UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

In the Matter of

CROW BUTTE RESOURCES, INC.

(Marsland Expansion Area)

Docket No. 40-8943-MLA-2

ASLBP No. 13-926-01-MLA-BD01

Hearing Exhibit

Exhibit Number:

Exhibit Title:

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Official Hearing Exhibit In the Matter of: CROW BUTTE RESOURCES, INC.

(Marsland Expansion Area)

ASLBP #: 13-926-01-MLA-BD01 Docket #: 04008943 Exhibit #: Identified: Admitted: Withdrawn: Rejected: Stricken:

Other:

CBR003-00-BD01 10/30/201810/30/2018

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August 16, 2018

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

In the Matter of: CROW BUTTE RESOURCES, INC. (Marsland Expansion Area)

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Docket No. 40-8943-MLA-2 ASLBP No. 08-867-02-OLA-BD01

AFFIDAVIT OF WALTER NELSON

I, Walter Nelson, do hereby state as follows:

1. I am employed by Cameco Resources as the Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality

(“SHEQ”) Coordinator at Crow Butte Resources in Crawford, Nebraska. I serve as

project manager for Crow Butte’s application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for

a license amendment. A statement of my professional qualifications is attached.

2. I am responsible for the paragraphs in the direct testimony on Contention 2 that are

marked with my initials.

3. I attest to the accuracy of those statements, support them as my own, and endorse their

introduction into the record of this proceeding.

4. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the forgoing is true and complete to the best

of my knowledge, information, and belief.

Executed in accord with 10 C.F.R. § 2.304(d),

/s/ Walter Nelson Walter Nelson Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality Manager Cameco Resources, Crow Butte Operation 86 Crow Butte Road Crawford, NE 69339

Dated at Crawford, Nebraska this 16th day of August 2018

Walter D. Nelson

CURRENT ADDRESS 803 West Ash Creek Rd. Crawford, Ne 69339 (605) 430-7481 Walter_nelson@cameco.com EDUCATION Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska B. S., May, 1998 Bachelor of Science Degree G.P.A. – 3.70 Environmental Biology Major Chemistry Minor WORK EXPERIENCE Dates Duties Assistant Superintendent, November, 1998- Assist in the management of Chadron Chadron State Park June, 200 State Park including supervision of

approximately 30 seasonal employees; maintenance of a public campground and guest cabins; oversight of guest activities including a public swimming pool, trail rides, and an activities center; and manage 900+ acres of public wildland including riparian areas and timber.

Interim Superintendent, June, 2006- Manage Chadron State Park including Chadron State Park April, 2007 all areas listed above; responsible for

budgetary aspects of Park management; supervise all permanent park staff in addition to temporary park staff.

Environmental Coordinator/ April, 2007- Assist in maintaining site regulatory Restoration Specialist December, 2017 compliance environmental monitoring Crow Butte Resources requirements; assist in maintaining

site ISO 14001 certification; perform permit and license compliance audits; perform incident investigations and assist in the site corrective action process; perform various site environmental inspections; collect various baseline samples to support permitting/licensing efforts on exploration areas including North

Trend, Three Crow, and Marsland; oversee the site environmental laboratory.

Safety, Health, Environment, December, 2017- Responsible for all activities listed in And Quality (SHEQ) Coordinator, present position listed above; act as primary Crow Butte Resources regulatory contact for Crow Butte

Resources; prepare and submit regulatory reports for Crow Butte Resources

SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATES Grade IV Water Operator License 2007 TapRoot Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis Course 2008 Integrated SHEQ Auditor Training 2010 Leadership Essentials Program 2010 Apparent Cause Analysis Training 2014 Cause Map Incident Investigation Training 2017 Environmental Monitoring Course, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 2016