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Linda M. Cohn NEPA Compliance Officer Nevada Joint Military Affairs Committee September 27, 2010

U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office

Linda M. Cohn

02/03/2010

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What’s New……

• Nevada Test Site (NTS) Renamed

Nevada National Security Site (NNSS)

• What does this mean?

– Primary mission is maintaining safety, security and effectiveness of the nuclear weapon stockpile – Expand the NNSS role in national security testing, training and R&D

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NNSS Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement

• National Security/Defense Programs

– Stockpile Stewardship – Nuclear Emergency Response/Non-proliferation & Counterterrorism Programs – Work-for-Others

• Environmental Management

– Environmental Restoration – Waste Management

• Renewable Energy/Non-defense Programs

– Infrastructure – Renewable Energy Demonstration Park

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Looking Forward SWEIS Schedule

• 09/30/2010

Cooperating Agency comments to Preliminary Draft

• 01/05/2011

Distribute Draft SWEIS to the public

• 01/14/2011

Notice of Availability in the Federal Register

• 01/14 - 03/14/2011 Public comment period
• 03/2011

Public Hearings – Tonopah, Las Vegas, Pahrump, NV and St. George, UT

• Early 2012

Record of Decision

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Renewable Energy Missions

• Proposed DOE Solar Power Demonstration Project

– Establish infrastructure to support test and evaluation of cutting edge but not yet commercial CSP and CSV technologies – Cost sharing opportunity with DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy with up to $50m requested for FY2011 – Located at the southwest corner of the NNSS – Approximately 300 acres – Duration of projects up to 10 years – Project decommission and remediation required