Table ES-3: Summary of Estimated Mitigation Costs for White Pine County

Impact Area

Mitigation Measures

Cost Basis

Initial Investment

Annual Replacement/ Maintenance

Radiation Exposure

5 radiation monitoring stations in White Pine County

Estimate

$ 100,000

$ 20,000

Staff costs to monitor radiation levels in White Pine County (one position)

Estimate

$ 100,000

$ 80,000

Employment

Job training for area residents

Estimate

$ 50,000

$ 50,000

Job Fairs for area residents

Estimate

$ 10,000

$ 5,000

Income

Compensate for lost income

Estimate

$ 1,500,000

$ 500,000

Monitor income levels

Estimate

$ 100,000

$ 80,000

Population

Risk communication

Estimate

$ 100,000

$ 80,000

Quality of life initiatives

Estimate

$ 10,000,000

$ 1,000,000

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

Cost of six public address systems for communication and evacuation

Estimate

$ 120,000

$ 24,000

Cost to educate the public about the evacuation system, preparedness and routes

Estimate

$ 100,000

$ 80,000

Emergency Medical

Costs for equipment and supplies for a radiological event

Medical cabinet on wheels and supplies

$ 5,000

$ 500

Cost for training six staff for a radiological event

Estimate

$ 30,000

$ 5,000

Costs for two additional medical staff

Estimate

$ 200,000

$ 200,000

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

Local Oversight

Costs of continued oversight

Based on most recent year of funding

$ 215,000

$ 215,000

Local Government Finance

Costs to monitor impacts on local government

Estimate

$ 150,000

$ 80,000

Highway Accident Risk

Costs of additional safety mechanisms that DOE does not implement

Estimate

$ 500,000

$ 100,000

Upgrade County snow-removal equipment to improve road safety for trucks

Estimate

$ 500,000

$ 100,000

Tourism

Costs to enhance and implement marketing plans to mitigate the effects of stigma

Estimate

$ 500,000

$ 150,000

Economic Development

Costs to enhance and implement marketing plans to mitigate the effects of stigma

Estimate

$ 500,000

$ 150,000

Real Property

Funds to establish a data-base on property values along transport corridor and monitor

Estimate

$ 200,000

$ 80,000

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

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

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

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

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