Transfer of the Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri
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DOE/EA-1947 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE KANSAS CITY PLANT, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration February 2013 CONVERSION FACTORS Metric to English English to Metric Multiply by To get Multiply by To get Area Square kilometers 247.1 Acres Acres 0.0040469 Square kilometers Square kilometers 0.3861 Square miles Square miles 2.59 Square kilometers Square meters 10.764 Square feet Square feet 0.092903 Square meters Concentration Kilograms/sq. meter 0.16667 Tons/acre Tons/acre 0.5999 Kilograms/sq. meter Milligrams/liter 1a Parts/million Parts/million 1a Milligrams/liter Micrograms/liter 1a Parts/billion Parts/billion 1a Micrograms/liter Micrograms/cu. meter 1a Parts/trillion Parts/trillion 1a Micrograms/cu. meter Density Grams/cu. centimeter 62.428 Pounds/cu. ft. Pounds/cu. ft. 0.016018 Grams/cu. centimeter Grams/cu. meter 0.0000624 Pounds/cu. ft. Pounds/cu. ft. 16,025.6 Grams/cu. meter Length Centimeters 0.3937 Inches Inches 2.54 Centimeters Meters 3.2808 Feet Feet 0.3048 Meters Micrometers 0.00003937 Inches Inches 25,400 Micrometers Millimeters 0.03937 Inches Inches 25.40 Millimeters Kilometers 0.62137 Miles Miles 1.6093 Kilometers Temperature Absolute Degrees C + 17.78 1.8 Degrees F Degrees F − 32 0.55556 Degrees C Relative Degrees C 1.8 Degrees F Degrees F 0.55556 Degrees C Velocity/Rate Cu. meters/second 2,118.9 Cu. feet/minute Cu. feet/minute 0.00047195 Cu. meters/second Meters/second 2.237 Miles/hour Miles/hour 0.44704 Meters/second Volume Cubic meters 264.17 Gallons Gallons 0.0037854 Cubic meters Cubic meters 35.314 Cubic feet Cubic feet 0.028317 Cubic meters Cubic meters 1.3079 Cubic yards Cubic yards 0.76456 Cubic meters Cubic meters 0.0008107 Acre-feet Acre-feet 1,233.49 Cubic meters Liters 0.26418 Gallons Gallons 3.78533 Liters Liters 0.035316 Cubic feet Cubic feet 28.316 Liters Liters 0.001308 Cubic yards Cubic yards 764.54 Liters Weight/Mass Grams 0.035274 Ounces Ounces 28.35 Grams Kilograms 2.2046 Pounds Pounds 0.45359 Kilograms Kilograms 0.0011023 Tons (short) Tons (short) 907.18 Kilograms Metric tons 1.1023 Tons (short) Tons (short) 0.90718 Metric tons English to English Acre-feet 325,850.7 Gallons Gallons 0.000003046 Acre-feet Acres 43,560 Square feet Square feet 0.000022957 Acres Square miles 640 Acres Acres 0.0015625 Square miles a. This conversion factor is only valid for concentrations of contaminants (or other materials) in water. DOE/EA-1947 Draft Environmental Assessment for the Transfer of the Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration February 2013 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS BFC Bannister Federal Complex CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1976 CFR Code of Federal Regulations CSR Code of State Regulations DCCR Description of Current Conditions Report DOE U.S. Department of Energy (also called the Department) EA Environmental Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact FR Federal Register HSWA Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 GSA General Services Administration KCP Kansas City Plant MDNR Missouri Department of Natural Resources MHWMF Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Facility NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NEPA National Environmental Policy Act, as amended NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration NOA Notice of Availability PCBs polychlorinated biphenyls PM10 particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 micrometers or less PM2.5 particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 SHPO State Historic Preservation Office SWMU solid waste management unit U.S.C. United States Code UNDERSTANDING SCIENTIFIC NOTATION NNSA has used scientific notation in this EA to express numbers that are so large or so small that they can be difficult to read or write. Scientific notation is based on the use of positive and negative powers of 10. The number written in scientific notation is expressed as the product of a number between 1 and 10 and a positive or negative power of 10. Examples include the following: Positive powers of 10 Negative powers of 10 101 = 10 × 1 = 10 10-1 = 1/10 = 0.1 102 = 10 × 10 = 100 10-2 = 1/100 = 0.01 and so on, therefore, and so on, therefore, 106 = 1,000,000 (or 1 million) 10-6 = 0.000001 (or 1 in 1 million) Probability is expressed as a number between 0 and 1 (0 to 100 percent likelihood of the occurrence of an event). The notation 3 × 10-6 can be read 0.000003, which means that there are 3 chances in 1 million that the associated result (for example, a fatal cancer) will occur in the period covered by the analysis. Contents CONTENTS Section Page 1. INTRODUCTION, PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION .......................................................... 1-1 1.1 Purpose and Need for Agency Action ....................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Background ................................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2.1 NNSA Buildings .............................................................................................................. 1-3 1.2.2 Site Remediation .............................................................................................................. 1-6 1.2.3 Regulatory Compliance ................................................................................................... 1-6 1.2.4 Solicitation of Interested Parties ...................................................................................... 1-8 1.3 Overview of NEPA Activities to Date ....................................................................................... 1-8 1.4 Scope of this Environmental Assessment .................................................................................. 1-9 1.5 Public Involvement .................................................................................................................. 1-10 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ACTION AND NO-ACTION ALTERNATIVE ..................... 2-1 2.1 Proposed Action ........................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1.1 Impact Analysis ............................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 No-Action Alternative ............................................................................................................... 2-5 2.3 Future Uses Considered but Eliminated from Detailed Impact Analysis .................................. 2-6 2.3.1 Residential Use, Retail, or Parkland ................................................................................ 2-7 2.3.2 Energy Production Site per the DOE Asset RevitilIzation Initiative ............................... 2-7 3. AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ....................................... 3-1 3.1 Land Use .................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 Affected Environment ...................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.2 Environmental Impacts from the Proposed Action .......................................................... 3-4 3.1.3 Environmental Impacts from the No-Action Alternative ................................................ 3-5 3.2 Aesthetics................................................................................................................................... 3-5 3.2.1 Affected Environment ...................................................................................................... 3-5 3.2.2 Environmental Impacts from the Proposed Action .......................................................... 3-6 3.2.3 Environmental Impacts from the No-Action Alternative ................................................ 3-8 3.3 Air Quality ................................................................................................................................. 3-8 3.3.1 Affected Environment ...................................................................................................... 3-8 3.3.2 Environmental Impacts from the Proposed Action ........................................................ 3-10 3.3.3 Environmental Impacts from the No-Action Alternative .............................................. 3-10 3.4 Geology and Soils .................................................................................................................... 3-11 3.4.1 Affected Environment .................................................................................................... 3-11 3.4.2 Environmental Impacts from the Proposed Action ........................................................ 3-19 3.4.3 Environmental Impacts from the No-Action Alternative .............................................. 3-19 3.5 Water Resources ...................................................................................................................... 3-20 3.5.1 Affected Environment .................................................................................................... 3-20 3.5.2 Environmental Impacts from the Proposed Action .......................................................