Open AccessRadiological verification survey results at the Pompton Plains Railroad Spur, Pequannock, New Jersey (PJ008V)
Author(s) -
R.E. Rodriguez,
C. Anderson Johnson
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/87007
Subject(s) - remedial action , radiological weapon , geological survey , survey research , environmental science , engineering , geology , medicine , paleontology , radiology , psychology , ecology , contamination , biology , applied psychology , environmental remediation
The US Department of Energy (DOE) conducted remedial action during 1993 at the Pompton Plains railroad spur and eight vicinity properties in the Wayne and Pequannock Townships in New Jersey as part of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). These properties are in the vicinity of the DOE-owned Wayne Interim Storage Site (WISS), formerly the W.R. Grace facility. The property at the Pompton Plains Railroad Spur, Pequannock, New Jersey is one of these vicinity properties. At the request of DOE, a team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted an independent radiological verification survey at this property. The purpose of the survey, conducted between September and December 1993, was to confirm the success of the remedial actions performed to remove any radioactive materials in excess of the identified guidelines. The verification survey included surface gamma scans and gamma readings at 1 meter, beta-gamma scans, and the collection of soil and debris samples for radionuclide analysis. Results of the survey demonstrated that all radiological measurements on the property at the Pompton Plains railroad spur were within applicable DOE guidelines. Based on the results of the remedial action data and confirmed by the verification survey data, the portions of the site that had been remediated during this action successfully meet the DOE remedial action objectives