Report on the Watershed Monitoring Program at the Paducah Site January-December 1998

Abstract

The Paducah Site is located in western Kentucky and owned by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Effective July 1, 1993, DOE leased the plant production operations facilities (e.g., the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant) to the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC). Lockheed Martin Corporation created a new subsidiary, Lockheed Martin Utility Services (Utility Services), to manage the leased facilities for USEC under the prior management contract. Under the terms of the lease, USEC has assumed responsibility for compliance activities directly associated with uranium enrichment operations. Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC is the management contractor for DOE responsibilities at the Site. These responsibilities include the site Environmental Restoration Program; the Depleted Uranium Hexafiuoride (DUF~Cylinder Program); the bulk of the Waste Management Program, including waste inventories predating July 1, 1993; wastes generated by current DOE activities; wastes containing "legacy" constituents, such as asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBS) and transuranics; and Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (KPDES) compliance at outfalls not leased to USEC. DOE has also retained manager and cooperator status of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) storage facilities, prepared memorandums of agreement to define their respective roles and responsibilities under the lease, and developed organizations and budgets to support their respective functions.