3.7 hazardous materials and hazardous waste - Missile Defense ...
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Chapter 3—Affected EnvironmentThe Clear AFS l<strong>and</strong>fill began operations in 1975. The total capacity ofthe l<strong>and</strong>fill is estimated to be 191 thous<strong>and</strong> cubic meters (250 thous<strong>and</strong>cubic yards). Therefore, given the current <strong>waste</strong> to cover ratio, the totalnon-cover (i.e., non-fly ash) <strong>waste</strong> capacity of the l<strong>and</strong>fill is 63.1thous<strong>and</strong> cubic meters (82.5 thous<strong>and</strong> cubic yards). Using current rates,the l<strong>and</strong>fill is estimated to be full sometime between 2008 <strong>and</strong> 2013.(Clear AS, 1998—Draft Solid Waste Management Plan) Current plansare to close the Clear AFS l<strong>and</strong>fill in 2002 or 2003 <strong>and</strong> utilize the DenaliBorough l<strong>and</strong>fill, which was recently opened.Off-base. The Nenana l<strong>and</strong>fill was closed in July 1998. Solid <strong>waste</strong> inNenana <strong>and</strong> the area surrounding Clear AFS is collected by a private firm<strong>and</strong> delivered to the Denali Borough l<strong>and</strong>fill.EnergyElectricity—On-base. Electricity is generated onsite at the Clear AFSPower Plant by three General Electric, Class A, 7.5 megawatt generators.Each turbine generator is powered by steam from three coal-fired boilers.The combined electrical generating capacity of the three generators is22.5 megawatts. Average dem<strong>and</strong> is 9 megawatts, for an annualconsumption of 78.8 million kilowatt-hours. An emergency GeneralMotors, Class C, 1,400 horsepower, 1 megawatt diesel generator is alsoavailable. The Clear AFS electrical system is not connected to the publicgrid. (Clear AFS, 1993—Comprehensive Planning Framework; Graves,1998—Personal communication)Electricity—Off-base. The Golden Valley Electric Association is a nonprofit,member-owned cooperative that provides electrical service to theFairbanks North Star Borough, the Denali Borough, unincorporated areasbetween these two boroughs, <strong>and</strong> along the Richardson Highway to FortGreely. Clear AFS, Eielson AFB, Fort Wainwright, Fort Greely, Fort KnoxGold Mine, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, <strong>and</strong> the communities ofFairbanks, North Pole, Nenana, Delta Junction, <strong>and</strong> Healy are all locatedin Golden Valley Electric Association’s service area. Golden ValleyElectric Association provides electricity to approximately 90,000 peoplevia over 36,000 service locations (Golden Valley Electric Association,1998—History; U.S. Department of the Interior, 1998—Northern IntertieProject, Final EIS)The Golden Valley Electric Association has a generating capability of 224megawatts of power, with an additional 70 megawatts available throughthe existing Fairbanks/Anchorage intertie (Golden Valley ElectricAssociation, 1998—History). In 1996, they had a peak dem<strong>and</strong> of 134.1megawatts <strong>and</strong> total energy sales of 653 million kilowatt-hours (U.S.Department of the Interior, 1998—Northern Intertie Project, Final EIS). In1997 their peak dem<strong>and</strong> was 163 megawatts (Golden Valley ElectricAssociation, 1998—History).NMD Deployment Final EIS 3-369
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