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Mercury Management Environmental Impact Statement National Defense Industrial Association Briefing April 7-10, 2003 Richmond, Virginia Kevin Reilly Director, Safety, Health and Environmental Management Defense National Stockpile Center

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Mercury ManagementEnvironmental Impact Statement

National Defense IndustrialAssociation Briefing

April 7-10, 2003Richmond, Virginia

Kevin ReillyDirector, Safety, Health and Environmental Management

Defense National Stockpile Center

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Briefing Outline

Ø DNSC overview

Ø Over-packing project

Ø Environmental Impact Statement update

Ø Potential consolidation sites update

Ø Public outreach

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Ø DNSC, a part of DLA, has beenselling commodities on the openmarket.

Ø The Stockpile of strategic andcritical materials was purchasedto reduce the United States’ dependence on foreign sourcesof supply during national emergencies.

Ø DNSC currently stores 56 different commodities at 48 locations.

Defense National StockpileCenter (DNSC)

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Mercury ManagementLocations & Quantities

Oak Ridge, TN673 Metric Tons 20,276 Flasks

Somerville, NJ2,617 Metric Tons

75,980 Flasks

Warren, OH563 Metric Tons

16,355 Flasks

New Haven, IN557 Metric Tons

16,151 Flasks

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Over-packing ProjectSomerville, Warren, New Haven

§ Project completed

§ Flasks inspected for leaks

§ Over-packed in air & liquid-

tight drums

§ Six flasks per 30-gallon drum

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Levels of Protection

§ Steel flasks

§ Absorbent pads

§ Plastic liners

§ Epoxy-coated drums

§ Drip pans

§ Epoxy-sealed warehouse floors

§ Regular vapor monitoring

§ Increased lighting for inspections

§ Secure warehouses

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Location MT

Somerville, NJ 2,617Warren, OH 563New Haven, IN 557

There are 699 metric tonsof mercury stored at theY-12 National SecurityComplex in Oak Ridge,TN in steel flasks.

Present Mercury Storage

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Environmental Impact StatementProcess

ProposedAction

Notice ofIntent

Public ScopingProcess

Scope of Statement

Draft EnvironmentalImpact Statement

PublicComments

Final EnvironmentalImpact Statement

Record ofDecision

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Interagency Working GroupMembers/Organizations

AGENCYØDefense Logistics Agency

ØDepartment of Energy

ØEPA Offices – Federal Activities – Solid Waste – Pollution Prevention and Toxics

ØU. S. Public Health Service

ØU.S. Geological Survey

ØU.S. Department of Commerce

ROLEØPreparer of MMEIS

ØCooperating Agency

ØCooperating Agency

ØAdvisory

ØAdvisory

ØAdvisory

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Alternatives BeingConsidered

Ø Consolidated storage at one site

Ø Resumption of sales

Ø No Action: continued storage at present locations

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Alternatives No Longer BeingConsidered

Ø Treatment of mercury followed by long termstorage

Ø Treatment followed by disposal

§ Per EPA, technology not developed

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Potential ConsolidationSites Being Considered

Ø Three existing mercury storage sites are considered inthe draft EIS

§ New Haven, IN§ Warren, OH§ Hillsborough, NJ

Ø Three additional sites are also analyzed in the draft EIS

§ Romulus, NY§ Hawthorne, NV§ Tooele, UT

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Preferred Alternative

Ø DNSC preferred alternative is consolidation, storing themercury at one site.

Ø This alternative would have minor impacts on theenvironment at the consolidated site chosen and minorimpacts at existing storage sites after the mercury isremoved.

Ø This decision is based on environmental, economic andtechnical factors; policy considerations; and publiccomments.

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Public Outreach Initiatives

Ø Public Outreach:

§ Website (www.mercuryeis.com)

§ Fact sheets and newsletters

§ Press releases

Ø Public meetings to receive comments on the Draft EIS:

§ Public comment period – April ‘03 – July ‘03

§ 7 meetings (IN, OH, NV, UT, NJ, TN and Wash D.C.)

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For More Information

Defense National Stockpile8725 John J. Kingman RoadFort Belvoir, VA 22060-6223

888-306-6682-VOICE888-306-8818-FAX

www.mercuryeis.com