Phase II remedial action at the former Middlesex Sampling Plant site and associated properties. Final report. Volume 1
The former Middlesex Sampling Plant (MSP) and several adjacent and vicinity properties in Middlesex and Piscataway, New Jersey were designated in 1976 for remedial action under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). During the period 1943-55 uranium and thorium ores and concentrates were processed at the plant. Consequently, the plant site and several nearby properties were contaminated with radioactive residues. Phase I work comprised the construction of an impervious asphalt storage pad and drainage system at the former MSP site as well as decontamination of two properties adjacent to the site and three properties in the vicinity. Phase II involved cleanup of low-level radioactive waste that had migrated onto other properties adjacent to the site, the construction of an extension to the waste storage pad, and the installation there of a treatment system for rain runoff. All parcels were cleaned to the remedial action criterion level of 5 pCi/g radium-226 plus background specified by DOE. The effectiveness of the remedial action was corroborated by verification soil sampling, near-surface gamma measurement, and exposure rate measurement. In a subsequent phase or phases, the wastes stored at the site will be removed for permanent disposal and the entire property decontaminated and decommissioned for unrestricted use.
- Research Organization:
- Bechtel National, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (USA). Advanced Technology Div.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-81OR20722
- OSTI ID:
- 5722849
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/OR/20722-27-Vol.1; ON: DE85009915
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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