Uranium
Uranium was discovered in the Powder River Basin in 1951 near Pumpkin Buttes by the town of Midwest. Wyoming has one of the largest know uranium ore reserves in the United States.
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Uraninite, also known as Pitchblende, is the most common ore mined to extract uranium. |
NRC Licensing
KTI has a thorough understanding of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing process. Our team can assist you from initial planning through the complete licensing process. We often supplement our team of in-house professionals with selected sub-contractors who work under KTI direction to address specific identified resource issues. KTI maintains an up to date knowledge of existing Regulatory Guides and NUREG-Series Publications and also participates in NRC workshops and conferences.
Environmental/Technical Reports
- Baseline Studies
- Proposed Activities
- Site Characterizations
- Description of Proposed Activities
- Effluent Control Systems
- Operations
- Groundwater Quality Restoration, Surface Reclamation, and Plant Decommissioning
- Environmental Effects
- Alternatives Analysis
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Environmental Approvals and Consultations
State Permitting
KTI provides a wide variety of environmental permitting services for the uranium mining industry, ranging from Mining Permit Applications to SEO water rights permits. KTI routinely works with the environmental permitting agencies to help our clients receive environmental clearance for their specific projects.
Environmental Permitting Services
- Exploration Permitting
- R&D Test Licenses
- Mine and Restoration/Reclamation Plans
- Permit amendments, revisions, renewals, and transfers
- Reclamation bond release
- Baseline studies
- Adjudication research and mapping
- NPDES permits
- Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
- Underground injection control (UIC) permits and aquifer exemptions
- Air Quality construction and operating permits
- Dispersion Modeling
- Water rights permits
NEPA
Our team of qualified professionals can address the myriad of integrated resource issues and regulatory requirements that arise during preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
NEPA Planning
- Pre-NEPA baseline surveys
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Public scoping
- Issues identification
- Purpose and need development
- Proposed action
- Reasonable alternatives identification
Impact Analysis
- Affected environment description
- Environmental consequences analysis
- Cumulative impact assessment
- Reasonably foreseeable future developments
- Mitigation and monitoring plans
- Public comment review and response
NEPA Documentation
- Affected environment description
- Categorical Exclusions
- Environmental Assessment (EA)
- Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
- Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
- Record of Decision (ROD)
- Consequences analysis