ENERGY COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE
Building Nuclear Workforce Development Initiatives in Communities
SAVE THE DATE!
ECA is hosting a webinar on Monday, January 25th from 12:00 PM to 3:15 PM EST.
This webinar is the third in a series focused on outlining workforce development challenges across the DOE complex, what the current needs are, how best to prepare a workforce for the future, and how to apply lessons learned from successful workforce initiatives around the sites. This discussion will focus on how to work with DOE on existing and new workforce development goals, identifying the needs of small businesses engaged in environmental management
missions, and feature a case study of how communities and contractors are successfully addressing workforce development in Oak Ridge, TN.
Registration is free.
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NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
NNSA to hold two virtual public scoping meetings regarding an Environmental Impact Statement for the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program
National Nuclear Security Administration | 1/19/2021
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will hold two virtual public scoping meetings on a new Environmental Impact Statement for the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program. The meetings will be held on Monday, Jan. 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, Jan. 26 from 7 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time. Participants can join by computer, telephone, or other device.
The Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program (SPDP) EIS will analyze alternatives for the disposition of 34 metric tons of surplus plutonium using the capabilities at multiple sites across the Nation. NNSA’s preferred alternative, the dilute and dispose approach, is also known as “plutonium downblending,” and includes converting pit and non-pit plutonium to oxide, blending the oxidized plutonium with an
adulterant, and emplacing the resulting transuranic waste underground in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The approach would require new, modified, or existing capabilities at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Pantex Plant in Texas, and WIPP in New Mexico.
The Notice of Intent contains a full description of the proposal and other options for providing public comment until Feb. 1 (e-mail, phone, regular mail). Following completion of the public scoping comment period, NNSA will prepare a Draft EIS and allow further public comment on that document before preparing a Final EIS and
Record of Decision.
Read about DOE's High Level Waste Interpretation
Have questions about DOE’s recent high-level waste (HLW) interpretation? Download ECA’s Key Points and FAQs on the issue to better understand what ECA believes are the potential benefits of implementation.
Interested in learning more? Read the ECA report “Making Informed Decisions on DOE's Proposed High Level Waste Definition” at www.energyca.org/publications
Stay Current on Activities in the DOE World
Read the latest edition of the ECA Bulletin, a regular newsletter providing a detailed brief of ECA activities, legislative news, and major events from across the DOE complex. Have suggestions for future editions? Email bulletin@energyca.org.
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Learn More about Cleanup Sites with ECA's DOE Site Profiles
ECA's new site profiles detail DOE's 13 active Environmental Management cleanup sites and national laboratories, highlighting their history, missions, and priorities. The profiles are a key source for media, stakeholders, and the public to learn more about DOE site activities, contractors, advisory boards, and their surrounding local
governments.
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