There is a public information session on Wednesday on the U.S. Department of Energy’s proposal to build a new on-site low-level waste disposal facility on the Oak Ridge Reservation.
The public information session is hosted by the Energy, Technology, and Environmental Business Association, or ETEBA. It’s scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at Pollard Auditorium, which is at 210 Badger Avenue in Oak Ridge. The public is invited.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, or OREM, has identified four site alternatives for the proposed facility, which is called the Environmental Management Disposal Facility, or EMDF.
“The purpose of this session is to provide the public with information about these four sites in preparation for the formal public comment period that will occur later this year,” a press release said. “Representatives of DOE, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide an overview of the site alternatives as well as the regulatory issues and requirements associated with these four sites, and will be on hand to address questions from the public following the presentations.”
ETEBA is a nonprofit trade association of 130 large, small, and mid-sized companies that provide services and technologies to DOE and other federal agencies, to state and municipal customers, and commercial clients, the press release said. ETEBA, formed in 1989, advocates for its members, provides information about business opportunities, and educates its members and the general public on trends and issues that impact the business community.
For more information, contact ETEBA Executive Director Tim Griffin at tim@eteba.org.
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