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About the Luckey Site

Luckey Site

Between 1949 and 1958, the Luckey Site was operated as a beryllium production facility by the Brush Beryllium Company (later Brush Wellman) under contract to the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). In 1951, the site received approximately 1,000 tons of radioactively contaminated scrap steel, to be used in proposed magnesium production at the site.

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Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Project Status

With funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the Corps of Engineers completed a field investigation in March 2010 that included soil sampling and radiological, geophysical, and topographic surveys on the Luckey Site. Additional groundwater monitoring wells were also installed. The results of this work provided the Corps of Engineers with the information necessary to update the estimated cost associated with the cleanup outlined in the 2006 record of decision (ROD) for site soils and complete the remedial design. The remedial design, which is now being prepared, will provide the detailed methods required to implement the remedial action that was specified in the ROD. Groundwater monitoring is being performed annually on the site.

The Corps of Engineers signed the ROD for the Groundwater Operable Unit of the Luckey Site in 2008. The remedy in this groundwater ROD is monitored natural attenuation of groundwater. This means that groundwater wells are sampled annually for beryllium, lead, uranium and gross alpha/beta until sampling results show a progressive trend that indicates safe drinking water standards have been met. During remedial action, more frequent monitoring will be conducted to meet the requirements of the groundwater ROD. Land-use controls concerning site groundwater will be implemented during the monitoring period to ensure there is no new groundwater development or changes in groundwater use.

The Corps of Engineers awarded a contract for remediation of the Luckey Site in 2015 and initiated preparation of the remediation work plans. Remediation of the Luckey Site is currently projected to begin in 2017, pending the completion of currently ongoing cleanups at other FUSRAP sites and the availability of program funding. Once soil remediation begins, the Corps will excavate impacted soils to achieve cleanup goals for unrestricted use of the site for subsistence farming. Excavated soils will be shipped off site for disposal at a licensed/permitted disposal facility.

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Community Involvement

The US Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District welcomes your input at any time. Our goal is to offer timely and meaningful opportunities for public input to our projects and to promote the dissemination of project information to the community. Public involvement activities complement the Corps' mission to address environmental contamination at the Luckey Site from past Manhattan Engineer District and Atomic Energy Commission activities.

You are welcome to contact us. If you have questions, comments, or concerns regarding the Luckey Site, please send an e-mail to fusrap@usace.army.mil. You may also mail a letter to:

USACE, Buffalo District
Attn: Special Projects Team - Outreach
1776 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14207

or call us at 1-800-833-6390 (option 4).

Community Relations Plan for the Luckey Site (Aug 2016)

 

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