Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 26/11/1997

Availability of a Proposed Plan for the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP)

During the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, the Ashland 1 (including Seaway Area D) and Ashland 2 Sites became contaminated as a result of disposal and relocation of residues from uranium processing, performed in support of the nation's early atomic energy program, at the Linde Site. The sites are being addressed under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). In December 1989, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Notice of Intent to complete a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study-Environmental Impact Statement (RI/FS- EIS) for the Tonawanda (Ashland 1, 2, Seaway D, and Linde) Site. Since the issuance of that notice, DOE established a policy in June 1994 of incorporating National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) values into Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) documentation. In accordance with that policy, likewise, the Corps does not intend to issue a separate Environmental Impact Statement for the Tonawanda Site. The Proposed Plan summarizes the findings of the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study and identifies the preferred alternative for Ashland 1 (including Seaway Area D) and Ashland 2. The preferred