Public Health Assessment for Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (U.S. Department of Energy) (a/k/a/ Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (USDOE)) Idaho Falls, Butte, Clark, Jefferson and Bin Counties, Idaho. EPA Facility ID: ID48900

摘要

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) are situated on the upper Snake River Plain in southeastern Idaho. The site spans Butte, Bingham, Bonneville, Clark, and Jefferson Counties, encompassing 890 square miles. INEEL is owned by the federal government, managed by the US Department of Energy (DOE), and operated by Bechtel BWXT. As a result of past operations and disposal practices, chemical and radiological materials have been released to the environment. Since 1986, about 500 potentially contaminated sites have been identified at INEEL under an Environmental Restoration Program. The sources of the contamination include spills, abandoned tanks, septic systems, percolation ponds, landfills, and injection wells. Because of the presence of certain contaminants at INEEL, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added INEEL to its National Priorities List in November 1989. Site investigations and remediation are underway.