However, the company's final survey report accompanying the dismantlement request showed that contamination in some areas exceeds NRC limits for unrestricted use.
Plans therefore call for such material to be disposed of off-site as radioactive waste.
The company's request to dismantle the building, submitted last November, included a commitment to carry out appropriate radiological and dust controls during dismantlement operations. NRC staff reviewed the request and supplemental information and coordinated the review and approval with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. These operations included the processing of nuclear material and the decontamination of equipment from other nuclear facilities.