Idaho National Laboratory Federal Facility TSCA Cleanup Activities

Overview

Cleanup activities at the US Department of Energy (US DOE) Idaho National Laboratory Federal Facility (INL, EPA RCRA Site ID Number ID4 89000 8952) are the joint responsibility of EPA Region 10 and the

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ)

under the federal

Superfund (CERCLA)

program, and the state Hazardous Waste Management Act, and respective implementing regulations. Certain elements of cleanup and waste management activities relating to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are also regulated by EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Management of PCBs at the INL Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Plant (AWMTP)

The INL AWMTP requested approval from EPA Region 10 to process for disposal certain transuranic wastes also designated as PCB remediation waste in an

application for a risk-based disposal approval

(PDF) (19 pp. 103K) dated March 1, 2007. After reviewing the INL’s application, EPA issued the requested

approval

(PDF) (18 pp. 362K) on June 12, 2007.

Risk-Based Disposal Approval for Storage and Processing for Disposal of Test Area North Buried Piping at the Idaho National Laboratory Site

On February 14, 2008 the Idaho National Laboratory

requested a risk-based disposal approval (PDF)

(6pp, 235K)

for storage and processing for disposal of bulk PCB remediation waste at the Test Area North (TAN). The waste covered by this application consists of PCB-contaminated residual solids contained within approximately 600 linear feet of direct buried stainless steel drain lines associated with the Hot Shop and Hot Cell located at Test Area North (TAN) (building TAN-607), Idaho National Laboratory (INL). These drain lines, which are located underneath the TAN-607 Hot Shop and Hot Cell, will be removed and managed as PCB remediation waste in conjunction with demolition activities associated with the TAN-607 facility. EPA

granted the requested approval (PDF)

(10pp, 715k)

on March 13, 2008.

Management of PCB Paint in the TRA Fluorinel Dissolution Process Mockup and Gamma Facilities Canal

The INL has requested approval under the Toxics Substance Control Act (TSCA) for the

long-term storage pending final disposal of PCB applied paint and potentially contaminated concrete in Building TRA-641, located at the Test Reactor Area (TRA) Fluorinel Dissolution Process (FDP) Mockup and Gamma Facilities Waste System canal at the Reactor Technology Complex (RTC) (formerly TRA), Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site. An

application for a risk-based disposal approval (PDF)

(15 pp. 260K) was provided to EPA, dated April, 2008. After reviewing the INL's application,

EPA issued the requested approval on June 27, 2008 (PDF)

(9 pp. 372K).

Idaho National Laboratory Federal Facility TSCA Cleanup Activities

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