Projects for Hazardous Waste
National Hazardous Waste Management and Environmental Remediation Plans, Programmatic EIS, U.S. Department of Energy

Responsible for water quality, transportation, and infrastructure methodology and analyses for the plans and associated EIS to clean up all hazardous wastes on all 50 USDOE installations in the USA. Back to the project list.
Basalt Waste Isolation Project Investigations, Hanford, WA, U.S. Department of Energy

Task manager for Socioeconomic and Fiscal Analysis Studies for USDOE's proposed alternative nuclear waste repository for Hanford, WA, incorporating numerous policy alternatives. Managed socioeconomic and fiscal characteristic profiles and impact monitoring system design. Developed state-of-the-practice economic and demographic forecasting and impact assessment model for Tri-Cities and Washington state (later modified to incorporate Oregon and Puget Sound as well). Back to the project list.
Development Impact Analysis, Kennecott, Salt Lake City

Projected local and regional water supply and demand in Salt Lake City, Utah, to evaluate economic costs and effect on land development of potential major loss of water supply due to mine leaches. Estimated social costs should the water resource be lost. Managed development of groundwater pollution monitoring and mitigation program. Back to the project list.
EIS, Low Level Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility, Durango, CO

Responsible for socioeconomic, land use, and visual resources baseline and impact assessments for the safe disposal of uranium mine tailing wastes. Used the Bureau of Reclamation Economic Assessment Model (BREAM) to complete population and economic portions. Back to the project list.
Site Selection and EIS, Hazardous Waste Facility, Toele, UT, U.S. Department of Defense

Responsible for socioeconomic, land use, and visual resources baseline and impact assessments for the project. Conducted analysis of psychosocial impacts of various Project alternates. Back to the project list.
Quality Assurance, Geographic Information System, Site Selection, Low Level Nuclear Waste Disposal Facility, Eastern U.S, U.S. Department of Energy

Conducted Quality Assurance testing and evaluation for Geographic Information System used in major site selection study. Back to the project list.
Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations, Southern Nevada, U.S. Department of Energy

Task manager for economic studies for USDOE's proposed nuclear waste repository for Yucca Mountain, NV (near Las Vegas), incorporating numerous policy alternatives. Developed state-of-the-practice economic and demographic forecasting and impact assessment model for numerous counties and the State of Nevada. Successfully performed similar analyses/modeling for alternative site near Las Vegas under Congressional mandate, extremely tight time frame and budget. Back to the project list.

 

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