EPA v. NUCLEAR METALS SUPERFUND SITE

Case summary

On July 7, 2016, EPA signed on to an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (Settlement Agreement) with four potentially responsible parties to address contaminated groundwater at the Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund Site in Concord, MA. Under the Settlement Agreement, the PRPs have agreed to pay for and perform a Non-Time Critical Removal Action at the Site which includes monitoring; and to pay 100% of future response costs related to the NTCRA. The estimated cost of the NTCRA and future response costs is $5,700,000.:

Defendants (4)

• U.S. Department of EnergyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• U.S. ArmyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Whittaker Corp.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Textron, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NUCLEAR METALS SUPERFUND SITE

  2229 MAIN ST, CONCORD, MA, 01742

  Registry ID: 110000309452

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NUCLEAR METALS SUPERFUND SITEentered 2016-07-07

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2016-07-07Final Order Issued
• 2016-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered