U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, 83403
News Media Contact:
Tim Jackson (208)
526-8484 |
For Immediate Release
Thursday August 12, 2010 |
DOE Issues Finding of No Significant Impact and Final Environmental Assessment on Road Project
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a Finding of No
Significant Impact stemming from an environmental assessment
it performed to examine the potential environmental impacts
of building an internal road to safely ship radioactive
material within the Idaho National Laboratory.
DOE�s preferred alternative under the environmental
assessment is to develop a new, internal road that would
connect the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center
with the Materials and Fuels Complex, a distance of about 20
miles. It would allow the INL to safely ship nuclear
materials between the Idaho Nuclear Technology and
Engineering Center and the Materials and Fuels Complex
without having to utilize public roads, like Highway 20,
which adds additional cost and security considerations to
each shipment.
The route would utilize some existing, paved roads, and
would run parallel to the existing T-25 power line service
road. It would be controlled access for service and
out-of-commerce shipments only, and would be designed for
maximum speeds of 35 miles per hour.
In addition, the road would satisfy the requirements of the
majority of nuclear materials shipments with a design
capacity for a 100,000-pound, double-drop, three-axle
trailer with 6-inch ground clearance.
The Finding of No Significant Impact and the final
�Environmental Assessment for the Multipurpose Haul Road
Within the Idaho National Laboratory� is available for
review at:
http://www.id.energy.gov/insideNEID/PublicInvolvement.htm You can also request a hard copy
of the environmental assessment by calling Brad Bugger at
(208) 526-0833 or emailing him at
buggerbp@id.doe.gov.
Editorial Date Aug 12, 2010
By Tim Jackson
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