[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-5986]


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[Federal Register: March 14, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss the Environmental Assessment 
for Proposed Interim Storage of Highly Enriched Uranium Above the 
Maximum Historic Level at the Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, TN

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: DOE has scheduled a public meeting in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on 
Thursday, March 24, 1994, to provide a public briefing, receive 
comments, and answer questions from the State of Tennessee and 
stakeholders on the predecisional draft Environmental Assessment (EA) 
for the Proposed Interim Storage of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) above 
the maximum historic levels at the Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 
The Y-12 Plant, which is part of the DOE-owned Oak Ridge Reservation, 
located 20 miles west of Knoxville, Tennessee, has had a mission to 
store HEU since the World War II era. Since 1964, HEU used in the 
production of nuclear weapons was recycled from HEU stockpiled at the 
Y-12 Plant. Because the United States has now ceased production of 
nuclear weapons, DOE must hold its excess HEU in storage until a 
decision on long-term disposition is made by an interagency task force 
recently formed by President Clinton. The Department of Energy will 
also discuss its overall nuclear materials storage and disposition 
planning activities.
    The purpose of this meeting is to provide the State of Tennessee 
and other stakeholders an opportunity to discuss the EA and the 
Department's long-term plans for disposition of special nuclear 
materials. All interested and affected individuals are invited to 
participate in the public meeting which will be held at the Pollard 
Auditorium, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 1994. During the morning 
and afternoon sessions (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) the Department proposes to 
discuss the EA and its nuclear materials disposition activities. During 
the evening session (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) the morning and afternoon 
sessions will be summarized and the public will have further 
opportunity to ask questions and discuss the EA. Department of Energy 
officials from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Headquarters in Washington, 
DC, will be present at each of the sessions to answer questions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Susan D. Morris, DP-183, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Y-12 Site Office, Post Office Box 2001, Oak 
Ridge, Tennessee 37831, 615-576-3545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Department of Energy National 
Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 Code of Federal 
Regulations 1021.301), the Department is required to provide EAs to the 
host State for review prior to issuing its decision. A copy of this 
predecisional EA was provided to the State of Tennessee on March 2, 
1994.
    Notices were placed in local newspapers inviting the general public 
to review and provide comments to DOE on the EA. Copies of the EA were 
placed in the following DOE Reading Rooms:

U.S. Department of Energy, Public Reading Room, Federal Office 
Building, 200 Administration Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831.
The DOE Freedom of Information Room, Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.
    Issued in Washington, DC, on this 7th day of March 1994.
Charles J. Beers, Jr.,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Military 
Application and Stockpile Support, Defense Programs.
[FR Doc. 94-5986 Filed 3-11-94; 8:45 am]
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