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Western New York Radioactive Waste Survey

Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: New York, United States

Source: Buffalo News

Project
Under Survey

A survey project conducted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to locate buried radioactive waste materials in Erie and Niagara counties. The project involves vehicle-based radiation detection surveys followed by ground crew investigations and soil sampling at detected sites. The survey aims to identify the extent and location

Status
Prospective
Sector
Manufacturing (Industrial), Nuclear, Waste Processing and Treatment, Government
Location
New York, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Buffalo News

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The project “Western New York Radioactive Waste Survey” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in New York, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Buffalo News.

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under survey

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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A survey project conducted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to locate buried radioactive waste materials in Erie and Niagara counties. The project involves vehicle-based radiation detection surveys followed by ground crew investigations and soil sampling at detected sites. The survey aims to identify the extent and locations of radioactive slag contamination from historical industrial activities.

Original sector

Environmental Infrastructure

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Country

United States of America (USA)

State

New York

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Buffalo News

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Sector

Manufacturing (Industrial), Nuclear, Waste Processing and Treatment, Government

Article published date

2025-09-16

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