The DOE announces its decision to construct an interim aboveground storage facility for storage of two Defense Waste Processing Facility failed melters (Melter Nos. 1 and 2) in lieu of underground storage units.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
December 18, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces its decision to construct an interim aboveground storage facility for storage of two Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) failed melters (Melter Nos. 1 and 2) in lieu of underground storage units. Moving Melter Nos. 1 and 2 from the Failed Equipment Storage Vaults (FESVs) to aboveground storage will allow space for storage of two melters with a higher radiological nature to be stored in the FESVs. The potential environmental impacts of this decision were analyzed in DOE/EIS-0082-S-SA-01, Supplement Analysis for Defense Waste Processing Facility Failed Melter Aboveground Storage (the SA). The SA found that the proposed change and information discussed in this SA are not significant and therefore do not require a supplement to the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final SEIS) Defense Waste Processing Facility (DOE/EIS-0082-S1).
For additional information, see DOE/EIS-0082-S1.