The SEIS for the West Valley Site will evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with the completion of the decommissioning of the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) and the decommissioning and/or long-term stewardship of the Western New York Nuclear Service Center (WNYNSC) and the State-Licensed Disposal Area (SDA).

This includes the decontamination and decommissioning of the facilities remaining at the West Valley Site after completion of Phase 1 decommissioning. The remaining facilities for Phase 2 include the Waste Tank Farm, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)-Licensed Disposal Area (NDA), SDA, non-source area of the North Plateau Groundwater Plume, Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill, Cesium Prong, balance of the WNYNSC property, and contaminated stream sediments.

The SEIS for the West Valley Site will evaluate several alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, Sitewide Close-in-Place, Sitewide Removal, and hybrid alternatives that could contain elements of any or all of the other alternatives. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) plan to identify a preferred alternative in the Draft SEIS.

Explore this section to learn more about the SEIS, why it is needed, what’s in it, how the SEIS is being prepared and by whom, and the schedule for preparing the SEIS.