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Army Corps to Demolish Six Missouri Homes Over Nuclear Waste
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will remove radioactive contamination from beneath six Florissant homes, marking the first residential demolitions under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program.
- On Monday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin demolishing six homes in Florissant to unearth radioactive soil, with homeowners notified Thursday and all residents relocated.
- Decades ago radioactive waste from Manhattan Project–era uranium work was improperly stored and migrated into Coldwater Creek, while an old Coldwater Creek meander was covered during subdivision construction on Cades Cove Drive, burying contamination 2.5 to 15 feet deep.
- The Corps will demolish the homes one at a time, with demolition expected to take about one month, using continuous air monitoring, water-misting dust control, fenced work zones, and limited temporary traffic measures.
- Six families were forced to relocate but remain property owners who were compensated, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will restore the land and keep homeowners and local officials informed.
- USACE said this is the first nationwide residential removal under FUSRAP, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues hauling contaminated soil from Coldwater Creek cleanup operations.
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Demolition begins on Florissant homes with radioactive waste found underneath - St. Louis Business Journal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has stated that this demolition would be a first in the nation, marking the first time residential properties are removed under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program.
·United States
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Army Corps will start demo on homes near Coldwater Creek built on top of radioactive contamination
New federal funds for people who are sick after living near radioactive waste are a win for advocates, but now they are turning their focus to cleanup. As part of the ongoing cleanup effort, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is demolishing some homes.
·St. Louis, United States
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