Separate process wastewaters, part A: Contaminated flow collection and treatment system for the Kansas City Plant

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10111178· OSTI ID:10111178

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) to assist the agency in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as it applies to modification of ongoing groundwater treatment at DOE`s Kansas City Plant (KCP), located about 19 km (12 miles) south of the central business district of Kansas City, Missouri. The KCP is currently owned by DOE and is operated by the Kansas City Division of AlliedSignal Inc. The plant manufactures nonnuclear components for nuclear weapons. The purpose of and need for the DOE action is to treat identified toxic organic contaminated groundwater at the KCP to ensure that human health and the environment are protected and to comply with groundwater treatment requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 3008(h) Administrative Order on Consent and the discharge requirements of the Kansas City, Missouri, ordinances for the city sewer system. Four source streams of toxic organic contaminated groundwater have been identified that require treatment prior to discharge to the city sewer system. The toxic organic contaminants of concern consist of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in the groundwater and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBS) predominantly associated with some soils near the Main Manufacturing Building. The no-action alternative is to continue with the current combination of treatment and nontreatment and to continue operation of the KCP groundwater treatment system in its current configuration at Building 97 (B97). The DOE proposed action is to collect and treat all identified toxic organic contaminated groundwater prior to discharge to the city sewer system. The proposed action includes constructing an Organics Collection System and Organics Treatment Building, moving and expanding the existing groundwater treatment system, and operating the new groundwater treatment facility.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Electric Energy Systems
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 10111178
• Report Number(s): DOE/EA--0859; ON: DE95005814; NC: NONE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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CHEMICALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
GROUND WATER
HEALTH HAZARDS
KANSAS CITY PLANT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
VOLATILE MATTER
WASTE PROCESSING
WATER QUALITY
WATER TREATMENT