Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program

<p>The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) is a <a href="/facts/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers/m92nc6gR">United States Army Corps of Engineers</a> (USACE) project to manage and cleanup environmental contamination that resulted from early <a href="/facts/United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission/7VXrvVJ9">United States Atomic Energy Commission</a> activities.  Cleanup activities were initially performed under the supervision of the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Energy/PRp6Cz8g">United States Department of Energy</a> (DOE), until 1997 when the United States Congress passed authority for cleanup activities to the USACE.
</p><p>The primary source of contamination at the locations stems from the processing of uranium ores and the disposal of the byproducts.  The major sources of site contamination are <a href="/facts/Uranium/n2sGWBzU">uranium</a>, <a href="/facts/Thorium/ysdWH470">thorium</a>, and <a href="/facts/Radium/VWo5gkzn">radium</a>.  In addition to the radiological contaminants there are semi-volatile organic compounds, <a href="/facts/Volatile_organic_compound/BFMlKwgt">volatile organic compounds</a>, and heavy metals comingled at the sites.
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Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program