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Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of the Pantex Plant and Associated Storage of Nuclear Weapon Components EIS-0225

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

VOLUME I TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Pantex Plant Overview
1.3 Evolution of this Environmental Impact Statement
1.4 The Decision Making Process and Decisions to be Made
1.5 Comment Period, Public Hearings, and the Analysis of Comments
1.6 Changes Since the Issuance of the Draft EIS
1.7 Related National Environmental Policy Act Studies
1.8 Interagency Cooperation
1.9 Agency Consultations for Implementing the Alternatives
1.10 Organization of the Environmental Impact Statement

CHAPTER 2 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION

2.1 Purpose and Need for Action
2.2 Scope of this Environmental Impact Statement

CHAPTER 3 THE PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES

3.1 Range of Alternatives
3.2 Comparison of Environmental Impacts of Alternatives

CHAPTER 4 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES AT PANTEX PLANT

4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES
4.3 PLANT FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
4.4 LAND RESOURCES
4.5 GEOLOGY AND SOILS
4.6 WATER RESOURCES
4.7 Air Quality
4.8 ACOUSTICS (NOISE)
4.9 BIOTIC RESOURCES
4.10 CULTURAL RESOURCES
4.11 SOCIOECONOMIC RESOURCES
4.12 INTRASITE TRANSPORTATION
4.13 WASTE MANAGEMENT
4.14 HUMAN HEALTH
4.15 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS
4.16 Intersite Transportation of Nuclear and Hazardous
4.17 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
4.18 IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENTS
4.19 UNAVOIDABLE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
4.20 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL SHORT-TERM USES OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF LONG-TERM PRODUCTIVITY
4.21 SUMMARY OF CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

CHAPTER 5 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES AT ALTERNATIVE PIT STORAGE SITES

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Nevada Test Site
5.3 Savannah River Site
5.4 Hanford Site
5.5 Kirtland Air Force Base


CHAPTER 6 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROPOSED ACTION AND THE ALTERNATIVES

CHAPTER 7 REFERENCES

CHAPTER 8 LIST OF PREPARERS

CHAPTER 9 LIST OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO WHOM COPIES OF THIS EIS ARE SENT

VOLUME II TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPENDIX A METHODOLOGY

APPENDIX B AIR QUALITY ANALYSIS

B.1 INTRODUCTION
B.2 OBJECTIVES
B.3 METHODOLOGY
B.4 MODELING RESULTS

APPENDIX C WATER RESOURCES ANALYSIS

C.1 SURFACE WATER
C.2 GROUNDWATER

APPENDIX D HUMAN HEALTH ANALYSIS

D.1 INTRODUCTION
D.2 RADIOLOGICAL IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH
D.3 SCENARIO SCREENING
D.4 EVALUATION OF RISK-DOMINANT SCENARIOS
D.5 EVALUATION OF THE RISK FROM NORMAL OPERATIONS
D.6 UNCERTAINTIES

APPENDIX E AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ANALYSIS

E.1 INTRODUCTION
E.2 METHODOLOGY
E.3 SITE ANALYSIS

APPENDIX F TRANSPORTATION RISK ANALYSIS

F.1 INTRODUCTION
F.2 PACKAGING
F.3 PIT CONTAINERS
F.4 TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES AND SAFETY AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
F.5 INTERSITE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
F.6 ADROIT METHODOLOGY
F.7 OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION IMPACTS FROM MATERIAL HANDLING
F.8 REGULATIONS

APPENDIX G POLLUTION PREVENTION AND WASTE MINIMIZATION

G.1 INTRODUCTION
G.2 BACKGROUND
G.3 PANTEX PLANT POLLUTION PREVENTION AND WASTE MINIMIZATION PROGRAM
G.4 SUMMARY

APPENDIX H PROPOSED FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND UPGRADES AT PANTEX PLANT

H.1 INTRODUCTION
H.2 RELATIONSHIP OF PROJECTS TO ALTERNATIVES
H.3 HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND PROCESSING FACILITY
H.4 PIT REUSE FACILITY
H.5 GAS ANALYSIS LABORATORY
H.6 MATERIALS COMPATIBILITY ASSURANCE FACILITY
H.7 NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION FACILITY
H.8 METROLOGY AND HEALTH PHYSICS CALIBRATION AND ACCEPTANCE FACILITY

APPENDIX I SOIL QUALITY ANALYSIS

I.1 SOIL QUALITY

APPENDIX J CORRESPONDENCE WITH CONSULTING AGENCIES

VOLUME III TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW

1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 ORGANIZATION OF THIS VOLUME
1.3 DISCUSSION OF MAJOR ISSUES AND CHANGES TO THE DRAFT EIS

CHAPTER 2 COMMENT DOCUMENTS

2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 INDEX OF COMMENT DOCUMENTS
How to Find a Comment Document in Chapter 2

CHAPTER 3 COMMENT RESPONSES

INTRODUCTION
ORGANIZATION OF THIS CHAPTER
COMMENTS AND RESPONSES
3.1 Alternatives
3.2 Relationship to Other Environmental Impact Statements
3.3 Facilities and Infrastructure
3.4 Land Resources
3.5 Geology and Soils
3.6 Water Resources
3.7 Air Quality
3.8 Acoustics (Noise)
3.9 Biotic Resources
3.10 Cultural Resources
3.11 Socioeconomic Resources
3.12 Intrasite Transportation
3.13 Waste Management
3.14 Human Health
3.15 Aircraft Accidents
3.16 Intersite Transportation of Nuclear and Hazardous Materials
3.17 Environmental Justice
3.18 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Resources
3.19 Unavoidable Adverse Environmental Impacts
3.20 Relationship Between Local Short-Term Uses of the Environment and the Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Productivity
3.21 Cumulative Impacts
3.22 Department of Energy Policy
3.23 National Environmental Policy Act Process/Procedures
3.24 Miscellaneous
How to Find a Comment Response in Chapter 3

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