Introduction:Environmental Surveillance Oversight Agreement • June 26th, 2019
In November 2018, the U.S Department of Energy (DOE), the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the State of Tennessee (State) signed a five-year agreement entitled the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) Environmental Surveillance Oversight (ESO) Agreement. Through a program of independent environmental surveillance oversight and monitoring, the ESO Agreement is “designed to assure the citizens of Tennessee that DOE’s activities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, are being performed in a manner that is protective of their health, safety, and environment.” In carrying out the ESO Agreement, “the Parties will fully cooperate and coordinate with each other, other federal and State agencies and local governments affected by this Agreement. The Parties to this Agreement shall commit to maintaining a direct and open relationship with local governments, such as engagement with the Oak Ridge Reservation Communities Alliance (ORRCA).”
The Oak Ridge Reservation Environmental Surveillance Oversight Agreement among the Department of Energy Office of Science, the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration, and the State of TennesseeEnvironmental Surveillance Oversight Agreement • September 11th, 2023
