Idaho National Laboratory - Off-Road All Terrain Vehicle Use in Support of Engineering SurveysCX(s) Applied: B3.1Date: 03/31/2010Location(s): IdahoOffice(s): Idaho Operations Office, Nuclear Energy
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
March 31, 2010
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CX(s) Applied: B3.1
Date: 03/31/2010
Location(s): Idaho
Office(s): Idaho Operations Office, Nuclear Energy
The proposed action will allow for off-road all terrain vehicle (ATV) use near T-24 and T-25 at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site. The ATV(s) will be used to survey in support of engineering design for a proposed upgraded haul road within the INL Site. Currently, an Environmental Assessment is being prepared to address upgrading either T-24 or T-25 to establish a site transportation route for the out-of-commerce shipment of materials and wastes from the Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) to other site areas to reduce United States Highway 20 road closures, improve safety, and reduce cost. Since off-road use of motorized vehicles is prohibited unless approval is obtained, this Environmental Checklist (EC) will document that approval. Several restrictions and guidelines will be implemented and are also documented in this EC: the driver will ensure the speed stays within 15 miles per hour or less; the driver will not go anywhere other than where needed to support this action; The driver will leave the two-track road at random places and not repeatedly in the same place to avoid creating new roads; the driver will not intentionally spin the ATV?s tires; the driver will not work off-road if the conditions are wet and muddy.