[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, FORMER SITES: "600 truckloads of radioactive dirt removed along Coldwater Creek near Jana Elementary ..., " Florissant, MO

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

600 truckloads of radioactive dirt removed along Coldwater Creek near Jana Elementary, excavation to finish soon
The work performed on the Jana Elementary property is part of ongoing remediation efforts along Coldwater Creek.

By Justina Coronel 
KSDK TV-5 News (St. Louis, MO)
January 25, 2024

FLORISSANT, Mo. — Under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remediation Program (FUSRAP), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for cleaning up sites with contamination tied to historic activities performed as part of the nation’s early atomic energy program.
Coldwater Creek was contaminated by radioactive material from the making of the first atomic bomb.

The USACE has said there is low-level radioactive contamination on the banks of Coldwater Creek, which is on the edge of Jana Elementary's property boundary in Florissant, Missouri.

According to its public affairs specialist Jeremy Idleman, the latest numbers show FUSRAP has removed 5,071 cubic yards of contaminated soil, which is 604 truckloads, from the creekbank behind the Hazelwood School District property.
The clean-up follows the closure of Jana Elementary, which gained national attention after mixed reports of radioactive contamination at its site.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/special-reports/radioactive/radioactive-dirt-removed-coldwater-creek-jana-elementary/63-c285efd3-87d8-4794-bb6f-15343e714049

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Lenny Siegel
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