Installation Restoration Program Preliminary Assessment Bear Creek Radio Relay Station, Alaska
Abstract
The Hazardous Materials Technical Center (HMTC) was retained in January 1988 to conduct the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Preliminary Assessment of Bear Creek Relay Station (RRS) Alaska; DoD policy is to identify and fully evaluate suspected problems associated with past hazardous material disposal sites on DoD facilities, control the migration of hazardous contamination from such facilities, and control hazards to health and welfare that may have resulted from these past operations. The major operations of the installation that used and disposed of hazardous materials/hazardous wastes (HM/ HW) included automobile maintenance, storage of petroleum products, and communications. Types of hazardous wastes generated at the facility include residual fuels and oils, lead-acid storage batteries, and equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Asbestos was also used as a construction material at the facility. After the facility closed PCB-contaminated soil and equipment were removed from the site, as were batteries and fuels. No evidence of contamination was visible at the time of the site visit. However, as it was a common practice at similar facilities to bury drums and waste liquids, these wastes may present at the disposal site at the RRS. Liquid wastes may have also been disposed of into the floor drains of the vehicle maintenance shop; these drains may be connected to a dry well. In addition, asbestos may remain within the buildings.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA210471