[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, DEMOLITION: "U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tackles demolition challenges at Brookhaven National Laboratory, " NY

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tackles demolition challenges at Brookhaven National Laboratory
The USACE is working with contractors to take down a 320-foot-tall smokestack at the site while mitigating potential environmental contamination. 

JoAnne Castagna
Construction and Demolition Recycling
February 2, 2021


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District continues to demonstrate its unique engineering and construction capabilities in providing tangible, real-world solutions for some of the nation’s toughest challenges. The latest example involves the demolition of the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Brookhaven, New York. 

Over the years, the lab has been on a mission to remove old buildings on its property that contain legacy radioactive material that was a result of past work at the site. Many structures have been removed or decommissioned over the years, but one high-profile structure has remained—a sizeable smokestack. Now, using the latest in demolition technologies, it is being safely removed by the USACE New York District. 

To perform this work, the USACE is partnering with contractor Olgoonik-FPM, which was formed as a joint venture; its subcontractor ICC Commonwealth; and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management, which is responsible for the environmental remediation of the High Flux Beam Reactor (HFBR) stack at Brookhaven National Lab.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.cdrecycler.com/article/usace-brookhaven-national-labratory-demolition/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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