AGENCY: Department of Environmental Quality. Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control

SERIES: 16837
TITLE: Uranium mill tailings licensee records
DATES: 1956-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by licensee name.

DESCRIPTION: Records document division's role in monitoring uranium mill tailings sites, including control and cleanup activities (40 CFR 192(2000), Utah Code 19-3-104(2015)). License records include applications, license amendments, quarterly reports, correspondence, memoranda, maps, engineers' plans, photographs, and studies.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 20 year(s) after expiration of permit or license

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 12/2016

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 5 years and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 15 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical

These records document the government's efforts to manage how the ionizing radiation from the uranium mill tailings affects Utah's environment. They provide an explanation for past decisions, and provide the basis for evaluating the effects of the government's efforts to protect the natural environment.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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