EPA is continuing emergency removal actions at this site during the repackaging, transportation, and removal of flammable magnesium materials. Magnesium generators, who previously supplied Remacor with recyclable magnesium and magnesium alloys, are removing their materials from the site. SPX Contech has been on site and identified the remainder of its material and will be preparing drums to be shipped off site. Intermet is on site preparing pallets and drums for shipment. Intermet plans to resume shipping material in the near future. Product Technology is making plans to ship its material off site.
EPA’s ERRS is profiling material in Building #9 for waste disposal and moving orphaned drums to a central location. PADEP is providing technical and oversight support at the site. EPA START contractor TechLaw is providing technical and administrative support to the EPA. EPA and PADEP officials continue to control access to the site in addition to coordinating the activities of the various magnesium generators.
Personnel On-Scene:
05/08/08 EPA-1, START-2, MHF-3, NIAPRO-2, ERRS-8, Security-1 (24 hr)
05/09/08 EPA-1, START-2, MHF-3, ERRS-8, Other-2, Security-1 (24 hr)
Weather:
05/08/08 Low of 51° F, high of 55° F. Overcast, 0.00inches of precipitation, wind NW 4-10 mph.
05/09/08 Low of 53° F, high of 64° F. Overcast, 0.00 inches of precipitation, NE 4-9 mph.
05/08/08
START attended the morning safety meeting held by MHF who is contracting for Intermet, SPX Contech, and Product Technology. MHF continues to change lids and pallets on the various generators magnesium drums. MHF is staging pallets in building #7
EPA OSC Jack Downie was on site for oversight of activities.
Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc held its morning safety meeting and discussed the days planned activities, areas of concern / safety issues associated with the day’s activities. ERRS is moving the remainder of the drums in Building #9 and sampling unidentified drums for waste profiling. ERRS is cleaning the areas where they are removing the drums from and segregating reactive materials that can be deactivated in the reaction pit.
START assisted as needed and conducted written/photographic documentation.
05/09/08
START attended the morning safety meeting held by MHF who is contracting for Intermet, SPX Contech, and Product Technology. MHF has 2 truckloads of Intermet material staged and ready for transport off site in Building #7.
EPA OSC Jack Downie was on site for oversight of activities. OSC Downie demobilized.
Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc held its morning safety meeting and discussed the days planned activities, areas of concern / safety issues associated with the day’s activities. ERRS continued cleaning and restaging material in Building #9. ERRS is also separating material that can be reacted in the reaction pit.
START assisted the EPA as needed and conducted written/photographic documentation.
SPX Contech has plans to ship the remainder of its material the week of 5/12/08.
Intermet plans to resume shipping the week of 5/12/08.
ERRS plans to begin shipping the 250-ton waste piles (approximately 3,500 tons total) off site the week of 5/19/08.
EPA will continue to coordinate with magnesium waste generators for the safe and appropriate removal of the material from the site. EPA will continue to coordinate with all local, state, and federal agencies.
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