Coors Ceramics Company, ’ 600 Ninth Street ,# Golden ...

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Coors Ceramics Company,

600 Ninth Street ,#

Golden. Colorado 80401

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Mr. James W. Wagoner II, Director 8.

Off-SitelSavannah River Program Division i

Office of Eastern Area Programs :

Office of Environmental Restoration .,

Department of Energy

Washington, D.C.. 20585

Dear Mr. Wagoner: ‘, .’
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In discussionswith Mr. Marvin Kay, Mayor of the City of Golden, it is appropriate

that I respond to yourtetter to him of January 24, 1995.

Thank you for the information.sent with your letter. It appears it is supportive of
our actions to decontaminate and demolish the building.(Building t6) ,used for

the/handling of uranium under thecontract with the Atomic.Energy,Commission

(AEC) during the 1960’s. ., -
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I understand that ,no further action is,to be taken by DOE under the Formerly

Utilized Sites Remed’jal Action Program (F,USRAP) at the CoorsPorcelain site.

I understand that other agencies, ,namely the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(NRC), may be interested in this site.
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Enclosed for your reference, please find a copy of a radiological survey

completed pursuant to an inquiry by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in

May, 1994. No radiation was found above background levels. A copy of the

same radiological survey was given to,the NRC representative at the.time of the’

inspection. The NRC on May 20, ,1994, performed their ownsurvey and found ,,

the same results., 1. .’ ‘.

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In addition:; I am including a report from Morrison-Knudsen Engineers ‘. Inc.,
contractors for the demolition of Building 16 from 1985.

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The Cityof Golden was aware of thelaction taken by Coors’Porcelain (now

Coors Ceramics Company) at all times during the raiing of Building 16.. The. :

site. is a paved parking lot’for our employees and there are no plans for

construction’increasing our facility ‘in that area. The previous site wili remain a.
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Mr. James W. Wagoner
February 1; 1995
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If you have any’questions,‘or you or your staff wish to discuss this matter, please.

‘contact me at(303)277-4275. Thank you for your attention. -~

Very best regards, ) :

Paul Adams; Administrator I ,’ I,

Environmental Healthy and Safety $. 1 ‘l,
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‘cc: James Wade, President and CEO,‘Coors Ceramics Company w/o enc. ,:

Marvin Kay, Mayor, City.of Golden, w/enc.
Thomas E.:Poot, Esq., Bradley, Campbell, Carney & Madsen: w/o en&

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600 Fvinth Streat ,,I :

Golden. Colorado 80040:

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Re;i Building t 6 ln,spection - Closure-of,NRC ‘File -. Inspec?ion of Site
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Dear Mr. Evans:’ , ~” ’ :’ ,’
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On’Wednesday, May 18: 1994; l discussed with Mr. ‘Peter Garcia.of the local NRC

office here in Denver: your visit to the Coors Ceramics Company site,for,~inspection of ‘. 2
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the location of Buildtng. 16 ,which was razed in 1985.‘ ‘I
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c In’preparation for your vtsit I indicated. to Mr.,Garcta that our ~attorneys would review, ”

their files for any,correspondence’~retatlng~ to radiation testing; at the,time Bu~ilding’16

was deactivated. Enclosed please find a copy of a letter dated,‘August 19, 1985. to Mr.

D,ave’Robertson,’ Manager.Plant ,Engineertng for CoorsPorcelain Company from Mr.‘.
Robert B. Page, of Morrison-Knudsen Engineers,: Inc. The letter states that M-K.

‘, performeo,tests,far the presence of radloactlve materials in Building 16 and that atI :.
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results were below, Federal and State guidelines.. .~.’
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We also contrticted with’Lyntek,,Inc. of~Denver,‘Colorado tc conduct a survey of the, :. :~’
site of the now demolished,Buildtng 18 in preparation~of your inspection,- The survey /
was,conducted by Mr. Oon Poila of Lyntek on,Wednesday, May, 18, 1994, A copy of:
his’reportis attached for your review. As you can see, the report found n~oexceed-‘: ~.

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ences of background,radiation level for beta and gamma emissions.

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M r. Paul A d a & ,, A d m itiistjator .’

Environmental .Health and safety .
Coors-Ceramic?; Company ~ c

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Golden, Colorado 80461

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D e a r ’P a u l .

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O n ‘% i e d n e s t + M a y 1 8 , 1 9 9 4 , iyntek,. In & c o n d u c te d - a n o n - & surve! y for b e ta a n d

Q a m m > radi;Hon at .the loc@ on of the new demolished .Building ,18 using a G e iger

Counter. A rr?~?rt detailing the procedures followed and results obtained is enclosed

with this letter. .’ ~ , ;

P lease fib te thzf ‘th e riPO tT indicates n b r e a d i n g s in’excess cf b a c k g r o u n d w e r e

bbserved. !:
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Don Polla ,~ ,,
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~ulldlng 16 Survey

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On Wbdnesday May 18, 1664. a Geig&Counter was used to survey for beta and

gamma radii&i& in the area where Building 16 was,located.t The looation,is now’a
parking lot. Readings were taken by walklng seven paths parallel with Ford Street
between 7th. Street and the railrorztd tracks. .The first path was .appriiximately 20 feet in.
from Ford Street’ and the other paths were spaced at roughly 35 foot intervals from the

first. A map of the building location and’the paths followed, is included.,
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About every 2ofeet ,along the path; the Geiger Counters was set on the’ ground and the;

reading’ on the meter observed. The Geiger Counter .was also placed on aILcracks in
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the pavement that were crossed.
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The location ‘of Me production ‘ariea of Building 16 was traversed s&erd times during

the survey: Th@ readings consistently fluctuated .between 0.02 ano 0.64 milllroentgen

per hour (MR/HR) with ‘a maximum observed, reading of 0.04 MR/HR. The expected

backgrcund for tha Golden, Colorado’area is 0.02 to.O.04 MR/liR.‘,
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Pass 1 - From ,7th, Street to the railroad. tracks. Range 0102 i Ct.04 MR/HR.

&sti ~2 - From the &road tracks to 7th Stre& Range 0.02 - 0.04 ;$/HR. ”’

i Pass. 3 : From 7th Street to the railroad tracks. Flat& O.nZ - 0.64 MR/H;t.l

P&s 4 ,-‘F&the railroad tracks to 7th Street. P%rlge o.02,: 0.04 MR/HR. ,’
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Pass 5 - Fro+7th Street to the railroad &ks. Range 0.02 - 0.04 MR/HR. ’
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Pass 6 -’From. the’ railroad track?’ to 7th Street. Range 0.02 - 0.04 MR/HR.

Pass 7 - From .?th StrePI ro the railroad~~racks. Rang& o.OZ,‘- 0.04 f&i/HI% .,

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j-he instrument used ta,qnUuct the survey is .A,Precision Radiation Instruments, InC. \
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model 106C Geiger Counter, $erj@ number 06EIC8514. Prior to stqting the Survey,
me range on the Geiger’Counter was set in the g to 2.M R !H.R range. W tih the .‘. _

in+ument on the ground,,the reading 0~ the.Teter,was’O M R /HR. ‘_

A thorium test diskwas supplied with the Geiger Ctibnter. Wnh th/s test disc against

the sensor on the Ge,iger Counter, the reading was 0.6 M R /fiR. ‘,
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W ith.the’renge s’et.in the 0 to 0.2 M R /HR,range, the G?iger Counter was pkked on

the ground and the meter fluctuated between 0.02.and 0.04 MR/HR. -After placing the

thorium test disc next to the sensor;the reading es off the high end of the scale.

~Folldwing the sutiey of the &e, the instrument~was retested. In the 0 to 2 MR/HR ,;

range, with, the Geiger Counter on the, ground, the reading was zero, and with the ,

: thorium test disc placed against the sensor the. reading was 0~6 MR/HR. In the 0 to “’

0.2 l$R/HR range, wtth the Geiger Counter on the ground, the reading oscillated : ,,

.between 0.02 and 0.04 M R IHR, and with the thorium ’testdisc on the se&r, the

reading was Hoff;the high &d of the scale. ,‘.
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August 19, 1985

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Mr. Dave Robertson' ~' I
Manager, PlantEngineering ..
Coors Porcelain Company
600 9th Street: :
Golden, Colorado'~0401

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1’. Subject: COORS PORCELAIN COMPA~NY.,, .. '

Building 16 Deactivation - Contract No;'5038,'. 1
Sampling for Radiation

Dear'.Dave: ( : ! .r.
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Morr;son-Knudsen' Engi‘nee,rs , Jnc, has performed routfne tests for the

presence of radioactive,material.s in.Building 16. Sampling'was done

for alpha, beta and gamma radiation. ,A11 results are well below Fed-

eral. and State guidelines' for removable and non-removable radiaactive

materials in: nonlrestricted:aceas.

If you have any questions,' please do. not' hesi,tate'to contact me. ', .'

,Sincere,ly ydurs,

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