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Corrective ActionsWhat are Corrective Actions?The general process for evaluating and remediating potential release sites is called the corrective action process. Some activities and decision points are the same whether they are applied to an individual potential release site or to an entire watershed; however, assessments of risks to human health and the environment are more representative when performed on an entire watershed. There are two possible outcomes when site remediations are performed.
Corrective actions are complete at a potential release site when LANL has demonstrated and documented to the regulatory authority's satisfaction that the site poses no unacceptable risk to humans and ecological resources, such as plants and animals. The Corrective Action ProcessEach step proceeds after approval from the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)
If a release has occurred, determine the "nature" (the origin, type, and amount of chemicals, either natural or man-made, that are present in the environment) and "extent" (the way a chemical is distributed in the environment) of the contamination.
Corrective actions are complete at a potential release site when the project has demonstrated and documented to the regulatory authority's satisfaction that the site poses no unacceptable risk to humans and ecological resources, such as plants and animals. Current Corrective Actions
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