NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE A PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- National Nuclear Security Administration has issued a notice called: Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Plutonium Pit Production.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 9 by Jennifer Hartzell, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

Summary: The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE), announces its intent to initiate a National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) process to ensure NEPA compliance for the production of plutonium pits in support of NNSA's Stockpile Stewardship and Man...