EPA Signs $200 Million Remedy for 100 D and H Area at the Hanford Reservation Superfund Site
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"This Record of Decision ensures the final remaining waste sites in the 100 D and H area will be addressed thoroughly and quickly," said Acting EPA Administrator
"This land and groundwater cleanup is an important 'puzzle piece' in the larger
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Large-scale cleanup work of the 100 Area D and H units has already occurred under several earlier, interim RODs (since 1996) and represent an investment of
Because most of the remediation work in the area has already occurred, the remaining waste sites covered by this ROD should be cleaned-up in the next two years, while 12 years of pumping and treating groundwater is expected to meet hexavalent chromium cleanup levels. Monitored natural attenuation for strontium-90 and nitrate is expected to meet drinking water standards in 44 years.
For more information about the Hanford Cleanup: https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=1001114.
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