Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 5.12.1995

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Plutonium Finishing Plant Stabilization, Hanford Site, Richland, Benton County, WA, Notice of Availability and Announcement of Public Hearing

The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Plutonium Finishing Plant Stabilization Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0244-D). The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and its implementing regulations. The continued presence of relatively large quantities of chemically reactive materials in their present form and location within the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) Facility poses an unacceptable long-term risk to workers, the public, and the environment. DOE has identified the need to expeditiously and safely reduce radiation exposure to workers and the risk to the public; reduce future resources to safely manage the Facility; and remove, stabilize, store, and manage plutonium, pending DOE's future use and disposition decisions.