United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region VI
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Friday, April 20, 2001
From:
Greg Fife

Subject: 

Gulf Nuclear
2717 West 81st Street, Odessa, TX


POLREP No.:
2
Site #:
06KN
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
not applicable
Start Date:
4/10/2001
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
4/4/2001
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
CERCLIS ID #:
TX0000605258
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Current Activities

Contractor crews haves constructed decon facilities, analyses rooms, office and support trailers, and treatment and staging areas.  Radiation areas are clearly designated.


Planned Removal Actions

All radioactive material will be removed and disposed of offsite.  The buildings will be dismantled and disposed of as well.  Some radioactive sources will be sent to Los Alamos for proper storage.


Next Steps

Crews will be loading roll-off boxes with contaminated material and wastes from the building.  The approximately 20,000 pounds of lead shot shielding, contaminated with various isotopes, will be solidified to meet disposal criteria.


Key Issues

Newspaper and television have reported on the activities of the site and will continue to monitor and report on the site.  www.oaoa.com and www.big2.com  are the websites for the respective media.


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