Nuclear Metals Superfund Site

Shipping resumed Monday, 3 NOV 14, with 24 more intermodal containers shipped through the following Monday, 10 NOV 14 for a total of 250 containers shipped.

Information regarding the USEPA Proposed Remedial Plan was reported in the 9 NOV 2014 issue of the Boston Globe. Much of this information was based on USEPA’s release of the Public Notice.

The Feasibility Study Report for the Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund Site is complete and available to download. Individual components of the 3 NOV 2014 EPA approved report can also be found on the RI/FS Related Documents page.

EPA has released the Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) for the Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund site. Full report is available to download.

The Public Meeting on the proposed Remedial Action Plan for the Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund Site will be at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at the Concord Town Hall Meeting Room located at 22 Monument Square, Concord, MA.

The Public Hearing on the Proposed Remedial Action Plan for the Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund Site will be at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, also at the Concord Town Hall Meeting Room.

Representatives of EPA, Mass DEP and de maximis met with members of CREW and the 2229 Main Street Committee on September 17, 2014. The agenda included a discussion of both the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) process and status of the Non-Time Critical Removal Action (NTCRA). FS agenda items included the ongoing revisions to the Feasibility Study and the schedule for next steps on the FS and the Proposed Plan. NTCRA agenda items included a discussion of the revised Rooftop Equipment Removal Plan, status of the perimeter Air Monitoring Program, and an update on the ongoing “High Hazard” removal work.

The Meterological Tower has been installed in the northeast parking lot, just north of the Cooling Water Pond. All four of the Air Monitoring Stations have been installed and are operational. Air Monitoring will proceed pursuant to the Air Monitoring Plan approved by EPA on 29 JUL 2014.

North Air Monitoring Station

Meteorological Tower

A total of 32 additional containers have been shipped off site via four rail cars from 28 July to 6 August 2014. Material consisted of interior building debris for a estimated total of 385,000 lbs. The next shipment of off-site waste is scheduled for this fall.

Aerial flyover performed this month for a view of the rooftop systems to be dismantled and removed. For more photos, visit NTCRA Progress.

EPA provided conditional approval of the Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment on 14 May 2014. The final comments have been incorporated into the documents and the document, tables and figures, and appendices are now available here.