Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico
The DOE proposes to continue operating the Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM) located in central New Mexico. The DOE has identified and assessed three alternatives for the operation of SNL/NM: (1) No Action, (2) Expanded Operations, and (3) Reduced Operations. The Expanded Operations Alternative is the DOE's preferred alternative (exclusive of the Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications Complex configuration). Under the No Action Alternative, the DOE would continue the historical mission support activities SNL/NM has conducted at planned operational levels. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the DOE would operate SNL/NM at the highest reasonable levels of activity currently foreseeable. Under the Reduced Operations Alternative, the DOE would operate SNL/NM at the minimum levels of activity necessary to maintain the capabilities to support the DOE mission in the near term. Under all of the alternatives, the affected environment is primarily within 50 miles (80 kilometers) of SNL/NM. Analyses indicate little difference in the environmental impacts among alternatives.
- Research Organization:
- U.S. Department of Energy, Albuquerque Operations Office (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance (EH-42) (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 823347
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EIS-0281; TRN: US200433%%179
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 29 Oct 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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