The currently active New York sites within the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) are Bliss and Laughlin Steel, Colonie, the Niagara Falls Storage Site, and four properties (Linde Air Products, Ashland 1, Ashland 2, and Seaway Industrial Park) collectively known as the Tonawanda Site. Completed FUSRAP sites in New York are the Baker and Williams Warehouses and Niagara Falls Storage Site Vicinity Properties
There are four Tonawanda Site properties located in the Town of Tonawanda, New York, approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) northwest of Buffalo. Envirocare was awarded the contract for off site disposal in 1996.
Bliss and Laughlin Steel Site : Disposal will require off site commerical facility -- decision pending.
Brookhaven National Laboratory: Will require off-site commerical disposal facility --decision pending
Will require off-site disposal facility -- decision pending
From 1937 to 1984, National Lead Industries owned and operated the Colonie site, first as a foundry and later as a site for manufacturing components using uranium and thorium. During the manufacturing operations, the plant released radioactive materials from its exhaust stacks. As a result, radioactive constituents were spread to 56 commercial and residential properties near the site. Fifty-three of these properties have been cleaned up. The other three properties are adjacent to the site and will be cleaned up during grounds remediation.
VENTRON SITE: Will require commerical off-site disposal facility --decision pending
The Ventron site is located on Congress Street in Beverly, Massachusetts, at the confluence of the Bass and Danvers Rivers, which border the site on the west and south, respectively, approximately 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Boston. The site adjoins a residential area to the north and the Boston and Maine Railroad to the east and comprises approximately 1.2 hectares (3 acres). Buildings and other manmade structures cover about two-thirds of the site.
From 1942 to 1948, the Metal Hydrides Corporation, then located at the Ventron site, was under contract to the Manhattan Engineer District and the Atomic Energy Commission to convert uranium oxide to uranium metal powder. This procedure, as well as later operations to recover uranium from scrap and turnings from a fuel fabrication plant at Hanford, Washington, was conducted at a foundry at the site.
MAYWOOD SITE: Envirocare currently receiving waste for disposal
The Maywood site is situated in a highly developed area of Bergen County that includes residential, commercial, and municipal property in the Boroughs of Maywood and Lodi and the Township of Rochelle Park.
Approximately 27,000 cubic meters (35,000 cubic yards) of soil containing low levels of radioactive contamination was excavated during the cleanups and created the storage pile at the Department of Energy-owned interim storage site in Maywood.
The Department of Energy is addressing the cleanup at the Maywood site in two phases: Phase 1, which addresses residential, municipal, and state-owned properties, and Phase 2, which addresses commercial, industrial, and governmental properties. The Department has characterized all of these properties for nature and extent of contamination. The estimated site total waste volume for Maywood is 302,000 cubic meters (395,000 cubic yards) of low-level waste.
"Phase 1 cleanup of residential, municipal, and state-owned properties resumed in the fall of 1995. Thirtyone residential properties, 29 of which are in Lodi, still must be remediated. Three municipal parks, a fire station, an undeveloped piece of property, and an interstate right-of-way are also included in the properties to be cleaned up in Phase 1. The soil from the storage pile and the soil that will be generated during Phase 1 cleanups are being shipped by rail car out of state for permanent disposal. In the fall of 1994, the Department of Energy began transporting the pile soils to Envirocare of Utah. The Department expects pile removal to be completed by the end of 1996."
Wayne Site: Envirocare currently taking waste
The Wayne site is located at 868 Black Oak Ridge Road in Wayne Township in a highly developed area of Passaic County, New Jersey. This area is approximately 58 kilometers (36 miles) northwest of New York City.
Wayne waste shipments to resume to Envirocare -- press release from New Jersey Senator Frank R. Lautenberg.
New Brunswick Site: Will require an off site commerical disposal facility.
"The remaining waste is scheduled for final disposition by the end of FY 1997. Disposal of treated low-level mixed waste at existing commercial facilities is being explored."
The U.S. Department of Energy's Fernald Environmental Management Project is located on a 420-hectare (1,050-acre) tract that overlaps the boundary between Hamilton and Butler Counties near the southwest corner of Ohio. It is approximately 27 kilometers (17 miles) northwest of Cincinnati. The Great Miami River flows nearby in a southerly direction, approximately 1.6 kilometers (one mile) east of the site. Paddy's Run, a small stream, runs southward along the western boundary of the site. The Fernald site is physically located over the Great Miami Aquifer. The former production facilities and supporting infrastructure comprise approximately 54 hectares (136 acres) of the 420-hectare (1,050-acre) site.
The Department of Energy uranium metal production operation at Fernald was constructed in the early 1950s to convert uranium ore into uranium metal, and to fabricate the uranium metal into target elements for reactors that produced weapons-grade plutonium and tritium. Production operations continued for more than 36 years, until the Department of Energy suspended them on July 10, 1989. During the 36-year production mission, uranium and other contaminants were released to the air, surface and ground water, and soil. This presence of environmental contamination necessitated a change in the mission from production operations to environmental restoration and, following necessary notifications, the Department formally shut down the facility on June 19, 1991. During production, over 225 million kilograms (500 million pounds) of high-purity uranium products were yielded to support United States defense initiatives.
MOUND Envirocare has contract for waste disposal.
The Mound Plant is located in Miamisburg, Ohio, approximately 16 kilometers (10 miles) south-southwest of Dayton, Ohio. Most of the 765-hectare (306-acre) site overlooks the city from a ridge that extends toward downtown Miamisburg from the southern city limits. Mound Road, on the east side of the plant, is lined by residences and provides access to the plant's main gate. A Conrail freight line runs along Mound's western border, and the old Miami-Erie Canal bed runs west of the track. Approximately half a mile further west from Mound is the Great Miami River.
In 1947, the Dayton Project of the Manhattan Engineering District became the Mound site. It reported to the Department of Energy's Office of Defense Programs until 1995, when the administration of the site was transferred to the Environmental Management program. Mound's early mission included nuclear materials research. Later missions included process development, production engineering, manufacturing and surveillance of detonators, explosive timers, transducers, firing sets, explosive pellets, components, and specific test equipment. Additional manufacturing activities at Mound included recovering and purifying tritium.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ENVIROCARE MOUND DISPOSAL CONTRACT:
Baker Brothers Site: Envirocare is receiving waste for disposal
The Baker Brothers site is located in Toledo, Ohio, at the intersection of Harleau Place and Post Street. The area is bordered by Interstate 75 on the west, State Route 120 on the north, and U.S. Highway 24 on the east. Surrounding the site are commercial businesses to the north and south, residences to the east, and railroad tracks with residences beyond the tracks to the west.
Between June 1943 and July 1944, DuPont and the University of Chicago subcontracted the Baker Brothers Company to machine roll metal rods into uranium slugs to support Manhattan Engineer District work. Baker Brothers slugs fueled the world's first nuclear production reactors in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Hanford, Washington. At contract termination, the site was decontaminated to meet existing health guidelines. The Department conducted radiological surveys in the 1980s that detected the presence of uranium residues at levels exceeding current federal guidelines; results of a detailed radiological study, which the Department conducted in 1995, were used to design the cleanup.
Battelle Columbus Labortories: Envirocare has small contract for waste disposal.
The Battelle Columbus Laboratories Decommissioning Project, near Columbus Ohio, consists of 15 buildings and includes two geographically distinct sites. The King Avenue site consists of nine affected buildings, located within the city of Columbus, Ohio. The affected area under control of the project covers approximately 2.4 hectares (6 acres), and is bounded by The Ohio State University, a high-density residential area, and the Olentangy River. It includes several commercial and light industrial areas within 0.8 kilometers (0.5 miles) of the facility.
RMI Titanium Company Extrusion Plant: Envirocare has existing contracts for waste disposal
RMI Titanium Company Extrusion Plant (formerly known as Reactive Metals, Inc.) is located in northern Ashtabula County, Ohio, about 5 kilometers (three miles) northeast of the center of the City of Ashtabula and approximately one mile south of Lake Erie. The plant is in a sparsely populated and highly industrialized area. Several chemical production and metal conversion plants are located nearby.
"The Corrective Action Management Unit has employed the newer strategy of shipping low-level soils to Envirocare of Utah instead of shipping to the Nevada Test Site. Use of this strategy produces a savings of approximately $156,000. "
B & T Metals: Will require an off site commerical disposal facility
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory: Not known if current contracts exist.
The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory does not treat, store, or dispose of low-level mixed waste onsite. The Laboratory will continue to ship all low-level mixed waste to an appropriate commercial treatment and disposal facility.
Madison Site: Will require an off site commerical disposal facility.
The scenario used for the Baseline Environmental Management Report cost estimate assumes that the 7.5 cubic meters (10 cubic yards) of low-level waste will be disposed of at an outofstate commercial disposal facility.
Site A/Plot M Palos Forest Preserve: Will require an off site commerical disposal facility
Site A/Plot M is located within the Palos Forest Preserve in Cook County, Illinois and encompasses approximately 16 hectares (40 acres). The site is located approximately 64 kilometers (40 miles) west of metropolitan Chicago.
Site A/Plot M is the former site of early activities undertaken by the Manhattan Engineer District between 1942 and 1956. Site A contained two experimental nuclear reactors and associated research laboratories. Plot M was used to bury radioactive waste from experimental research at Site A
Current environmental restoration plans will entail some short-term remedial actions to include excavation of surface soils, and long-term surveillance and monitoring. Restoration waste generated by remedial actions will be collected, packaged and classified for shipment to offsite facilities for disposal. This estimate assumes that remedial actions will take place in FY 1997, exhuming approximately 1,376 cubic meters (6,802 cubic yards) of contaminated surface soils from suspect areas 3 and 4. This waste will be disposed of at an appropriate commercial facility.
Latty Avenue Properties: Waste transported to Airport site.
The Latty Avenue Properties site in northern St. Louis County includes three areas: (1) the Hazelwood Interim Storage Site, (2) the Futura Coatings site and (3) six vicinity properties. The Hazelwood and Futura sites cover approximately 5 hectares (12 acres); the six vicinity properties cover approximately 25 hectares (60 acres).
The St. Louis Airport Site is located in St. Louis County, Missouri, approximately 25 kilometers (15 miles) from downtown St. Louis. The site lies immediately north of the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and is bordered by the Norfolk and Western Railroad and Banshee Road on the south, Coldwater Creek on the west, and McDonnell Boulevard and adjacent recreational fields on the north and east. The site consists of approximately 8.8 hectares (21.7 acres).
St.Louis Airport Site Vicinity Properties: Envirocare has specific contracts for waste disposal.
The St. Louis Airport Site Vicinity Properties are located in the cities of Hazelwood and Berkeley, Missouri. These properties (totaling approximately 80) include Coldwater Creek and its vicinity properties to the west; adjacent ball fields to the north and east; Norfolk and Western Railroad properties adjacent to Coldwater Creek; Banshee Road to the south; ditches to the north and south; and St. Louis Airport Authority property to the south. Also included are the transportation routes (haul roads) at the following locations: Latty Avenue, McDonnell Boulevard, Pershall Road, Hazelwood Avenue, Eva Avenue, Frost Avenue, and vicinity properties.
"During an interim removal action at the St. Louis Airport Site Vicinity Properties in 1995, approximately 1,070 cubic meters (1,400 cubic yards) of waste was removed from six properties and shipped to Envirocare of Utah for disposal. Future interim actions are planned within the next two to three years, to the extent that funding permits."
St. Louis Downtown Site: Envirocare has taken waste for disposal from this site
The St. Louis Downtown Site is an operating industrial facility that produces various chemical products. The site occupies nearly 18 hectares (45 acres) in an industrial area on the eastern border of the city, about 60 meters (200 feet) west of the Mississippi River.
One area of the site (Plant 10) is currently undergoing an interim removal action; appropriate Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and National Environmental Policy Act documentation (including an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis report and a categorical exclusion report) was prepared and submitted for public review before the removal action began. In September 1995, approximately 9,200 cubic meters (12,000 cubic yards) of contaminated material were shipped by rail car to Envirocare of Utah for disposal.
Weldon Spring Site: Envirocare will receive waste for disposal.
The Weldon Spring Site consists of 91.6 hectares (229 acres), approximately 32 kilometers (20 miles) west of St. Louis, Missouri. The Weldon Spring Chemical Plant and the Weldon Spring Quarry occupy the site.
"The Department will accomplish restoration by excavating contaminated soils and debris at the quarry and chemical plant sites, dismantling the chemical plant buildings, and excavating their foundations. The Department will treat and discharge the water in the raffinate pits, remove remaining raffinate pit sludge, and excavate contaminated vicinity property areas. It will also incinerate a small quantity of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act waste at the Oak Ridge K-25 Site and send the ash to Envirocare of Utah."
Oak Ridge K 25 Site: Envirocare has disposed of wastes
The Oak Ridge K-25 Site occupies 600 hectares (1,500 acres) within the Oak Ridge Reservation adjacent to the Clinch River, approximately 21 kilometers (13 miles) west of downtown Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
The solidified waste is currently stored in drums inside various K25 buildings and is being shipped to commercial disposal facilities at Envirocare of Utah.
Additional information on Envirocare and Oak Ridge waste.
ROCKY FLATS :Envirocare has contracts for disposal of Rocky Flats waste.
The Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site is located approximately 26 kilometers (16 miles) northwest of downtown Denver in Jefferson County. The site is near a large metropolitan area that is currently experiencing rapid growth and development. Approximately 2.1 million people live within an 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius of the site. Current growth trends in the area are projected at 30 percent within the next 20 years.
Rocky Flats was built in 1951. From 1952 to 1989, the site's primary mission was to produce nuclear weapons components. The final products included components and assemblies manufactured from uranium, plutonium, beryllium, stainless steel, and other metals. Production activities included metalworking, fabrication and component assembly, plutonium recovery and purification, and associated quality control functions. Research and development in the fields of chemistry, physics, metallurgy, materials technology, nuclear safety, and mechanical engineering were conducted to accomplish this mission.
In 1989, many of the site's nuclear production functions were suspended after a safety review temporarily shut down plutonium operations.
Rocky Flats was placed on the Superfund National Priorities List in 1989. In 1991, the Department of Energy entered into a cleanup agreement with the two principal regulatory agencies overseeing cleanup activities: the Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (formerly called the Colorado Department of Health). This Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order, known as the Interagency Agreement, provides a legally enforceable framework for assessing the nature and extent of contamination; determining the risks posed by that contamination to workers, the public, and the environment; and implementing actions designed to remediate the contamination.
"Down in the Dump" by Michael Dally Johnston -- a good article on the people living around Rocky Flats.
Rocky Flats Citizens Advisory Board
Radioactive Waste Management Review at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
Idaho Engineering Labortory (INEL): Envirocare has waste disposal contracts
The Idaho Engineering Laboratory occupies 2,314 square kilometers (890 square miles) in a remote desert area in southern Idaho along the western edge of the Eastern Snake River Plain. There are no permanent residences within its borders, and the nearest major community, the City of Idaho Falls, is located 67 kilometers (42 miles) to the southeast. The Laboratory consists of 10 major operating areas at the site and several facilities in the City of Idaho Falls. One area has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
Press Release of Idaho Governor announcing shipments of INEL waste to Envirocare
Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute: Envirocare has disposed of waste.
The Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute is located in north-central New Mexico, approximately 16 kilometers (10 miles) southeast of downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Kirtland Air Force Base. It is bounded on the north, east, and west by Kirtland Air Force Base, and on the south by the Isleta Indian Reservation.
"The radioactive contaminated waste from the Hot Ponds and lagoon sites is expected to be disposed as low-level waste in FY 1996 at Envirocare of Utah."
Los Alamos National Laboratory: Envirocare has waste disposal contracts
Los Alamos National Laboratory and the neighboring residential areas of Los Alamos and White Rock are located predominantly in Los Alamos County, north-central New Mexico, approximately 96 kilometers (60 miles) north-northeast of Albuquerque and 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Santa Fe.
"Breaking the Barriers of Legacy Mixed Waste at Los Alamos" a publication for LANL that describes Envirocare's importance to LANL's waste disposal program. VERY MUCH A MUST READ.
Energy Technology Engineering Center: Envirocare has disposed of waste
The Energy Technology Engineering Center occupies 36 hectares (90 acres) within the 1,080-hectare (2,700-acre) Santa Susana Field Laboratory located in the Simi Hills of Ventura County, approximately 48 kilometers (30 miles) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Rockwell International owns the land.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratoy (LLNL): Envirocare has contracts for waste disposal.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is composed of two sites: Main Site and Site 300. The Main Site, also known as the Livermore Site is located approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of San Francisco and 6.4 kilometers (4 miles) from downtown Livermore. It occupies approximately 2.6 square kilometers (one square mile) of relatively flat terrain in the Livermore Valley. Residential subdivisions were recently built adjacent to the site boundary. They are separated from the site by a wide city roadway. Site 300 is approximately 24 kilometers (15 miles) southeast of the Laboratory's Main Site. It occupies approximately 28.6 square kilometers (11 square miles) of rugged foothills that straddle Alameda and San Joaquin Counties.
"Envirocare of Utah is presently the only commercial disposal site for mixed waste. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will use this site to dispose of contaminated soils and stabilized residue from the treatment of mixed waste containing "listed" hazardous components. "
Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island: Envirocare has disposed of waste.
This is a good example of Envirocare"s role and participation in Department of Defence (DOD) radioactive waste cleanup projects.
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant: Envirocare has disposed of waste.
The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant site encompasses 300 hectares (750 acres) inside a 1,369-hectare (3,422-acre) reservation owned by the Department of Energy. It is located approximately 8 kilometers (5 miles) west of the City of Paducah, Kentucky.
"No mixed waste is currently being disposed of onsite. Plans are currently under way to ship mixed waste to Envirocare of Utah for disposal. The first shipment took place in the summer of 1995."
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