Denver Radium Site -- Operable Unit X closeout report for the US Environmental Protection Agency
The Denver Radium Site consists of properties in the Denver area having radioactive contamination left from radium processing in the early 1900s. The properties are divided into 11 groups or operable units'' to facilitate remedial action management of the Site. Under the provisions of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is authorized to respond to a release of a hazardous substance or to a substantial threat of such a release into the environment. EPA or the state conducts a site inspection and uses the Hazard Ranking System to determine placement on the EPA National Priorities List (NPL). In 1983, EPA placed the Denver Radium Site on the NPL, making it eligible for cleanup under the EPA Superfund Program. Through a series of interagency agreements,EPA has enlisted the support of the US Department of Energy Grand junction Projects Office and Chem-Nuclear Geotech, Inc., for remedial design and remedial action activities at the Denver Radium Superfund Site.The US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) is managing the waste transportation and disposal contract.
- Research Organization:
- Chem-Nuclear Geotech, Inc., Grand Junction, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USEPA; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-86ID12584
- OSTI ID:
- 6934308
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ID/12584-59; GJPO-DR-1; ON: DE93007938
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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