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The Maxey Flats low-level waste disposal site is located approximately 14
kilometers (9 miles) northwest of Morehead, Kentucky; 104 kilometers (65 miles)
northeast of Lexington, Kentucky; and 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of
Cincinnati, Ohio. The Commonwealth of Kentucky owns the 113-hectare (280-acre)
site.
LOCALITY MAP
Estimated Site Total
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| Environmental Restoration
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8,000
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8,240
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8,487
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1,311
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1,351
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Grey shaded area reflects annual cost
estimates for the first five years of the site BEMR Base Case (as of October
1995) and includes 3% annual inflation, see Readers' Guide.
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| 1996 Appropriation
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8,000
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These levels reflect the current estimates for
compliance with applicable statutes and agreements (as of March 1996), see
Readers' Guide.
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| 1997 Congressional Request
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8,000
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| (Five-Year Averages, Thousands of Constant 1996
Dollars)
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2005
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2010
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2015
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2020
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2025
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2030
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| Environmental Restoration
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5,280
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26,400
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| * Total Life Cycle is the sum of the annual costs in
constant FY 1996 dollars.
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FACILITY MISSION
Maxey Flats was opened under a lease arrangement between the Commonwealth of
Kentucky and the Nuclear Engineering Company (now U.S. Ecology, Inc.) of
Louisville, Kentucky, in January 1963. The site contains long-lived
radionuclides brought to the site from research laboratories, electric
utilities, government and private health-care facilities, manufacturing
companies, and nuclear powerplants throughout the United States. The hazardous
refuse was buried in 51 trenches measuring up to 650 feet long, 70 feet wide,
and 30 feet deep. A total of 142,500 cubic meters (186,675 cubic yards) of
radioactive waste is estimated to have been buried at the Maxey Flats site.
U.S. Ecology, Inc. operated Maxey Flats until commercial operations were
terminated in 1977.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
In 1986, the Environmental Protection Agency notified 832 Potentially
Responsible Parties, including the Department of Energy, that Maxey Flats had
been placed on the Superfund National Priorities List. These parties include
other federal agencies, federal contractors, medical facilities, physicians,
clinics, industry, state agencies, transporters, broker/haulers, and the land
owner. A Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study was completed in 1991, and
the Environmental Protection Agency issued the Record of Decision on September
30, 1991. Westinghouse Electric Corporation is currently under contract to the
Commonwealth of Kentucky to manage the site.
As a designated Potentially Responsible Party, the Department of Energy is
responsible for funding a portion of the cleanup. This report assumes the
Commonwealth of Kentucky will complete the remediation of Maxey Flats by FY
2000. The Department's estimated annual financial contribution toward
remediating the site, proportional to the level of effort required by the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, is provided in the Estimated Site Total table.
Environmental Restoration Activities Cost Estimate
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Dollars)
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2005
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2010
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2015
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2020
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2025
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2030
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| Maxey Flats Disposal Site
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| Remedial Action
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5,280
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26,400
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| * Total Life Cycle is the sum of the annual costs in
constant FY 1996 dollars.
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DESCRIPTION OF PERSONNEL
Personnel allocated to Maxey Flats includes one Full-Time Equivalent for one
half day per year. This minimal program direction is included in the
Headquarters site summary.
| CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES
If you would like more information about performing work for the Department of
Energy s Environmental Management Program at this site, please contact:
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Major Procurements
Scott Scheffield
Acting Director
United States Department of Energy
Office of HQ ProcOps/HR-56
1000 Independence Avenue,
S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585
p: (202) 634-4400
f: (202) 634-4419
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Small Business Procurements
Rhonda Anderson
United States Department of Energy
Office of HQ ProcOps/HR-56
1000 Independence Avenue,
S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585
p: (202) 634-4509
f: (202) 634-4505
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FUNDING ESTIMATE
The following table presents estimated funding information for the Maxey Flats
site.
Defense Funding Estimate
| (Five-Year Averages, Thousands of Constant 1996
Dollars)
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2005
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2010
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2015
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2020
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2025
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2030
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| Environmental Restoration
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| * Total Life Cycle is the sum of the annual costs in
constant FY 1996 dollars.
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COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS ESTIMATE
There is no change in cost, schedule, or scope relative to the FY 1995 Baseline
Report.
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