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Nickel-63 Radiological Response

All POL/SITREP's for this site Nickel-63 Radiological Response
Guaynabo, PR - EPA Region II
POLREP #8 		Printer Friendly  |   PDF
 
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Nickel-63 Radiological Response - Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region II
Subject: POLREP #8
Nickel-63 Radiological Response

Guaynabo, PR
Latitude: 18.4439396 Longitude: -66.1129342

To:
From: Eric M. Daly/Geoff Garrison, On-Scene Coordinators
Date: 11/1/2010
Reporting Period: 05/28/10 thru 11/01/10

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number:      Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date:  
Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type: PRP Oversight
Response Lead: EPA    Incident Category: Removal Action
NPL Status:    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date:      Start Date:  
Demob Date:      Completion Date:  
CERCLIS ID:    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #:


1.1.1 Incident Category
Radiological Assessment

1.1.2 Site Description
Storage Facility

1.1.2.1 Location
Guayanabo, Puerto Rico
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
Instruments containing sealed Nickel-63 Sources

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
Pending
2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
    2.1.1 Narrative

 On 10/27/10, the shipment of the IonScan Cases from the PR Departamento De Corrección in Guaynabo, PR to Smiths Detection in Warren, NJ has started. The first shipment of ten units arrived at Smiths Detection on 10/29/10.  Two more shipments of ten units are scheduled to arrive on 11/04/10 and 11/11/10 with the final shipment of seven units arriving on 11/18/10.  

 

 

 

 

 

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date


2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)

2.1.4 Progress Metrics

Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal
           
           
           

 

 
  2.2 Planning Section
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  2.3 Logistics Section
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  2.4 Finance Section
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  2.5 Other Command Staff
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3. Participating Entities
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4. Personnel On Site
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5. Definition of Terms
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6. Additional sources of information
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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