Remediation status at the Fernald Environmental Management Project

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10148188

Craig, J R; Hopper, J P ^[1]; Myers, R W ^[2]

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1. Westinghouse Environmental Management Co. of Ohio, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Fernald Environmental Management Project
2. Theta Technologies, Inc. Fairfield, Ohio (United States)

During its thirty-six years of operation, the Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC), recently-renamed the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP), generated large quantities of radioactive, hazardous, and mixed wastes. Some of these wastes have migrated into the surrounding soil and water supply. After preliminary characterization studies in 1986 and the cessation of production in 1989, environmental remediation at the site is now in full swing. As a CERCLA National Priorities List (NPL) site, operations are being conducted under a Consent Agreement between the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), the ultimate goal of which is to decommission and demolish facilities and restore the environment. This paper describes the FEMP`s environmental and regulatory problems, management approaches, current status, and future plans.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Environmental Management Co. of Ohio, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Fernald Environmental Management Project
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-86OR21600
• OSTI ID: 10148188
• Report Number(s): FEMP--2259; ON: DE92014033
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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