Construction Progress Report - Kentucky...Construction Progress Report March 2015 – Early June...
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Construction Progress Report March 2015 – Early June 2015 Construction Progress Reports for the Maxey Flats Disposal Site (MFDS) are provided by the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (KYDEP). These reports represent an avenue of communication intended to inform and educate anyone interested in the final cap construction progress and related activities. All reports are posted on the MFDS website at http://waste.ky.gov/SFB/Pages/MaxeyFlatsProject.aspx . Governor Steve Beshear, government officials, repre- sentatives from The Walker Company, and other team members kicked off the first week of June by shoveling the first load of dirt that will serve as part of MFDS’s permanent protective cap. In the photos (right), check out the capping progress The Walker Company made that week. Maxey Flats Disposal Site 2597 Maxey Flat Road Hillsboro, KY 41049 Supervisor: Jeffery Webb Phone: 606-783-8680 Email: [email protected] The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) is moving forward with plans for final capping of the Maxey Flats Disposal Site, which operated as a commercial disposal landfill for low-level radioactive waste from 1962 to 1977. Since the Commonwealth purchased this site, state agencies have been working with the federal Environmental Protection Agency to ensure proper closure and long-term care of the site. The final capping plan includes installation of a permanent vegetative cap, installation of permanent surface water control features and installation of surface monuments to identify con- cerns and location of buried waste. Once the final closure period is completed, the cabinet and its agencies will enter into an institutional control period of 100 years that will include continued monitoring, custodial upkeep and facility control. The initial phases of the final capping plan included the purchase of additional property surrounding the site. This measure increases the distance between the restricted areas of the site and the public, and provides a nearby source for material to build the cap. Contractors were hired and began cap construction in 2015, with cap completion scheduled for 2016. This serves to signifi- cantly safeguard the Maxey Flats site for both workers and the public. Visit the MFDS website for more information. http://waste.ky.gov/SFB/Pages/MaxeyFlatsProject.aspx From left to right: Mark Day (AECOM), Franklin Hill (EPA), EEC Secretary Len Peters, Rep. Mike Denham, Governor Steve Beshear, Jeff Stamper (MFDS), Art Walker (The Walker Company). June 1 May 28 June 6 June 3 June 2 The Walker Company has 10 off-road articulating dump trucks to transport the massive quantities of soil needed for the cap via an on-site haul road that the company constructed during January through May of 2015. The haul road leads from a borrow area in the valley up to the southwest corner of the cap area. These articulating dump trucks seen in the photo below are 37 feet long and 12 feet tall.
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Construction Progress ReportMarch 2015 – Early June 2015Construction Progress Reports for the Maxey Flats Disposal Site (MFDS) are providedby the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (KYDEP). These reportsrepresent an avenue of communication intended to inform and educate anyone interestedin the final cap construction progress and related activities. All reports are posted on theMFDS website at http://waste.ky.gov/SFB/Pages/MaxeyFlatsProject.aspx.
Governor Steve Beshear, government officials, repre-sentatives from The Walker Company, and other teammembers kicked off the first week of June by shovelingthe first load of dirt that will serve as part of MFDS’spermanent protective cap. In the photos (right), checkout the capping progress The Walker Company madethat week.
Maxey Flats Disposal Site2597 Maxey Flat RoadHillsboro, KY 41049Supervisor: Jeffery WebbPhone: 606-783-8680Email: [email protected] Kentucky Energy and
Environment Cabinet (EEC) ismoving forward with plans forfinal capping of the Maxey FlatsDisposal Site, which operatedas a commercial disposal landfillfor low-level radioactive wastefrom 1962 to 1977.
Since the Commonwealthpurchased this site, stateagencies have been workingwith the federal EnvironmentalProtection Agency to ensureproper closure and long-termcare of the site.
The final capping planincludes installation of apermanent vegetative cap,installation of permanentsurface water control featuresand installation of surfacemonuments to identify con-cerns and location of buriedwaste. Once the final closureperiod is completed, the cabinetand its agencies will enter intoan institutional control period of100 years that will includecontinued monitoring, custodialupkeep and facility control.
The initial phases of the finalcapping plan included thepurchase of additional propertysurrounding the site. Thismeasure increases the distancebetween the restricted areas ofthe site and the public, andprovides a nearby source formaterial to build the cap.
Contractors were hired andbegan cap construction in 2015,with cap completion scheduledfor 2016. This serves to signifi-cantly safeguard the MaxeyFlats site for both workers andthe public. Visit the MFDS website for more information.http://waste.ky.gov/SFB/Pages/MaxeyFlatsProject.aspx
From left to right: Mark Day (AECOM), Franklin Hill (EPA),EEC Secretary Len Peters, Rep. Mike Denham, Governor SteveBeshear, Jeff Stamper (MFDS), Art Walker (The Walker Company).
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The Walker Company has 10 off-road articulating dump trucks to transport themassive quantities of soil needed for the cap via an on-site haul road that the companyconstructed during January through May of 2015. The haul road leads from a borrowarea in the valley up to the southwest corner of the cap area. These articulating dumptrucks seen in the photo below are 37 feet long and 12 feet tall.
TOP LEFT, RIGHT,and MIDDLE: Photosof the haul road con-struction show progressfrom March 2015through May 2015.
BOTTOM LEFT andRIGHT: Initial con-struction of storm watermanagement features IIand III, respectively,was completed in spring2015.
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Visit the MFDS website for more information. http://waste.ky.gov/SFB/Pages/MaxeyFlatsProject.aspx
Construction of the haul road was completed in May. This included excavation, contouring, grading, construc-
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erosion control measures remain in place.tion of a haul road ramp, and initial construction of storm water management features. Seeding is ongoing and
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Visit the MFDS website for more information. http://waste.ky.gov/SFB/Pages/MaxeyFlatsProject.aspx
Environmental Construction Inc began place-ment of secondary geogrid and woven geotex-tile fabric on the west side and southwest cornerof the cap area May 26, 2015, preceding theplacement of the leveling fill that began in June.Check out the layers of the cap (right).
Final Cap Layers
TOP LEFT and BELOW LEFT: Shipment of the geogrid and woven geotextile, and placement of the geotextile.
BOTTOM LEFT and RIGHT: Placement of the secondary geogrid and placement of fill over the secondary geogrid..
Visit the MFDS website for more information. http://waste.ky.gov/SFB/Pages/MaxeyFlatsProject.aspx
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