Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report for Continued Operation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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BACKGROUND
MISSIONS
LLNL
SNL, Livermore
OTHER MISSION CONSIDERATIONS
PROPOSED ACTION
EIS/EIR ALTERNATIVES
No Action
Modification of Operations
Shutdown and Decommissioning
Discontinue University Management of LLNL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
Land Uses and Applicable Plans
Socioeconomics
Community Services
Prehistoric and Historic Cultural Resources
Aesthetics and Scenic Resources
Geologic Resources and Hazards
Ecology
Air Quality
Surface Water and Ground Water
Noise
Traffic
Utilities and Energy
Materials and Waste Management
Occupational Protection
Site Contamination
Bounding Case Accidents
MITIGATION
SECTION 1 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE PROPOSED ACTION
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1.1 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE PROPOSED ACTION
1.2 NEED FOR THE EIS UNDER NEPA
1.3 NEED FOR THE EIR UNDER CEQA
1.4 USE OF AN INTEGRATED EIS/EIR DOCUMENT AND PROCESS
1.5 FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION
1.6 EIS/EIR SCOPING PROCESS
1.7 COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT EIS/EIR AND RESPONSES TO COMMENTS
1.8 RELATIONSHIP OF SITEWIDE EIS/EIR AND THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA)
SECTION 1 REFERENCES
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2.1 AN OVERVIEW OF LLNL
2.1.1 Location of LLNL
2.1.2 History of LLNL
2.1.3 LLNL Programs
2.1.4 LLNL Operations, Personnel, and Facilities
2.2 AN OVERVIEW OF SNL, LIVERMORE
2.2.1 Location of SNL, Livermore
2.2.2 History of SNL, Livermore
2.2.3 SNL, Livermore Programs
2.2.4 SNL, Livermore Operations, Personnel, and Facilities
2.2.4.1 Existing SNL, Livermore Facilities
SECTION 2 REFERENCES
SECTION 3 - PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES
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3.1 PROPOSED ACTION
3.1.1 LLNL Livermore Site
3.1.2 LLNL Site 300
3.1.3 SNL, Livermore
3.2 EIS/EIR ALTERNATIVES
3.2.1 No Action
3.2.2 Modification of Operations
3.2.3 Shutdown and Decommissioning
3.2.4 Discontinue University Management of LLNL
3.3 ALTERNATIVES ELIMINATED FROM DETAILED REVIEW
3.4 COMPARISON OF PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES
SECTION 3 REFERENCES
SECTION 4 - DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT
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4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING/EXISTING CONDITIONS
4.2 LAND USES AND APPLICABLE PLANS
4.2.1 Existing Land Uses
4.2.2 Land Use Plans and Programs
4.3 SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
4.3.1 Employment
4.3.2 Population
4.3.3 Housing
4.3.4 Economic Factors
4.4 COMMUNITY SERVICES
4.4.1 Fire Protection and Emergency Services
4.4.2 Police and Security Services
4.4.3 School Services
4.4.4 Nonhazardous and Nonradioactive Solid Waste Disposal
4.5 PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC CULTURAL RESOURCES
4.5.1 Federal and State Regulations Related to Cultural Resources
4.5.2 Prehistoric Resources
4.5.3 Historic Resources
4.6 AESTHETICS AND SCENIC RESOURCES
4.6.1 Visual Character of the Project Vicinity
4.6.2 Views of the Sites from Surrounding Areas
4.6.3 Scenic Resources Policies
4.7 METEOROLOGY
4.7.1 Temperature
4.7.2 Precipitation
4.7.3 Winds
4.7.4 Storm Events
4.8 GEOLOGY
4.8.1 General Geology
4.8.2 Geologic Resources
4.8.3 Geologic Hazards
4.9 ECOLOGY
4.9.1 Vegetation
4.9.2 Fish and Wildlife
4.9.3 Threatened and Endangered Species
4.9.4 Wetlands
4.10 AIR QUALITY
4.10.1 Criteria Air Pollutants
4.10.2 Hazardous Air Pollutants
4.10.3 Toxic Air Contaminants
4.11 WATER
4.11.1 Surface Water
4.11.2 Ground Water
4.11.2.1 Regional Hydrogeology
4.11.2.2 Local Hydrogeology
4.11.2.3 Water Use
4.11.2.4 Background Ground Water Quality
4.11.3 Floodplains
4.12 NOISE
4.12.1 Noise Description Methods
4.12.2 Federal, State, and Local Noise Criteria
4.12.3 Existing Noise Conditions
4.13 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
4.13.1 Regional and Local Circulation System
4.13.2 Local Existing Traffic Conditions
4.13.3 Study Area Traffic Accident History
4.13.4 Onsite Circulation and Parking
4.13.5 Alternate Modes of Transportation
4.13.6 Aircraft Operations
4.14 UTILITIES AND ENERGY
4.14.1 Water Consumption
4.14.2 Electricity Consumption
4.14.3 Fuel Consumption
4.14.4 Sewer Discharges
4.14.5 Conservation and Recycling
4.15 MATERIALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
4.15.1 Materials Management
4.15.1.1 Regulatory Setting
4.15.1.2 Radioactive, Controlled, and Hazardous Materials Management
4.15.1.3 Controlled Materials
4.15.1.4 Nonhazardous Materials
4.15.1.5 Decontamination of Equipment and Facilities
4.15.1.6 Excess Properties Salvage and Reclamation
4.15.2 Waste Management
4.15.2.1 Regulatory Setting
4.15.2.2 Radioactive Waste
4.15.2.3 Hazardous Wastes
4.15.2.4 Mixed Wastes
4.15.2.5 Medical Wastes
4.16 OCCUPATIONAL PROTECTION
4.16.1 Occupational Protection
4.16.1.1 Regulatory Setting
4.16.1.2 LLNL Occupational Protection
4.16.1.3 SNL, Livermore Occupational Protection
4.17 SITE CONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION
4.17.1 Regulatory Oversight
4.17.2 Site Contamination LLNL Livermore Site
4.17.2.1 Contamination History
4.17.2.2 Soil Contamination Areas
4.17.2.3 Ground Water Contamination LLNL Livermore Site
4.17.2.4 Site Characterization and Remediation Efforts
4.17.2.5 Proposed Remedial Actions and Potential Impacts of Remediation
4.17.3 Site Contamination LLNL Site 300
4.17.3.1 Contamination History
4.17.3.2 Contamination Sites, Remediation Efforts, and Potential Impacts of Remediation
4.17.4 Site Contamination SNL, Livermore
4.17.4.1 SNL, Livermore Historic Use of Hazardous Materials
4.17.4.2 Contamination Sites, Remediation Efforts, and Potential Impacts of Remediation
4.17.4.3 Site Contamination Site-Wide Summary
4.18 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND INADVERTENT RELEASES
4.19 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CONTAMINATION
SECTION 4 REFERENCES
SECTION 5 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
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5.1 PROPOSED ACTION
5.1.1 LAND USES AND APPLICABLE PLANS
5.1.2 SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
5.1.3 COMMUNITY SERVICES
5.1.4 PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC CULTURAL RESOURCES
5.1.5 AESTHETICS AND SCENIC RESOURCES
5.1.6 GEOLOGIC RESOURCES AND HAZARDS
5.1.7 ECOLOGY
Vegetation
Wildlife
Threatened and Endangered Species
Wetlands
5.1.8 AIR QUALITY
5.1.9 WATER
5.1.10 NOISE
5.1.11 TRAFFIC
5.1.12 UTILITIES AND ENERGY
Water Consumption
Electricity Consumption
Fuel Consumption
Sewer Discharges
5.1.13 MATERIALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
Materials Management
Waste Management
5.1.14 OCCUPATIONAL PROTECTION
Occupational Protection Radiation Protection
Occupational Protection Toxic Substances
5.1.15 SITE CONTAMINATION
5.1.16 PROPOSED ACTION IMPACTS SUMMARY
5.2 NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE
5.2.1 LAND USES AND APPLICABLE PLANS
5.2.2 SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
5.2.3 COMMUNITY SERVICES
5.2.4 PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC CULTURAL RESOURCES
5.2.5 AESTHETIC AND SCENIC RESOURCES
5.2.6 GEOLOGIC RESOURCES AND HAZARDS
5.2.7 ECOLOGY
Vegetation and Wildlife
Threatened and Endangered Species
Wetlands
5.2.8 AIR QUALITY
5.2.9 WATER
5.2.10 NOISE
5.2.11 TRAFFIC
5.2.12 UTILITIES AND ENERGY
Water Consumption
Electricity Consumption
Fuel Consumption
Sewer Discharges
5.2.13 MATERIALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
Materials Management
Waste Management
5.2.14 OCCUPATIONAL PROTECTION
Occupational Protection Radiation Protection
Toxic Substances and Physical Hazards
5.2.15 SITE CONTAMINATION
5.3 MODIFICATION OF OPERATIONS
5.3.1 LAND USES AND APPLICABLE PLANS
5.3.2 SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
5.3.3 COMMUNITY SERVICES
5.3.4 PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC CULTURAL RESOURCES
5.3.5 AESTHETIC AND SCENIC RESOURCES
5.3.6 GEOLOGIC RESOURCES AND HAZARDS
5.3.7 ECOLOGY (Vegetation, Wildlife, Sensitive Species, and Wetlands)
5.3.8 AIR QUALITY
5.3.9 WATER
5.3.10 NOISE
5.3.11 TRAFFIC
5.3.12 UTILITIES AND ENERGY
5.3.13 MATERIALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
5.3.14 OCCUPATIONAL PROTECTION
5.3.15 SITE CONTAMINATION
5.3.16 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
5.4 SHUTDOWN AND DECOMMISSIONING
5.4.1 LAND USE
5.4.2 SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
5.4.3 COMMUNITY SERVICES
5.4.4 PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC CULTURAL RESOURCES
5.4.5 AESTHETICS
5.4.6 GEOLOGIC RESOURCES AND HAZARDS
5.4.7 ECOLOGY (Vegetation, Wildlife, Sensitive Species, and Wetlands)
5.4.8 AIR QUALITY
5.4.9 WATER
5.4.10 NOISE
5.4.11 TRAFFIC
5.4.12 UTILITIES AND ENERGY
5.4.13 MATERIALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
5.4.14 OCCUPATIONAL PROTECTION
5.4.15 SITE CONTAMINATION
5.4.16 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
5.5 DISCONTINUE MANAGEMENT BY UC
5.5.1 DESCRIPTION
5.5.2 IMPACT ANALYSIS
5.6 BOUNDING ACCIDENT SCENARIOS
5.6.1 RADIOLOGICAL ACCIDENT SCENARIOS
5.6.2 CHEMICAL ACCIDENT SCENARIOS
5.6.3 HIGH EXPLOSIVE ACCIDENT SCENARIOS
5.6.4 MULTIPLE-BUILDING ACCIDENT SCENARIO
5.6.5 COMPARISON SUMMARY OF POSTULATED ACCIDENTS
SECTION 5 REFERENCES
SECTION 6 UNAVOIDABLE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED ACTION
SECTION 7 SHORT-TERM USES AND LONG-TERM PRODUCTIVITY
SECTION 8 IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENT OF RESOURCES
SECTION 9 GROWTH-INDUCING IMPACTS
SECTION 10 LOCAL PROJECTS CONTRIBUTING TO CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
APPENDIX A DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES
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A.1 LLNL LIVERMORE SITE
A.1.1 LLNL Programs
A.1.1.1 Defense and Related Programs
A.1.1.2 Laser Fusion (Inertial Confinement Fusion)
A.1.1.3 Laser Isotope Separation
A.1.1.4 Magnetic Fusion Energy
A.1.1.5 Biomedical and Environmental Research
A.1.1.6 Environmental Restoration and Waste Management
A.1.1.7 Energy and Resources
A.1.2 Scientific and Institutional Support
A.1.2.1 Scientific Support
A.1.2.2 Institutional Support
A.1.3 Existing Infrastructure
A.1.4 Existing Facilities
A.1.4.1 Building 121
A.1.4.2 Building 131
A.1.4.3 Building 132
A.1.4.4 Building 141 Complex
A.1.4.5 Building 151
A.1.4.6 Building 153
A.1.4.7 Building 161
A.1.4.8 Buildings 162, 164, 165, 166, 168, and 169
A.1.4.9 Buildings 171, 173, 174, 177, and 179
A.1.4.10 Building 175
A.1.4.11 Building 191
A.1.4.12 Physics Department Experimental Facilities
A.1.4.13 Building 222 Complex
A.1.4.14 Building 231 Complex
A.1.4.15 Building 232
A.1.4.16 Building 235
A.1.4.17 Building 241
A.1.4.18 Building 243
A.1.4.19 Building 251
A.1.4.20 Building 255
A.1.4.21 Building 298
A.1.4.22 Building 321 Complex
A.1.4.23 Buildings 327 and 239
A.1.4.24 Building 331
A.1.4.25 Building 332
A.1.4.26 Building 334
A.1.4.27 Building 335
A.1.4.28 Building 341
A.1.4.29 Building 343
A.1.4.30 Building 360 Complex
A.1.4.31 Building 391
A.1.4.32 Building 411
A.1.4.33 Building 412
A.1.4.34 Building 490 Complex
A.1.4.35 Building 511
A.1.4.36 Building 518
A.1.4.37 Building 520
A.1.4.38 Building 622
A.1.4.39 Waste Management Facilities
A.1.4.40 Security, Medical, and Emergency Response Facilities
A.1.4.41 Offsite Leased Properties
A.1.5 Program Projections, the LLNL Livermore Site
A.1.5.1 Funded Construction Projects, the LLNL Livermore Site
A.1.5.2 Budgeted Construction Projects, the LLNL Livermore Site
A.1.5.3 Proposed Construction Projects
A.2 LLNL SITE 300
A.2.1 LLNL Site 300 Programs
A.2.2 Scientific and Institutional Support
A.2.3 Existing Infrastructure
A.2.4 Existing Facilities
A.2.4.1 Building 801
A.2.4.2 Building 804
A.2.4.3 Building 809
A.2.4.4 Building 817
A.2.4.5 Building 819
A.2.4.6 Building 822
A.2.4.7 Building 823
A.2.4.8 Buildings 825, 826, and 827
A.2.4.9 Building 829
A.2.4.10 Building 834 Complex
A.2.4.11 Building 836 Complex
A.2.4.12 Building 850
A.2.4.13 Building 851
A.2.4.14 Building 854
A.2.4.15 Building 857
A.2.4.16 Building 865
A.2.4.17 Building 883
A.2.4.18 Explosives Storage Magazines
A.2.4.19 High Explosives Rinsewater Surface Impoundment Ponds
A.2.4.20 Security, Medical, and Emergency Response Facilities and Services
A.2.5 Program Projections, LLNL Site 300
A.2.5.1 Funded Construction Projects, LLNL Site 300
A.2.5.2 Budgeted Construction Projects, LLNL Site 300
A.2.5.3 Proposed Construction Projects, LLNL Site 300
A.3 SNL, LIVERMORE
A.3.1 SNL, Livermore Programs
A.3.1.1 Weapons Programs
A.3.1.2 Other DOE Defense Programs
A.3.1.3 Energy Research and Development
A.3.2 SNL, Livermore Scientific and Institutional Support
A.3.3 Existing Infrastructure
A.3.4 Existing Facilities
A.3.4.1 Combustion Research Facility Complex
A.3.4.2 Building 910
A.3.4.3 Building 913
A.3.4.4 Building 914
A.3.4.5 Building 916
A.3.4.6 Building 923
A.3.4.7 Building 924
A.3.4.8 Defense Engineering Laboratory
A.3.4.9 Building 955/956
A.3.4.10 Building 966
A.3.4.11 Building 968
A.3.4.12 Building 972
A.3.4.13 Buildings 973 and 974
A.3.4.14 Building 976
A.3.4.15 Building 978
A.3.4.16 Building 979
A.3.4.17 Building 983
A.3.4.18 Explosives Storage Magazine
A.3.4.19 Incinerator
A.3.4.20 Waste Management Facilities
A.3.4.21 Security, Medical, and Emergency Response Facility
A.3.5 Program Projections, SNL, Livermore
A.3.5.1 Funded Construction Projects, SNL, Livermore
A.3.5.2 Budgeted Construction Projects, SNL, Livermore
A.3.5.3 Proposed Construction Projects, SNL, Livermore
A.4 WASTE AND INVENTORY DATA·ALL SITES
APPENDIX A REFERENCES
APPENDIX A GLOSSARY
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B.1 WASTE MANAGED AT LLNL AND SNL, LIVERMORE
B.1.1 Waste Type Definitions
B.1.2 Waste Generated by Site
B.2 APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDERS
B.2.1 Waste Management Regulatory Environment
B.2.2 Implementation of Regulatory Requirements
B.3 OVERVIEW OF WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
B.3.1 Organizational Responsibilities
B.3.1.1 Waste Generator Responsibilities
B.3.1.2 Waste Management Staff Responsibilities
B.3.2 Management of Potentially Contaminated Wastewater
B.3.2.1 Collection, Analysis, and Disposition
B.3.2.2 Sewer Release Limits and Effluent Monitoring
B.3.3 Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization
B.3.4 Waste Accumulation
B.3.5 Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
B.4 WASTE MANAGEMENT AT LLNL
B.4.1 Waste Management Practices Common to the LLNL Livermore Site and LLNL Site 300
B.4.2 LLNL Livermore Site
B.4.2.1 Waste Management Facilities
B.4.2.2 Management of Radioactive Waste
B.4.2.3 Management of Mixed Waste
B.4.2.4 Management of Hazardous Waste
B.4.2.5 Management of Medical Waste
B.4.2.6 Planned Improvements for Waste Management Operations
B.4.3 Waste Management at LLNL Site 300
B.4.3.1 Waste Management Facilities
B.4.3.2 Management of Radioactive Waste
B.4.3.3 Management of Mixed Waste
B.4.3.4 Management of Hazardous Waste
B.4.3.5 Management of Medical Waste
B.4.3.6 Planned Improvements for Waste Management Operations
B.5 WASTE MANAGEMENT AT SNL, LIVERMORE
B.5.1 Waste Management Facilities
B.5.1.1 Building 961
B.5.1.2 Building 962-2
B.5.1.3 Building 927
B.5.1.4 Incinerator
B.5.2 Management of Radioactive Waste
B.5.2.1 Waste Generation
B.5.2.2 Collection, Treatment, and Storage
B.5.3 Management of Mixed Waste
B.5.3.1 Mixed Waste Generation
B.5.3.2 Collection, Treatment, and Storage
B.5.4 Management of Hazardous Waste
B.5.4.1 Hazardous Waste Generation
B.5.4.2 Collection, Treatment, and Storage
B.5.5 Management of Medical Waste
B.5.6 Planned Improvements to Waste Management Operations
APPENDIX B REFERENCES
APPENDIX B GLOSSARY
APPENDIX C ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, AND HEALTH
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C.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
C.2 ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, AND HEALTH
C.2.1 LLNL Organizations and Responsibilities
C.2.1.1 Organization of the Hazards Control Department
C.2.1.2 Organization of the Environmental Protection Department, LLNL
C.2.1.3 Health Services Department
C.2.2 SNL, Livermore Organizations and Responsibilities
C.2.2.1 Organization of the Center for Environment, Safety, and Health and Facilities Management
C.3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
C.3.1 LLNL
C.3.1.1 Radiation Exposures
C.3.1.2 Toxic Exposures and Physical Hazards
C.3.1.3 Epidemiologic Studies
C.3.2 SNL, Livermore
C.3.2.1 Radiation Exposures
C.3.2.2 Toxic Exposures and Physical Hazards
C.3.3 Radiation Risk Assessment
C.3.4 Combined Risks
C.4 PUBLIC HEALTH
C.4.1 Environmental Monitoring
C.4.1.1 Monitoring at the Combined LLNL Livermore Site and SNL, Livermore
C.4.1.2 Environmental Monitoring at LLNL Site 300
C.4.2 Radiation Exposures of the Public
C.4.2.1 Radiological Toxicity Assessment
C.4.2.2 Exposure Analysis
C.4.2.3 Radiation Risk Characterization
C.4.3 Exposures to Toxic Materials
C.4.3.1 Exposure Analysis
C.4.3.2 Risk Characterization
C.4.3.3 Cumulative Impacts from Historical Contamination
C.4.4 Environmental Exposures from Potential Accidents
C.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE
C.5.1 Regulations and Standards Pertaining to the Quality of Environment, Safety, and Health Programs
C.5.2 Protocols and Procedures Used to Assure Quality in Environment, Safety, and Health
C.5.2.1 LLNL
C.5.2.2 SNL, Livermore
C.5.3 The Tiger Team Assessments
C.5.3.1 LLNL
C.5.3.2 SNL, Livermore
C.5.4 Other Organizations Performing Environmental Inspections and Appraisals at LLNL and SNL, Livermore
APPENDIX C REFERENCES
APPENDIX C GLOSSARY
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D.1 APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS
D.2 ACCIDENTS WITH POTENTIAL RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
D.2.1 The Selection of Buildings and Operations for Accident Scenarios
D.2.2 Selection of Scenarios for Transportation Accidents
D.2.3 The Computer Code Used to Estimate Radiation Doses
D.2.4 Meteorological Parameters
D.2.5 Dispersion Parameters
D.2.6 Dose Estimates
D.2.7 Active and Passive Mitigations
D.2.7.1 Emergency Response and Protective Actions
D.2.7.2 High Efficiency Particulate Filtration
D.2.8 Description of Accident Scenarios
D.2.8.1 Inadvertent Nuclear Criticality in Building 332, Plutonium Facility, LLNL Livermore Site
D.2.8.2 Tritium Release from Building 968, Tritium Research Laboratory, SNL, Livermore
D.2.8.3 Plutonium Release from Building 332, Plutonium Facility, LLNL Livermore Site
D.2.8.4 Tritium Release from Building 331, Hydrogen Research Facility, LLNL Livermore Site
D.2.8.5 Americium Release from Building 251, Heavy Element Facility, LLNL Livermore Site
D.2.8.6 Transuranic-Waste Release Outside Building 612, Waste Treatment and Storage, LLNL Livermore Site
D.2.8.7 Natural Uranium Release from Building 493, Separation Support Facility, LLNL Livermore Site
D.2.8.8 Transuranic-Waste Release from Building 625, Container Storage, LLNL Livermore Site
D.2.8.9 Analysis and Review of Transportation Accidents Involving Radioactive Materials and Waste
D.2.8.9.1 Low Specific Activity Radioactive Waste Release During Shipment
D.2.8.9.1.1 Low Specific Activity Radioactive Waste Release During Shipment (First Scenario)
D.2.8.9.1.2 Low Specific Activity Radioactive Waste Release During Shipment (Second Scenario)
D.2.8.9.2 Review of Prior Radioactive Material (Nonwaste) Shipment Studies
D.2.8.9.3 Review of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) TRU Study
D.2.8.9.4 Review of Special Isotope Separation Project(1) (SIS) SST Study
D.2.8.10 Tritium Release from Building 298, Fusion Target Fabrication Facility, or from Building 391, NOVA Upgrade/National Ignition Facility
D.2.9 Estimated Health Effects and Risk
D.3 ACCIDENT SCENARIOS INVOLVING TOXIC CHEMICALS
D.3.1 Selection of Scenarios
D.3.1.1 Selection of Chemicals and Buildings
D.3.1.2 Selection of Transportation Scenarios
D.3.2 Methods of Analysis
D.3.2.1 The Computer Code Used in the Analysis
D.3.2.2 Dispersion Parameters
D.3.2.3 Estimated Exposures
D.3.2.4 Potential Health Effects
D.3.3 Description of Accident Scenarios
D.3.3.1 Chlorine Gas Release from Building 518, Industrial Gas Yard, LLNL Livermore Site
D.3.3.2 Sulfuric Acid Release from Buildings 513/514, Tank Farm, LLNL Livermore Site
D.3.3.3 Ammonia Gas Release from Building 131, Engineering, LLNL Livermore Site
D.3.3.4 Hydrogen Chloride Gas Release from Building 151, Nuclear Chemistry, LLNL Livermore Site
D.3.3.5 Arsine Release from Building 166, ICF Development Laboratory, LLNL Livermore Site
D.3.3.6 Hydrogen Cyanide Release from Building 322, Plating Shop, LLNL Livermore Site
D.4 ACCIDENT SCENARIOS INVOLVING HIGH EXPLOSIVES
D.4.1 Selection of Site and Operations for Accident Scenarios
D.4.2 Method of Analysis
D.4.3 Description of Accident Scenarios
D.4.3.1 Misfire of High Explosives at LLNL Site 300
D.4.3.2 Aircraft Accident with a Detonation of High Explosives
D.4.3.3 Truck Accident with a Detonation of High Explosives
D.5 MULTIPLE-BUILDING EVENT
D.5.1 Building Selection and Assumptions
D.5.2 Description of Potential Releases Following a 0.8g Earthquake
D.5.2.1 Radiological Releases
D.5.2.2 Chemical Releases
APPENDIX D REFERENCES
APPENDIX D GLOSSARY
APPENDIX F ECOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
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F.1 ECOLOGY
F.1.1 Flora and Vegetation
F.1.1.1 Methods
F.1.1.2 Results
F.1.1.3 Impacts of Current Operations
F.1.2 Fauna
F.1.2.1 Methods
F.1.2.2 Results
F.1.2.3 Impacts of Current Operations
F.2 BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
F.2.1 Project Description Location
F.2.2 Ecological Setting LLNL Livermore Site and SNL, Livermore
F.2.3 Impacts of Proposed Action
F.2.4 Threatened and Endangered Species
F.2.4.1 Rare Plants
F.2.4.2 San Joaquin Kit Fox
F.2.4.3 Amphibians
F.2.4.4 Alameda Whipsnake
F.2.4.5 Fairy Shrimp
F.2.4.6 Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
F.2.4.7 Pacific Western Big-Eared Bat and Greater Western Mastiff Bat
F.2.4.8 Other Sensitive Species
F.2.5 Impacts
F.2.5.1 Rare Plants
F.2.5.2 Wildlife
F.2.6 Mitigation
APPENDIX F REFERENCES
ATTACHMENT 1 U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE LETTER
ATTACHMENT 2 U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE LETTER CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME LETTER
APPENDIX F GLOSSARY
APPENDIX G FLOODPLAIN AND WETLANDS ASSESSMENT
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G.1 INTRODUCTION
G.2 FLOODPLAIN EFFECTS
G.2.1 Methods
G.2.2 Results
G.2.3 Impacts Proposed Action
G.3 WETLANDS EFFECTS
G.3.1 Methods
G.3.2 Results
G.3.3 Impacts Proposed Action
G.4 ALTERNATIVES
G.5 MITIGATION
APPENDIX G REFERENCES
APPENDIX G GLOSSARY
APPENDIX H PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC CULTURAL RESOURCES
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H.1 INTRODUCTION
H.1.1 Federal Regulations Related to Cultural Resources
H.1.2 State Regulations Related to Cultural Resources
H.1.3 Definition of the Area of Potential Effect
H.2 EXISTING SETTING AND REVIEW OF PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS
H.2.1 Prehistoric Resources
H.2.1.1 Resources at the LLNL Livermore Site
H.2.1.2 Resources at LLNL Site 300
H.2.1.3 Resources at SNL, Livermore
H.2.2 Historic Resources
H.2.2.1 Resources at the LLNL Livermore Site
H.2.2.2 Resources at LLNL Site 300
H.2.2.3 Resources at SNL, Livermore
H.3 SECTION 106 COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION
H.3.1 LLNL Livermore Site
H.3.2 LLNL Site 300
APPENDIX H REFERENCES
APPENDIX H GLOSSARY
APPENDIX I SEISMIC SAFETY PROGRAM
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I.1 INTRODUCTION
I.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF APPENDIX I CONTENTS
I.3 SELECTION OF STRUCTURES FOR SEISMIC EVALUATION
I.4 SEISMIC HAZARDS
I.4.1 Seismic Event Definition
I.4.2 Seismicity of LLNL and SNL, Livermore
I.4.2.1 Seismotectonic Setting
I.4.2.2 Historical Seismicity
I.4.2.3 Seismic Sources
I.4.2.4 Seismic Hazards
I.4.2.5 Demand Criteria for EIS/EIR
I.4.3 Seismicity of LLNL Site 300
I.4.3.1 Seismotectonic Setting
I.4.3.2 Historical Seismicity
I.4.3.3 Seismic Sources
I.4.3.4 Seismic Hazards
I.4.3.5 Demand Criteria for EIS/EIR
I.5 EVALUATION CRITERIA
I.6 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY
I.7 SEISMIC DESIGN CRITERIA
I.7.1 LLNL Livermore Site
I.7.2 LLNL Site 300
I.7.3 SNL, Livermore
I.8 RESULTS OF EVALUATIONS
APPENDIX I REFERENCES
APPENDIX I GLOSSARY
Conversion Equations
APPENDIX J EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSE
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J.1 REGULATORY BACKGROUND
J.2 LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE
J.2.1 General Responsibilities and Resources of Federal Agencies
J.2.2 General Responsibilities of State and Local Government
J.3 LLNL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
J.3.1 Responsibilities and Authority for Planning
J.3.2 LLNL Emergency Response Resources
J.3.3 Organizations and Interface
J.3.3.1 Emergency Management
J.3.3.2 Emergency Management Center
J.3.3.3 Functional Response
J.3.3.3.1 Hazards Control Department
J.3.3.3.2 Environmental Protection Department
J.3.3.3.3 Credibility Assessment
J.3.3.3.4 Health Services Department
J.3.3.3.5 Plant Engineering Department
J.3.3.3.6 Safeguards and Security Department
J.3.3.3.7 Public Information Office
J.3.4 Mutual Assistance Agreements
J.3.5 Training, Drills, and Exercises
J.4 SNL, LIVERMORE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
J.4.1 Responsibilities and Authority for Planning
J.4.2 SNL, Livermore Emergency Response Resources
J.4.3 Organizations and Interface
J.4.3.1 Emergency Management and Functional Response Areas
J.4.3.1.1 Emergency Response Director
J.4.3.1.2 Plant Engineering
J.4.3.1.3 Security
J.4.3.1.4 Environment, Safety and Health
J.4.3.1.5 Public Information
J.4.4 Mutual Assistance Agreements
J.4.5 Training, Drills, and Exercises
J.5 TRANSPORTATION-RELATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE
J.6 TECHNICAL INFORMATION ASSISTANCE
APPENDIX J REFERENCES
APPENDIX J GLOSSARY
APPENDIX K TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
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K.1 INTRODUCTION
K.2 TRAFFIC ACTIVITIES AT LLNL AND SNL, LIVERMORE
K.2.1 Existing Traffic Setting
K.2.1.1 Relevant Local Circulation System Policies and Regional Transportation Improvements
K.2.1.2 Standards of Significance
K.2.1.3 Project-Related Traffic Generation and Distribution
K.2.1.4 Peak-Hour Conditions at Key Intersections
K.2.1.5 Average Daily Traffic Volumes
K.2.1.6 Study Area Traffic Accident History
K.2.1.7 Onsite Circulation
K.2.2 Traffic Analysis and Modeling Methodologies
K.2.2.1 Description of Intersection Capacity Analysis and Level of Service Ratings
K.2.2.2 Traffic Modeling Process
K.2.2.3 Traffic Model Assumptions
K.2.3 Alternate Modes of Transportation
K.2.3.1 LLNL Livermore Site
K.2.3.2 LLNL Site 300
K.2.3.3 SNL, Livermore
K.3 TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS, RADIOACTIVE AND MIXED MATERIALS OR WASTES
K.3.1 Transportation Regulatory Environment
K.3.1.1 Federal Regulatory Role
K.3.1.2 State Regulatory Role
K.3.2 Transportation Packaging and Other Requirements
K.3.2.1 Packaging for Hazardous, Radioactive, and Mixed Materials or Wastes
K.3.2.2 Other Requirements
K.3.3 Hazardous and Radioactive Materials and Wastes Transportation at LLNL and SNL, Livermore
K.3.3.1 Highway Transportation
K.3.3.2 Air Transportation
K.3.4 LLNL Organization for Transport of Hazardous and Radioactive Materials and Wastes
K.3.4.1 Materials Management Division
K.3.4.2 Hazardous Waste Management Division
K.3.4.3 Materials Distribution Division
K.3.4.4 Traffic Management Section
K.3.4.5 LLNL Onsite Transfer of Hazardous Materials and Wastes
K.3.4.6 LLNL Offsite Shipment of Hazardous Materials and Wastes
K.3.5 SNL, Livermore Organization for Transport of Hazardous Materials and Wastes
K.3.5.1 SNL, Livermore Onsite Transfer of Hazardous Materials and Wastes
K.3.5.2 SNL, Livermore Offsite Shipment of Hazardous Materials and Wastes
APPENDIX K REFERENCES
APPENDIX K GLOSSARY
APPENDIX L PUBLIC INFORMATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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L.1 PUBLIC INFORMATION
L.1.1 Overview of Community Relations Activities
L.1.2 Activities Prior to Completion of Draft EIS/EIR
L.1.3 Activities During Draft EIS/EIR Public Review and Comment Period
L.1.4 Activities During Completion of Final EIS/EIR
L.1.5 Future Activities
L.2 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
L.2.1 Agency Consultation
L.2.2 Briefings of Federal, State, and Local Officials
APPENDIX L REFERENCES
APPENDIX M INFORMATION DEPOSITORIES
APPENDIX N MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM
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N.1.0 BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ACTION
N.1.1 Background
N.1.2 Summary
N.2.0 PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES
N.2.1 Environmental issues 1 to 9
N.3.0 SUMMARY OF PLAN REQUIREMENTS
N.3.1 Summary
N.3.2 Schedule
APPENDIX M & N REFERENCES
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