Federal Nuclear Facility Cleanup Sites

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Kristy Hartman

Updated June 2013

The mission of NCSL’s Nuclear Legislative Workgroup (NLWG) is to provide legislative members with the opportunity to learn about the cleanup of federal nuclear weapons production and research facilities, the transportation and storage of radioactive wastes, and nuclear energy issues that affect our nation and states. This fact sheet is part of this effort.

The U.S. Department of Energy is responsible for the safe cleanup and long-term stewardship of the nation’s nuclear weapons production and research facilities. Radioactive and chemical waste, contaminated soil and water, and other hazardous materials at these sites pose significant risks to humans and the environment.

DOE’s Office of Environmental Management is primarily responsible for initial cleanup of these federal facilities. After the Environmental Management cleanup is complete, DOE’s Office of Legacy Management oversees long-term surveillance and maintenance of the sites.

Currently, DOE oversees 17 Environmental Management sites in 11 states and 90 Legacy Management sites in 29 states.

states with federal cleanup sites

State	Environmental Management Sites	Legacy Management Sites
Arizona		Monument Valley Processing Site Tuba City Disposal Site
Alaska		Chariot Site Amchitka Site
California	Energy Technology Engineering Center Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Stanford Linear Accelerator Center	Berkley Site General Atomics Hot Cell Facility Site Geothermal Test Facility Laboratory for Energy-Related Health Research (LEHR) Site Oxnard Site
Colorado		Durango Disposal and Processing Site Grand Junction Site Grand Junction Disposal and Processing Site Gunnison Disposal and Processing Site Maybell Mill Disposal Site Maybell West Disposal Site Naturita Disposal and Processing Site Rifle Disposal Rifle New and Old Processing Sites Rio Blanco Site Rocky Flats Rulison Site Slick Rock Disposal and Processing Site
Connecticut		Seymour Site
Florida		Pinellas Site
Idaho	Idaho National Laboratory	Lowman Disposal Site
Illinois		Chicago North Site Chicago South Site Granite City Site Madison Site Site A/Plot M Decommissioned Reactor Site
Kentucky	Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant	Maxey Flats Site
Massachusetts		Beverly Site Indian Orchard Site
Michigan		Adrian Site
Mississippi		Salmon Site (Other)
Missouri		Missouri University Research Reactor (MURR) Site Weldon Spring Site
Nebraska		Hallam Decommissioned Reactor Site
Nevada	Nevada National Security Site	Central Nevada Test Area Site Shoal Site
New Jersey		Jersey City Site Maywood Site Middlesex North Site Middlesex Sampling Plant New Brunswick Site Wayne Site
New Mexico	Los Alamos National Laboratory Sandia National Laboratories Carlsbad Waste Isolation Pilot Plant	Acid/Pueblo Canyon Ambrosia Lake Disposal Site Bayo Canyon Bluewater Disposal Site Chupadera Mesa Site Gasbuggy Site Gnome-Coach Site L-Bar Disposal Site Shiprock Disposal Site Inhalation Toxicology Laboratory
New York	West Valley Demonstration Project Brookhaven National Laboratory Separations Process Research Unit	Buffalo Site Colonie Site New York, NY Site Niagara Falls Storage Site Niagara Falls Vicinity Properties Site Tonawanda North Unit 1 Site Tonawanda North Unit 2 Site
Ohio	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant	Columbus East Site Fairfield Site Fernald Preserve Hamilton Site Mound Site Oxford Site Piqua Decommissioned Reactor Site Toledo Site
Oregon		Albany Research Center Lakeview Disposal and Processing Site
Pennsylvania		Aliquippa Site Burrell Disposal Site Canonsburg Disposal Site Springdale Site
Puerto Rico		Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Decommissioned Reactor Site
South Carolina	Savannah River Site
South Dakota		Edgemont Disposal Site
Tennessee	Oak Ridge Reservation	Oak Ridge Warehouses Site
Texas		Falls City Disposal Site
Utah	Moab UMTRA Project	Green River Disposal Site Mexican Hat Disposal Site Monticello Disposal and Processing Sites Salt Lake City Processing and Disposal Site
Washington	Hanford Site	Sherwood Disposal Site
West Virginia		Parkersburg Disposal Site
Wyoming		Riverton Processing Site Shirley Basin South Disposal Site Spook Disposal Site