Environmental Impact Assessment for a possible Bakki
smelter continues
Smelter in Bakki by Húsavík - undergoing EIA process
In May and June 2010, Alcoa and other companies introduced initial Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports for Krafla Power Station II, Theistareykir Power Station, transmission lines from Krafla and Theistareykir to Bakki, a 346,000 tpy smelter in Bakki and a joint initial EIA report for the projects.
Public meetings were held in three locations in North Iceland, and one in Reykjavík, where the contents of each report were introduced. Posters about the projects were hung on the walls, for people to see the outcome of all kinds of research in the area (see photo above). Specialists from diverse fields answered questions from the audience.
You can view the initial EIA report below, with appendices. Some of the material is only available in Icelandic.
The EIA report is now being prepared, which means that the EIA process is in the final stages.
INITIAL EIA REPORT (in Icelandic)
Smelter in Bakki by Húsavík. Annual production capacity up to 346,000
tpy.
view report (22,5 Mb)
APPENDICES TO THE REPORT:
Appendix 1 (IN ENGLISH). TRC, 2010.
„Assessment of Air Quality Impacts of Emissions from the Alcoa Aluminum Plant
in Husavik, Iceland.“
skoða (10,5 Mb)
Appendix 2 (IN ENGLISH). Verkís, 2009.
„Alcoa´s aluminum plant at Bakki, close to Húsavík in North Iceland. Wet
scrubber effluent dilution."
skoða (1,0 Mb)
Appendix 3 (IN ICELANDIC). HRV Engineering, 2009.
„Álver Alcoa á Bakka við Húsavík. Hljóðvist á iðnaðarsvæði og við höfn.“
(Study on possible noise).
skoða (2,9 Mb)
Appendix 4 (IN ICELANDIC). Hjalti Jóhannesson, Kjartan
Ólafsson, Jón Þorvaldur Heiðarsson og Valtýr Sigurbjarnarson, 2009.
„Mat á samfélagslegum áhrifum fyrirhugaðs álvers Alcoa að Bakka.“ (A
socio-economic study). Rannsóknar- og þróunarmiðstöð Háskólans á Akureyri.
skoða (2 Mb)
Appendix 5 (IN ICELANDIC). Kristín Rut Kristjánsdóttir og
Rannveig Ólafsdóttir, 2009.
„Mat á áhrifum álvers á Bakka á ferðamennsku.“ ("Estimated impact of Bakki
smelter on tourism"). Rannsóknarmiðstöð ferðamála.
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Appendix 6 (IN ICELANDIC). Gerður Guðmundsdóttir og
Kristín Ágústsdóttir, 2009.
„Gróðurfar við Bakka norðan Húsavíkur.“ ("Vegetation in Bakki." Náttúrustofa
Austurlands.
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Appendix 7 (IN ICELANDIC). Jón S. Ólafsson, Friðþjófur
Árnason og Sesselja G. Sigurðardóttir, 2009.
„Bakkaá og Reyðará á Tjörnesi. Úttekt á lífverum og umhverfi þeirra vegna
fyrirhugaðs álvers á Bakka.“ Veiðimálastofnun og Náttúrustofa
Norðausturlands.
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Appendix 8 (IN ICELANDIC). Þorkell Lindberg
Þórarinsson, 2008.
„Fuglalíf á framkvæmdasvæðum fyrirhugaðs álvers að Bakka á Tjörnesi.“ ("Bird
life in the intended Bakki smelter site"). Náttúrustofa Norðausturlands.
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Appendix 9 (IN ICELANDIC). Þorkell Lindberg Þórarinsson
og Aðalsteinn Örn Snæþórsson, 2008.
„Farfuglar í fjörum í nágrenni Bakka á Tjörnesi að vori.“ Náttúrustofa
Norðausturlands.
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Appendix 10 (IN ICELANDIC). Björgvin Leifsson og Þorkell
Lindberg Þórarinsson, 2009.
„Lífríki þangfjara í nágrenni Bakka á Tjörnesi.“ Náttúrustofa
Norðausturlands.
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Appendix 11 (IN ENGLISH). Marianne Rasmussen, 2009.
„Whales in Skjálfandi Bay.“ Húsavík Research Center, University of
Iceland.
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Appendix 12 (IN ICELANDIC). Uggi Ævarsson, 2007.
„Fornleifaskráning vegna fyrirhugaðs álvers við Bakkahöfða.“ ("Archeological
Observations"). Fornleifastofnun Íslands.
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Appendix 13 (IN ENGLISH). Kristján Sæmundsson andJeffrey A.
Karson, 2006.
„Stratigraphy and Tectonics of the Húsavík – Western Tjörnes Area.“ ÍSOR.
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Appendix 14 (IN ENGLISH). Ragnar Sigbjörnsson and Jónas Þór
Snæbjörnsson.
"Earthquake hazard - Preliminary assessment for an
industrial lot at Bakki near Húsavík.“ Earthquake Engineering Research Centre,
University of Iceland.
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Appendix 15 (IN ICELANDIC). Páll Halldórsson, 2005.
„Jarðskjálftavirkni á Norðurlandi.“ ("Earthquake activity in North Iceland").
Veðurstofa Íslands.
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Appendix 16 (IN ENGLISH). Enfotec Technical Services, 2007.
„Sea Ice Risk Assessment for the Bakki Aluminium Smelter Iceland.“
view (5,8 Mb)
Appendix 17 (IN ICELANDIC). Umhverfisstofnun, 2009.
„Drög að tillögu að starfsleyfi.“ ("Draft EOP Proposal")
;)