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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 183 / Friday, September 24, 2021 / Notices Federal, state, and tribal entities.
Significant impacts may include economic impacts to the communities of Delta Junction and Fairbanks, recreational and military use of airspace, including currently restricted airspace, utilities and infrastructure, and hazardous and toxic materials and waste.
Following the 30-day scoping period, and after consideration of comments received during scoping, the Army will prepare a Draft LEIS. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency will announce the availability of the Draft LEIS in the Federal Register. The Army will also announce the release of the Draft LEIS in local media outlets, kicking off a public comment period during which it will hold public meetings. In accordance with 40 CFR
1506.8 a Final LEIS is not required for the legislative EIS process, and it will not be prepared for this action. Public comments on the Draft LEIS will be submitted as part of the legislative proposal.
Federal, state, and local agencies, Alaska Native tribes, Alaska Native tribal organizations, and the public are invited to be involved in the scoping process for the preparation of this LEIS
by participating in a scoping meeting and submitting written comments. To assist the Army in the development of this LEIS, the Army encourages submission of comments on potential alternatives, potential environmental impacts, information, and analyses relevant to the proposed action. Written comments must be sent within 30 days of publication of this Notice of Intent in the Federal Register. In the interest of public health, scoping meetings will be held in a virtual environment and the dates will be posted online at https
home.army.mil/alaska/index.php/fortwainwright/NEPA. Dates and times for the public meeting will also be advertised in local area newspapers.
The Draft LEIS is anticipated to be published in summer 2022. The decision for this action will be made by Congress.
James W. Satterwhite Jr., Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Notice of Availability of Draft Construction and Demonstration of a Prototype Mobile Microreactor Environmental Impact Statement Strategic Capabilities Office SCO, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability and public hearings; request for comment.
AGENCY:

The DoD, acting through SCO
and with the United States U.S.
Department of Energy DOE serving as a cooperating agency, announces the availability of the Draft Construction and Demonstration of a Prototype Mobile Microreactor Environmental Impact Statement. SCO is also announcing a public comment period and public hearings on the Draft EIS.
SCO prepared the Draft EIS to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of alternatives for constructing and operating a prototype mobile microreactor capable of producing 1 to 5 megawatts of electrical power MWe.
DATES: Comments are due by November 8, 2021.
Public hearings:
1. October 20, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. Mountain time, Fort Hall, ID
livestreamed 2. October 20, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. Mountain time, Fort Hall, ID
livestreamed SUMMARY:

You may submit written comments on the Draft EIS by any of the following methods:
Mail: Mobile Microreactor EIS
Comment, c/o Leidos, 2109 Air Park Rd SE, Suite 200, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
Email: PELE_NEPA@sco.mil.
Online: https www.mobilemicro reactoreis.com.
The Draft EIS is available for review online at the website listed above. Send requests to be placed on the Draft EIS
distribution list to receive future updates to the email listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Jeff Waksman, Program Manager; Mail:
Strategic Capabilities Office, 1155
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
203011155; Email: PELE_NEPA@
sco.mil.
ADDRESSES:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background The DoD consumes around 30
terawatt hours of electricity per year and more than 10 million gallons of fuel per day. Additionally, military operational projections predict that energy demand
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will continue to increase significantly over the next few years. Prioritizing climate change considerations in national security will require explorations of energy-generating resources that create a sustainable climate pathway. Energy delivery and management continues to be a critical defensive risk. The challenge is to develop more sustainable methods to provide reliable, abundant, and continuous energy. Inherent dangers, logistical complexities, and overwhelming costs of sustaining power demands at Forward Operating Bases, Remote Operating Bases, and Expeditionary Bases using diesel generators continue to constrain operations and fundamental strategic planning. Additionally, technologies currently under development, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, new radar systems, new weapon systems, and the electrification of the non-tactical vehicle fleet, will require even greater energy demands. The Defense Science Board, commissioned by the DoD, recommended further engineering development and prototyping of very small modular reactors with an output less than 10 MWe. Before this technology can be deployed, a prototype mobile microreactor must be tested to ensure it can meet DoD specifications and requirements.
A related Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS for Construction and Demonstration of a Prototype Advanced Mobile Nuclear Microreactor was previously published in the Federal Register, 85 FR 12274 March 2, 2020.
On March 22, 2021, SCO announced two teamsled by BWXT Advanced Technologies, LLC, Lynchburg, Virginia, and X-energy, LLC, Rockville, Marylandwould proceed with development of a final design for a mobile microreactor under Project Pele.
The two teams were selected from a preliminary design competition, and each continues design development independently. After a final design review in early 2022 and completion of this EIS under the National Environmental Policy Act NEPA of 1969, as amended, one of the two companies may be selected to build and demonstrate a mobile microreactor.
Alternatives SCO evaluated a range of reasonable alternatives for the Proposed Action mobile microreactor construction and demonstration in this EIS, including a No Action Alternative that serves as a basis for comparison with the action alternatives. The Idaho National Laboratory INL Site was identified as the preferred location for the Proposed
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