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02-2014-1219Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2014· Region 02

EPA v. United States Department of Energy (FF)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

An Administrative Compliance Order issued on March 1, 2012 required the Respondent to clean up any remaining radioactive material at the site, construct a full enclosure around the remaining facility prior to completing its demolition, and comply with all requirements of 40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subpart H - National Emission Standards for Emissions of Radionuclides Other than Radon from the Respondent's facilities. This Final Administrative Penalty Order obtains a $155,000 penalty for the violation of Subpart H.

Defendants (1)

  • United States Department of EnergyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY KNOLLS ATOMIC POWER LABORATORY

    2401 RIVER ROAD, NISKAYUNA, NY, 12309

    Registry ID: 110000616717

Statutes cited

  • CAA 114Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
  • CAA 112Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • United States Department of Energy (FF)entered 2014-05-27

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $155,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2014-05-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2014-05-27Final Order Issued
  • 2014-05-27Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2014-07-10Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3400258819
Case number
02-2014-1219
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
02
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2014-1219 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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