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Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC- Nichols Plant (FL State)
1.0 Site Identification
| Type of Site: |
Complex Decommissioning Site |
| Location: |
Mulberry,FL |
| License No.: |
3841-1 |
| Docket No.: |
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| License Status: |
Unknown |
| Project Manager: |
Kim Conway (NRC Decommissioning Contact) |
2.0 Site Status Summary
The Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC Nichols phosphate mine has historically been a producer of phosphate fertilizer for agriculture. Production has ceased at the plant.
Project Manager: John Upton
The wet process phosphoric acid production plant was first licensed by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control for the processing and disposal of technically-enhanced concentrations of naturally-occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) in the 1980s. TENORM occurs as radium scale (radium 226) in pipes and process equipment, and in the associated process-area soils. The Florida Bureau of Mine Reclamation administers a permit for the operation and closure of the phosphogypsum stack; the onsite repository for the mine spoils. The phosphogypsum stack also serves as the repository for TENORM-contaminated equipment and soils. Excavation of contaminated soil is currently in progress.
3.0 Major Technical or Regulatory Issues
4.0 Estimated Date For Closure
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