Pipeline Assessment
On December 16, 2022, the federal Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released the Updated Safety Review and Assessment of Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines Adjacent to the Indian Point Site conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL Assessment). The ORNL Assessment is available at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/news/oak-ridge-national-laboratory-updated-pipeline-safety-review-indian-point-site. A December 16, 2022 presentation by PHMSA highlighting key report findings may be found at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/news/phmsa-presentation-ornl-report-new-york-community-members.
Public Question Opportunity
In December 2022, PHMSA announced it was accepting public questions at [email protected] regarding the ORNL Assessment. PHMSA announced the question docket would be kept open for 3 to 6 months, depending on continued public interest.