Application for Amendment of USNRC Source Materials License SUA-1601, Ross ISR Project, for the Kendrick Expansion Area RAI Question and Answer Responses for the Kendrick Expansion Area Environmental Report Docket #40-09091 Prepared for: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Prepared by: Strata Energy, Inc. 1900 W. Warlow Drive, Bldg. A P.O. Box 2318 Gillette, WY 82717-2318 August 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS General ............................................................................................................... 1 ER RAI GEN-1(A) Response ...................................................................................... 1 ER RAI GEN-1(B) and (C) Response .......................................................................... 3 ER RAI GEN-2(A) Response .................................................................................... 15 ER RAI GEN-2(B) Response .................................................................................... 16 ER RAI GEN-2(C) Response .................................................................................... 17 ER RAI GEN-2(D) Response .................................................................................... 18 ER RAI GEN-3 Response ......................................................................................... 20 ER RAI GEN-4 Response ......................................................................................... 22 ER RAI GEN-5 Response ......................................................................................... 23 ER RAI GEN-6(A) Response .................................................................................... 25 ER RAI GEN-6(B) Response .................................................................................... 26 ER RAI GEN-6(C) Response .................................................................................... 27 ER RAI GEN-7 Response ......................................................................................... 28 ER RAI GEN-8 Response ......................................................................................... 29 ER RAI GEN-9 Response ......................................................................................... 30 Land Use ........................................................................................................... 31 ER RAI LU-1 Response ........................................................................................... 31 ER RAI LU-2 Response ........................................................................................... 33 Transportation .................................................................................................. 34 ER RAI TR-1 Response ........................................................................................... 34 Geology and Soils .............................................................................................. 35 ER RAI GEO-1 Response ........................................................................................ 35 ER RAI GEO-2(A) Response .................................................................................... 37 ER RAI GEO-2(B) Response .................................................................................... 39 ER RAI GEO-3 Response ........................................................................................ 41 ER RAI GEO-4 Response ........................................................................................ 42 ER RAI GEO-5 Response ........................................................................................ 43 ER RAI GEO-6(A) Response .................................................................................... 46 ER RAI GEO-6(B) Response .................................................................................... 47 ER RAI GEO-6(C) Response .................................................................................... 48 Kendrick Expansion Area ER RAI Response SUA-1601 Amendment Application i August 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) ER RAI GEO-7 Response ........................................................................................ 51 Surface Water Resources ................................................................................... 52 ER RAI SW-1 Response ........................................................................................... 52 ER RAI SW-2 Response ........................................................................................... 56 ER RAI SW-3 Response ........................................................................................... 58 ER RAI SW-4 Response ........................................................................................... 61 ER RAI SW-5 Response ........................................................................................... 62 Ground Water Resources ................................................................................... 68 ER RAI GW-1(A) Response ...................................................................................... 68 ER RAI GW-1(B) Response ...................................................................................... 70 ER RAI GW-2 Response .......................................................................................... 72 ER RAI GW-3(A) Response ...................................................................................... 73 ER RAI GW-3(B) Response ...................................................................................... 76 ER RAI GW-4 Response .......................................................................................... 78 ER RAI GW-5 Response .......................................................................................... 80 ER RAI GW-6 Response .......................................................................................... 81 ER RAI GW-7 Response .......................................................................................... 86 ER RAI GW-8 Response .......................................................................................... 87 ER RAI GW-9 Response .......................................................................................... 88 Terrestrial Ecology ............................................................................................ 90 ER RAI TER-1 Response ......................................................................................... 90 ER RAI TER-2 Response ......................................................................................... 93 Aquatic Ecology ................................................................................................ 95 ER RAI AQ-1(A) Response ....................................................................................... 95 ER RAI AQ-1(B) Response ....................................................................................... 96 Meteorology, Climatology, and Air Quality ........................................................ 97 ER RAI AIR-1(A) Response ...................................................................................... 97 ER RAI AIR-1(B) Response .................................................................................... 100 ER RAI AIR-1(C) Response .................................................................................... 101 ER RAI AIR-2(A) Response .................................................................................... 102 ER RAI AIR-2(B) Response .................................................................................... 103 ER RAI AIR-2(C) Response .................................................................................... 104 Kendrick Expansion Area ER RAI Response SUA-1601 Amendment Application ii August 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) ER RAI AIR-2(D) Response .................................................................................... 105 ER RAI AIR-3 Response ........................................................................................ 106 ER RAI AIR-4 Response ........................................................................................ 107 Noise ............................................................................................................... 109 ER RAI NOI-1 Response ........................................................................................ 109 ER RAI NOI-2(A) Response .................................................................................... 110 ER RAI NOI-2(B) Response.................................................................................... 111 ER RAI NOI-2(C) Response.................................................................................... 112 ER RAI NOI-2(D) Response ................................................................................... 114 Historic and Cultural Resources ...................................................................... 115 ER RAI CUL-1 Response ....................................................................................... 115 ER RAI CUL-2 Response ....................................................................................... 116 ER RAI CUL-3 Response ....................................................................................... 117 Visual/Scenic Resources ................................................................................. 118 ER RAI VIS-1 Response ........................................................................................ 118 Socioeconomics