We promote and protect the health of the public and the environment.
EnergySolutions is proposing to build a new mixed (hazardous and radioactive) waste storage and treatment facility in Barnwell, South Carolina. If approved, the facility will consist of a single building where waste will be kept in containers and tanks prior to treatment. Treatment will consist of mixing solid and liquid wastes with appropriate chemical agents to make the waste non-hazardous. No waste disposal will occur at the facility.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has written a Draft Hazardous Waste Permit and a Draft Radioactive Material License for this proposed facility. Comments will be accepted on the permit applications, draft permit and draft license from April 5, 2010 through May 19, 2010.
DHEC has developed this Web site to provide citizens quick access to the documents that are open for public comment and other information about the proposed facility that may be of interest.
If you have questions or would like to talk with us directly about the proposed facility, please contact Richard Haynes at (803) 896-4070, or by e-mail at haynesra@dhec.sc.gov.
DHEC held an informal public meeting to discuss the draft permit and draft license with interested citizens. The meeting was on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at the South Carolina Advanced Technology Park located at 1321 Technology Drive in Snelling, South Carolina.
At this meeting, DHEC staff gave a brief overview of the draft permit and draft license. The final RCRA permit and radioactice materials license was issued on May 27, 2010.
If you have questions, or for general information on environmental issues in your area, please call Jennifer Hughes at the local DHEC Office in Aiken at (803) 641-7670.
