Quehanna Site Facility Cleanup--Press Releases

Press Releases & Articles

Press Releases

February 27, 2004—Robot completes Strontium-90 Contamination Cleanup in Hot Cell at Quehanna Site
December 12, 2003—DEP Begins Removal of High-Level Strontium-90 Contamination at Quehanna Site in Clearfield County
September 29, 2003—Cobalt-60 Removal Completed at Quehanna, Marking Milestone in Cleanup Efforts at the Site
May 9, 2003—Governor's Office Announces Resurrection of Permagrain Operations at Quehanna in Clearfield County
April 7, 2003—DEP Acting Secretary Announces Federal Funding to Continue Cleanup of Contamination at Quehanna Site
December 18, 2002—DEP Assumes Security Role at Permagrain Products Site in Clearfield County
September 26, 2000—DEP to hold Public Information Meeting on the Relocation of Permagrain Products
March 25, 1999—Cleanup of Quehanna Results in First Shipment of Waste from the Site
November 19, 1997—DGS Awards Contract for Cleanup of Quehanna
November 6, 1998—DEP to Officially Suspend Low Level Radioactive Waste (LRRW) Disposal Facility Siting Project by December 31, 1998

Update Articles

June 11, 1999 DEP Update—More Waste Shipped from Quehanna
May 1, 1999 DEP Update—Cobalt-60 Shipped from Quehanna to South Carolina
March 26, 1999 DEP Update—First Shipments of Waste Leave Quehanna Cleanup Site
October 16, 1998 DEP Update—DEP Investigates Radiation Release at Quehanna
November 28, 1997 DCNR—DGS Awards Contract for Cleanup of Quehanna
November 21, 1997 DEP Update—DGS Awards Contract for the Cleanup of Quehanna
August 22, 1997 DEP Update—Governor Releases $4.3 Million for Cleanup of Quehanna
August 22, 1997 DEP Update—DEP Bureau Providing Technical Support for Quehanna Project
May 2, 1997 DCNR—DCNR/DEP Announce Radioactive Cleanup of the Quehanna Wild Area