CX-008639: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Establish Laydown Yard East of 281-3F CX(s) Applied: B1.15 Date: 05/29/2012 Location(s): South Carolina Offices(s): Savannah River Operations Office

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

May 29, 2012
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Establish Laydown Yard East of 281-3F
CX(s) Applied: B1.15
Date: 05/29/2012
Location(s): South Carolina
Offices(s): Savannah River Operations Office

Construction activities at the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) require additional laydown space for construction materials. A 1.55-acre area east of 281-3F and west of Road E-0.1 is proposed for use as an additional laydown area. The subject site is currently vacant and sparsely vegetated with grasses and herbaceous vegetation and also is partially covered with gravel. No grading is required, but the existing vegetation will be cut close to ground level, then covered with filter fabric. A four-inch layer of crushed stone will be placed on top of the filter fabric to provide a laydown surface for stored materials. An unnamed road traversing the area will remain open to traffic, but areas for laydown use will be barricaded. Filter fabric and crushed stone will be placed in stages on an as-needed basis according to laydown needs.