EPA NOA for Final DOE/EIS-0541 for plutonium pit production at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
September 25, 2020
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Plutonium Pit Production at Savannah River Site; Aiken, South Carolina
EPA announced the availability of the final EIS on Plutonium Pit Production at SRS (DOE/EIS-0541), prepared by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of producing plutonium pits at the Savannah River Site at a rate of at least 50 pits per year and developing a short-term surge capacity to enable production at a rate of at least 80 pits per year, beginning in 2030.
For more information, see Plutonium Pit Production at Savannah River Site.