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.
EPA’s ERRS is mixing and repackaging RAD material. 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 generators.
Personnel On-Scene:
06/26/08 EPA-1, PADEP-1, START-1, ERRS-7, Other-2, Security-1 (24 hr)
06/27/08 START-1, ERRS-7, Other-1, Security-1 (24 hr)
Weather:
06/26/08 Low of 66° F, high of 86° F Partly Cloudy, 0.00inches of precipitation, wind WSW 5-9 mph.
06/27/08 Low of 65° F, high of 84° F. Partly Cloudy, 0.00inches of precipitation, SW 5-7 mph.
06/26/08
USEPA OSC Jack Downie was on site for oversight of operations. OSC Jack Downie demobilized.
PADEP Mariruth Hoffman mobilized to site to assist the EPA in oversight of operations. PADEP Hoffman demobilized.
Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc held its morning safety meeting and discussed the days planned activities. ERRS completed mixing and repackaging RAD drums remaining in Building #2. ERRS checked the reaction pit where the remainder of the RAD material is being reacted and found that the material is still reacting. ERRS will check the material on 6/27/08 to see if it has finished reacting and can be removed from the reaction pit to dry.
START assisted as needed and conducted written/photographic documentation.
06/27/08
Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc held its morning safety meeting and discussed the days planned activities. ERRS transferred empty 55-gallon drums from Building #9 into Building #8 to prepare for the repackaging of the remainder of orphaned drums on site. A count of the remainder of orphaned drums was performed by ERRS and START so that ERRS could prepare to begin repackaging the remainder of material on site. ERRS removed the material from the reaction pit and staged it so that it could dry for repackaging.
START assisted the EPA as needed and conducted written/photographic documentation
ERRS plans on starting to repackage the remainder of orphaned material on site the week of 6/30/08.
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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