The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration is taking comments between now and Jan. 17 on plans for a new 14-mile electric power transmission line serving the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
A draft environmental assessment was published and public comment period commenced Dec. 19 on the Los Alamos National Laboratory Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade Project, according to a public notice.
The draft considers potential environmental effects from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)’s proposal to build and operate a 14-mile, 115-kilovolt power transmission line and related infrastructure upgrades on public land within the Caja del Rio area of Santa Fe County, according to the notice.
A public meeting on the project is scheduled Jan. 11 at 4 p.m. Mountain Time on the Santa Fe Community College in Santa Fe, the Los Alamos Reporter, a local online newspaper, reported recently.
The new line is needed because the two existing power lines could reach their capacity limit by the end of 2027, according to the notice.