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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) proposes to build a six-story, approximately 86,500 gross square foot (gsf) Molecular Foundry building; and an adjacent 8,000 gsf, partly below-grade Central Utility Plant building (for a combined 94,500 gsf), to be funded and operated by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Basic Energy Sciences. The buildings would be located on an approximately 21⁄2-acre site in the southeastern portion of the LBNL facility in the Oakland-Berkeley hills (see Figures 1 and 2). The site is on mostly undeveloped slopes between Building 72, which is the National Center for Electron Microscopy (NCEM), and Building 66, which is the Surface Science and Catalysis Laboratory (SSCL).
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to upgrade facilities and infrastructure at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Morgantown, WV, through acquisition of a 5-acre parcel of land adjoining the existing NETL property and construction of a new office building, parking garage, and replacement child-care facility.
The new office building would be constructed on a portion of the existing 132-acre NETL property that currently provides a primary parking area for NETL employees, and the new child-care facility would be constructed on the property proposed for acquisition. Both new buildings would border Collins Ferry Road. A new 3- level parking garage would be constructed in the rear of the new office building, and a new access route from Collins Ferry Road into the NETL facilities would be provided between the new office building and the child-care facility.
The new office building would be constructed on a portion of the existing 132-acre NETL property that currently provides a primary parking area for NETL employees, and the new child-care facility would be constructed on the property proposed for acquisition. Both new buildings would border Collins Ferry Road. A new 3- level parking garage would be constructed in the rear of the new office building, and a new access route from Collins Ferry Road into the NETL facilities would be provided between the new office building and the child-care facility.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing ground water compliance strategies for two former uranium-ore processing sites at Slick Rock, Colorado. The purpose of the UMTRA Ground Water Project is to protect human health and the environment at abandoned uranium-ore processing sites by complying with the EPA ground water standards in 40 CFR 192 Subpart B. DOE proposes to implement the compliance strategy outlined in the SOWP (DOE 2002b), which uses the framework established in the PEIS (DOE 1996).
The purpose for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) action is the title transfer of unneeded DOE real property located at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in order to help support the accelerated cleanup of ETTP and to continue to support economic development in the region.
The U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office (DOE-RL) needs to improve management of post-1970, contact-handled (CH) suspect transuranic (TRU) waste containers (primarily drums) that are stacked in modules and covered with soil in the Low-Level Burial Grounds (LLBG).
The U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operation Office (DOE-RL) needs to provide cost-effective, additional personal protection and public safety through expanding training and equipment testing facilities at the Volpentest Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response Training and Education Center (HAMMER) on the Hanford Site.
The proposed action would include constructing and operating the EVOC, which would be located on approximately 60 acres (24.2 hectares); expanding, operating, and transferring ownership of NUTS, which is located on approximately 80 acres (32.3 hectares) [40 acres (16.2 hectares) from the original HAMMER footprint and 40 additional acres (16.2 hectares) from the expansion]; and reserving the remaining space [approximately 92 acres (37.2 hectares)] north of the original HAMMER, NUTS, and the CTF (Figure 2) and south of the BPA power lines for future development. EVOC would provide training to emergency service personnel when driving in emergency response situations. NUTS would provide training for utility personnel.
The proposed action would include constructing and operating the EVOC, which would be located on approximately 60 acres (24.2 hectares); expanding, operating, and transferring ownership of NUTS, which is located on approximately 80 acres (32.3 hectares) [40 acres (16.2 hectares) from the original HAMMER footprint and 40 additional acres (16.2 hectares) from the expansion]; and reserving the remaining space [approximately 92 acres (37.2 hectares)] north of the original HAMMER, NUTS, and the CTF (Figure 2) and south of the BPA power lines for future development. EVOC would provide training to emergency service personnel when driving in emergency response situations. NUTS would provide training for utility personnel.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) of the Department of Energy (DOE) has responsibility for national programs to reduce and counter threats from weapons of mass destruction including nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons (bioweapons). NNSA’s bioscience work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in support of these missions requires work with infectious agents, including those historically used for bioweapons. The laboratory’s pioneering work on biological agent (bioagent) detection and counter-terrorism technologies, and basic research understanding of emerging and re-emerging natural diseases are key elements of the LLNL efforts to support the NNSA mission. As a result, the need to conduct research with infective agents in a secure environment at LLNL and within NNSA is growing rapidly.
The proposed action is for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to provide cost- shared financial support to Universal Aggregates, LLC, for the design, construction, and operation of a lightweight aggregate manufacturing plant at the Mirant-Birchwood Power Plant Facility (Mirant-Birchwood Facility) in King George County, Virginia. DOE would provide approximately 37% of the $19.6 million cost of the project (about $7.2 million), with the industrial participant providing the remainder of the cost. The project, which includes 15 months of operation and testing, would involve transforming 115,000 tons of spray dryer ash currently generated at the Mirant- Birchwood Facility into 167,000 tons of lightweight aggregate for use in the manufacture of lightweight masonry blocks or lightweight concrete. Based on the results of the demonstration, the funding provided by DOE would be repaid by the industrial participant if the project is successfully commercialized.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to implement a comprehensive management program to safely, efficiently, and effectively manage its potentially reusable low enriched uranium (LEU), normal uranium (NU), and depleted uranium (DU). Uranium materials, which are presently located at multiple sites, are to be consolidated by transporting the materials to one or several storage locations, to facilitate ultimate disposition. Management would include the storage, transport, and ultimate disposition of these materials. This action is needed because of DOE’s current missions and functions; increasing budget pressures; the continuing need for good stewardship of resources, including materials in inventory; and continuing DOE attention to considerations of environment, safety, and health.
BPA needs to take action because the existing 115-kilovolt (kv)1 transmission line between Raymond and Cosmopolis in Washington is old, physically worn, and structurally unsound in places. Its condition creates risks to public and worker safety and to reliable electrical service.