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The Proposed Action (the No Burn Alternative) would consist of implementing a Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Forest Health Improvement Program at LANL that would not use fire as a treatment measure. This ecosystem-based management program would initially be composed of a series of individual, small-scale projects using mechanical and manual thinning methods that would be conducted over about 10 years with ongoing, long-term maintenance projects conducted thereafter. These carefully planned initial projects would be conducted to bring the forests at LANL to the desired end-state for wildfire risk followed by an on-going maintenance program to maintain the forests in this desired state with enhancements to improve overall forest health. An estimated 35 percent, approximately 10,000 ac (4,000 ha), of LANL would be treated under this program using forest thinning and the construction of access roads and fuel breaks as treatment measures. Wood materials generated by the treatment measures would be either donated or salvaged; waste wood materials (slash1) would primarily be disposed of through chipping and used as mulch on-site.
Remediation of Subsurface and Groundwater Contamination at the Rock Springs in situ Oil Shale Retort Site
Development of the hydropower system (dams and generators to make electricity) in the Columbia River Basin has had far reaching effects on many species of fish and wildlife. The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is responsible for protecting, mitigating, and enhancing fish and wildlife affected by the development, operation, and management of hydroelectric facilities on the Columbia River and its tributaries. In addition, BPA is responsible for protecting and conserving listed Threatened and Endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. One of the measures recommended to help mitigate for anadromous fish loss and reduced habitat is the Tucannon River Spring Chinook Captive Broodstock Program, a joint proposal by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Nez Perce Tribe (NPT), and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR).
Transfer of the Department of Energy Grand Junction Office to Non-DOE Ownership
Selection and Operation of the Proposed Field Research Centers for the Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research (NABIR) Program
Decontamination and Dismantlement of the Advanced Reactivity Measurement Facility and Coupled Fast Reactivity Measurements Facility at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Electrical Power System Upgrades at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Nevada Test Site Development Corporation's Desert Rock Sky Park at the Nevada Test Site
Leasing Land for the Siting, Construction and Operation of a Commercial AM Radio Antenna at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes a strategy to achieve ground water compliance at the Grand Junction, Colorado, LJMTRA project site, formerly known as the Climax Uranium Millsite. The proposed compliance strategy is no remediation and the application of supplemental standards. This proposed action and a no-action alternative are described in the Environmental Assessment of Ground Water Compliance at the Grand Junction UMTRA Project Site (Climax Uranium Millsite) (see attached DOE/EAB 1312). The Environmental Assessment analyzes the relevant environmental issues at the Grand Junction site, which include ground water, surface water, water and land use, human health, ecological resources, cumulative impacts, and environmental justice considerations.