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Title: Fernald Environmental Management Project 1995 site environmental report

Abstract

The Fernald site continues to examine the air and liquid pathways as possible routes through which pollutants from past operations and current remedial activities may leave the site. This 1995 Site Environmental Report provides the general public as well as scientists and engineers with the results from the site`s ongoing Environmental Monitoring Program. Also included in this report is information concerning the site`s progress toward achieving full compliance with requirements set forth by DOE, US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and Ohio EPA.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fluor Daniel Fernald, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
459376
Report Number(s):
FEMP-2518
ON: DE97004452; TRN: 97:007879
DOE Contract Number:
AC24-92OR21972
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; FEED MATERIALS PRODUCTION CENTER; REMEDIAL ACTION; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY; MONITORING; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; DATA

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NONE. Fernald Environmental Management Project 1995 site environmental report. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/459376.
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year = {Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
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  • This report summarizes the 1995 Site Environmental Report for the Fernald site. It describes the Fernald site mission, exposure pathways, and environmental standards and guidelines. An overview is presented of the impact these activities have on the local environment and public health. Environmental monitoring activities measure and estimate the amount of radioactive and nonradioactive materials that may leave the site and enter the surrounding environment.

  • The US Department of Energy's (DOE) commitment to assuring the health and safety of its workers includes the conduct of epidemiologic surveillance activities that provide an early warning system for health problems among workers. During the past several years, a number of DOE sites have participated in the Epidemiologic Surveillance Program. This program monitors illnesses and health conditions that result in an absence of five or more consecutive workdays, occupational injuries and illnesses, and disabilities and deaths among current workers. This report provides a summary of epidemiologic surveillance data collected from the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP) from January 1,more » 1995 through December 31, 1995. The data were collected by a coordinator at FEMP and submitted to the Epidemiologic Surveillance Data Center, located at Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, where quality control procedures and data analyses were carried out.« less

  • Through a series of material transfers and sales agreements over the past 6 to 8 years, the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP) has reduced its nuclear material inventory from 14,500 to approximately 6,800 metric tons of uranium (MTU). This effort is part of the US Department of energy`s (DOE`s) decision to change the mission of the FEMP site; it is currently shut down and the site is being remediated. This EA focuses on the receipt and storage of uranium materials at various DOE-ORO sites. The packaging and transportation of FEMP uranium material has been evaluated in previous NEPA and othermore » environmental evaluations. A summary of these evaluation efforts is included as Appendix A. The material would be packaged in US Department of Transportation-approved shipping containers and removed from the FEMP site and transported to another site for storage. The Ohio Field Office will assume responsibility for environmental analyses and documentation for packaging and transport of the material as part of the remediation of the site, and ORO is preparing this EA for receipt and storage at one or more sites.« less

  • The purpose of this Annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) is to inform the public of the activities and progress made at the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP) during calender year 1991. Site activities and environmental impacts are monitored by the FEMP`s Environmental Monitoring Program. This program monitors the air and liquid pathways as a result of the many state and federal regulations and guidelines. Analysis of the data from the Environmental Monitoring Program allows scientists to calculate an estimated dose for the residents living near the FEMP. This report also includes information concerning the extensive waste management and cleanup activitiesmore » onsite in accordance with the FEMP`s remediation objective.« less

  • The Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP), is located about 18 miles northwest of Cincinnati, Ohio. Between 1953 and 1989, the facility, then called the Feed Material Production Center or FMPC, produced uranium metal products used in the eventual production of weapons grade material for use by other US Department of Energy (DOE) sites. In 1989, FMPC`s production was suspended by the federal government in order to focus resources on environmental restoration versus defense production. In 1992, Fluor Daniel Fernald assumed responsibility for managing all cleanup activities at the FEMP under contract to the DOE. In 1990, as part of themore » remediation effort, the site was divided into five operable units based on physical proximity of contaminated areas, similar amounts of types of contamination, or the potential for a similar technology to be used in cleanup activities. This report continues the outline of the decontamination and decommissioning (D and D) activities at the FEMP site Operable Unit 3 (OU3) and provides an update on the status of the decommissioning activities. OU3, the Facilities Closure and Demolition Project, involves the remediation of more than 200 uranium processing facilities. The mission of the project is to remove nuclear materials stored in these buildings, then perform the clean out of the buildings and equipment, and decontaminate and dismantle the facilities.« less