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Gulf Nuclear

All POLREP's for this site Gulf Nuclear
Odessa, TX - EPA Region VI
POLREP #2 		Printer Friendly  |   PDF
 
On-Scene Coordinator - Greg Fife 4/20/2001
Time-Critical Pollution Report (POLREP) #2
Start Date: 4/10/2001
Pollution Report (POLREP) #2
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.