D34.1.5 LAKE EVAPORATION AND EVAPOTRANSPIRATION ............ JD-D4-14
JD-D4.2.0 AIR QUALITY PERMIT ............................................................................... JD-D4-15JD-D4.2.1 GENERAL ......................................................................................... JD-D4-15JD -D4.2.2 IMPACTS ........................................................................................... JD-D4-15
JD-D4.3.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................... JD-D4-21
LIST OF TABLES
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Table JD.D4-1
Table JD-D4-2
Table JD-D4-3
Table JD-D4-4
Meteorological Stations Included in Climate Analysis ............... JD-D4-2
Mean Monthly Temperatures for Nichols Ranch Met Station ..... JD-D4-6
Average Precipitation Values ...................................................... JD-D4-9
Emissions Inventory for the Jane Dough Unit ............................ JD-D4-20
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure JD-D4-1
Figure JD-D4-2
Figure JD-D4-2
Figure JD-D4-3
Figure JD-D4-4
Figure JD-D4-5
Figure JD-D4-6
Figure JD-D4-7
Figure JD-D4-8
Figure JD-D4-8
Figure JD-D4-8
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Location of Regional Meteorological Stations ............................ JD-D4-3
Monthly Temperature Comparison from the Nichols Ranch MetStation .......................................................................................... JD -D 4-7
Comparison of Short-term and Long-term Temperature Data fromthe A ntelope M et Station ............................................................. JD -D 4-8
Comparison of Short-term and Long-term Temperature Data fromthe Casper M et Station ................................................................. JD -D 4-8
Nichols Ranch Met Station Monthly Wind Speed Statistics,Baseline (Year 1) and Year 2 Comparison ................... JD-D4-10
Nichols Ranch Wind Rose Comparison, Baseline (Year I) andY ear 2 ........................................................................................... JD -D 4-12
Nichols Ranch Wind Speed Frequency Distributions Year I andY ear 2 ........................................................................................... JD -D 4-13
Wind Direction Frequency Distributions Year 1 and Year 2 FromN ichols Ranch M et Station .......................................................... JD-D4-14
Fugitive Dust Calculations (I of 3) .............................................. JD-D4-17
Fugitive Dust Calculations (2 of 3) .............................................. JD-D4-18
Fugitive Dust Calculations (3 of 3) .............................................. JD-D4-19
ADDENDUM
ADDENDUM JD-D4-A DEMONSTRATION OF LONG-TERMREPRESENTATIVENESS BASE-LINE METEOROLOGICALMONITORING AT NICHOLS RANCH SITE
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JD-D5.0 GEOLOGY ........................................................................................................ JD-D5-1JD-D5.1 HISTORY .............................................................................................. JD-D5-1JD-D5.2 REGIONAL GEOLOGY ...................................................................... JD-D5-2JD-D5.3 SITE GEOLOGY .................................................................................. JD-D5-4JD-D5.4 ABANDONED DRILL HOLES ........................................................... JD-D5-11JD-D5.5 SEISMOLOGY ..................................................................................... JD-D5-11
LIST OF TABLES
Table JD-D5- 1Page
Maximum Expected Earthquakes Intensities and GroundAccelerations at the Nichols Ranch ISR Project Site .................. JD-D5-13
LIST OF FIGURES
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Figure JD-D5-a
Figure JD-D5-b
Figure JD-D5-1
Figure JD-D5- I a
Figure JD-D5-2
Figure JD-D5-2a
Figure JD-D5-2b
Figure JD-D5-3
Figure JD-D5-4
Powder River Basin Uranium Roll Front Map Pocket ............ Map Pocket
Stacked Roll Fronts .................................................................. M ap Pocket
Structural Map of Wyoming .................................................... Map Pocket
Paleco Geographic Map Early and Middle EoceneWasatch Formation .................................................................. Map Pocket
Stratigraphic Column ............................................................... Map Pocket
Diagrammatic Cross-section Showing Sedimentary Features ofPoint Bar Depostis ................................................................... M ap Pocket
Block Diagram Fluvial Point Bar System ............. Map Pocket
Jane Dough Ore Body ............................................... Map Pocket
Seismic Zone Map of Wyoming .............................................. Map Pocket
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT JD-D5-a
EXHIBIT JD-D5-b
EXHIBIT JD-D5- I
EXHIBIT JD-D5-2
EXHIBIT JD-D5-3
EXHIBIT JD-D5-4
EXHIBIT JD-D5-5
EXHIBIT JD-D5-6
EXHIBIT JD-D5-7
EXHIBIT JD-D5-8
EXHIBIT JD-D5-9
EXHIBIT JD-D5- 10
EXHIBIT JD-D5-1 I
EXHIBIT JD-D5-12
EXHIBIT JD-D5-13
EXHIBIT JD-D5-14
EXHIBIT JD-D5-15
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SURFACE GEOLOGY ............................................................ Map Pocket
SUB-SURFACE GEOLOGY ................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT NORTH-SOUTHCROSS SECTION A-A' .......................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT NORTH SOUTHCROSS SECTION B-B' ........................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT NORTH-SOUTHCROSS SECTION C-C' ............................................................ Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION D-D'. .......................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION E-E' ........................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION F-F'. ........................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION G-G' ........................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION H-H'. .......................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION I-I' .............................................................. M ap Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION J-J' ............................................................. M ap Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION K-K'. .......................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION L-L' . .......................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION M-M' .......................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION N-N'. .......................................................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT EAST-WESTCROSS SECTION 0-0'. .......................................................... Map Pocket
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LIST OF EXHIBITS (CONTINUED)
EXHIBIT JD-D5-16
EXHIBIT JD-D5-17
EXHIBIT JD-D5-18
EXHIBIT JD-D5-19
EXHIBIT JD-D5-20
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JANE DOUGH UNIT B SAND ISOPACH MAP ................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT AB MUDSTONEISO PA CH M A P ........................................................................ M ap Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT A SAND ISOPACH MAP ................... Map Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT IA MUDSTONEISO PA CH M A P ....................................................................... M ap Pocket
JANE DOUGH UNIT I SAND ISOPACH MAP .................... Map Pocket
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TABLE OF CONTENTSPage Number
JD-D6.0JD-D6.1JD-D6.1.1JD-D6.1.2JD-D6.1.3JD-D6.2JD-D6.2.1JD-D6,2.2JD-D6.2.2.1JD-D6.2.2.2JD-D6.2.3JD-D6.2.3.1JD-D6.2.3.2
JD-D6.2.4JD-D6.3JD-D6.4JD-D6.5JD-D6.6
H Y D R O L O G Y ......................................................................................... JD -D 6-1SURFA CE W A TER ................................................................................. JD -D 6-IDRAINAGE BASIN DESCRIPTION ...................................................... JD-D6-ISURFACE-WATER FLOW ..................................................................... JD-D6-ISURFACE-WATER QUALITY .............................................................. JD-D6-2GROUND-WATER HYDROLOGY ........................................................ JD-D6-3HYDROLOGIC SETTING & WELL CONSTRUCTION ........................ JD-D6-4SUMMARY OF AQUIFER AND AQUITARD PROPERTIES ............ JD-D6-4AQUIFER PROPERTIES ......................................................................... JD-D6-5AQUITARD PROPERTIES ..................................................................... JD-D6-6GROUND-WATER FLOW ....................................................................... JD-D6-7JANE DOUGH UNIT WATER LEVEL CHANGES .............................. JD-D6-9COAL BED WATER PRODUCTION EFFECTS ONW A TER LEV ELS .................................................................................. JD -D 6-l 0GROUND-WATER QUALITY .............................................................. JD-D6-16W A TER RIG H TS .................................................................................... JD -D 6-18COAL BED METHANE WELLS AND OIL/GAS WELLS .................. JD-D6-19EXPLORATION DRILL HOLES ........................................................... JD-D6-19REFERE N C ES ........................................................................................ JD - D 6-2 1
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JD-D6-1 SURFACE DRAINAGE PROPERTIES, ESTIMATED PEAK FLOWS,A N D V ELO CITIES ................................................................................. JD -D 6-22
JD-D6-2 BASIC WELL DATA FOR JANE DOUGH UNIT ................................ JD-D6-23JD-D6-3 SUMMARY OF AQUIFER PROPERTIES FOR
JAN E DO U GH UN IT .............................................................................. JD -D 6-24JD-D6-4 SUMMARY OF AQUITARD PROPERTIES AT NORTH BUTTE,
R U TH and R U B Y ...................................................................................... JD -D 6-25JD-D6-5 VERTICAL HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS THROUGH THE ADJACENT
A Q U ITA RD S ............................................................................................ JD -D 6-26JD-D6-6 SUMMARY OF THE GROUND-WATER QUALITY .......................... JD-D6-27JD-D6-7 BASELINE WATER QUALITY MONITORING PARAMETERS ........ JD-D6-31
ADDENDUMSPage-Number
JD-D6AJD-D6BJD-D6CJD-D6DJD-D6EJD-D6F
SURFACE W ATER QUALITY ................................................................... See TabJANE DOUGH UNIT SINGLE WELL PUMP TESTS ............................... See TabJANE DOUGH UNIT MULTI-WELL PUMP TESTS ................................ See TabGROUND-W ATER LEVELS ...................................................................... See TabGROUND-W ATER QUALITY ................................................................... See TabSURFACE W ATER RIGHTS ...................................................................... See Tab
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JD-D6G GROUND-W ATER RIGHTS ...................................................................... See TabJD-D6H COAL BED METHANE WELLS AND OIL/GAS WELLS ....................... See TabJD-D61 EXPLORATION DRILL HOLES ................................................................ See TabJD-D63 AQUIFER-TEST THEORY ......................................................................... See TabJD -D6K PUM P TEST SOP ......................................................................................... See TabJD-D6L URANIUM DATA SUBMISSION SPREADSHEETS ............................... See Tab
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JD-D6-1 SURFACE DRAINAGE AREAS ................................................................. See TabJD-D6-2 JANE DOUGH UNIT INUNDATED AREAS FOR 25 YEAR FLOOD .... See TabJD-D6-3 TYPICAL AQUIFER AND AQUITARD SEQUENCE AT THE
JANE DOUGH PERM IT .............................................................................. See TabJD-D6-4 JANE DOUGH UNIT WATER WELLS ..................................................... See TabJD-D6-5 JANE DOUGH UNIT WATER-LEVEL ELEVATIONS FOR THE A SAND
AQ UIFER, 2013, ft-m sl ................................................................................ See TabJD-D6-6 JANE DOUGH UNIT WATER-LEVEL ELEVATIONS FOR THE I SAND
A Q U IFER, 2013, ft-nsl ................................................................................ See TabJD-D6-7 JANE DOUGH UNIT WATER-LEVEL ELEVATIONS FOR THE B SAND
A Q UIFER, 2013, ft-m sl ................................................................................ See TabJD-D6-8 JANE DOUGH WATER-LEVEL ELEVATIONS FOR THE F SAND
AQ UIFER, 2013, ft-m sl ................................................................................ See TabJD-D6-9 JANE DOUGH WATER-LEVEL ELEVATIONS FOR THE G SAND
AQ U IFER, 2013, ft-nsl ................................................................................ See TabJD-D6-I0 DEPTH TO WATER IN THE G SAND AND ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS
AT THE JANE DOUGH UNIT, 2013, IN FEET ......................................... See TabJD-D6-11 DEEP WELLS AND DRILL HOLES NEAR JANE DOUGH UNIT ......... See TabJD-D6-12 LOCATION OF COAL BED MONITORING ................. See TabJD-D6-13 PREDICTED WATER LEVEL CHANGE IN COAL AND
OVERLYING LAYERS ............................................................................... See TabJD-D6-14 SURFACE W ATER RIGHTS ..................................................................... See Tab
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JD-D6-I JANE DOUGH UNIT WATER WELLS - 3 MILE RADIUS ..................... See TabJD-D6-2 JANE DOUGH COAL BED METHANE WELLS - 3 MILE RADIUS ..... See TabJD-D6-3 JANE DOUGH UNIT OIL & GAS WELLS - 3 MILE
R A D IU S ........................................................................................................ See T abJD-D6-4 JANE DOUGH UNIT EXPLORATION DRILL HOLES ........................... See Tab
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JD -D 7.1.0 SO IL S ............................................................................................................. JD -D 7-1JD-D7.1.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................... JD-D7-1
JD-D7.2.0 M ETHODOLOGY .........................................................................................JD-D7.2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW ...................................................................JD-D7.2.2 PROJECT PARTICIPANTS ..............................................................JD-D7.2.3 SOIL SURVEY ..................................................................................JD-D7.2.4 SOIL SAM PLING ..............................................................................JD-D7.2.5 LABORATORY ANALYSIS ............................................................
JD-D7.3.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION .................................................................. I..JD-D7.3. 1 SOIL SURVEY-GENERAL ..............................................................JD-D7.3.2 SOIL MAPPING UNIT INTERPRETATION ..................................JD-D7.3.3 PRIM E FARM LAND ASSESSM ENT ..............................................
JD-D7.4.0 REFERENCES ...............................................................................................
JD-D7-3JD-D7-3JD-D7-3JD-D7-3JD-D7-5JD-D7-5
JD-D7-6JD-D7-6JID-D7-6JD-D7-7
JD-D7-8
LIST OF ADDENDUMSPa e
ADDENDUM JD-D7-A: SOIL MAPPING UNIT DESCRIPTIONS
ADDENDUM JD-D7-B: PRIME FARMLAND DESIGNATION LETTERS
LIST OF TABLESPage
Table JD-D7-1 Soil Map Units and Acreage Within the Jane Dough Unit ........... JD-D7-4
LIST OF EXHIBITSPage
Exhibit JD-D7- I Jane Dough Unit Soils Map ....................................... Map Pocket
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ADDENDUM JD-D8.A: PHOTOGRAPHS OF VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
ADDENDUM JD-D8-B: SPECIES LIST
ADDENDUM JD-D8-C: COVER DATA BY TRANSECT FOR EACH VEGETATIONCOMMUNITY SAMPLED
ADDENDUM JD-D8-D: CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE U.S. FISH ANDWILDLIFE SERVICE
LIST OF TABLES
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Table JD-D8-1
Table JD-D8-2
Table JD-D8-3
Table JD-D8-4
Table JD-D8-5
Table JD-D8-6
Vegetation/Habitat Types, Number of Acres, and Sampling Intensity,Jane D ough U nit, 2010 .......................................................................... JD -D 8-7
Total Number of Hits, Mean, Percent Absolute Cover, and PercentRelative Vegetative Cover, Sagebrush Grassland, Jane Dough Unit,20 10 ....................................................................................................... JD -D 8-12
Total Number of Hits, Mean, Percent Absolute Cover, and PercentRelative Vegetative Cover, Mixed Grassland, Jane Dough Unit,20 10 ....................................................................................................... JD -D 8 -14
Total Number of Hits, Mean, Percent Absolute Cover, and PercentRelative Vegetative Cover, Bottomland, Jane Dough Unit, 2010 ........ JD-D8-16
Summary of Statistical Evaluation for Percent Cover for ThreeVegetation Communities, Jane Dough Unit, 2010 ............. JD-D8-20
Species Composition and Species Diversity, Jane Dough Unit, 2010 .... JD-D8-22
LIST OF EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT ID-D8-1 Jane Dough Unit, Vegetation Map............................... Map Pocket
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JD -D 8.1.0 IN TRO D U CTIO N .......................................................................................... JD -D 8-I
JD -D 8.2.0 LO C A T IO N ...................................................................................................... JD -D 8-2
JD -D 8.3.0 M E TH O D S ..................................................................................................... JD -D 8-3JD -D 8.3.1 M A PPIN G .......................................................................................... JD -D8-3JD-D8.3.2 SAMPLE SITE LOCATION ............................................................. JD-D8-3JD -D 8.3.3 CO V ER .............................................................................................. JD -D8 -4JD-D8.3.4 STATISTICAL EVALUATIONS ..................................................... JD-D8-5JD -D8.3.5 SPECIES LIST .................................................................................. JD -D8-5JD-D8.3.6 THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, SPECIES OF
CONCERN, NOXIOUS WEEDS, AND SELENIUM INDICATORSPE C IE S ............................................................................................ JD -D 8-6
JD -D 8.4.0 RE SU LTS ....................................................................................................... JD -D8-7JD-D8.4.1 MAPPING AND DESCRIPTION OF VEGETATION
C O M M U N ITIES ...................................................................................... JD -D 8-8JD-D8.4. 1.1 Sagebrush Grassland Community ..................................... JD-D8-8JD-D8.4.1.2 Mixed Grassland Community ............................................. JD-D8-9JD-D8.4.1.3 Bottomland Community and Wetland Complex ................ JD-D8-9JD -D8.4.1.4 Hay M eadow ....................................................................... JD -D8- 10JD-DS.4.1.5 Rock Outcrop Habitat .......................................................... JD-D8-1 1JD -D 8.4.1.6 D isturbed Lands .................................................................. JD -D8- 11
JD -D 8.4.2 C O V E R .............................................................................................. JD -D 8-11JD-D8.4.2.1 Sagebrush Grassland Community ....................................... JD-DS-18JD-D8.4.2.2 Mixed Grassland Community .................. JD-D8-18JD-D8.4.2.3 Bottomland Community ...................................................... JD-D8-18
JD-D8.4.3 STATISTICAL EVALUATIONS ..................................................... JD-D8-19JD -D8.4.4 SPEC IES LIST ................................................................................... JD -D 8-21JD-D8.4.5 THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, NOXIOUS
WEEDS, AND SELENIUM INDICATOR SPECIES ...................... JD-D8-21
JD-D8.5.0 CONCLUSIONS ...................... ........... ............................ JD-D8-23
JD -D 8.6.0 REFEREN C ES .............................................................................................. JD -D 8-24
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JD-D9.1.0 IN TROD UCTION .......................................................................................... JD-D 9-1JD-D9. 1.1 HABITAT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
IN FO RM A TION ....................................................................................... JD -D 9-1JD-D9.1.2 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AREA .............................................. JD-D9-2
JD-D9.1.2.1 Location and Size ................................................................ JD-D9-2JD-D9.1.2.2 Topography ......................................................................... JD-D9-2JD-D9.1 .2.3 Habitat and Vegetative Composition .................................. JD-D9-3
JD-D9.2.O FIELD STUDIES, RESULTS, AND DISCUSSION ..................................... JD-D9-4JD-D9.2.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. JD-D9-4JD -D9.2.2 BIG G A M E ........................................................................................ JD -D9-4
JD-D9.2.2.1 Survey Methods and Results ............................................... JD-D9-4JD -D 9.2.2.2 D iscussion ........................................................................... JD -D 9-4
JD-D9.2.2.2. 1 Pronghorn ............................................................. JD-D9-4JD-D9.2.2.2.2 Mule Deer ............................................................. JD-D9-5
JD-D9.2.3 UPLAND GAME BIRDS, SHOREBIRDS, AND WATERFOWL.. JD-D9-9JD-D9.2.4 MAMMALIAN PREDATORS, LAGOMORPHS, SMALL
M A M M A LS .......................................................................................... JD -D 9-8JD-D9.2.5 RAPTORS AND NONGAME/MIGRATORY BIRDS ..................... JD-D9-10
JD -D 9.2.5.1 Raptors ................................................................................ JD -D 9-I0JD-D9.2.5.2 Nongame/Migratory Birds .................................................. JD-D9-10
JD-D9.2.6 REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS ...................................................... JD-D9-12JD-D9.2.7 THREATENED, ENDANGERED, PROPOSED, AND
CANDIDATE SPECIES AND SPECIES OF CONCERN ............. JD-D9-12JD -D9.2.7.1 Introduction ......................................................................... JD-D9-12JD-D9.2.7.2 Greater Sage-grouse ............................................................ JD-D9-13JD-D9.2.7.3 Black-tailed Prairie Dog ...................................................... JD-D9-16JD-D9.2.7.4 Mountain Plover .................................................................. JD-D9-16
JD-D9.3.0 WILDLIFE IMPACTS AND MITIGATIVE MEASURES .......................... JD-D9-17JD -D9.3.1 BIG GA M E ........................................................................................ JD -D 9-17JD-D9.3.2 UPLAND GAME BIRDS, SHOREBIRDS, AND WATERFOWL.. JD-D9-18JD-D9.3.3 MAMMALIAN PREDATORS, LAGAMORPHS, SMALL
M A M M A LS ....................................................................................... JD -D 9-18JD-D9.3.4 RAPTORS AND NONGAME/MIGRATORY BIRDS ..................... JD-D9-19JD-D9.3.5 REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS ...................... JD-D9-20JD-D9.3.6 THREATENED, ENDANGERED, PROPOSED, AND
CANDIDATE SPECIES AND SPECIES OF CONCERN ............... JD-D9-20
D 9.4.0 REFEREN C ES ..................................................................................................... JD -D 9-22
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ADDENDUM JD-D9-A: DOCUMENTATION OF CONTACT WITH THEUSFWS AND WNDD
ADDENDUM JD-D9-B: WILDLIFE SPECIES LIST, JANE DOUGH UNIT
LIST OF TABLES
Table JD-D9-1
Table JD-D9-2
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Raptor Nests Within 1.0 Mile of the Jane Dough Unit, 2012 ............. JD-D9-10
2005-2012 Greater Sage-grouse Lek Activity,Jane D ough U nit, 2012 ...................................................................... JD -D 9-14
LIST OF FIGURES
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Figure JD-D9-1
Figure JD-D9-2
Figure JD-D9-3
WGFD Pronghom Antelope Habitat Range,Jane Dough U nit, 2012 ................................................................. JD -D 9-6
WGFD Mule Deer Habitat Range, Jane Dough Unit, 2012 ........ JD-D9-7
Location of Greater Sage-grouse and Black-tailed PrairieDog Colonies, Jane Dough Unit, 2012 .................................... Map Pocket
LIST OF EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT JD-D9-1 Jane Dough Unit, Raptor Nest Locations ................................. Map Pocket
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JD -D I0.1.0 IN TRO D U CTIO N ...................................................................................... JD-DI0-1JD-D10.1.1 LOCATION OF PROJECT ........................................................... JD-DI0-1JD-D10.1.2 PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS ................................................ JD-DI0-2
JD-D 10.2.0 SURVEY M ETHODS ................................................................................ JD-DI0-3
JD -D IO .3.0 R E SU LT S ................................................................................................... JD -D I0-6JD -D 10.3.1 O V ERV IEW ................................................................................... JD -D 10-6JD -D I0.3.2 W ETLAN D S .................................................................................. JD -DI0-6JD -D 10.3.3 W U S ............................................................................................. JD -D10-9
JD-D10.4.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................... JD-DIO-13
JD -DIO.5.0 REFEREN CES ........................................................................................... JD -D IO -14
LIST OF ADDENDUMS
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ADDENDUM JD-D1 0-A: PHOTOGRAPHS OF WETLAND SITES
ADDENDUM JD-DI0-B: WETLAND DELINEATION FORMS
LIST OF FIGURES
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Figure JD-DI0-1 NWI Information, Jane Dough Unit, 2012 ........................................ JD-DI0-4
Figure JD-D10-2 Wetland Sites Investigated, Jane Dough Unit, 2010 and 2012 ......... JD-DI0-7
Figure JD-DIO-3 WUS Locations on the Jane Dough Unit, 2010 ................................ JD-DIO-10
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Table JD-DI 0-1 Wetland Sites Investigated, Jane Dough Unit, 2010 and 2012 ......... JD-D 10-8
Table JD-DI0-2 Linear Feet of WUS, Jane Dough Unit, 2010 and 2012 ................... JD-DIO-12
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
CBM
COE
FAC
FACU
FACW
GPS
ISR
NI
NRCS
NWI
OBL
PEMA
PEMAh
PEMC
TRC
UPL
USGS
WDEQ/LQD
WUS
Coalbed methane
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Facultative
Facultative upland
Facultative wetland
Global positioning system
In Situ Recovery
Insufficient information for wetland indicator species
Natural Resources Conservation Service
National Wetland Inventory
Obligate wetland
Palustrine emergent temporarily flooded
Palustrine emergent temporarily flooded, diked/impounded
Palustrine emergent seasonally flooded
TRC Environmental Corporation
Upland species
U.S. Geological Survey
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality/Land Quality Division
Waters of the U.S.
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JD-D 11.1.0 RADIOLOGY .........................................JD-DI I.1 SURFACE SOIL, SUBSURFACE SOILS AND SEDIMENT ......
JD-DI 1.1.1 Purpose and Procedure .....................................................JD-D 11.1.2 Sampling Methodology ....................................................JD-DI 1.1.3 Radiological Survey Results: Jane Dough Unit ...............
JD-DI1.1.3.1 Surface Soil ...............................................JD -Dl11.1.3.2 Subsurface Soil .................................................JD-DI .1.3.3 Sediment ............................................................
JD-Di 1.2.0 BASELINE GAMMA SURVEY ...........................................................JD-D1 1.2.1 PURPOSE AND PROCEDURE ................................................
JD-DI1.2.1 Survey Methodology ......................................................JD-D 11.2.2 Jane Dough Unit Gamma Survey Results ......................
JD-D 11.3.0 BASELINE RADON-222 AND GAMMA EXPOSURE RATES ........JD-DII.3.1 PURPOSE AND PROCEDURE ................................................
JD-DII.3.1 Survey Methodology ......................................................JD-DI 1.3.2 Jane Dough Unit Results ................................................JD-DI 1.3.3 Background Gamma Exposure Rate..............................
JD-DI 1.4.0 FLORA AND FAUNA ..........................................................................JD-DI 1.4.1 PURPOSE AND PROCEDURE ................................................
JD -D I 1.4.1 M ethods ..........................................................................JD-DI 1.4.2 Jane Dough Unit Results ................................................
JD -D 11.5.0 RA D O N FLU X .....................................................................................
JD-D 11.6.0 AIR PARTICULATES ..........................................................................JD-D 11.6.1 PURPOSE AND PROCEDURE ................................................
JD-DI 1.6.1 Sampling Methodology ..................................................JD-D 11.6.2 Monitoring Results .........................................................
JD-DI 1-1JD-DI 1-1JD-D11-1JD-D 11-3JD-D 11-4JD-D 11-4JD-D1 1-8
JD-DI 1-10
JD-DI 1-13JD-DI 1-13JD-DI1-13JD-DI 1-14
JD-Di 1-16JD-DI 1-16JD-DI 1-16JD-D 11-16JD-D1 1-18
JD-DI 1-20JD-D 11-20JD-D 11-21JD-D 11-21
JD-DI 1-22
JD-D 11-23JD-D1 1-23JD-DI 1-23JD-D 11-24
JD-D I 1.7.0 M ILDOS ................................................................................................JD-DI 1.7.1 SITE DESCRIPTION .........................................................
JD-D I 1.7.1 Population Distribution ..................................................JD-DI 1.7.2 Individual Receptor Locations .......................................JD-D 11.7.3 Time Parameters .............................................................JD-D 1 1.7.4 Food Pathway Parameters ..............................................JD-DI 1.7.5 M eteorological Parameters.............................................JD-D 11.7.6 Source Terms ..................................................................JD-DI 1.7.7 Results ............................................................................
JD-DI 1-30JD-D! 1-30JD-D 11-30JD-D 11-31JD-DI 1-32JD-DI 1-33JD-DI 1-33JD-D11-34JD-D1 1-34
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Table JD-D1 1-14
Table JD-DI1 1-15
Table JD-DI 1-16
Table JD-DI 1.17
Table JD-DI 1-18
Table JD-D 11- 19
Table JD-Di 1-20
Table JD-D 11-21
Table JD-DI 1-22
Table JD-D1 1-23
Table JD-D1 1-24
Table JD-DI 1-25
Jane Dough Baseline Radionuclide Concentrations inA ir Third Q uarter 2011 ..........................................................
Radionuclide Air Concentrations: Quarterly Comparison.....
Average Air Concentrations Over Five Quarters ofM onitoring: Jane Dough Unit ................................................
Population Distribution within 80 km of Nichols RanchC entral Processing Plant ........................................................
Nearest Residents to Nichols Ranch CentralProcessing Plant ..................................
Center of Site Boundary from Nichols RanchCentral Processing Plant ..................................................
MILDOS Input Parameters - Nichols Ranch Unit .................
MILDOS Input Parameters - Hank Unit ................................
MILDOS Input Parameters - Jane Dough Unit .....................
Summary Results of Total Effective Dose Equivalentto Individual R eceptors .........................................................
Summary of Total Effective Dose EquivalentSite B oundary .........................................................................
Summary of Total Effective Dose Equivalentto P o pu latio n s ...............................................................................
JD-D 11-26
JD-DI 1-27
JD-D 11-29
JD-D 11-31
JD-D1 1-31
JD-Di 1-32
JD-D1 1-35
JD-DI 1-36
JD-DI 1-37
JD-D1 1-38
JD-DI 1-38
JD-Dl 1-39
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit JD-DII -I
Exhibit JD-D1 1-2
P#Le
Nearest Residential Location ................................................... M ap Pocket
Radiological Sample Location ................................................. M ap Pocket
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure JD-DI 1-I Location of Others within 80 km of Nichols RanchCentral Processing Plant ........................................................... Map Pocket
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