Background
The site was remediated by the University of California-Davis in 2014. DOE has assumed long-term care responsibilities for this MED/AEC Legacy site in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
History
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) established Burris Park as a research area called the Burris Park Field Station in 1956, and research on removing radioactive contamination from soil continued until 1963.
The cleanup activities conducted in 1963 by UC-Berkeley require no further remediation.
Final Conditions
The DOE Office of Legacy Management assumed maintenance-only responsibility for the remaining contamination in the former test plots in 2014 because the Atomic Energy Commission had authorized work at the site and no other entity has assumed responsibility for post-closure care.
For more information about the Burris Park Site, view the fact sheet.
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