The Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is drafting its formal response to public comments filed on the Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade Project, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration field office said last week.
The environmental assessment public comment period ended Feb. 20 on the upgrade project for the electric power grid serving the DOE lab, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) field office manager Ted Wyka told the Los Alamos County Council March 19.
NNSA proposes to build a 14-mile, 115-kilovolt power transmission line and related electric infrastructure upgrades on public land in the Caja del Rio area of Santa Fe County. Projections show by 2026 existing power lines “will reach capacity” and soon be insufficient to support the lab’s national security mission, Wyka said.
The federal agency has worked with tribal and local officials on the proposal, Wyka said, adding “tribal monitors” would be hired during construction.
Projections show by 2026 existing power lines “will reach capacity” and soon be insufficient to support the lab’s national security mission, Wyka said.
