More than 150 plant neighbors, community leaders, workers and other interested people participated in a public meeting November 17, 2014 to hear from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Fluor-B&W Portsmouth LLC, about options for future cleanup of the site. Members of the public also gave formal public comments on proposed plans that were agreed to by DOE and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). The public comment period commenced on November 12, 2014 and will remain open through March 11, 2015. The plans will determine future D&D of more than 200 buildings at the site that are no longer in use, along with waste disposition options assuming the buildings are demolished.
Click here to see slides from the meeting.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed the investigation and evaluation of decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) and waste disposal alternatives of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS) through a comprehensive Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study process. The DOE now invites public comment on two Proposed Plans - one for the buildings being considered in the Process Buildings and Complex Facilities D&D decision and one for the Site-Wide Waste Disposition decision. Each Proposed Plan presents a preferred alternative and a detailed evaluation of all the alternatives considered.
Ohio EPA has concurred with both Remedial Investigation Feasibility Studies and Proposed Plans.
Process Buildings and Complex Facilities Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) Project |
Site-Wide Waste Disposition Evaluation Project |
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Click here to view a copy of the fact sheet. Click here to obtain a copy of the Proposed Plan for the Process Buildings and Complex Facilities D&D Evaluation Project. Click here (61.3MB) to read the complete Remedial Investigation/Feasibilty Study Report for the Process Buildings and Complex Facilities D&D Evaluation Project. |
Click here to view a copy of the fact sheet. Click here to obtain a copy of the Proposed Plan for the Site-Wide Waste Disposition Evaluation Project. Click here (91.5MB) to read the complete Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Report and supplemental documents for disposition of the waste resulting from D&D of the buildings at PORTS. |
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Provide your inputComments on the Proposed Plan for the Process Buildings and Complex Facilities D&D Evaluation Project must be submitted between November 12, 2014 and March 11, 2015, in one of the following ways:
(To ensure your comments are properly received and addressed, please include the words “Process Buildings” in your submittal.) A postage paid comment card is included in the Proposed Plan. |
Provide your inputComments on the Proposed Plan for the Site‐Wide Waste Disposition Evaluation Project must be submitted between November 12, 2014 and March 11, 2015 in one of the following ways:
(To ensure your comments are properly received and addressed, please include the words “Waste Disposition” in your submittal.) A postage paid comment card is included in the Proposed Plan. |
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Copies of either plan can also be obtained by calling (888) 603‐7722 or by visiting one of the following locations. |
Pike County |
Jackson County |
Ross County |
Scioto County |
DOE Environmental Information Center |