Categories: Columbia Community
In February 2019, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and Westinghouse Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) entered into a Consent Agreement (CA) to comprehensively assess the source, nature, and extent of environmental impacts from current and historical operations.
Categories: Columbia Community
As part of its nuclear fuel production process, the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) uses Uranium (U) feedstock provided by customers in the form of Uranium-Hexafluoride (UF6) or Uranyl-Nitrate (UN). Within the feedstock, the component, Technetium (Tc-99), exists in residual quantities and is a nuclear fission product of uranium. While it occurs naturally in tiny amounts within the Earth's crust, it is primarily human-made and produced during nuclear reactor operations where uranium is irradiated with neutrons.
Categories: Columbia Community
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) has reviewed and approved the final interim remedial investigation (RI) data summary report related to our Consent Agreement (CA). DHEC and CFFF entered a Consent Agreement to comprehensively evaluate potential environmental impacts from current and historical operations, including an additional assessment of the known effects. The agreement abides by EPA Comprehensive Environmental Response and Liability process (CERCLA)
Categories: Columbia Community
Last month, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) informed Westinghouse that it would be preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as part of its review of the license renewal request for the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF).
