Cleanup
Radioactive Material Handling Facility Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis
The Radioactive Material Handling Facility (RMHF) Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) evaluates alternatives to implement the decommissioning and decontamination (D&D) of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) RMHF situated within the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL).
DOE has proposed to remove the RMHF as part of the ongoing Decommissioning & Decontamination (D&D) of ETEC. The removal of the RMHF is proposed as an action consistent with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), effectively integrating EPA oversight responsibility, DOE lead agency responsibility, and state and stakeholder participation.
The proposed alternative for the RMHF D&D involves the complete removal and off-site disposal of all above and below ground structural components and any radiologically impacted soil that may exist within the facility’s footprint. This alternative was analyzed in the EE/CA and chosen for its relative effectiveness, implementability, and cost.
The EE/CA provides an opportunity for interested persons to comment on the project objectives and the proposed removal action alternative for the RMHF as required by the National Contingency Plan (NCP).
The EE/CA and its supporting Administrative Record File, which contains the documents that DOE used to identify its proposed alternative and which will be used to support any decision, are available to the public on this page. Select the link below for a copy of the EE/CA.
Visit the document record page for all of the EE/CA supporting documents (contains many documents found in the Adminstrative Record).
A public meeting was held on April 17th, 2007 to discuss the RMHF EE/CA and to receive public comment. Written comments on the proposed action should have been post marked by April 30th, 2007, and sent to:
Thomas Johnson
ETEC Project Manager
U.S. Department of Energy
c/o The Boeing Company
Santa Susana Field Laboratory
5800 Woolsey Canyon Road
Canoga Park, California 91304-1148
The public comment period ended April 30th, 2007.