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With the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of the Interior POI), the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) (hereinafter collectively referred to as the Participating Agencies) commit to work together to meet each Agency's obligations under the Federal Power Act.

This document is the DOE's first congestion study in response to the law. It examines transmission congestion and constraints and identifies constrained transmission paths in many areas of the Nation.

Federal Power Act section 216(a) nationwide study of electric transmission congestion

FutureGen Project

The Secretary of Energy requested, in April 2005, that the National Coal Council conduct a study and prepare a report on the challenges and opportunities of more fully exploring the Nation's domestic coal resources. In his request, the Secretary stated that environmental challenges, such as zero emissions power generation technology and low impact coal mining technology, must be central to the analysis. In March 2006, the Council submitted its report on this subject to the Secretary.

The Department of Energy’s Interaction with the National Coal Council

Richland Operations Office's (Richland) preferred approach of Options direct disposal of cesium and strontium capsules in the Yucca Mountain Repository may not be the most feasible or economic approach for disposal. Specifically, the feasibility of the direct disposal approach faces significant regulatory and programmatic risks which vitrification of the capsules' contents does not face. Also, the cost of alternative vitrification approaches may approximate the cost of direct disposal.

Management Controls over Cesium and Strontium Capsule Disposition at the Hanford Site