COVER SHEET
RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES: Lead Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Energy; Lead State Agency: Washington State Department of Ecology TITLE: Safe Interim Storage of Hanford Tank Wastes, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington CONTACTS: For further information or additional copies of this Final Environmental Impact Statement, contact: Carolyn Haass U.S. Department of Energy P.O. Box 550, MSIN S7-51 Richland, WA 99352 (509) 372-2731 Geoff Tallent Washington State Department of Ecology P.O. Box 47600 Olympia, WA 98504-7600 (206) 407-7112 For general information on the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Impact Statement process call 1-800-472-2756 or contact: Carol Borgstrom, Director Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance (EH-42) U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20585 (202) 586-4600 ABSTRACT: This Final Environmental Impact Statement is prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and the Washington State Environmental Policy Act. U.S. Department of Energy and Washington State Department of Ecology have identified the need to maintain safe storage of high-level radioactive wastes currently stored in the older single-shell tanks, Watchlist Tank 241-SY-101 (commonly referred to as 101-SY), and future waste volumes associated with Tank Farm and other Hanford Facility operations, including a need to provide a modern, safe, reliable, and regulatory-compliant replacement cross-site transfer capability. The purpose of this action is to prevent uncontrolled releases to the environment by maintaining safe storage of tank wastes. This action would be an interim action pending other actions that could result from the Tank Waste Remediation System Environmental Impact Statement. This Final Environmental Impact Statement analyzes five alternatives for maintaining safe interim storage of Hanford tank wastes.
