Maxey Flats Nuclear Disposal

Superfund site in Hillsboro, KY · EPA ID KYD980729107

Maxey Flats Nuclear Disposal is a Superfund site in Hillsboro, KY on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, AMERICIUM-241, ARSENIC, BENZENE. At Maxey Flats Nuclear Disposal, the EPA has determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Yes
Groundwater migration under control
Yes
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
04
County
Fleming

Contaminants of concern

Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.

Buildings/Structures

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Americium-241
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Carbon-14
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cobalt-60
  • Iodine-129
  • Lead
  • Nickel
  • Plutonium-238
  • Plutonium-239
  • Radium-226
  • Strontium-90
  • Technetium-99
  • Thorium-232
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Tritium

Groundwater

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Americium-241
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Carbon-14
  • Cesium-137
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cobalt-60
  • Iodine-129
  • Lead
  • Nickel
  • Plutonium-238
  • Plutonium-239
  • Radium-226
  • Strontium-90
  • Technetium-99
  • Thorium-232
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Tritium

Leachate

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Americium-241
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Carbon-14
  • Cesium-137
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cobalt-60
  • Iodine-129
  • Lead
  • Nickel
  • Plutonium-238
  • Plutonium-239
  • Radium-226
  • Strontium-90
  • Technetium-99
  • Thorium-232
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Tritium

Solid Waste

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Americium-241
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Carbon-14
  • Cesium-137
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cobalt-60
  • Iodine-129
  • Lead
  • Nickel
  • Plutonium-238
  • Plutonium-239
  • Radium-226
  • Strontium-90
  • Technetium-99
  • Thorium-232
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Tritium

Location

MAXEY FLATS RD, Hillsboro, KY 41049

Latitude 38.2608, longitude -83.5692

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