Personnel On-Scene: 07/08/08 EPA-1, PADEP-1, START-1, ERRS-6, Security-1 (24 hr) 07/09/08 EPA-1, PADEP-1, START-1, ERRS-6, Other-3, Security-1 (24 hr) Weather: 07/08/08 Low of 70° F, high of 88° F Scattered Clouds, 0.00inches of precipitation, wind Variable 4-10 mph. 07/09/08 Low of 69° F, high of 85° F Partly Cloudy, 0.00inches of precipitation, W 6-12 mph.
07/08/08 USEPA OSC Jack Downie mobilized to site for oversight of activities.
PADEP Mariruth Hoffman mobilized to site and assisted the EPA in oversight. PADEP Hoffman demobilized.
Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc held its morning safety meeting and discussed the days planned activities. ERRS began repackaging some of the estimated 3,000 drums remaining on site. All 3,000 drums have to be repackaged into DOT shippable drums in order to be shipped off site for future disposal. Once the drums are repackaged they will be stored in Building #2, #8, #7, and #9 to keep them out of the weather and protect the vent valves. ERRS repackaged approximately 50 drums for the day.
START mobilized to site assisted as needed and conducted written/photographic documentation.
07/09/08 USEPA OSC Jack Downie was on site for oversight of activities.
PADEP Mariruth Hoffman mobilized to site and assisted the EPA in oversight. PADEP Hoffman demobilized.
David Lavigne President of Lavigne Manufacturing Inc visited the site to identify material that he could be removed and equal the amount that had been shipped to the site by Lavigne Manufacturing. Mr. Lavigne will be making contact with contractors to arrange the removal of material.
Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc held its morning safety meeting and discussed the days planned activities. ERRS continued repackaging material from non-DOT shippable drums into 55-gallon vented DOT shippable drums. ERRS repackaged 60 drums for the day. A sample from the RAD material was taken by ERRS and upon their request was analyzed by PADEP Hoffman the results are as follows; One sample collected by GES of the treated rad material was analyzed by IR spectroscopy. An exact composition of the material could not be determined. Based on the obtained spectra compared with the Aldrich standard library, the material was found to contain calcium carbide. Acetylene, produced by the reaction of calcium carbide with water, could be detected upon the opening of the sample container. START assisted the EPA as needed and conducted written/photographic documentation.
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