Nonnuclear consolidation weapons production support project for the Kansas City Plant
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) to assist the agency in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as it applies to a Nonnuclear Consolidation Weapons Production Support Project (the project) that uses an electrochemical etching process at the DOE`s Kansas City Plant (KCP). The project is expected to last approximately five years. This action is needed to support continued reconfiguration of the Nonnuclear Weapons Complex. AU elements of the reassigned project, except electrochemical etching of solid depleted uranium (DU) components, have been performed at the KCP for several years and are considered ongoing and continuing operations in support of the plant`s mission. The proposed action includes renovation of an existing building at the KCP to accommodate equipment, security and environmental controls, and building restoration upon project completion, including disposal of equipment and wastes. The electrochemical etching process will use a sulfamic acid bath which will be designed to include environmental controls that prevent impact to the environment. Low-level waste (LLW) and mixed wastes will be generated by the electrochemical etching process. No liquid effluents or air emissions are anticipated as a result of this process. Pollution prevention practices will be aggressively utilized to reduce the quantity of wastes generated as a result of this work. The no-action alternative is to continue current operations without assignment of the electrochemical etching process to the KCP.
- Research Organization:
- Kansas City, City of, MO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 442174
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EA-1137; ON: DE97003456; NC: NONE; TRN: 97:001318
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Dec 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
DEPLETED URANIUM
ETCHING
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
KANSAS CITY PLANT
SULFAMIC ACID
MIXTURES
WEAPONS
AIR QUALITY
AIR POLLUTION
WATER QUALITY
WASTE WATER
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
RADIATION DOSES
WILD ANIMALS
WETLANDS