Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Final)

doi:10.2172/823405

Title: Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Final)

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DOE proposes to continue operating the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) located in Los Alamos County, in north-central New Mexico. DOE has identified and assessed four alternatives for the operation of LANL: (1) No Action, (2) Expanded Operations, (3) Reduced Operations, and (4) Greener. Expanded Operations is DOE's Preferred Alternative, with the exception that DOE would only implement pit manufacturing at a level of 20 pits per year. In the No Action Alternative, DOE would continue the historical mission support activities LANL has conducted at planned operational levels. In the Expanded Operations Alternative, DOE would operate LANL at the highest levels of activity currently foreseeable, including full implementation of the mission assignments from recent programmatic documents. Under the Reduced Operations Alternative, DOE would operate LANL at the minimum levels of activity necessary to maintain the capabilities to support the DOE mission in the near term. Under the Greener Alternative, DOE would operate LANL to maximize operations in support of nonproliferation, basic science, materials science, and other nonweapons areas, while minimizing weapons activities. Under all of the alternatives, the affected environment is primarily within 50 miles (80 kilometers) of LANL. Analyses indicate little difference in the environmental impacts among alternatives. Themore »« less

Publication Date:: Fri Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 1999

Research Org.:: U.S. Department of Energy, Albuquerque Operations Office (US)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance (EH-42) (US)

OSTI Identifier:: 823405

Report Number(s):: DOE/EIS-0238
TRN: US200433%%184

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 19 Feb 1999

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; DISCRIMINATORS; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; IMPLEMENTATION; MANUFACTURING; POWER DEMAND; PROLIFERATION; RADIATIONS; WEAPONS; EIS; LOS ALAMOS; NM; LANL

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                    . Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Final).  United States: N. p., 1999. 
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                    . Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Final).  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/823405

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        "Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Final)".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/823405.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/823405.

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