Nevada Test and Training Range Depleted Uranium Target Disposal Environmental Assessment
Abstract
The purpose of the proposed action is to allow the Air Force to employ a suite of optional tools for disposal of DU-contaminated targets and TDMR. The proposal would permit the Air Force to dispose of targets and TDMR contaminated by DU and would further define disposal activities as outlined in the NTTR DU Management Plan and in accordance with Air Force Instruction 13-212V1 Range Planning and Operations. Target 63-10 and the DU library have been in existence since the 1970s when they were established for DU munitions training and testing. Target 63-10 comprises the only authorized site in the United States for Air Force DU air-to-ground testing and training. When the targets within Target 63-10 no longer retain fidelity or allow for recognition of DU penetrator entries, the targets and/or TDMR are removed to the DU library. Under the proposed action, the Air Force would use a suite of methods to declassify, decontaminate and reuse targets elsewhere on NTTR, declassify and transport targets and TDMR for disposal to an approved, licensed lowlevel waste (LLW) disposal facility, or transport classified targets to a classified LLW disposal facility (i.e. Nevada Test Site). Methods employed and final disposition of the targets and TDMR would depend on three factors: target condition, target classification, and level of contamination. Implementation of disposal would begin in 2005 and continue into the foreseeable future with the number of targets disposed of in a given year dependant on training tempo and available funding. Because the targets and TDMR are contaminated by DU, the Air Force would employ strict handling, transport, and disposal measures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA636132
Entities
People
- Charee D. Hoffman
- Christina Cummings
- Dana Novak
- Isla Stevenson
- Kathy L. Rose
- Kevin J. Peter
- Lesley Hamilton
- Marianne Aydil
- Patricia Spengler
- Teresa Rudolph
Organizations
- Air Combat Command