The Environmental Impact Statement for the Nevada Test Site and Off- site locations in the state of Nevada. Volume 1, Chapters 1-9, Part A

This sitewide EIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts of four possible resource management alternatives being considered for the Nevada Test Site (NTS), the Tonopah Test Range, and the formerly operated DOE sites in the state of Nevada: the Project Shoal Area, the Central Nevada Test Area, and portions of the Nellis Air Force Range Complex. Three additional sites in Nevada, Coyote Spring Valley, Dry Lake Valley, and Eldorado Valley are evaluated for colocation of solar energy production facilities. The four Alternatives include No Action (continue to operate at the level maintained for the past 5 years); Discontinue Operations (discontinue operations and interagency programs and close the site); Expanded Use (maximize use of NTS and its resources to support defense and nondefense programs); and Alternate Use of Withdrawn Lands (discontinue all defense-related activities at NTS; continue waste management operations in support of NTS environmental restoration efforts; expand nondefense research). Environmental impacts were assessed for each alternative by analyzing, to the extent possible, the discrete and cumulative environmental impacts associated with defense, waste management, environmental restoration, nondefense research and development, and work for others programs