Residents in Parks Township are getting updates and asking questions as a major nuclear cleanup continues at the Shallow Land Disposal Area. Work is underway on a $500 million project led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to remove contaminated material buried decades ago at the former NUMEC site.
The cleanup involves excavating thousands of cubic yards of soil from old disposal trenches, packaging the material on-site, and shipping it to licensed disposal facilities. Officials say the process includes multiple rounds of testing, radiation scanning, and air and water monitoring to limit any exposure.
At a community meeting, some residents said they felt reassured after hearing details of the work, but others still want clearer emergency response and evacuation plans in case of an incident. Concerns also remain about exactly what materials are in the trenches.
The Army Corps says safety is the priority as the long-term cleanup continues.
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