Table ES-3: Summary of Estimated Mitigation Costs for White
Pine County
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Impact Area |
Mitigation Measures |
Cost Basis |
Initial Investment |
Annual Replacement/ Maintenance |
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Radiation Exposure |
5 radiation monitoring stations in White Pine County |
Estimate |
$ 100,000 |
$ 20,000 |
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Staff costs to monitor radiation levels in White Pine County
(one position) |
Estimate |
$ 100,000 |
$ 80,000 |
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Employment |
Job training for area residents |
Estimate |
$ 50,000 |
$ 50,000 |
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Job Fairs for area residents |
Estimate |
$ 10,000 |
$ 5,000 |
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Income |
Compensate for lost income |
Estimate |
$ 1,500,000 |
$ 500,000 |
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Monitor income levels |
Estimate |
$ 100,000 |
$ 80,000 |
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Population |
Risk communication |
Estimate |
$ 100,000 |
$ 80,000 |
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Quality of life initiatives |
Estimate |
$ 10,000,000 |
$ 1,000,000 |
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Emergency Management |
Costs for emergency equipment to handle a radiological
event, additional staff, and training for emergency management personnel |
RMA Research and Consulting Services Life Cycle Cost
Analysis White Pine County Emergency Response. Final Draft September, 2000 |
$ 600,000 |
$ 600,000 |
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Cost of six public address systems for communication and
evacuation |
Estimate |
$ 120,000 |
$ 24,000 |
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Cost to educate the public about the evacuation system,
preparedness and routes |
Estimate |
$ 100,000 |
$ 80,000 |
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Emergency Medical |
Costs for equipment and supplies for a radiological event |
Medical cabinet on wheels and supplies |
$ 5,000 |
$ 500 |
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Cost for training six staff for a radiological event |
Estimate |
$ 30,000 |
$ 5,000 |
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Costs for two additional medical staff |
Estimate |
$ 200,000 |
$ 200,000 |
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Costs to modify hospital to provide a quarantine area for a
radiological patient |
Estimate |
$ 800,000 |
$ 200,000 |
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Impact Area |
Mitigation Measures |
Cost Basis |
Initial Investment |
Annual Replacement/ Maintenance |
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Local Oversight |
Costs of continued oversight |
Based on most recent year of funding |
$ 215,000 |
$ 215,000 |
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Local Government Finance |
Costs to monitor impacts on local government |
Estimate |
$ 150,000 |
$ 80,000 |
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Highway Accident Risk |
Costs of additional safety mechanisms that DOE does not
implement |
Estimate |
$ 500,000 |
$ 100,000 |
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Upgrade County snow-removal equipment to improve road safety
for trucks |
Estimate |
$ 500,000 |
$ 100,000 |
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Tourism |
Costs to enhance and implement marketing plans to mitigate
the effects of stigma |
Estimate |
$ 500,000 |
$ 150,000 |
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Economic Development |
Costs to enhance and implement marketing plans to mitigate
the effects of stigma |
Estimate |
$ 500,000 |
$ 150,000 |
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Real Property |
Funds to establish a data-base on property values along
transport corridor and monitor |
Estimate |
$ 200,000 |
$ 80,000 |
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Trust fund of at least 20% of assessed valuation of White
Pine County property |
Assessed Value of White Pine County: $129,338,788 |
$ 25,867,757 |
N/A |
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Trust fund of at least 20% of assessed valuation of City of
Ely property |
Assessed Value of the City of Ely: $44,063,631 |
$ 8,812,726 |
N/A |
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Trust fund of at least 20% of assessed valuation of the town
of McGill property |
Assessed Value of the Town of McGill: $5,276,943 |
$ 1,055,388 |
N/A |
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Trust fund of at least 20% of assessed valuation of the town
of Lund property |
Assessed Value of the Town of Lund: $1,345,127 |
$ 269,025 |
N/A |