The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the State of Tennessee have entered into an Agreement in Principle related to natural resource damages on the DOE’s Oak Ridge Reservation. Together, they and the other members of the trustee council are releasing a document that shares restoration and compensation plans, which is available for a 60-day public comment period from August 15 – October 12. That period has been extended from the previous deadline of Sept. 28.
That document is available at https://doeic.science.energy.gov/uploads/A.0106.037.0027.pdf.
The trustee council, comprised of representatives from DOE, State of Tennessee, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Tennessee Valley Authority, is responsible for evaluating how natural resources were injured and developing a restoration program to compensate for those injuries. The council hosted a public meeting to provide information and answer questions about the Restoration and Compensation Determination Plan and Environmental Assessment on August 31. You can watch that presentation here.
The public may submit written comments to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Office of the General Counsel, Attention: Natural Resource Trustee Program, Tennessee Tower, 2nd Floor, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Nashville, TN 37243. Comments may also be sent via email to ORRrestoration@tn.gov.