Based on DOE/EIS-0359-S1 and DOE/EIS-0360-S1, record of decision on the disposition of depleted uranium (DU) oxide.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
May 21, 2020
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Disposition of Depleted Uranium Oxide Conversion Product Generated from DOE’s Inventory of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride; Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee
Based on DOE/EIS-0359-S1 and DOE/EIS-0360-S1, Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Disposition of Depleted Uranium Oxide Conversion Product Generated from DOE’s Inventory of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride, DOE issued its Record of Decision to implement the Preferred Alternative for the disposition of depleted uranium oxide.
Specifically, DOE decided to disposition depleted uranium oxide, if declared waste, at one or more of the disposal sites evaluated in the Final SEIS: the EnergySolutions low-level radioactive waste (LLW) disposal facility near Clive, Utah; the Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) LLW disposal facility near Andrews, Texas; and the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) LLW disposal facility in Nye County, Nevada.
For more information, see Disposition of Depleted Uranium Oxide Conversion Product Generated from DOE’s Inventory of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride.