Amended ROD to upgrade existing enriched uranium processing buildings and construct a new Uranium Processing Facility.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
October 4, 2019
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Y-12 National Security Complex Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement; Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a separately organized agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is amending its July 2011 Record of Decision for the Continued Operation of the Y–12 National Security Complex to reflect its decision to continue to implement on an interim basis a revised approach for meeting enriched uranium (EU) requirements (while addressing issues related to seismic analysis), by upgrading existing EU processing buildings and constructing a new Uranium Processing Facility.
For more information, see Y-12 National Security Complex Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement.