Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), Construction and Operation of the Spallation Neutron Source

Download or read book Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), Construction and Operation of the Spallation Neutron Source written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to construct and operate an accelerator-based research facility called the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). This facility would provide the U.S. scientific community with a neutron source having greater intensity, power, and instrumentation than existing neutron sources. It would augment the research capabilities of current reactor-based neutron sources, satisfy current and future demand for research neutrons, lead to new scientific and technological discoveries, and meet international technological and economic challenges. DOE has identified four siting alternatives for the proposed SNS. These are as follows: (1) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Alternative (Preferred Alternative), Oak Ridge, Tennessee. (2) Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Alternative, Los Alamos, New Mexico. (3) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) Alternative, Argonne, Illinois. (4) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Alternative, Upton, New York. This summary provides a synopsis of the main text of the final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for construction and operation of the SNS. The EIS complies with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508); and the DOE regulations for implementing the NEPA requirements (10 CFR 1021). The EIS presents the public and DOE decision-makers with a balanced and objective analysis of the potential environmental effects that would result from implementing the proposed action and alternative actions. The summary of the FEIS covers the following subjects: (1) purpose and need for agency action, (2) proposed action and alternatives, (3) descriptions of siting alternatives for the proposed action, (4) issues of public concern, and (5) environmental consequences.