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West Lake

The West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri, a Superfund site contaminated with radioactive waste from Manhattan Project-era uranium processing, now undergoing EPA-led cleanup.

  • A cooling tower collapsing in a cloud of dust during the controlled demolition of a nuclear power plant.
    Commercial Decommissioning

    Wrap Up: Pilgrim Returns to the Grid

    U.S. The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station returned to the grid Sunday, following a malfunction with the Massachusetts plant’s condenser system and operator Entergy’s decision to power the facility down ahead of winter storm Niko. The 44-year-old facility, which is due to close in 2019, was reduced to 28 percent power on Feb. 7, after Entergy […]

  • Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.
    Cleanup & Remediation

    No Timeline Yet for West Lake Cleanup Plan: EPA

    The Environmental Protection Agency has yet to finalize a schedule for submitting the final soil cleanup remedy at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site in Missouri. The agency had initially planned to submit a final cleanup remedy by the end of 2016. The EPA extended the schedule in December without offering a new date. West Lake, […]

  • Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.
    Cleanup & Remediation

    EPA Delays Remedy Proposal at West Lake

    The Environmental Protection Agency said last week it is extending the schedule for proposing a final soil cleanup remedy at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site in Missouri, without offering a new date. The agency, which had originally expected to deliver a final remedy by the end of this year, cited delays in submission of […]

  • Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.
    Cleanup & Remediation

    Owner Maintains West Lake Landfill is Safe

    Republic Services, owner of the West Lake Landfill, on Friday dismissed claims in a lawsuit filed last week that radioactive contamination from the controversial Superfund site in Missouri has entered a couple’s nearby home. “We have not seen the suit, or any scientific data to support its foundation,” Republic Services spokesman Russ Knocke said in by email. […]

  • Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.
    Cleanup & Remediation

    Wrap-Up: Couple Sues West Lake Owner Over Radioactive Material

    U.S. A St. Louis, Mo.-area couple is suing the owner of the West Lake Landfill, among other companiess, claiming that contamination from the controversial Superfund site has been recorded in their home. Michael and Robbin Dailey filed the lawsuit Tuesday in St. Louis County Circuit Court against nine companies, including current landfill owner Republic Services. […]