u.s. radium corp.

ALDEN & HIGH STS AND OTHER ADDRESSES

The former U.S. Radium Corporation facility, which covers 2 acres in the City of Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, is a former radium-processing plant where extraction, production, application, and distribution took place from about 1915 through 1926. Approximately 1/2 to 2 tons of ore per day was processed and disposed of on and off the property. As a result of those operations, the facility buildings and soil became contaminated with radionuclides. In addition, radium-contaminated soil and debris were identified at approximately 250 noncontiguous properties in the vicinity of the former plant and at various other locations throughout the municipalities of Orange, West Orange, and South Orange. At this time, investigations to identify additional contaminated properties are complete, and the cleanup of contaminated properties is essentially complete. The noncontiguous affected properties are occupied by residences, light industries, offices, grocery stores, and apartment buildings. The main portion of the Site is located in a densely populated, urban residential neighborhood. All area residents and businesses are supplied with municipal water. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal actions.

Hazardous Ranking Score

38 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

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Region 2
Phone: (877) 251-4575

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        36,479

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $49,808

        Average Income

        13,209

        Occupied homes

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