Notice of Intent to Prepare a Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Y-12 National Security Complex

Mon, Nov 28 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) regulations implementing NEPA (40 CFR Parts 15001508 and 10 CFR Part 1021, respectively), the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), an agency within the DOE, announces its intent to prepare a SiteWide Environmental Impact Statement (SWEIS) for the Y12 National Security Complex (Y12) located at the junction of Bear Creek Road and Scarboro Road in Anderson County, Tennessee, near the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. NNSA has determined that one or more of the proposals to be evaluated would be a major federal action that could significantly affect the quality of the human environment; therefore, in accordance with the DOE regulations implementing NEPA, preparation of a new SWEIS is appropriate.

The new SWEIS will evaluate new proposals as well as update the analyses presented in the original SWEIS

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Notice of Intent to Prepare a Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Y-12 National Security Complex