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Title of Listing:
DOE Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP)
Category:
Hotlines/Clearinghouses
Subcategory:
US Department of Energy-DOE, All Listings
Date:
Document #:
Web Site:
http://www.fusrap.doe.gov/
Email:
Abstract:

During the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, work was performed at sites throughout the United States as part of the nation's early atomic energy program. Some sites' activities can be traced back as far as World War II and the Manhattan Engineer District (MED); other sites were involved in peacetime activities under the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). Both MED and AEC were predecessors of DOE.

          Most sites that became contaminated during the early atomic energy program were cleaned up under the guidelines in effect at the time. Because in most cases those cleanup guidelines were not as strict as today's, trace amounts of radioactive materials remained at some of the sites. Over the years, contamination was spread to other locations, either by demolition of buildings, intentional movement of materials, or by natural processes.

          DOE began FUSRAP in 1974 to study these sites and take appropriate cleanup action. When a site is thought to be contaminated, old records are reviewed and the site is surveyed. If contamination is found that is connected to MED or AEC activities, cleanup is authorized under FUSRAP. Some sites with industrial contamination similar to that produced by MED or AEC activities have also been added to FUSRAP by Congress.
Topics
Mixed/Radioactive Waste, Remediation/Cleanup

Additional Topics/Tags/Keywords
Contamination, Radioactive Waste

Organization:
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Former Sites Restoration Division
Address:
PO Box 2001
Phone:
DescriptionNumber
City:
Oak Ridge
1.
Toll Free (800) 253-9759
State/Province/Territory:
TN
2.
Zip/Postal Code:
37831-8723
3.
Country:
United States
4.
Fax:
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