Record of Decision Released for Former Superior Steel Corporation Site

The record of decision marks the completion of the final step in the federal decision-making process for addressing legacy contamination at the site. The ROD details that no remedial action is needed because the baseline human health risk assessment shows that there is no unacceptable risk to receptors (such as on-site industrial workers) from uranium under current or reasonably anticipated future land uses, and the ecological risk assessment shows that there are not likely to be any adverse ecological impacts from uranium.

USACE is addressing the Superior Steel Site under FUSRAP. Under this program, USACE identifies, investigates and, if necessary, cleans up sites throughout the United States that were used as part of the nation’s early atomic weapons and energy program. USACE follows the phased investigation process required in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, when implementing FUSRAP.

Supporting documents, including the ROD, that provide details of why no remedial action is necessary can be viewed at the Scott Township Public Library, 301 Lindsay Road, Carnegie, Pennsylvania and the Superior Steel Site project website:.

For additional information or to be added to the email distribution list for updates regarding the site please email fusrap@ or call (800) 833-6390 (Option 4).

The Superior Steel Site, located in Scott Township, Pennsylvania, is being addressed under the authority of FUSRAP. USACE is the lead federal agency for the program, which is conducted in accordance with the governing federal law – CERCLA, as amended, and the NCP.

The public provided their comments on a proposed plan, from May 8, 2023 to July 7, 2023, to provide input on the determination that cleanup of FUSRAP materials is not necessary, and that no further action is required at the Superior Steel Site. A public meeting was also held at the Scott Township Municipal Building, Main Meeting Room, 301 Lindsay Rd, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106, on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

The ROD identifies, as described in the proposed plan, that no remedial action for FUSRAP materials is necessary, and no institutional controls will be implemented.

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