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Site IDSiteLocationCityCountyEFO Name
4885US Department of Energy - Oak Ridge Y-12 National Security Complex301 Bear Creek Road PO Box 2009, MS 8239, Bldg 9114Oak RidgeAndersonKnoxville

Permit Information

TN0002968
Individual
Reissuance
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - National Nuclear Security Administration
Oak Ridge Y-12 National Security Complex
Renewal of existing permit for discharges of treated process wastewater, cooling water, stormwater, and groundwater from DOE production of nuclear weapon assemblies and storage of nuclear materials, plus CERCLA discharge of legacy mercury
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PW, SW
01-JUN-2016
29-JUN-2016
01-JUN-2021
05-AUG-2022
01-OCT-2022
30-SEP-2027
01-APR-2014
East Fork Poplar Creek, Bear Creek, McCoy Branch and unnamed tributaries to Clinch River
process and other wastewaters which have been accepted for treatment via waste acceptance procedures, cooling tower blowdown, cooling waters, condensate, sump waters, storm water runoff and ground water from Internal Monitoring Points 501, 502, 512, 551 and Outfalls 200, C13, and MTF. Additional non-process wastewater and stormwater runoff discharges are authorized from the following outfalls: 002, 003, 004, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 014, 016, 017, 019, 020, 021, 033, 034, 041, 042, 044, 045, 046, 047, 048, 054, 057, 058, 062, 063, 064, 067, 071, 083, 086, 087, 088, 099, 102, 109, 110, 113, 114, 125, 126, 134, 135 and S30. Instream Monitoring Points authorized in this permit are the following: EFP (Station 17), C03, C11, S06, S17, S18, S19, S24
physical, chemical and chemical/biological treatments of wastewaters and legacy stormwater/groundwater.
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Other DWR permits at this site

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Permit NoPermittee NameProject NamePermit TypeStatusRatingEFO Name__Issuance___Effective___Expiration__
NRS10.083Consolidated Nuclear Security Inc (CNS)UPF haul roadARAPInactiveMajorKnoxville10-JUN-201010-JUN-201009-JUN-2015
SOP-13031Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLCY-12 National Security Complex - Portal 19 (Building 9949-CB)SOPReissuanceN/AKnoxville25-MAY-202301-JUL-202330-JUN-2028
SOP-17014Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLCY-12 National Security Complex Security Portal 20 Restroom VaultSOPReissuanceN/AKnoxville24-JUN-202201-JUL-202230-JUN-2027
SOP-17015Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLCY-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex Portal 23 Restroom VaultSOPReissuanceN/AKnoxville20-JUN-202201-JUL-202230-JUN-2027
TNR136604Department of EnergyY-12 National Security ComplexCGPActiveN/AKnoxville-30-NOV-202130-SEP-2026
TNR132628NNSA-CGPInactiveN/AKnoxville-29-JUN-2007-
TNR132975NNSA/DOE-CGPInactiveN/AKnoxville-06-FEB-2008-
TNR134022National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)Y-12 Uranium Processing Facility (UPF)CGPActiveN/AKnoxville-27-OCT-201130-SEP-2026
TNR191628Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)TVA - Uranium Processing Facility (UPF)CGPInactiveN/AKnoxville-21-FEB-2017-
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Permit Documents

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Old PermitPermit01-JUL-1995
Notice of DeterminationNotice of Determination including comments on Draft Permit from EPAR4 and Dept. of Energy.13-DEC-2005
LetterDOE appeal of Hg, tox, TRC, PCB limits Resolved in 2008 renewal but not closed18-APR-2006
ReportRCVD 31-OCT-06: report re: exceedances for September 2006 by Y-1231-OCT-2006
MemoREF 23-AUG-07: memo re: approval of Method 245.7 for measurement of mercury by James Hanlon.23-AUG-2007
LetterEast Fork Poplar Creek flow augm experiment 2008071407-JUL-2008
LetterY12 proposal to add stannous chloride in order to reduce mercury emissions21-JUL-2008
LetterCEI of Sept. 16, 2008.03-DEC-2008
LetterPermit modification cover letter30-DEC-2008
Memotechnical paper reviews options for setting effluent Hg limits using EPA 2009 Hg Implementation guidance.09-JUN-2009
Forms submitted through MyTDEC Forms after 11/17/2020 will be available in FileNet.

Moratorium

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Inspections

06-SEP-2023Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)In Compliance
09-MAR-2021Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)Out of Compliance
29-APR-2019Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)In Compliance
26-OCT-2017Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)In Compliance
30-JUN-2016Reconnaissance (RI)In Compliance
19-AUG-2014Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)In Compliance
16-SEP-2008Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)In Compliance

Wastewater Engineering Plans Review

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