LETTERS & COMMENTS
ECA regularly engages with federal agencies and Congress by sending letters and comments that provide local communities’ perspectives on key DOE issues, including waste management, the federal budget, and nuclear safety.
Cleanup, Storage, High-Level Waste (HLW), and Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF)
Letter to DOE Asking to Create Clear Protocol and Policy Regarding Emergencies at Former Defense Sites, January 22, 2024
Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on EPA Standards for High-Level Waste Disposal, November 2, 2023
Comments to the New Mexico Environment Department for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Permit Renewal, April 11, 2023
Letter to the White House Regarding Increase to EM Budget for FY 2024, December 16, 2022
Comments to DOE on Consent-Based Siting and Federal Interim Storage Request for Information, March 2, 2022
Coalition Letter to DOE Requesting DOE Establish an Office Dedicated to Nuclear Waste Management, May 3, 2021
Comments to DOE on Draft Environmental Assessment for the Commercial Disposal of Defense Waste Processing Facility Recycle Wastewater from the Savannah River Site, February 12, 2020
Coalition Letter to Congressional Leadership Regarding Action on Federal Used Nuclear Fuel Program, May 16, 2019
Letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Regarding Past-Due DOE Report to Congress on High-Level Waste, February 26, 2019
Letter to House Armed Services Committee Regarding Past-Due DOE Report to Congress on High-Level Waste, February 26, 2019
Letter to Senators McConnell and Schumer Regarding Yucca Mountain Funding, January 16, 2019
Comments to DOE on Interpretation of High-Level Radioactive Waste, January 9, 2019
Comments to DOE on Reducing Regulatory Burdens, July 24, 2017
Comments to DOE on Designing a Consent-Based Siting Process: Summary of Public Input, October 30, 2016
Comments to DOE on the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Process, July 29, 2016
Letter to Congress Regarding Response to the Omnibus Risk Review Committee Report, September 25, 2015
Letter to Congress Regarding Defense Waste Repository, May 15, 2015
Press Release and Letter to Secretary Chu Regarding Defense-Related High-Level Waste and Spent Fuel, May 3, 2011
role for local government in cleanup
Community Engagement and Safety
Energy Communities Alliance Input and Comments on EM’s Strategic Vision, January 19, 2024
Letter to NNSA Mission Readiness - Improving NNSA Infrastructure and Programs through Partnerships with NNSA’s Frontline Communities, February 3, 2023
Letter to DOE Regarding Elimination of PILT Payments at Hanford and Savannah River Site in FY 2022 Budget Request, June 10, 2021
Energy Communities Alliance Input and Survey on EM’s Strategic Vision, May 4, 2020
Letter to Secretary Moniz Regarding Events at WIPP, March 7, 2014
Letter to DOE Regarding Energy Park Task Force Request, October 14, 2010
Comments on NNSA Complex Transformation Plan, April 9, 2008
Contracts and workforce
Coalition Letter to DOE Regarding Job Creation and Infrastructure Funding, April 20, 2021
ECA letter on Negative Impacts of EM Contracting on Small Businesses at Hanford, February 11, 2021
Hanford Communities letter on Hanford Small Business Subcontracting, February 10, 2021
For Efficiency, Safety, and Security NNSA should separate the Oak Ridge and Pantex M&O Contract, September 8, 2020
Coalition Letter to Congressional Leadership for Jobs and Cleanup Funding, May 15, 2020
ECA Press Release for Coalition Letter for Jobs and Cleanup Funding, May 15, 2020
land transfer
Interpretation of 10 CFR 770 - Overview of Recent DOE Land Transfer Initiatives, May 14, 2019
DOE Response to ECA Letters Regarding Land Transfer Concerns, December 18, 2013
Letter to Secretary Moniz Regarding Land Transfer Concerns, December 2, 2013
defense nuclear facilities safety board
Letter to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board on Recommendation 2020-01; Responding to Chairman’s Comments, June 2, 2020
Letter to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board on Recommendation 2020-01, April 23, 2020
Comments to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board on Recommendation 2019-2, October 28, 2019
Comments to the DNFSB regarding DOE Order 140.1, November 28, 2018
Letter Sent by Senators Udall and Heinrich to Secretary Perry Regarding DOE Order 140.1, September 5, 2018
Letter Sent by Senators Udall and Heinrich to Senate Appropriations Regarding DOE Order 140.1, August 29, 2018
Letter to Secretary Perry Regarding DOE Order 140.1 - Interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, August 28, 2018
Letter to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Requesting Meeting and Recommending Improvements, January 5, 2018
Letter to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Chairman Sean Sullivan Regarding Independence of Board, November 13, 2017
Letter to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Requesting Local Government Involvement in Board Meetings, November 29, 2011