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 and reacting material from Building #2 and Building #9.  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:
05/17/08 START-1, ERRS-7, Security-1 (24 hr)
05/19/08 EPA-2, START-2, MHF-3, ERRS-7, Other-3, Security-1 (24 hr)

Weather:
05/17/08 Low of 45° F, high of 66° F.  Mostly Cloudy, 0.07inches of precipitation, wind SW 5-12 mph.
05/19/08 Low of 43° F, high of 57° F.  Mostly Cloudy, 0.07inches of precipitation,  W 8-11 mph.

05/17/08
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 cleaned areas they had worked in and did weekly maintenance on equipment.  

START assisted as needed and conducted written/photographic documentation.    

05/19/08
START attended the morning safety meeting held by MHF who is contracting for Intermet, SPX Contech, and Product Technology.  MHF was advised of special concerns for the day including ERRS reacting material in the reaction pit. MHF continued to replace lids and pallets and staged 1 truckload of material to be shipped on 5/20/08.  

OSC Jack Downie mobilized to site for oversight of activities.  

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 is reacting material in the reaction pit from Building #2 and Building #9.  

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 all their material.

ERRS plans to begin shipping the 250-ton waste piles off site in the immediate future.

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:1300 gallons