United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region III
POLLUTION REPORT

Subject: 

EPA is continuing emergency removal actions at this site during the repackaging, transportation, and removal of flammable magnesium materials.  Magnesium generators, who previously supplied Remacor with recyclable magnesium and magnesium alloys, are removing their materials from the site.  SPX Contech has been on site and identified the remainder of its material and will be preparing drums to be shipped off site.  Intermet is re –working pallets and drums and is actively shipping material off site.  Product Technology is making plans to ship its material off site.

EPA’s ERRS is repackaging material in Building #2 to make it DOT shippable.  PADEP is providing technical and oversight support at the site.  EPA START contractor TechLaw is providing technical and administrative support to the EPA.  EPA and PADEP officials continue to control access to the site in addition to coordinating the activities of the various generators.  

Personnel On-Scene:
05/15/08 EPA-2, START-2, MHF-3,  ERRS-7, Other-2, Security-1 (24 hr)
05/16/08 PADEP-1, START-2, MHF-4, ERRS-7, Security-1 (24 hr)

Weather:
05/15/08 Low of 45° F, high of 63° F.  Partly Cloudy, 0.00inches of precipitation, wind N 5-9 mph.
05/16/08 Low of 49° F, high of 60° F.  Light Rain, 0.07inches of precipitation,  NNE 6-10 mph.

05/15/08
START attended the morning safety meeting held by MHF who is contracting for Intermet, SPX Contech, and Product Technology.  MHF shipped 1 load of material for Intermet. The load consisted of 88 drums (14 palletsat at 4 drums/pallet and 4 pallets at 8 drums/pallet) with an actual weight of 40,000 pounds.  The load was consigned to MagRetech, Bellevue, OH and was transported by Triad Transport, McAlester, OK.  MHF also continued to change lids and rings on Intermet’s material which is being staged in Building #7.

Today a milestone was set for the Remacor site, over 5,000,000 pounds of magnesium has been removed from the site.  The 5,000,000 pounds were removed in 179 truckloads. The load belonged to Intermet and was transported by Triad Transportation.

OSC Jack Downie was on site for oversight of activities.  OSC Downie demobilized.

EPA’s Senior Site Administrative Officer of The Removal Program Rich Messimer mobilized to site and did administrative oversight.  Rich Messimer demobilized.  

Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc held its morning safety meeting and discussed the days planned activities, areas of concern / safety issues associated with the day’s activities.  ERRS continued to repackage orphaned material from Building #2 and identify material that may be taken by NIAPRO for recycling. ERRS also sent off 750 gallons of used oil for recycling.  

START assisted as needed and conducted written/photographic documentation.    

05/16/08
START attended the morning safety meeting held by MHF who is contracting for Intermet, SPX Contech, and Product Technology.  MHF continued to change lids and pallets on material belonging to Intermet.  

PADEP Mariruth Hoffman mobilized to site and assisted the EPA in oversight of activities.  PADEP Hoffman demobilized.

Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc held its morning safety meeting and discussed the days planned activities, areas of concern / safety issues associated with the day’s activities.  ERRS continued to remove material from weathered drums in Building #2. The material was placed into new drums with vented lids.  ERRS has been checking the pH balance in drums containing water before they handle the material.  ERRS also sent off waste oil off site. Approximately 1300 gallons of waste oil has been removed from the site.  

START assisted the EPA as needed and conducted written/photographic documentation.

SPX Contech has changed its plans to ship the remainder of its material the week of 5/26/08.

Intermet has plans to continue to ship material off site until they have completed shipping of its material.

ERRS plans to begin shipping the 250-ton waste piles off site the week of 5/19/08.

EPA will continue to coordinate with magnesium waste generators for the safe and appropriate removal of the material from the site.  EPA will continue to coordinate with all local, state, and federal agencies.

None

Disposal Summary as of 05/15/08

Magnesium Turnings, Flammable Solid, Haz Mat:4,252,451 pounds
Magnesium Scrap, Non-Haz Mat:766,273 pounds
Total:5,018,724 pounds
Low Level RAD drums:280,000 pounds
Calcium Aluminum Drums:4,500 pounds
Waste Oil:1,300 gallons