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PublicationChurchill County’s Comments to the Notice of Revised Proposed Policy for Implementation of Section 180(c) Comments For: Draft Supplemental EIS for A Geologic Repository for the Disposal Of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada And Draft EIS for a Rail Alignment for the Construction and Operation of a Railroad At Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada Churchill County Rail Impact Evaluation—2007 The Department of Energy considered the suitability of the Yucca Mountain, Nevada site as a repository under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Transportation of materials for disposal at the site via rail has been studied as one consideration in evaluating the use of the Yucca Mountain site. Use of the Caliente Route for rail transport has been considered in the past. Along the Caliente Route, the track passes near Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. Subsequently, use of the Mina Route has been considered as an option for rail transport. Through Churchill County, the proposed Mina Route makes use of existing Union Pacific Railroad track from Pershing County near Toulon; running south past the west side of the Stillwater Wildlife Management area; toward Hazen; south along the west side of the Lahontan Reservoir into Lyon County; then heads southeast to Mineral County east of Walker Lake toward Hawthorne. The southern portion of the route, in the southern part of Churchill County and through Mineral County, runs along the west edge of the Walker River Indian Reservation. If the Mina Route were used, the majority of shipments passing through Churchill County would follow this route. Additional shipments would originate west of Churchill County and be transported via Fernley to Hazen, then continue to the south on the aforementioned route. One advantage in the Department of Energy’s consideration of the Mina Route is that it requires less new track construction at the south end of the line near Yucca Mountain. Additionally, the Mina Route allows freight to be transported on an alignment that is not proximate to Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. The following files are separated for your convenience from the complete report due to the large size: Appendix B: Figures: Fallon Impact Report - Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel by Highway to Yucca Mountain—Update 2007 If a high-level waste repository opens at Yucca Mountain, south of Fallon on US 95, a large number of truck shipments of nuclear waste are expected on US 95. Truck shipments of nuclear waste through Fallon would lead to a radiation dose to the public even if the transport is incident-free, because no shielding material can reduce direct gamma radiation by 100 %. As a result, residents, drivers, pedestrians and workers will get a radiation dose, which depends on the recipient’s exposure proximity and duration. Depending on the population estimate, the population dose due to incident-free transportation of the entire waste that is planned to pass Fallon is as high as 9.45 person-rem. Even though this dose and the resulting population risk are relatively small, it nevertheless increases the risk to develop cancer. Churchill County Commissioners Comment— on DOE’s Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada and Rail Alignment Environmental Impact Statement. Churchill County Baseline Report—Update 2007 Churchill County Baseline Report—Update 2006 Churchill County Baseline Report - Update 2005—This report provides an update to the 2004 Churchill County Baseline Report. The baseline report is updated periodically as part of Churchill County’s on-going efforts to assess potential impacts associated with the Yucca Mountain Project. Churchill County Baseline Report Update 2004—This report provides a baseline description of existing conditions in Churchill County as of 2004. The report provides information on social, economic, public services and facilities, and natural resources available in Churchill County and its communities. The report will be used to measure potential changes to Churchill County as a result of the high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain and associated transportation activities. Additionally, material presented in the following chapters represents a compilation of previous investigations by Churchill County for Yucca Mountain oversight activities such as the Transportation Baseline Report, 2004. The baseline report contains information about population, labor force, employment, wages, fiscal conditions, natural resources, and land uses. The Yucca Mountain draft and final environmental impact statement contained very little information about Churchill County. This report will help supplement the lack of information developed by DOE. The baseline report will be updated periodically as part of Churchill County’s on-going efforts to assess potential impacts associated with the Yucca Mountain Project. Fallon Impact Report - Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel by Highway to Yucca Mountain - Update—September 2002 If a high-level waste repository opens at Yucca Mountain, south of Fallon on US 95, a large number of truck shipments of nuclear waste are expected on US 95. Truck shipments of nuclear waste through Fallon would lead to a radiation dose to the public even if the transport is incident-free, because no shielding material can reduce direct gamma radiation by 100 %. As a result, residents, drivers, pedestrians and workers will get a radiation dose, which depends on the recipient’s exposure proximity and duration. Depending on the population estimate, the population dose due to incident-free transportation of the entire waste that is planned to pass Fallon is as high as 9.45 person-rem. Even though this dose and the resulting population risk are relatively small, it nevertheless increases the risk to develop cancer. These are smaller (PDF’s) for your convenience Pages 1-16
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