Nevada Test Site Environmental Report 2006 and Site Description (Volume 1)

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/915233· OSTI ID:915233

Wills, Cathy

The Nevada Test Site Environmental Report 2006 (NTSER) was prepared to meet the information needs of the public and the requirements and guidelines of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for annual site environmental reports. It was prepared by National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec). This Executive Summary presents the purpose of the document, the major programs conducted at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), NTS key environmental initiatives, radiological releases and potential doses to the public resulting from site operations, a summary of nonradiological releases, implementation status of the NTS Environmental Management System, a summary of compliance with environmental regulations, pollution prevention and waste minimization accomplishments, and significant environmental accomplishments. Much of the content of this Executive Summary is also presented in a separate stand-alone pamphlet titled Nevada Test Site Environmental Report Summary 2006 produced to be a more cost-effective means of distributing information contained in the NTSER to interested DOE stakeholders.

• Research Organization: National Security Technologies, LLC
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE - National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25946
• OSTI ID: 915233
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/25946--259
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COMPLIANCE
Environmental Compliance
IMPLEMENTATION
INFORMATION NEEDS
MANAGEMENT
MINIMIZATION
NATIONAL SECURITY
NEVADA TEST SITE
Nevada Test Site
POLLUTION
Public Radioligical Dose
RECOMMENDATIONS
REGULATIONS
WASTES