A SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE WEST VALLEY SITE DEBORAH SCHNEIDER SCOPING PROJECT MANAGER SC&A, INC. 2200 WILSON BOULEVARD A RLINGTON, VA 22201 November 15, 2017
Presentation Outline SC&A Overview SC&A Team and Roles Phase 2 Scope Phase 2 Timeline Scoping Process Potential Alternatives Cooperating and Involved Agencies
SC&A Company Overview 3 Environmental and energy contractor since 1981 Special skills in radiological and environmental sciences and engineering Extensive NEPA experience Small business headquartered in Arlington, Virginia More than 60 employees and 100 Associates More than 500 contracts, with 1,000+ tasks, valued up to $50 million
The SC&A Team 4
Upcoming Phase 2 Activities for the West Valley Site 5 Scoping Activities for the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) Development of Alternatives Preparation of Conceptual Engineering Design Reports Preparation of SEIS Preparation of Decommissioning Plan(s) Preparation of Applications for Permitting or Licensing Modifications for the State-Licensed Disposal Area
Team Organization and Roles 6 Principal PM Dr. Abe Zeitoun, SC&A Senior PM – DP Senior PM – Senior PM – SEIS CEDRs/Licensing/Permit Bill Lorenz, Cabrera Charlotte Salmon, SC&A Kevin Sullivan, TRC Senior PM – Engineering PM – Scoping DP SME Oversight Deborah Schneider, Scott Hay, Cabrera Steve Marschke, SC&A SC&A TRC SC&A SC&A CEDR development, licensing and Leading the SEIS development, Regulatory compliance, facility information permitting including all resource areas, Cabrera alternative development Cabrera Dose modeling, ALARA, surveys, management Leading Scoping and public Permitting support programs, planned decommissioning activities meetings Chesapeake Nuclear Chesapeake Nuclear Tetra Tech Cost estimating Characterization, cost estimating, NRC SEIS support as needed regulatory compliance
Phase 2 Facilities 7 Waste Tank Farm (Waste Management Area (WMA) 3) NRC-Licensed Disposal Area (WMA 7) State-Licensed Disposal Area (WMA 8) Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill (WMA 4) Non-Source Area of the North Plateau Groundwater Plume Cesium Prong Balance of the Western New York Nuclear Service Center Property Contaminated Stream Sediments
Phase 2 Facilities 8 Location of Cesium Prong Waste Tank Farm Non-Source Area of Cesium the Groundwater Prong NRC-Licensed Plume Disposal Area (NDA) Construction and Phase 2 Facilities Demolition Debris Landfill State Licensed (CDDL) Disposal Area (SDA)
Phase 2 Timeline 9 9 West Valley Site Summary Timeline CEDR = Conceptual Engineering Design Reports PLA = Permitting and Licensing Application SEIS Public Scoping (60 days) DP = Decommissioning Plan ROD = Record of Decision DOE = U.S. Department of Energy SEIS = Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement FS = Findings Statement Develop SEIS Alternatives NYSERDA = New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Develop SEIS CEDRs Prepare Draft SEIS SEIS Public Comment (6 months) Prepare Final SEIS P REPARE W EST V ALLEY S ITE P HASE II SEIS Publish ROD/FS Prepare DPs Revision 0 Cooperating/Involved Agency Review Prepare DPs Revision 1 P REPARE W EST V ALLEY S ITE P HASE II DP S Prepare Final PLAs Prepare Draft PLAs P REPARE W EST V ALLEY S ITE PLA S
Scoping 10 Early and open process for determining the breadth of issues to be addressed in the SEIS Ensures SEIS analysis addresses issues of importance to affected stakeholders, including the public The scoping period is planned for 60 days Process includes Notice of Intent, requests for comments, public scoping meetings, and consideration of comments in preparation of the Draft SEIS analysis
Scoping (cont.) 11 Notice of Intent Submitted to the Federal Register by DOE and to the State Environmental Notice Bulletin by NYSERDA in February 2018 Signals the agencies’ intent to prepare an SEIS Describes the proposed action and general approach to alternatives Solicits comments on scope, significant issues and concerns for analysis, and alternatives Provides a way for stakeholders to request a copy of the Draft SEIS in a specific format
Scoping (cont.) 12 Three Public Meetings – March 2018 (tentative) March 19: West Valley (West Valley Volunteer Hose Co.) March 20: Buffalo (Erie Community College) March 21: Seneca Nation of Indians (to be determined)
Scoping (cont.) 13 Scoping Meeting Format Poster sessions and interaction with DOE, NYSERDA, and contractor staff Presentations on SEIS process, site background, purpose and need for action, proposed alternatives and their analysis Questions Opportunity for presentation of comments
Scoping (cont.) 14 Consideration of Comments Received by mail, email, and voicemail Collected at scoping meetings in transcripts and/or in writing Organized by topic area to ensure they are properly considered Reviewed in terms of the scope of the SEIS and the issues and alternatives to be considered
Potential Alternatives 15 No Action Sitewide Close-in-Place Sitewide Removal Hybrid(s) – Developed through scoping and iterative probabilistic modeling All alternatives will account for completion of Phase 1 actions
NEPA Cooperating Agencies 16 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
SEQRA Involved Agencies 17 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
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