[CPEO-MEF] FORMER SITES, RADIATION: Niagara Falls Storage Site in Lewiston, NY, and the former Guterl Steel site in Lockport, NY

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

New federal funding secures the removal of radioactive waste in Niagara County
Radioactive waste connected to the Manhattan Project and Cold War era research will be removed with Army Corps of Engineers securing tens of millions in funding.

by Nate Benson 
WGRZ TV-2 News (Buffalo, NY)
March 23, 2024

NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. — The latest round of appropriation bills passed by Congress has guaranteed that the removal of early atomic-age waste in Niagara County can begin. 

In total, the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District will be $155 million in the 2025 budget that was just agreed on by federal lawmakers. Two projects will be receiving a total of $67.5 million — the Niagara Falls Storage Site in Lewiston, and the former Guterl Steel site in Lockport.

These two sites are part of the USACE Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), a federal project aimed at remediating sites across the county with ties to early atomic energy production. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/niagara-county/radioactive-waste-removal-niagara-county/71-a0a6ee54-a2f2-4f63-8d31-53091851fb05

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Lenny Siegel
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