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The LANL Natural Resource Trustee Council, also known as the LANL Trustee Council, hold trusteeship for a range of natural resources potentially affected by releases from LANL. They are working cooperatively to conduct a natural resource damage assessment and restoration (NRDAR) process of natural resources in and around LANL.
The Final LANL Damage Assessment Plan was released on April 30, 2014.
DOE's role
DOE is the potentially responsible party (PRP) and a Trustee.
Trustees
Trustees are government officials who act on behalf of the public when there is injury to, destruction of, loss of, or threat to natural resources as a result of a release of a hazardous substance or a discharge of oil. Trustees can include federal, state and Tribal entities and are authorized by Section 301(c) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
The Trustees hold trusteeship for a range of natural resources potentially affected by releases from LANL. They are working cooperatively to conduct a natural resource damage assessment and restoration (NRDAR) process of natural resources in and around LANL. DOE is the potentially responsible party (PRP) and a Trustee.
- National Nuclear Security Administration
- Forest Service - U.S. Department of Agriculture
- State of New Mexico
- Pueblo of Jemez
- Pueblo de San Ildefonso
- Santa Clara Pueblo
- Pueblo de Cochiti
See http://www.lanlnrda.org/?page_id=27 for more details.
History
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is located approximately 60 miles north of Albuquerque and 25 miles northwest of Santa Fe. It is situated on approximately 27,500 acres (approximately 40 square miles) in north-central New Mexico. The LANL site is characterized by a series of narrow mesas and canyons on the western bank of the Rio Grande between the Jemez Mountains to the West and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the East.
As shown in the map below, the Rio Grande flows southward along the eastern border of LANL into Cochiti Dam and Reservoir. Bordering LANL are the town of Los Alamos to the north, the Santa Fe National Forest to the west, Bandelier National Monument to the south, and the Pueblo de San Ildefonso, the town of White Rock, and additional Santa Fe National Forest land to the east.
Originally referred to as the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, the site was renamed Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in 1947 and received its current name, Los Alamos National Laboratory, in 1981.
Scientific research began at LANL in March 1943 with the inception of Project Y of the Manhattan Project, the U.S. government’s effort to develop and test nuclear weapons. Nuclear-weapons research included the handling of, use of, and experimentation with a variety of radioactive materials. These practices led to the release of radioactive and hazardous substances into the surrounding environment.
Operations at LANL have broadened beyond those pertaining primarily to nuclear weapons development and now include missions pertaining to “national security, energy resources, environmental quality, and science” according to the DOE. Expansion of site operations to achieve these goals has led to a corresponding increase in the type and volume of hazardous substances and oil discharged to the environment and the geographic area exposed to these contaminants.
Contact
Related links
- Natural Resource Damage Assessment
- Natural Resource Damages
- Hanford Natural Resource Trustee Council
External links
http://www.lanlnrda.org/?page_id=27
References
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