Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Site Specific Advisory Board

Consensus Recommendation

DATE: September 20, 1999

NUMBER: 99-1

RESPONSE REQUESTED BY (date): October 20, 1999

REGARDING: Vortec Draft Environmental Assessment

TO: Jimmie Hodges, DOE

CC: Carl Froede, Jr., EPA

Tuss Taylor, KDEP

Dr. John Volpe, Radiation Control Branch

Wayne Davis, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources

Regular members — Kit Atkinson, Nola Courtney, Mark Donham, Edward Duff, Angela Farmer, David Fuller, Judy Ingram, Vicki Jones, Merryman Kemp, Ronald Lamb, Linda Long, Doug Raper, Craig Rhodes, Rosa Scott, Dr. Jim Smart, Pat Stephenson, Bill Tanner, and Rev. Gregory Waldrop.

At a regular meeting of the Site Specific Advisory Board (SSAB) held September 16, 1999, the board identified comments on the PGDP’s draft Environmental Assessment of the potential impacts from construction and operation of the Vortec Corporation Cyclone Melting System technology. With thirteen regular members present, the board approved by consensus in favor of this recommendation.

RECOMMENDATION:

The board members present at the September 16, 1999, SSAB meeting recommends that the Department of Energy not use a Finding of No Significant Impact to proceed with the Vortec project’s 30-day pilot test. Instead, the board proposes an Environmental Impact Statement that will include cumulative impacts from other sources.

 

CO-CHAIRS

Mark Donham Vicki Jones

Route 1 1131 Hamburg Road

Brookport, Illinois 62910 Kevil, Kentucky 42053

mandk@midwest.net jonesvw@ornl.gov

New Chairman Craig Rhodes (elected at September 16, 1999, SSAB meeting.)