[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 149 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40206-40207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19571]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Technical Summary Reports for Long-Term Storage of Weapons-Usable 
Fissile Materials and for Surplus Weapons-Usable Plutonium Disposition

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy announces the availability of the 
Technical Summary Report for the Long-Term Storage of Weapons-Usable 
Fissile Materials and the Technical Summary Report for Surplus Weapons-
Usable Plutonium Disposition. The first report summarizes DOE's 
assessment of the technical, cost, and schedule data for the reasonable 
alternatives for the long-term storage of weapons-usable fissile 
materials. The second report summarizes DOE's assessment of the 
technical, cost, and schedule data for disposition of the nation's 
plutonium surplus to national security requirements.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the reports or comments on the 
reports should be directed to: the Office of Fissile Materials 
Disposition, U.S. Department of Energy, Post Office Box

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23786, Washington DC 20026-3786. Copies of the reports can also be 
obtained by calling (answering machine) or faxing 1-800-820-5156. 
Comments are requested by August 31, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information about the 
storage and disposition of surplus fissile materials can be obtained by 
writing to U.S. Department of Energy, ATTN: MD-3, 1000 Independence 
Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585, or telephoning (202) 586-2700. 
Information is also available on-line at the Office of Fissile 
Materials Disposition Internet site: ``http://web.fie.com/htdoc/fed/
doe/fsl/pub/menu/any''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The reasonable alternatives for the storage of weapons-usable 
fissile material and the disposition of plutonium were determined by 
the DOE and published in the ``Summary Report of the Screening Process 
(DOE/MD-0002),'' dated March 29, 1995. The reasonable alternatives for 
long-term storage included upgrading existing storage facilities or 
constructing new storage facilities. The reasonable alternatives for PU 
Disposition included reactor, immobilization and deep borehole 
emplacement technologies. The environmental impacts of the reasonable 
alternatives for both long-term storage and plutonium disposition were 
analyzed and published in the ``Storage and Disposition of Weapons-
Usable Fissile Materials Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement,'' dated February 1996.

Scope of Reports

    The scope of the long-term storage report is limited to presenting 
the technical, cost and schedule data and assessment to support future 
decisions for storage of weapons-usable fissile materials, including 
highly enriched uranium and plutonium. The scope of the plutonium 
disposition report is limited to presenting the technical, cost, and 
schedule data for plutonium disposition and assessment to support 
future decision making.

DOE Reading Rooms

    Copies of the reports as well as other technical information are 
available at the following locations:
Headquarters FOIA Reading Room, U.S. Department of Energy, Room 1E-190, 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 
20585
Albuquerque Operations Office, Technical Vocational Institute, 525 
Buena Vista, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, Attn: Russ Gladstone 
(contractor), 505-224-3286, Elva Barfield (DOE), 505-845-4370
Nevada Operations Office, Department of Energy, Public Reading Room, 
2753 South Highland Drive, P.O. Box 98518, Las Vegas, NV 89193-8518, 
Attn: Janet Fogg, 702-295-1128
Oak Ridge Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy, Public Reading 
Room, 200 Administration Road, P.O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-8501, 
Attn: Amy Rothrock, 615-576-1216
Richaldn Operations Office, Washington State University, Tri-Cities 
Branch Campus, 300 Sprout Road, Room 130 West, Richland, WA 99352, 
Attn: Terri Traub, 509-376-8583
Rocky Flats Office, Public Reading Room, Front Range Community College 
Library, 3645 West 112th Avenue, Westminister, CO 80030, Attn: Dennis 
Connor, 303-469-4435
Savannah River Operations Office, Gregg-Granite Library, University of 
South Carolina-Aiken, 171 University Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801, Attn: 
Paul Lewis, 803-641-3320, DOE Contact: Pauline Conner, 803-725-1408
Los Alamos National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, c/o Los 
Alamos Community Reading Room, 1450 Central, Suite 101, Los Alamos, NM 
87544, Attn: LANL Outreach Manager, 505-665-2127
Chicago Operations Office, Office of Planning, Communications & EEO, 
U.S. Department of Energy, 9800 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, 
Attn: L. Pitchford, 708-252-2013
Amarillo Area Office, U.S. Department of Energy, Amarillo College, Lynn 
Library/Learning Center, P.O. Box 447, Amarillo, TX 79178, Attn: Karen 
McIntosh, 806-371-5400
Idaho Operations Office, Idaho Public Reading Room, 1776 Science Center 
Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, 208-526-0271
U.S. DOE Reading Room, Carson County Library, P.O. Box 339, Panhandle, 
TX 79068, Attn: Tom Walton, 806-537-3742, Kerry Campbell (contractor), 
806-477-4381

    Issued in Washington, DC, July 26, 1996.
Gregory P. Rudy,
Acting Director, Office of Fissile Materials Disposition.
[FR Doc. 96-19571 Filed 7-31-96; 8:45 am]
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