Cleanup Process
ETEC in Operation, 1988
Former ETEC Site in March, 2005
Project Completion
Welcome to ETEC
Welcome to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) website for the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) closure project. The DOE hosts this website to inform Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) neighbors and other stakeholders about our past, present, and what we plan for the future.
The ETEC is closed and site restoration is underway. The DOE is committed to completing the ETEC closure project and communicating with our neighbors and others about what we are doing. We will continue to add more information to this website about the history, past operations, previous cleanup efforts, and future cleanup efforts at ETEC. If you have any questions, please send us an email.
Other useful web sites devoted to SSFL are hosted by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), Radiologic Health Branch, NASA, the EPA, and The Boeing Company.
Special Note:
For those interested in the August 2009 public workshop focused on the SRE accident of 1959, informational materials and videos may be found at the SRE Workshop page.
Updates
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Groundwater U Resources: Keep up to date on Groundwater U supporting materials by visiting the page linked above. Videos from all sessions now available.
January 2012
Addendum No.7 to the Master Field Sampling
Addendum No. 7 to the Master Field Sampling Plan describes the subsurface sampling as a part of Phase 1 of the co-located soil sampling with EPA. This addendum has been approved by DTSC.
January 2012
SRE Tarp Split Sampling Procedures
As a part of the Chemical Co-located Sampling Program samples were collected in the SRE tarp area within Subarea 6. The procedures and DTSC's approval of the procedures can be found here.
January 2012
DTSC Approves DOE's Interim Screening Levels (ISLs)
Interim Screening Levels will allow review and screening of data, identifying data gaps, and planning for Phase 2/3 of chemical sampling. The approved ISLs and DTSC's approval of the ILSs can be found here and here.
January 2012
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) OKs trenching in Area IV
DOE will be excavating two trenches for geologic testing in Area IV. Pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act prior to work beginning DOE consulted with the SHPO to determine the effect, if any the proposed work would have on historic properties. The SHPO response letter can be found here.
November 2011
2010 Annual Groundwater Report
This report documents the 2010 groundwater monitoring conducted at the Santa Susana Field laboratory including Area IV. It includes in an addendum results of split sampling with the USEPA during the 3rd quarter of 2010 using USEPA protocols.
November 2011
Soil Treatability Study Kick-off Meeting
On October 25, 2011 the DOE Soil Treatability Study Kick-off Meeting took place. During the meeting attendees learned about the overall study design, screening criteria and had the opportunity to provide suggestions for technologies that should be considered. Here is the presentation from that meeting.
Last Updated: January 9, 2012