[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, ENERGY DEPARTMENT: "TCE contamination at Piketon Atomic Plant, " OH

[Lenny Siegel]

TCE contamination at Piketon Atomic Plant: EPA reviews DOE groundwater treatment report

Scioto Valley Guardian (OH)
February 13, 2025

PIKETON, Ohio — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received the latest groundwater treatment report for the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, showing continued efforts to remove trichloroethylene (TCE), a hazardous industrial solvent linked to cancer. While the January 2025 report highlights treatment efforts, residents and environmental advocates remain deeply skeptical of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) assurances that progress is being made.

The former uranium enrichment plant is one of the most contaminated sites in the country, with radioactive contamination, widespread chemical pollution, and forever chemicals such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounding the environmental crisis. Though this report focuses on TCE removal, it does not address the full scope of contamination threatening the community.

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For the entire artricle, see
https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2025/02/13/tce-contamination-at-piketon-atomic-plant-epa-reviews-doe-groundwater-treatment-report/

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Lenny Siegel
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