{"id":143126,"date":"2021-06-04T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T03:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=143126"},"modified":"2021-09-23T15:42:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T01:42:21","slug":"maunakea-telescope-one-step-closer-to-decommissioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/04\/maunakea-telescope-one-step-closer-to-decommissioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Maunakea telescope one step closer to decommissioning"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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The California Institute of Technology Submillimeter Observatory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Submillimeter Observatory (CSO<\/abbr>), one of five Maunakea telescopes that the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> says will be removed from the summit in the next decade, is a step closer to decommissioning.<\/p>\n

The Maunakea Management Board (MKMB<\/abbr>) unanimously approved an Environmental Assessment (EA<\/abbr>) draft as part of the Site Decommission Plan for CSO<\/abbr> on Monday, May 31.<\/p>\n

Caltech is responsible for the cost of decommissioning and, as part of the process, has completed an archeological assessment, a cultural setting analysis, a hydrogeological evaluation, a biological inventory, a biological setting analysis, a traffic analysis and an asbestos\/lead paint\/mold survey.<\/p>\n

Along with completing the draft EA<\/abbr>, which describes the site as well as the potential impacts of the decommissioning process, CSO<\/abbr> has also completed a historic preservation review, Draft Mitigation\/Monitoring Plan and Decommissioning Funding Plan.<\/p>\n