DOE Environmental Management Disposal Facility
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) is building a new landfill to dispose of their radioactive, hazardous, and toxic wastes in Oak Ridge. They are running out of available space at the current landfill, the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility (EMWMF). DOE calls the new landfill the "Environmental Management Disposal Facility" or "EMDF". Like the EMWMF, the EMDF was approved under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Also known as “Superfund,” CERCLA governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites.
On September 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) signed a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF). The ROD explains how the DOE, EPA, and TDEC selected onsite disposal as the best way to manage soil and building demolition debris generated by future environmental cleanups on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR). The new landfill will only accept waste from ORR cleanups managed under CERCLA, also known as Superfund. These cleanups and associated waste disposal will protect human health and the environment, comply with applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements (ARARs), and allow beneficial reuse of property on the ORR, particularly at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12).
The official administrative record is maintained by DOE. However, TDEC has uploaded key documents to provide background information to assist the public in understanding the process that resulted in the ROD, as well as ongoing efforts to design a protective landfill.
EMDF Documents
Informal Draft 0 (D0) Focused Feasibility Study, September 2011 - DOE provided the D0 report as an informal draft. It is not posted here because it was not subject to the document review protocols specified in the Federal Facility Agreement (FFA). TDEC provided informal comments to DOE via email. DOE, EPA, and TDEC met multiple times during 2011-2012 and were unable to resolve comments on the informal D0 report.
At this stage of the project, DOE called the proposed landfill the "CERCLA Disposal Facility (CDF)".
Draft 1 (D1), September 2012 (transmitted September 25, 2012)
EPA Comments, January 2013
DOE Responses, June 2013 (see page 630 of 675)
TDEC Comments, February 2013
DOE Responses, June 2013 (see page 656 of 675)
DOE, EPA, and TDEC met multiple times during 2012-2013 and were unable to resolve comments on the D1 report.
Draft 2 (D2), June 2013 (transmitted June 14, 2013)
EPA Comments, August 15, 2013
TDEC Comments, July 15, 2013
TDEC Comments, September 9, 2013
DOE, EPA, and TDEC met multiple times during 2013-2014 and were unable to resolve comments on the D2 report.
Draft 3 (D3), March 2015 (transmitted April 1, 2015)
EPA Comments, August 6, 2015 [refers to D3 as D1 per agreement with DOE]
DOE Responses, March 2016 (see page 1264 of 1352)
TDEC Comments, August 6, 2015
DOE Responses, March 2016 (see page 1297 of 1352)
DOE, EPA, and TDEC met multiple times during 2015-2016 and were unable to resolve comments on the D3 report.
Draft 4 (D4), March 2016 (transmitted March 16, 2016)
D4 Erratum, March 23, 2016
TDEC Letter, March 10, 2016 - DOE’s proposed evaluation of mercury in-cell macroencapsulation should not be in the D4 RI/FS report.
EPA Comments, May 20, 2016
DOE Responses, February 2017 (see page 897 of 932)
TDEC Comments, May 16, 2016
DOE Responses, February 2017 (see page 917 of 932)
TDEC Letter, June 17, 2016 - Response to DOE questions on EMDF
DOE Letter, July 7, 2016 - DOE committed to independent CERCLA and DOE Order processes
TDEC Positions, August 24, 2016 - TDEC Positions on DOE Responses
TDEC Letter, August 24, 2016 - TDEC Proposed Path Forward
EPA/TDEC Letter, December 9, 2016 - EPA/TDEC Positions, per DOE Request
DOE Letter, December 20, 2016 - Proposed Dispute Resolution Agreement (DRA) . The DRA was not accepted by EPA or TDEC
EPA Letter, January 6, 2017
TDEC Letter, January 13, 2017 - DOE, EPA, and TDEC met multiple times during Summer/Fall 2016 and were unable to resolve comments on the D4 report, including issues that persisted through the D0, D1, D2, D3, and D4 draft reports.
Draft 5 (D5), February 8, 2017 (transmitted February 28, 2017)
EPA National Remedy Review Board Recommendations, April 4, 2017
EPA Region 4 Responses, April 19, 2018
TDEC Comments, April 21, 2017
DOE Responses, July 18, 2017
DOE Formal Dispute, May 22, 2017- DOE invoked formal dispute over D5 RI/FS & remedy selection process
EPA Letter, June 21, 2017
DOE Formal Dispute Elevation , June 30, 2017- DOE elevated formal dispute to Senior Executive Committee (SEC)
EPA/TDEC Letter, July 24, 2017 - Dispute Position
Dispute Resolution Agreement (DRA), December 7, 2017 - All three parties signed a Dispute Resolution Agreement (DRA) on December 7, 2017 agreeing to a path forward that allowed DOE to release a Proposed Plan for public comment based on DOE commitments to meet terms and conditions of the DRA.
D5 “Errata” pages, January 11, 2018
TDEC Comments, January 23, 2018
Limited Phase 1 Site Characterization Plan for East Bear Creek Valley Site (Site 5), October 22, 2013
TDEC Approval, November 27, 2013
EPA Comments, December 19, 2013
East Bear Creek Valley Site (Site 5) Characterization Report, March 2016
See pages 698-879 in the East Bear Creek Valley Site (Site 5) Characterization Report for the following documents:
Appendix E – Attachment A: Phase I Characterization Report of the Environmental Management Disposal Facility Site in East Bear Creek Valley (Site 5)
Appendix E – Attachment B: Addendum to the Phase I Characterization Report of the Environmental Management Disposal Facility Option 5 Site in East Bear Creek Valley
EPA/TDEC Statement of Work (SOW), August 8, 2017 - Draft proposal for DOE to evaluate site conditions and siting requirements; incorporated in the December 7, 2017, Dispute Resolution Agreement (DRA) for the D5 RI/FS.
Draft 1 (D1) Phase 1 Field Sampling Plan (FSP), August 2017 (transmitted October 4, 2017)
TDEC Approval, November 9, 2017
EPA Approval, November 8, 2017
On December 7, 2017, the Dispute Resolution Agreement (DRA) for the D5 RI/FS stated that the Proposed Plan will include a TDEC/EPA approved Field Sampling Plan (FSP) as an appendix.
In accordance with the August 2017 SOW, which highlighted the need for data collection during the winter of 2017-2018, DOE prepared the D1 FSP in August 2017. DOE transmitted the D1 FSP to EPA and TDEC for review in October 2017. TDEC and EPA approved the D1 FSP in November 2017 to expedite data collection during the winter of 2017-2018. DOE revised the approved FSP from December 2017 through April 2018.
Draft 2 (D2) Phase 1 Field Sampling Plan (FSP), December 20, 2017
TDEC Comments, January 16, 2018
EPA Comments, March 21, 2018
Draft 2 (D2) Phase 1 Field Sampling Plan (FSP), March 2018 (transmitted April 9, 2018)
D2 Errata Pages, April 26, 2018
TDEC Approval, May 7, 2018
EPA Approval, May 7, 2018
Technical Memorandum 1 (TM-1), July 2018 - DOE presents CBCV Site 7c data from part of March and April 2018.
TDEC Comments, July 26, 2018
EPA Comments, August 16, 2018
TDEC and EPA comments are based on a “pre-published” version that DOE transmitted on July 5, 2017. DOE provided associated data in electronic format on June 14, 2018
DOE Responses, June 11, 2019
Technical Memorandum 2 (TM-2), May 2019 - DOE presents CBCV Site 7c data from Spring 2018 through Spring 2019
Transmittal Letter, June 7, 2019
TDEC Comments, August 28, 2019
DOE Responses, December 9, 2019
EPA Comments, August 29, 2019
DOE Responses, November 25, 2019
Draft 1 (D1), April 2015 (transmitted April 22, 2015)
TDEC Comments, August 20, 2015
EPA Comments, July 31, 2015
Draft 2 (D2), February 2016 (transmitted February 23, 2016)
TDEC Informal Dispute, March 31, 2016
EPA Informal Dispute, April 1, 2016
EPA Letter, June 16, 2016
EPA Formal Dispute, August 24, 2018
EPA Formal Dispute Position, March 21, 2019
TDEC Formal Dispute Position, April 5, 2019
DOE Formal Dispute Position, April 5, 2019
TDEC Formal Dispute Position Reaffirmed, April 18, 2019
EPA Formal Dispute Decision Extension, April 18, 2019
EPA Formal Dispute Resolution Schedule, June 6, 2019
DOE Formal Dispute Position (supplement), June 21, 2019
TDEC Formal Dispute Position (supplement), July 5 , 2019
EPA Acknowledgement of TDEC Formal Dispute Position (supplement), August 8, 2019
TDEC Letter on Wastewater Discharge at East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) [related to Water Management FFS Dispute], July 10, 2019
EPA Receipt of DOE Formal Dispute Position (June 21, 2019 supplement), July 22, 2019
EPA Letter: Request DOE Postpone Draft (D1) ROD pending FFS Dispute Resolution, July 25, 2019
DOE Formal Dispute Position (supplement), August 26, 2019
EPA Administrator Decision (Dispute Resolution), December 31, 2020 -U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler issued a letter describing his decision, resolving the formal dispute related to the discharge of wastewater from the EMWMF and proposed EMDF landfills on the Oak Ridge Reservation.
For the work plan required by the U.S. EPA Administrator's Dispute Resolution Decision, see Development of Landfill Wastewater Discharge Limits under the Supplemental Documents (Pre-ROD) dropdown.
Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) letter to EPA Administrator, May 26, 2021 – Requests review of December 31, 2020 decision regarding discharge of radioactive wastewater from the EMWMF and proposed EMDF landfills on the Oak Ridge Reservation.
Draft 3 (D3), June 2021 (transmitted June 23, 2021)
EPA Comments, July 22, 2021
TDEC Comments, July 23, 2021
Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) letter to EPA Administrator, August 2, 2021 – Expresses concerns regarding recent actions during review of December 31, 2020 decision regarding discharge of radioactive wastewater from the EMWMF and proposed EMDF landfills on the Oak Ridge Reservation.
Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) letter to EPA Administrator, November 4, 2021 – Requests 1) update on U.S. EPA review of December 31, 2020 decision regarding discharge of radioactive wastewater from the EMWMF and proposed EMDF landfills on the Oak Ridge Reservation and 2) a revised EMDF Proposed Plan.
Draft 4 (D4), June 2022 (transmitted June 1, 2022)
DOE Extension Notification, September 7, 2021
DOE Extension Notification, October 28, 2021
EPA Comments (Preliminary), June 28, 2022
TDEC Comments, June 29, 2022
EPA Comments (Final), July 13, 2022
Draft 4 (D4) / Revision 1 (R1), August 2022 (transmitted August 10, 2022)
Draft 4 (D4) / Revision 1 (R1) with errata, August 2022 (transmitted August 31, 2022)
EPA Approval, August 31, 2022
TDEC Approval, September 6, 2022
Draft 1 (D1), June 2016 (transmitted June 28, 2016)
TDEC Letter, August 24, 2016
EPA Letter, July 7, 2016
Draft 2 (D2), June 2018 (transmitted June 5, 2018)
TDEC Informal Dispute, July 6, 2018
DOE Formal Dispute, July 20, 2018
TDEC Formal Dispute, July 30, 2018
EPA Informal Dispute, July 10, 2018
Dispute Resolution Agreement (DRA), September 5, 2018 - DOE, EPA, and TDEC signed a Dispute Resolution Agreement (DRA) on September 5, 2018 agreeing that the Proposed Plan is approved for issuance and public comment and acknowledging resolution of the Formal Dispute regarding the Proposed Plan.
Draft 2 (D2) Revision 1 (R1), September 2018 (transmitted September 7, 2018) - DOE issued this version of the Proposed Plan for public review/comment.
EMDF Fact Sheet: Tennessee “State Acceptance”, October 11, 2018
Public hearing transcript, November 7, 2018 - DOE hosted a public hearing to present information about the Proposed Plan and provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposal.
Oak Ridge City Council Working Group meeting, November 27, 2018 – The city invited a DOE representative to present additional information and answer questions from City Council members about the Proposed Plan. A video of this meeting was posted by the city but is no longer available online.
Anderson County Commission meeting, December 3, 2018 – Citizens asked the Anderson County Commission to request a 90-day extension of the public comment period for the Proposed Plan. Commissioners passed such a resolution, and the DOE subsequently granted a 30-day extension through January 9, 2019. The County posted a video of the 27-minute discussion, but the video is no longer available online.
Anderson County Commission meeting, December 17, 2018 – Anderson County invited a DOE representative to present information about the Proposed Plan. The County posted a video. Discussion of the proposed EMDF is during the following time segments (approximately):
- 00:07:30 - 00:38:00 DOE Presentation
- 00:50:00 - 01:08:00 Citizen Input
- 02:48:30 - 02:59:00 Commissioner Discussion & Vote to Host a Workshop on January 3, 2019 @ 6:00 pm at the Anderson County Courthouse (Room 312)
Anderson County Commission / Operations Committee meeting, January 14, 2019 – DOE’s proposed EMDF landfill was discussed by Anderson County Commissioners, citizens, representatives of the City of Oak Ridge, the Oak Ridge Environmental Quality Advisory Board, and TDEC. The County posted a video of the 37-minute discussion, but the video is no longer available online.
Anderson County Commission meeting, January 22, 2019 – DOE’s proposed EMDF landfill was discussed by Anderson County Commissioners and citizens. The County posted a video of the brief discussion by citizens and Commissioners, but the video is no longer available online.
Congressional Letters
Congressional Letter to Secretary of Energy, September 22, 2021
Congressional Letter to EPA Administrator, September 22, 2021
Regulatory Positions and Key Concerns
TDEC Letter: FFA Agreements for the Proposed EMDF ROD, February 14, 2019
TDEC Letter: Critical Issues Related to the CERCLA Process, April 17, 2019
TDEC/EPA Letter: TDEC-EPA Request for Site Characterization Report (TM-2) & Model Information, May 2, 2019
TDEC Letter: Groundwater Conditions at the Proposed EMDF, July 8, 2019
EPA Letter: Request DOE Postpone Draft (D1) ROD pending FFS Dispute Resolution, July 25, 2019
EPA Comments from the Preliminary Groundwater Model Design Meeting for the Central Bear Creek Valley Site 7c, July 30, 2019
EPA/TDEC Letter: Recommended ROD Language & Process, October 9, 2019
Mercury-bearing Mixed Waste
Strategic Plan for Mercury Remediation at Y-12 (D1), March 28, 2013
EPA Comments, June 7, 2013
TDEC Comments, August 26, 2013
Mercury Remediation Strategy Workshop Notes, August 13, 2013
Strategic Plan for Mercury Remediation at Y-12 (D2), January 31, 2014
EPA Comments, May 2, 2014
TDEC Comments, May 29, 2014
DOE Responses, July 22, 2014
Strategic Plan for Mercury Remediation at Y-12 (D2/R1), October 6, 2017
TDEC Comments, February 14, 2018
TDEC Letter: Proposed Evaluation of In-cell Macroencapsulation of Mercury, March 10, 2016
TDEC Comments & DOE Responses: D3 RI/FS-with mercury information highlighted, March 16, 2016
TDEC Position: Mercury Impacts in Bear Creek, June 13, 2016
TDEC Comments: D5 RI/FS, April 21, 2017 – with mercury information highlighted
DOE Response, July 18 , 2017 – does not address TDEC’s mercury comments
D5 RI/FS Dispute Resolution Agreement – with mercury information highlighted
TDEC Audit: Waste Lot 301.4 Disposed at EMWMF, August 29, 2017
DOE Response, November 1, 2017
TDEC Comments: Sampling & Analysis Plan for EMWMF (D1/R1), January 25, 2018 – with mercury information highlighted
EMDF Proposed Plan, September 7, 2018 – with mercury information highlighted
TDEC Comments: Beta 4 Waste Handling Plan, December 11, 2018
TDEC Letter: DOE’s Site Treatment Plan Obligations for Mercury Mixed Waste (see page 3 of 9), December 14, 2018
DOE Response (see page 5 of 9), January 25, 2019
TDEC Response (see page 7 of 9), February 12, 2019
DOE Response (see page 1 of 9), March 28, 2019
TDEC Response, September 13, 2019
DOE Response, October 31, 2019
TDEC Comments: Site Treatment Plan for Mixed Waste, Annual Update, Version 24, December 11, 2019
DOE Response 1, February 5, 2020
DOE Response 2, February 13, 2020
Community Acceptance
City of Oak Ridge Letter: Request to Postpone D1 ROD, April 2, 2019
TDEC Letter: Response to City of Oak Ridge Request to Postpone D1 ROD, April 15, 2019
Oak Ridge Reservation Communities Alliance (ORRCA) Letter: Request for Public Meeting Before Draft (D1) ROD, July 1, 2019
DOE Response to Oak Ridge Reservation Communities Alliance (ORRCA) Letter: Request for Public Meeting Before Draft (D1) ROD, July 19, 2019
City of Oak Ridge Letter: Request for Public Meeting Before Draft (D1) ROD, July 12, 2019
Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) Letter: Request for Meaningful Opportunities for Public Comment, August 1, 2019
Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation (AFORR) Letter & Fact Sheet: Support for the Hybrid Alternative, August 26, 2019
Notes: Date in letter (2009) is a typographical error; it should be 2019. In the interest of privacy, this copy omits the petition with approximately 174 names.
Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)Letter: New Information Regarding the Proposed Landfill Site, October 1, 2019
Letter from Sierra Club & Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation (AFORR), April 8, 2021
Oak Ridge City Council Working Group meeting, April 20, 2021 – At the invitation of the city, DOE and TDEC representatives presented information and answered questions from City Council members about the forthcoming draft (D1) Record of Decision.
Community Outreach Plan for the Environmental Management Disposal Facility, DOE provided to the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board on June 1, 2021
Letter from Rev. Derrick Hammond and Scarboro Community Leaders, November 29, 2021
City of Oak Ridge Statement on Proposed disposal facility, May 17, 2022
Documents for Regulatory Review after Record of Decision (ROD) Approval
Site Preparation Plan, January 2, 2019: On September 28, 2022, DOE informed TDEC this document will be superseded by a Remedial Design Report / Remedial Action Work Plan (RDR/RAWP).
Phase 3 (Borrow Areas) Field Sampling Plan, January 15, 2019: : On September 28, 2022, DOE informed TDEC this document was superseded by the Phase 3 (Borrow Areas) Characterization Report (see below).
EPA Letter, March 5, 2019
TDEC Letter, March 6, 2019
DOE Letter, April 4, 2019
Field Sampling Plan for Baseline Groundwater and Surface Water Characterization, March 14, 2019
TDEC Letter, March 28, 2019
EPA Letter, April 9, 2019
TDEC Letter, October 21, 2022
Phase 3 (Borrow Areas) Characterization Report, September 30, 2019
EPA Letter, October 18, 2019
TDEC Letter, October 29, 2019
TDEC Letter, October 21, 2022
Perpetual Care Fund & Cost Evaluations: Onsite vs. Offsite Disposal
TDEC Letter: Cost Information Request, November 29, 2018
TDEC Letter: Follow-up Cost Information Request, February 26, 2019
DOE Response, May 10, 2019
TDEC Letter: Perpetual Care Fund, March 4, 2019
State of Tennessee Letter: Request for Off-site Disposal Cost Information for the Proposed Environmental Management Disposal Facility, October 14, 2020
DOE Response, November 12, 2020
Sensitive Resource Studies
Natural Resource Assessment for the Proposed EMDF, June 2018
TDEC Comments, November 29, 2018
Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Proposed EMDF, June 17, 2018
Historic Architectural Resource Survey of the Proposed EMDF, July 10, 2018
Development of Landfill Wastewater Discharge Limits
Erratum: Bear Creek Valley Watershed Remedial Action Report Comprehensive Monitoring Plan (DOE/OR/01-2457&D4), June 23, 2021
Appendix F of this document presents the sampling approach required by the U.S. EPA Administrator's Dispute Resolution Decision requirement for a study to assess radionuclides in fish tissue in Bear Creek. This effort supports the development of landfill wastewater discharge limits for the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility (EMWMF) and the proposed Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF).
EPA Approval Letter, June 24, 2021
TDEC Approval Letter, July 2, 2021
DOE completed a Performance Assessment (PA) and a Composite Analysis (CA) as parts of its internal process for evaluating proposed radioactive waste disposal, over which DOE has self-regulatory authority under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, DOE Order 435.1: Radioactive Waste Management, and DOE Manual 435.1-1: Radioactive Waste Management Manual. Based on review of the PA and CA, DOE Headquarters approved construction of the proposed landfill by issuing a Preliminary Disposal Authorization Statement (PDAS). As noted in the PDAS, dated March 15, 2021 (see below), construction of the proposed EMDF still requires approval of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Record of Decision (ROD) by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC).
The state of Tennessee contracted subject matter experts (Neptune and Company, Inc.) to evaluate the PA and CA and help the state understand how possible future risks from the landfill may be minimized through the development of protective Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC). This section includes the DOE evaluations, TDEC’s review, and DOE’s response.
EMDF Performance Assessment (PA), April 28, 2020
EMDF Composite Analysis (CA), April 29, 2020
EMDF PA-CA Quality Assurance (QA) Report, April 29, 2020
EMDF PA/CA Review by Neptune and Company, Inc., October 12, 2020; TDEC submitted to DOE on October 15, 2020
DOE General Response, February 4, 2021 (revised March 8, 2021)
DOE Detailed Response, May 25, 2021
TDEC feedback (summary of unresolved WAC concerns), June 17, 2021
TDEC suggested clarifications, June 17, 2021
Notes:
1) TDEC suggestions are shown in red; other colors are DOE edits.
2) No additional feedback is provided for these comments/responses because they are summarized and superseded by the feedback/summary listed above.
EMDF Preliminary Disposal Authorization Statement (PDAS), March 15, 2021
Draft (D1) Record of Decision (ROD), July 12, 2021
DOE Transmittal Letter, July 12, 2021
Administrative Record Index, July 12, 2021
TDEC Review Extension Notification, August 16, 2021
EPA Review Extension Notification, August 16, 2021
EPA Comment Letter, October 6, 2021
TDEC Comment Letter, October 8, 2021
Public Meeting (May 17, 2022) & Comment Opportunity (May 9 to June 7, 2022)
Record of Decision (ROD), July 21, 2022
Draft (D2)/Revision 1 (R1) Record of Decision (ROD), August 31, 2022
DOE Transmittal Letter, August 31, 2022
Administrative Record Index, August 31, 2022
TDEC Review, September 14, 2022
TDEC Review Follow-up, September 15, 2022
Acoustic Survey of Bats at the Proposed EMDF Site, February 2017 (transmitted February 28, 2017)
TDEC Post-ROD Expectations, September 14, 2022
Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) letter to DOE, September 19, 2022 – Expresses concerns regarding responses to Community Group comments in the D2/R1 ROD and with the Administrative Record
FINAL Record of Decision – Draft 2 (D2) / Revision 2 (R2), September 30, 2022
Administrative Record Index (revised), October 31, 2022
TDEC Letter, March 6, 2023
Administrative Record Index (revised), December 20, 2023
TDEC Letter, March 7, 2024
Draft (D1) Field Sampling Plan for Baseline Groundwater and Surface Water Characterization, March 14, 2019
TDEC Letter, March 28, 2019
EPA Letter, April 9, 2019
TDEC Comments, October 21, 2022
EPA Comments, December 1, 2022
Draft (D2) Field Sampling Plan for Baseline Groundwater and Surface Water Characterization, March 24, 2023
TDEC Comments, April 21, 2023
DOE Responses, August 14, 2023
TDEC Baseline Surface Water Sampling Plan for EMDF, February 7, 2023
Phase 3 (Borrow Areas) Characterization Report, September 30, 2019
EPA Letter, October 18, 2019
TDEC Letter, October 29, 2019
TDEC Comments, October 21, 2022
EPA Comments, December 1, 2022
DOE Responses, March 6, 2023
Draft (D1) Remedial Design Report (RDR)/ Remedial Action Work Plan (RAWP) for Early Site Preparation, December 27, 2022
TDEC Comments, January 23, 2023
EPA Comments, February 17, 2023
Final (D2) Remedial Design Report (RDR)/ Remedial Action Work Plan (RAWP) for Early Site Preparation, April 12, 2023
D2 RDR/RAWP for Early Site Preparation, April 12, 2023 (No Drawings)
TDEC Approval, April 14, 2023
EPA Approval, April 17, 2023
Remedial Design Report (RDR) / Remedial Action Work Plan (RAWP) for Early Site Preparation - Draft 2 Addendum 1: East Spoils Area, October 26, 2023
TDEC Approval, November 1, 2023
EPA Approval, November 3, 2023
DOE Transmittal Letter, May 9, 2023
TDEC Comments, June 23, 2023
EPA Comments, June 29, 2023
DOE Extension Notification, August 11, 2023
TDEC Letter, June 9, 2023 (See Item 2 on ensuring EMDF protectiveness.)
Final (D2) Remedial Design Work Plan/Remedial Action Work Plan (RDWP/RAWP) for the Groundwater Field Demonstration (GWFD) at the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF), September 25, 2023
TDEC Letter (approval with comments), October 16, 2023
EPA Letter (approval), October 20, 2023
TDEC Letter: Request for Electronic Records (Engineering Drawings), November 9, 2023
Bear Creek Valley Mercury Sources Remedial Site Evaluation (RSE) Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) (DOE/OR/01-2958&D1), October 10, 2023
TDEC Comments, December 5, 2023
EPA Comments, November 15, 2023
DOE Responses, December 20, 2023
TDEC Comments, February 16, 2024
Draft (D1) Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) for Haul Road (DOE/OR/01-2973&D1), January 23, 2024
NOTE: Administratively, this document modifies the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility (EMWMF), but the change directly supports construction of the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF).
TDEC Comments, February 9, 2024
EPA Comments, March 4, 2024
Draft (D1) Remedial Design Work Plan (RDWP) for the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF), March 25, 2024
Open House, December 8, 2022
Additional information may be found here.
EMDF Groundbreaking Ceremony, August 2, 2023
(DOE Press release dated August 3, 2023)
EMDF Groundbreaking Ceremony, August 2, 2023
(DOE Energycast episode dated August 21, 2023)
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