The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 12, 1980, Page Page 4, Image 5
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By Karen Gen?y
Gamecock Staff Writer
"A little nukie never hurt
anyone," read a bumper sticker on
the wall inside the office of ChemNuclear
Systems Inc., in Snelling,
SC.
Chem-Nuclear is a low-level
radioactive waste disDOsal site
located near Allied General
Nuclear Services, a fuel
reprocessing plant, and the
Savannah River Plant, a weapons
production facility outside of
Barnwell.
L.B. Hebbard Jr., site manager
of Chem-Nuclear, said they have
some difficulty with people confusing
the three facilities.
"Chem-Nuclear stores low-level
radioactive waste shipped here
from nuclear power plants,"
Hebbard said. "We also bury trasn
? tools, wood, anything that may
be contaminated from other
plants."
THIRTY PEKCENT of Chem
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disposal. The rest of their business
comes from other services they
provide. "We train operators,
provide tools, provide inspections
and clean up other sites," Hebbard
said. "Chem-Nuclear was also
given the contract to clean up the
Three Mile Island plant."
Chem-Nuclear's license requires
that thev burv onlv solid material
in earthen trenches. Hebbard said
their main concern is protecting
the water supply.
"For this reason, the hydrology
and geology of the ground are two
key considerations with regard to
possible migration of the material
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The state ot South Carolina owns
the property on which ChemNuclear
is located. Many people
see this as a disadvantage because
the state will have to assume
responsibility when the site is
closed.
Hebbard said that an escrow
fund was set up in April 1971 for
the perpetual care and maintenance
of the site. "The money we
receive for storage is put into the
escrow fund," Hebbard said.
THE SITE is expected to be ^
operational for 25 years. "At the ,
end of this time the escrow account ,
should be around $25 million, not ;
including interest," Hebbard said. ]
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The closure plan, which details
all aspects of the final securing of
the site, calls for the site to be
monitored for 100 years. "The air
and water supply will be monitored
and the contouring of the trenches
maintained for a 100-year period,"
Hebbard explained. "We feel this
escrow fund will be more than ,
adequate to cover expenses. " ,
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Pregnant women who tour the ;
site are asked to sign a waiver.
They are given a two-page report
on the "implications of health risks
to pregnant women," and the
waiver says you have read and
understood the risks.
Hebbard said Chem-Nuclear is a
"clean site" and he has absolutely
"no qualms about pregnant women
being present." However, because of
"flack from anti-nuclear
groups," the waiver was instituted.
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Snel/ing, S.C., used to i
radioactive waste. The trend
How much exposure do the
workers get? The standard unit of
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radiation in living tissue is known
as a millirem. The government
limit for one year is 5,000
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office workers and equipment
operators receive 26, drivers 21
and maintenance workers 6.
"These figures are from 1978,"
Hebbard said. "During that year
Chem-Nuclear was taking 85
percent of the waste in the United
States. We're not taking anvwhere
near that much anymore."
"Some day the Chem-Nuclear
site will be a golf course," Hebbard
said.
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