Public Notice: Proposed RCRA Corrective Action - Cleanup Proposal and Draft Permit for Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in West Mifflin , PA - EPA ID: PA0890090004
Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a proposed Permit Renewal for the HSWA Corrective Action Permit (I.D. Number PA0890090004) for the U.S. Department of Energy, Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Office Facility in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
The Department of Energy (DOE) used the Facility to design, develop, test, and provide operational support of nuclear reactor propulsion plants for naval surface and submarine vessels. An area at the Facility known as the Inactive Waste Site (IWS), which covers approximately 3.5 acres in the northern portion of the Facility, was reportedly used until 1964 to dispose of household waste and excavation materials from construction projects. The area of the IWS is currently unused and covered with vegetation.
On November 10, 2011, EPA issued a Final Decision and Response to Comments (FDRTC), in which it selected the implementation and maintenance of several remediation measures, and institutional and engineering controls as the Final Remedy for the Facility. DOE is implementing the ongoing obligations of the Final Remedy under the Facility's RCRA Storage Permit, No. PA0890090004 (DEP Permit), issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to DOE.
Applicants or Respondents
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory814 Pittsburgh-McKeesport Blvd.
RCRA ID: PA0890090004
West Mifflin, PA 15122
United States