[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 51303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21505]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Certification of the Radiological Condition of the Kimble 
Property in Hamilton, Ohio

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Certification.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has completed remedial actions 
to decontaminate a property in Hamilton, Ohio. Formerly, the property 
was found to contain quantities of residual radioactive material 
resulting from materials received from the Department of Energy Fernald 
Area Office operations. Radiological surveys show that the property now 
meets applicable requirements for radiologically unrestricted use.

ADDRESSES: The certification docket is available at the following 
locations:

Public Reading Room, Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department 
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585
Public Environmental Information Center, U.S. Department of Energy, 
10995 Hamilton-Cleves Highway, Harrison, OH 45030.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack R. Craig, Director, Fernald Area 
Office, U.S. Department of Energy, Cincinnati, OH 45253, (513) 648-3101 
Fax: (513) 648-3071.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy, Ohio Field Office, 
has conducted remedial action at the Kimble Property in Hamilton, Ohio. 
The remedial action, commenced in 1994, was conducted pursuant to 
standards established in DOE Order 5400.5 for the purpose of protecting 
the health and safety of the public against radiation in conducting the 
Department's programs.
    In 1973, DOE-Fernald declared various materials from the Fernald 
Plant to be surplus and subject to public sale. Mr. Kimble, a plant 
employee at that time, purchased a plant maintenance bus, redwood from 
a plant cooling tower, and items of construction hardware. These 
materials were released to Mr. Kimble for unrestricted use according to 
then-applicable standards (0.3 rad/hr) and were transported to the 
Kimble property.
    In 1994, at the request of the property owner, DOE-Fernald 
performed a radiological survey of the Kimble property and identified 
contamination in excess of the current DOE surface contamination 
guidelines for beta-gamma emitters. The survey revealed that the 
radiactive contamination was primarily associated with the redwood and, 
to a lesser extent, with soil, pipes, and assorted hardware. In 
addition to investigating radioactive contamination, DOE-Fernald noted 
the need to investigate the potential migration from ash or weathered 
redwood of arsenic and chromium contaminants originating from 
preservatives used to treat the redwood. Remediation activities were 
initiated in August, 1995 and were concluded in June, 1996.
    Post-remedial action surveys have demonstrated and DOE has 
certified that the subject property is in compliance with the 
Department's radiological decontamination criteria and standards. The 
standards are established to protect members of the general public and 
occupants of the properties and to ensure that future use of the 
properties will result in no radiological exposure above applicable 
health-based guidelines.
    The certification docket will be available for review between 9:00 
a. m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except federal holidays) in 
the Department's Public Reading Room, located in Room 1E-190 of the 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20585. Copies of the certification docket will also be available in the 
DOE Public Environmental Information Center, U.S. Department of Energy, 
10995 Hamilton-Cleves Highway, Harrison, Ohio 45030.
    DOE, through the Ohio Field Office, has issued the following 
statement:
    Statement of Certification: Kimble Property, Hamiltion, Ohio DOE, 
Ohio Field Office, has reviewed and analyzed the radiological data 
obtained following remedial action at the Kimble Property (4090 
Stillwell Road, Hamilton, Ohio; Parcel Numbers 25, 26, and 46 filed in 
Plat Book Hanover, Page 18 in the records of Butler County, Ohio). 
Based on analysis of all data collected, including post-remedial action 
surveys, DOE certifies that any residual contamination which remains 
onsite falls within current guidelines for use without radiological 
restrictions. This certification of compliance provides assurance that 
reasonably foreseeable future use of the property will result in no 
radiological exposure above current guidelines established to protect 
members of the general public as well as occupants of the site.
    Property owned by Daniel and Maxine Kimble: 4090 Stillwell Road, 
Hamilton, Ohio 45013.

    Issued in Dayton, OH on August 9, 2000.
Susan Brechbill,
Manager, Ohio Field Office.
[FR Doc. 00-21505 Filed 8-22-00; 8:45 am]
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