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Army Corps to Demolish Six Missouri Homes Over Nuclear Waste
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will remove radioactive contamination from beneath six Florissant homes, marking the first residential demolitions under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program.
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' FUSRAP will demolish six homes in Florissant on Friday to access contaminated soil, with the process expected to take about one month.
- Because Coldwater Creek once carried Manhattan Project-era uranium waste, contamination is deeply buried and will be excavated from 2.5 to 15 feet by FUSRAP.
- Homeowners were told that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers compensated and relocated them, using air monitoring, water misting, and fencing during demolition; remediation will take less than one year.
- Florissant Mayor Timothy Lowery said he demands full transparency after not being notified, while advocates praised cleanup and residents shared emotional losses from decades in their homes.
- Officials note this is the first time FUSRAP removes residential properties and relocates residents, coinciding with more than 800 DOJ-approved compensation claims exceeding $39 million after last year's RECA expansion, and the Corps will provide public updates via social media, meetings, and a website.
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Demolition begins on Florissant homes with radioactive waste found underneath - St. Louis Business Journal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has stated that this demolition would be a first in the nation, marking the first time residential properties are removed under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program.
·United States
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Army Corps will start demo on homes near Coldwater Creek built on top of radioactive contamination
New federal funds for people who are sick after living near radioactive waste are a win for advocates, but now they are turning their focus to cleanup. As part of the ongoing cleanup effort, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is demolishing some homes.
·St. Louis, United States
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