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Attached for your inforr:.ation is Revision 0 of the Site Plan for Seaway/Ashland Site which has been prepared as part of our planning process. Your comments have been incorporated into this document.

This site plan will be referenced by the Project Management Plan, reviewed and updated during the first quarter of each fiscal year, and form the basis of the annual Project Plan and budget submittal.

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Bechtel NationaL Inc.

Advanced T~chnology

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FOREWORD

This document is one of a series of site plans, each prepared for a specific site requiring stabilization and/or decontamination of low-level radioactive contamination under the Department of Energy Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). The objective of this Site Plan is to describe in detail what is going to be done and how it will be accomplished in accordance with the project summary work breakdown structure. In addition to background information, each phase of the remedial action project zctivity is described including what has been accomplished in the past, current, and subsequent phases of the project. This is a working reference document for the Project Management Cor.tractor and the Departr.ent of Energy. It will be reviewed and updated annually to reflect progress, changes, and new information regarding the scope of work at the site. These Site Plans are used as a basis for preparing the next annual budget submittal for the Program and are the bases for the FUSRAP Project Plan.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD 1

I. INTRODUCTION 5

A. Management Organization and Responsibilities 5

B. Name and Location of Site 6

II. HISTORY 9

A. General 9

B. Ashland 1 9

A. Seaway Industrial Park 10

B. Ashland 2 10

I I I • SUf1MARY OF REQ'J I RED ACTIONS 1 l

IV. REMEDIAL ACTION 14

A.* Site Characterization and Seeping 14

B.* Preliminary Engineering Evaluation 18

C.* NEPA Proces~ 19

D.* Design Engi r:ccring 19

F.* Site Access 19

*The subsection letter d~scriptors A through J of Remedial Action correspond with the Le~cl 3 Work Breakdown Structure for FUSRAP (E is reserved).

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H.* Waste Transportation 20

I.* Site Surveillance and Maintenance 20

J.*·Final Report 21

V. MAJOR UNCERTAINTIES 23

VI. COST AND SCHEDULE 25

VII. REFERENCES 28

VIII. BIBLIOGRAPHY 30

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I. INTRODUCTION

A. Management Organization and Responsibilities

Remedial action at the Seaway/Ashland site is being conducted as part of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). The United States Government initiated FUSRAP in 1974 to identify, clean up, or otherwise control sites where low-activity radioactive contamination

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operations causing conditions that Congress has mandated the Department of Energy (DOE) to remedy (Ref. 1). The objectives of FUSRAP are to:

o Identify and assess all sites formerly utilized to support early Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission (MED/AEC) nuclear work to determine whether further decontamination and/or control is needed.

o Decontaminate and/or apply controls to these sites to permit confor~ance with current applicable guidelines.

o Dispose of and/or stabilize all generated residues in a radiologically and environmentally acceptable manner.

o Accomplish all work in accordance with appropriate land-owner agreements, local and state environmental and land-use rcquirement3 to the extent permitted by Fed~ral law, and applicable DOE orders, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.

o Certify the sites for appropriate future u:;e.

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budget issues affecting the program; the Division of Facility and Site Decommissioning Projects manages FUSRAP and three similar programs. Technical, administrative, and financial management of FUSRAP field activities is the responsibility of the Technical Services Division (TSD) of the DOE Oak Ridge Operations Office (OR). Supporting OR/TSD, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) manages the activities required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to ensure that all feasible remedial action alternatives for a site have been evaluated and that the approach selected is most acceptable from the technical, environmental, and cost standpoints.

Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI}, the FUSRAP Project Management Contrnctor (PMC}, represents OR/TSD in planning and implementing FUSRAP activities. BN! Jnalyzes site conditions and evaluates, recommends, and implements the appropriate remedial actions; it also conducts environmental monitoring before, during, and after remedial action. BNI administers subcontracts, coordinates the sequence of operations, controls the relationships among subcontractors, and ensures execution and documentation of project work in accordance with DOE guidance.

B. Name and Location of Site

The Seaway Industrial Park and Ashland Oil properties (Seaway/Ashland) are adjacent to each other and lie in a heavily industrialized area of the town of Tonawanda, New York, approximately 3 mi north~est of the City of Buffalo. The Ashland Oil p!operty is situated to lhe nu1lh (Ashland 2) and south (A~hland 1) of the Seaway Industrial Park as indicated in the site loc~tion map and aerial photo of the properties (Figures 1-l and l-2, respectively).

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A. General

Three adjacent waste sites (Figure I-2), hereinafter collectively referred to as Seaway/Ashland and designated Seaway Industrial Park (Seaway), Ashland 1, and Ashland 2, contain residues of low-grade uraniu~ ore tailings which were deposited as a result of MED uranium ore refining operations from 1943 to 1946.

B. Ashland l

On June 25, 1943, 10 acres known as the Haist property were leased for the Federal Government by the MED. The District purchased the property from

or. August 21, 1944. A perpetual ea~ement for access (4 to 5 acres) was also purchased with the land. The 10-acre tract served as a disposal site for ore refinery residJes generated by Linde Air Products (a Division of Union Ca:bide Corporation) in Tonawanda, New York, during its participation in the ore refinery operations program of the M~D. In 1949, the site was assigned to the jurisdiction of ~he General Services Administration (GSA). Following a radiological survey in 1958 by the Environmental Measurements Laboratory (Ref. 2), the AEC released the former Haist property for unrestricted use without removal of the residues. In 1960, the GSA transferred the property to the AshlJnd Oil Company. The site designated Ashland 1 occupies a corner of the total Ashland property, lhe sile of a lar9e oil refining operation. Residues comprisec essen~iJlly of low-grade uranium ore tailings were deposited on the former Haist property during the period 1944-46. Records indicate that about 8,000 tons of residues containing approximately 0.54 percent uranium were spread out over roughly two thirds of the site to depths of from 1 to 5 ft.


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C. Seaway Industrial Park

In 1974, approximately 6,000 yu 1 of the residue deposited on the Ashland 1 property was excavated by Ashland Oil Company to prepare the site for construction of two storage tanks. The residue was transported to the Seaway Industrial Park, a landfill operation covering nearly 100 acres, and dumped in three areas covering approximately 12 acres.

D. Ashland 2

Since 1974, the Ashland Oil Company has transported an unknown amount of the residues on Ashland l to Ashland 2.

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III. SUMMARY OF REQUIRED ACTIONS

Designation surveys;; (Refs. 3 - 5) of the sites 'conducted ove:: the last 10 years were limited in scope and were not intend2J to provide engineering design information. Because of the li~i~ed scope of these surveys, a comprehensive characterization of the sites will be required. The characterization will provide information on both the radiological and chemical characteristics of the rna ted-._ .... _.

ro og ca c aracterist:cs of the site, and will provide the basis for remedial action. In FY 1988, a detailed site characterization plan will be completed and data collected. Preparation of a Site Characterization Report and a Preliminary Engineering Evaluatio~ of Remedial Action Alternatives (PEEA) will begin, and an Environmental Monitoring Plan will be prepared. In FY 1909, the Site Characterization Report and the PEEA begun in FY 1988 will be completed, and an Environmental Monitoring Program will be established. The Energy Systems Acquisition Project Plan (ESAPP), Rev. 2 (Ref. 6) indicates that remedial action at the sites will begin in FY 1994.

The major documentation that is anticipated to be prepared for this site is summarized in Table III-1. In some cases severJl documents will be issued under one category or document, i.e., several post-remedial action reports covering different pieces of property or time periods at one site. In this case, the forecast date represents the next document due. The Bibliography, Section VIII, identifies site reports publishcc by BNI since the site was designated.


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Site Characterization and Scoping

1. Site Designation

2. Characterization Plan

3. Geologic/Hydrclogic Report

4.* Characterization Report

Preliminary Engineering Evaluation

5.* Engineering Evaluation of Re~edial Action Alternatives

NEPA Process

6.* Action Description Memorandum

7. Environmental Impact Statement

8. Record of Decision

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10. Work Plan

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11. Environmental Monitoring Report for FY 1989

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Final Report

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14.* Verification Report

15.• Certification Docket

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IV. REMEDIAL ACTION

A. Site Characterization and Seeping

1. Ashland 1

Results of the designatiori survey soil sample analyse5 from Ashland 1 indicated that the highest cor.=entrations of radium in the soil were in the southeaster~ part of the site, near the electrical switchyard. se~eral samples taken from depths of 2 to 6 ft in tha~ area contained 200 to 500 pCi/g of radium. The average radium concentration in soil samples taken from the southeastern third of the site was approximat~ly 35 pCi/g. The radium concentration in samples taken from the northwestern third of the site was generally below 50 pCi/g and averaged about 13 pCi/g; however, contamination in that area was near the surface in many places, and the external gamma radiation levels and the radon emanation rate appeared to be higher t~an in other parts of the site. In the area bet~een the two dikes, much of the residue had been removed and most of that which remained was covered with several fee~ of relatively clean soil. The uranium concentration ranged from near the normal terrestrial level to as much as 1.2 percent by weight. Residual uranium was not distributed evenly, and most of the material was found at depths of no more than 7 ft in the southe.:stern section of the site. The uranium concentrat:on was found to exceed the source material level (0.05 percent by weight as stated in 10 CFR 40) in 18 of the core holes.

Water samples taken on the site and in the drainage paths between the site and the Niagara River showed only low concentrations of uranium, thorium, an~ radium. In every sample, the concentration of each isot~pe tested was well below the UOE concentration guide fur water !or that isotope.


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Mud samples taken from the drainage paths between the site and the Niagara River contained between 1.2 and 8.3 pCi/g of radium. The sample containing 8.3 pCi/g was taken at the intersection of two drains (Location M1 in Figure IV-1): one leads from the area on Seaway that contains the residue deposited there in 1974; the other leads from the former Haist property and crosses Sea~ay. It is reasonable to assume that most of the radium at the intersection of the two drains came from the Seaway residue, and it appears that only small a~ounts of radium were carried more than a few yards from the former Haist property by surface runoff. At the time of the survey, much of the runoff accumulated on Seaway near the boundary of the former Haist property because of incomplete culvert construction.

The highest concentration of uranium in mud samples was 32.5 pCi/g, in a sample taken near the residue on Seaway (Location M2 in Figure IV-1). In mud samples taken from the drainage paths between the former Haist property and the Niagara River, the highest concentration of uranium was 26 pCi/g in a sample taken more than 0.5 mi from the Haist property.

2. Sea~ay Industrial Park

Most of the radioactive residue on the Seaway property was spread over a 10-acre tract (Area A) (Figure IV-1) a~d extended from the surface to a depth of less than 2 ft in most places. In addition, several sffiall, isolated residue piles were contained in a separate 2-acre region (Areas B ~nd C) \figure IV-1). The average radium concentration in soil samples taken from A~ea A was about 10 pCi/g; the average concentration in samples taken from Areas 8 and C was about 18 pCi/g.

Mud samples taken from the drainage paths between the site and the Niagara River showed radium concentrations a3 high as 26.4 pCilg. One soil sample taken from a low area on Seaway about 100 ft north of Area A had a radium concentration of 40 pCi/g. Hence, it appears that the

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radioactive residu~ is being spread somewhat by surface runoff, particular!! from Area A, which is at a much higher elevation than Areas B and C.

Water sampJes take;; on the site and in drainage paths leading from Seaway and the Ashland l property to the Niagara River showej only small amounts of uranium, thorium, and radiu~. In every sample, the concentration of each isotope tes:ed was well below the maximum permissible concent~ation for water for that isotope.

External gamma rad~Jtion levels l m above the surface on Areas A, B, and C a~erage about 36 ~R/hr, with readings varying be:ween 8 and 80 ~R/hr. Except for a small drainage area near Area A and a small region near the boundary of the former Haist property, external gamma radiation le·Jels on the part of the site excluding Areas A, B, and C were in the range 8 to 14 ~R/hr, which is near the background level for the Tonawanda area.

3. Ashland 2

The radiological su~veys of Ashland 1 and Seaway performed in 1976 did not involve the Ashland 2 site. The Ashland 2 site ~as included in the walkover scan (Ref. 3) conducted by Thermo Analytical/Eberline (Trt.A/E) in 1986. The original area designated Ashland 2 (Figure I-2) measures approximately 1,600 ft by 800 ft. The entire area was inaccessible to scanrdng because of heavy brush and swa~p. Only the portion of thi~ a[ea desigraated as "Fill Area" on Ashland property maps showed evidence of contamination. A clay cap has been placed'on the westc:n portion of this area. The eastern portion has not beer: capped and exhibits gamrn-" readings up to 140 ~R/hr. The area of known contamination is estimated to be at least 2 acres. Two soil samples taken by Oak Ridge ~ational Laboratory (ORNL) in 1980 indicated radium concentrations of 30-and 70 ... pCi/g and uranium conccntrati~ns of 160 and 1,100 pCi/g:



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The walkover scan determined surface contaminated areas and could not determine the concentration or existence of contaminated material beneath the surface. The scan also found some discrepancies between contamination existing on the Ashland 1 property and data from the 1976 ORNL survey. Areas B and C of Seaway could not be located by surface scanning. Comparison with 1976 survey data indicates that these" areas are probably -beneath fill material at an undetermined depth (this area is in an active waste landfill).

Addii:ional radiological .characterization of_ ·seaway/Ashland will be required in FY 1987 to define limits of contamination for remedial acticn subcontracts.

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!f'U-~~£-~L~U!\ .. !.~$ '~V-~.!Afcication':that the characteristics of the site's geology are acceptable for in situ stabilization. Decontamtnation and Restoration was indicated to be the highest cost option but .. a permanent solution to the proble.n. The site would not

. -~ have to be pu~c]Lased and would be usable by the owner following completion of remedial action .

Activity at the Ashland 1 and Seaway Industrial Park sites has continued since the PEEAs were performed several years ago. This activity has probably changed the concentration and distribution of tha radioactive wastes from that which existed i~~ediately prior to performance of the PEEAs .

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A PEEA update will be developed for SecNay/Ashland based upon a comprehensive characterization that will address the three sites as a group. The PEEA update will summarize existing radiological, chemical, geological, and hydrological conditions necessitating remedial action and will describe and compare alternative CJurses of re~edial action.

C. NEPA Process

An Action Description Memorandum (ADM) for proposed remedial actions at Seaway/Ashland will be prepc~ed to evaluate the environmental consequences of the propcsed action. This will result in a decision to proceed with a selected remedial action.

D. Design Engineering

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Prior to the start of remedial action a~ Seaway/Ashland, a work statement will be prepared to desc~ibe the specific scope of the remedial action including 3 remedial/disposal site engineering plan and development of detail design and contract.

A design basis document will be develop~d and will govern the requirements for the scope of work associated with the following subcontract packages anticiprlted for sile-specific activities at Seaway/Ashland:

o Drilling Services o Remedial Action Services o Transportation o Analytical Laboratory Services

Site Access

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all parties. Before remedial action can begin on Seaway, Ashland 1, and Ashland 2, an access agreement will be needed between DOE and the Ashland Oil Company for these actions.

G. Remedial Action Operations

The following subcontracts or arrangements reflect baseline assumptions for FY 1987 and beyond, to characterize and perform the site-specific remedial action work at Seaway/Ashland:

o Surveying Services - to establish sampling grids.

o Drilling Services - to drill h0les to take soil samples.

o Remedial Action Services - to provide labor, materials and equipment to decontaminate specified areas at Seaway/Ashland. This activity will include the excavation and re~oval of approximately 180,000 yd 1 of contaminated material.

o vlaste Transportat:ion- to transport an e'stimated 180,000 yd 1 of radioactively contaminated material to a New York disposal site yet to be selected and developed.

o Analytical Laboratory Services - to analyze radiological and chemical samples.

H. Waste Transportation

It is assumed that approxi~atcly 180,000 yd 1 of radioactively contamin~ted material will be transported by truck or rail to a New York State or regional compact permanent disposal facility !or burial.

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1. Environmental Monitoring

An environmental monitoring program will be maintained during the remedial action/construction activities on site. Monitoring of air, surface water, and external gamma radiation will be conducted. The monitoring results will be included in the final report.

Environmental monitoring is conducted in accordance with DOE Order OR 5480.1A, "Environmental Protection, Safety, and Health Protection Program for Oak Ridge Operations" (Ref. 9); and DOE Order 5484.1, "Environmental Protection, Safety, and Health Protection Information Reporting Requirements" (Ref. 10). An annual Environmental Monitoring Report is published.

2. Security and Maintenance

During the remedial action, certain security and maintenance activities will be required (such as miscellaneous repairs, utilities, supplies, equipment maintenance, snow removal, fence upkeep, and guard service).

J. Final Report

Documentation of the results of remedial action performed at the site will be contained in the Post-Remedial Action Report and the Certification Docket. The Post-Remedial Action Report describes the origin of contamination, methods used to determine lhe extent of it, type::; of remedial action performed, and data on the current r&diological status of the site. The docket comprises the following:

o A summary of activities at the site (site history and description, radiological hintory and status, remedial action summary, and history of selection process)

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o Documents, illustrations, and tables supporting certification of the site

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V. MAJOR UNCERTAINTIES

The walkover scan (Ref. 3} of Seaway/Ashland performed by TMA/E during July/August 1986 could not verify the presence or absence of the contaminated material reported in the designation surveys (Refs. 4 and 5} performed in 1976. The results of the scan indicate that the contaminated material could be under fill material as deep as 40 ft in some areas. The amount of fill material covering the contaQinated soil will have a significant impact on the amount of material to be excavated and, ultimately, on the volume of material to be transported to a permanent waste disposal site in New York or elsewhere, should this alternative be sele~ted.

Seaway/Ashland is underlain by a 20- to 30-ft-thick clay layer. The Seaway Industrial Park is surrounded by a bentonite-clay cutoff wall keyed into the clay layer. A leachate collection and drain system is in place. In situ stabilization of wastes might result in lower cost than that for decontamination and restoration of the site.

Existing draft and final agre~~ents ~etween DOE and various regions of the EPA implement DOE policy requiring compliance with EPA regulations. Recent regulatory changes by the EPA grant the states authority to regulate mixed wastes as Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA} hazardous materials. Depending on the individual state and/or EPA region, said regulation may significantly change the scope of interim storage facility design and such activities as permitting/lir.ensing, characterizations, post-re~edial action monitoring, etc. It is known that these regulatory trends will increase prog(am costs. Only the magnitu~e remains at question.

Public concern and/or opposition has the potential to delay or stop remedial action operations. Major areas of =oncern that could affect the project include:

o fear that contar.ination will be spread during remedial action (through airborne releases, groundwater, surface water, etc.}

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o Opposition to transporting contaminated material

o Opposition to development of a disposal site


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VI. COST AND SCHEDULE

The Project Baseline Schedule and Site Resources Plan for FUSRAP account for the evaluation and remedy of radiological conditions at a numb~r of privately, institutionally, and DOE-owned sites. The reme3~ai action phase of the overall program started July 1979, the current completion goal is September 2001. Completia~ of all Seaway/Ashland project work, including final reports, is scheduled for the first quarter of FY 1998.

The esti~ated costs associated with the portion of work specifica:ly addressing Seaway/Ashland are listed in Figure VI-1, Baseline Site Resources Plan. The costs shown are in year-of-expenditure dollars utilizing an escalation factor of 5 percent. 1his information is consistent with the FUSRAP ESAPP, Re~. 2 (Ref. 6). The schedule of work illustrated in Figure VI-2 and the text of this plan are based upon current progress and priorities. Therefore, there may be some discrepa~cies between cost and schedule.

Because of funding limitations, the work planned for FY 1987 has been postroned until FY 1988 and beyond.

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Cost SUmmary by WBS Prior (Yell' of Expenditll't S x 1000) Years 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 . Total 1

Prior Years 0 0 A Site Characterization 31 1935 510

,·' 2476 B Prelia Engineering 155 150 ··, 305 c NEPA 140 295 78 513:

Design Engineering 342 ~~-- ' 0 947 1860 3149 s Re~edial Action 7900 9546 .. 1796 19242· H Transportation d 3987 5701 1005 10693' (

I SUrv & Maintenance 145 155 189 198 208 218 243 667 700 340 3063 '•

~~· J Final Report 143 1001 1144

SUBTOTAL 0 3I 2235 955 189 198 - - 1485 - 16432 --208 218 14492 4142 40585 Prograa Allocation 16811

SITE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST 57396 ... 11,,

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VII. REFERENCES

1. U.S. Department of Energy. Description of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, OR0-777, Oak Ridge, TN, September 1980 (as modified by DOE in October 1983).

2. Environmental Measurements Laboratory. Health and Safety Laboratory Report of Haist Property to General Services Administration, 1958.

3. Thermo Analytical/Eberline. Walkover Scan of Seaway, Ashland #1, Ashland #2, Tonawanda, New York, Oak Ridge, TN, August 1986.

4. Oak Ridge ~ational Laboratory. Radiological Survey of the Ashland Oil Company (Former Haist Property), Tonawanda, New York, DOE/EV-00054, Oak Ridge, TN, May 1978.

5. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Radiological Survey of the Seaway Industrial Park, Tonawanda, New York, DOE/EV-0005/6 VC-70, Oak Ridge, TN, f>1ay 1978. '"' :;-

6. u.s. Department of Energy. Energy Systems Acquisition Project Plan (ESAPP), Formerly Utilized MED/AEC Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), Revision 2, June 1986 (Draft).

7. Ford, Bacon & Davis Utah, Inc:--'PreliminarYEngineering and Environmental Evaluation of the Remedial Action Alternatives for the Seaway Industrial Park, Tonawanda,

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New York, Salt Lake Clty, UT, December 1981.

Bechtel National, Inc. Preliminary Engineering Evaluation of Remedial Action Alternatives, Former Haist Prope~ Site, Tonawanda, New York, 010-05-29-59A, Oak Ridge, TN, September 1982.

DOE Order OR 5480.1A. MEnvironmental Protecti0n, Safety, and Health Protection Program for Oak Ridge Operations," June 22, 1982.

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10. DOE Order 5484.1. "Environmental Protec:ion, Safety, and Health Protection Information Reporting ~equirements," February 24, 1981.

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This section contains a list of documents published by the PMC, BNI, concerning this specific site.

Bechtel Na:ional, Inc. Preliminary Engineering Evaluation of Remedial A2tion Alternatives, Former Haist Property Site, Tonawanda, New York, Ol0-05-29-59A, Oak Ridge, TN, September 1982.


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