Background: the Nuclear Metals Superfund Site: 1958-2015

From the EPA Superfund information site for Nuclear Metals The Nuclear Metals, Inc. (NMI) property is located on a 46.4-acre parcel located at 2229 Main Street in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The facility includes five interconnected buildings, a paved parking area, a sphagnum bog, a cooling water recharge pond, and a holding basin. The topography… Continue reading →

Nuclear Metals Superfund Site

In Concord, Massachusetts, near the border with Acton, there is a federal Superfund site — the Nuclear Metals, Inc. site — that is threatening Acton’s water supply through contamination of Acton’s Assabet wells. The main concern is 1,4-Dioxane, a probable human carcinogen that moves readily through groundwater. These are the same wells that were contaminated… Continue reading →

Planting Plan and Volunteer Opportunities

The garden design seeks to create a sustainable tribute to Charlotte, with: flower/foliage characteristics that include drought tolerance; use of native plants, herbs, daisies, groundcovers, bulbs and wildflowers; easy care; fragrant tall plants along the sidewalk to provide screening, and between the children’s library windows; spring to fall continuum of bloom; and a tapestry of… Continue reading →

Background Information for Maps and Tables (Read First)

Many of the maps and tables on this website are from the Draft Remedial Investigation Report, OU-3, WR Grace Superfund Site, Acton, MA, by GeoTrans, Inc. August 30, 2002. The Remedial Investigation Report (“RI”) was produced by WR Grace’s consultant, GeoTrans, in order to comply with federal requirements as part of the EPA “Superfund” process.… Continue reading →

ACES Questions to ATSDR About Public Health

COMMENTS/QUESTIONS for the upcoming 2003/2004 ATSDR Public Health Assessment Introduction: ACES has two main lines of concern about past and present contamination from the WR Grace Superfund Site, one related to following up on previously identified health risk concerns, and the other to addressing newly identified potential health risks. Our concerns are detailed in Sections… Continue reading →