Strategic Petroleum Reserve Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1997
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this Site Environmental Report (SER) is to characterize site environmental management performance, confirm compliance with environmental standards and requirements, and highlight significant programs and efforts for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The SER, provided annually in accordance with DOE order 5400.1, serves the public by summarizing monitoring data collected to assess how the SPR impacts the environment. The SER provides a balanced synopsis of non-radiological monitoring and regulatory compliance data and affirms that the SPR has been operating within acceptable regulatory limits. Included in this report is a describe of each site's environment, an overview of the SPR environmental program, and a recapitulation of special environmental activities and events associated with each SPR site during 1997. Two of these highlights include decommissioning of the Weeks Island site, involving the disposition of 11.6 million m3 (73 million barrels) of crude oil inventory, as well as the degasification of over 12.6 million m3 (79.3 million barrels) of crude oil inventory at the Big Hill and Bryan Mound facilities.