NRC TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF TWIN CITIES ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT DECOMMISSIONING
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss with the City of Arden Hills the status of decommissioning activities at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in a public meeting, March 31, in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The plant which formerly manufactured ammunition containing depleted uranium, is located near Arden Hills.

The meeting, sponsored by the City of Arden Hills to discuss radioactive contamination and cleanup at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, will be held at 6 p.m. at the Arden Hills City Hall, 1245 Highway 96, Arden Hills.

The NRC’s presentation will focus on an overview of the NRC’s decommissioning process, the decommissioning plan for this site, the extent of radiological contamination associated with the use of depleted uranium in and around Building 502 of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, as well as the current status of NRC’s decommissioning reviews at the site.

Decommissioning activities at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant have been conducted by Alliant Techsystems, Inc., since 2001. Between 2001 and 2003, the NRC conducted ten inspections to ensure compliance with the NRC’s regulations and details of the decommissioning plan. Inspection reports are available through Region III Public Affairs Office and the electronic reading room at NRC’s web site: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Assistance in using the web reading room is available by calling the NRC Public Document Room at 800-397-4209.

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