Summary
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) prepared an environmental assessment to analyze the potential environmental impacts associated with the transportation of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) from the Russian Federation to the Y-12 National Security Complex (DOE/EA-1471) to accelerate the disposition of excess nuclear weapons materials in the interest of promoting nuclear disarmament, strengthening nonproliferation, and combating terrorism.