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Utah Department of Environmental Quality

The mission of the Department of Environmental Quality is to
safeguard human health and quality of life by protecting and
enhancing the environment.

Divine Strake

Divine Strake Experiment Canceled PDF file

The Divine Strake experiment is proposed by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Nevada Site Office (NNSA/NSO) and outlined in their “Draft December 2006 Revised Environmental Assessment, for the Large-Scale, Open-Air Explosive Detonation Divine Strake at the Nevada Test Site PDF file (280 pages, 6.44 mb).”

For information on how to submit comments to the DOE (National Nuclear Security Administration) click on the following link: http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/newsreleases/DivineStrake_RePosted_01052007.pdf PDF file.


Hearings

In response to overwhelming requests to allow the public’s voice to be heard on the Divine Strake proposal, Governor Huntsman requested the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to host two public hearings as follows:

St. George Hearing
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Dixie State College
Dunford Auditorium, Browning Building
225 South 700 East
5:00 – 8:00 PM

Salt Lake City Hearing
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Utah State Capitol, West Building, Room 135 (Main Floor, NW)
450 N. State Street
5:30 – 8:30 PM


State of Utah/Governor's Comments & Resolutions


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