How and why is the Corps investigating the NFSS property?
NFSS is being addressed by the Corps under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). This program was initiated in 1974 to identify, investigate, and clean up or control sites throughout the United States that were part of the nation’s early atomic weapons and energy programs during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Activities at the sites were performed by the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) or under the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). Both MED and AEC were predecessors of the Department of Energy (DOE). In October 1997, Congress transferred the management of FUSRAP to the Corps. The waste at FUSRAP sites consists mainly of low levels of uranium, thorium and radium, along with some mixed radiological and chemical wastes. Upon completion of remedial activities, these sites are transferred to DOE for long-term stewardship activities.
