United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX
POLLUTION REPORT


Date:
Saturday, December 4, 2004
From:
Robert Wise


Subject: 

Disposal of Radium Containing Materials
Preservation Aviation
10800 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA
Latitude: 34.1718747
Longitude: -118.3872200


POLREP No.:
15
Site #:
09LX
Reporting Period:
11/15/04 - 12/04/04
D.O. #:
016-9043
Start Date:
5/27/2004
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
5/26/2004
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

See POLREP #1

Photograph Description (web site only):  ERRS and START segregating Radium Containing Materials (RCM) from Surface Contaminated Objects (SCO).


Current Activities

November 15  - 18, 2004:
-  1 OSC, 2 ORIA, 5 START, 2 PST, 10 ERRS
-  ERRS continued to bulk the SCO and non-radioactive debris into roll-off-bins.  
-  ERRS continued to bulk RCM into B-25 boxes.
-  ERRS and the START continued assessed heterogeneous lots to segregate RCM and SCO.  
-  ERRS continued to sample homogeneous lots of RCM for MCA analysis.  
-  The START continued to segregate heterogeneous RCM lots for MCA analysis.
-  The START continued to conduct on-site analysis of gauges and dials the MCA.  
-  The START continued air surveillance, updating of the instrument web data base and photodocumentation of items being disposed of for the data base.  
-  The PST conducted a perimeter gamma survey, personnel decontamination, medical surveillance, debris gamma screening, RCMS and updated the site personnel dose data base.  

November 22 - 26, 2004:  Thanksgiving Break, No Activities On-Site.

November 29 - December 4, 2004:
1 OSC, 3 ORIA, 4 START, 2 PST, 10 ERRS, 2 REAC
-  ERRS continued to bulk the SCO and non-radioactive debris into roll-off-bins.  
-  ERRS continued to bulk RCM into B-25 boxes.
-  ERRS and the START continued assessed heterogeneous lots to segregate RCM and SCO.  
-  ERRS continued to sample homogeneous lots of RCM for MCA analysis.
-  Off-site disposal of SCO, RCM and debris.
-  The START contined to segregate heterogeneous RCM lots for MCA analysis.
-  The START continued to conduct on-site analysis of gauges and dials the MCA.  
-  The START continued air surveillance, updating of the instrument web data base and photodocumentation of items being disposed of for the data base.  
-  The PST conducted a perimeter gamma survey, personnel decontamination, medical surveillance, debris gamma screening, RCMS and updated the site personnel dose data base.  
-  ORIA on-site with the Scannere Van to assess the neighborhood around Preservation for residual radioactive contamination.  None detected.
-  Film crew from REAC on-site to film site activites for ERT TV video on Preservation.


Planned Removal Actions

January - March 2004:  Phase 3
April - May 2004:  Phase 4


Next Steps

November 15 - 19, 2004:  Continue to bulk RCM.
November 22 - 26, 2004:  Thanksgiving break
November 29 - December 14, 2004: Finish Phase 2, begin segregation of north building (Phase 3)
December 13 - January 2, 2005:  Holiday break
January 3, 2005:  Mobilize to continue Phase 3


Key Issues

1.  PRP workplan submittal and review:  PRP missed December 1, 2004 deadline to provide workplan for review.
2.  Assessment of building contamination


Disposition of Wastes


Waste Stream Quantity Manifest # Disposal Facility
Materials Not Regulated by DOT (Non-RCRA Debris)  40 cubic yards    Chemical Waste Management, Kettleman Hills, CA 
Materials Not Regulated by DOT (Non-RCRA Debris)  440 cubic yards    U.S. Ecology, Beatty, NV 
Materials Not Regulated by DOT (Radioactive Waste, total activity not to exceed 222 pCi/g)  360 cubic yards    U.S. Ecology, Grandview, ID 
Radioactive Materials, Surface Contaminated Objects (SCO-1), Class 7, UN2913  29 cubic yards, Total Activity = 44.339 mCi  01458  U.S. Ecology, Richland, WA 


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