With approval from the Hawaii Division of Well being (DOH), NCTF-RH will begin venting Tank 7 on the facility – the second of 14 tanks to be ventilated and cleaned as a part of the decommissioning course of. The Navy started venting Tank 8 final week.
Tank air flow is the required first step of a prolonged and deliberate course of to decommission the power and remediate the surroundings. This motion is one instance of the Navy’s broader dedication to environmental stewardship in Hawaii.
“Security for the general public, the aquifer and surroundings, and for our staff is our prime precedence,” mentioned Rear Adm. Marc Williams, Deputy Commander, NCTF-RH. “I’m completely satisfied to report that after meticulous preparations our tank venting operations are occurring safely and in full view of the general public. That is in step with our motto: Secure. Deliberate. Engaged. Dedicated.”
As a part of venting operations, the duty pressure put in 9 air high quality monitoring (AQM) stations alongside the RHBFSF perimeter, together with on the Halawa Correctional Facility, to trace modifications in air high quality, measure potential unstable natural compound (VOC) ranges, and acquire atmospheric information (i.e., air pace, wind route, temperature, humidity, barometric stress).
Throughout venting operations, AQM information will proceed to be up to date hourly on the NCTF-RH cell app, and day by day on the NCTF-RH web site.
NCTF-RH has a sequence of fail-safes and redundancies to mitigate danger and safeguard the general public. Within the occasion of an exceedance throughout operations, NCTF-RH will alert regulators, Hawaii Emergency Administration Company (HIEMA), Honolulu Division of Emergency Administration (DEM), and the general public through the app, web site (www.navyclosuretaskforce.
For extra details about NCTF-RH, go to www.navyclosuretaskforce.navy.
SAFE. DELIBERATE. ENGAGED. COMMITTED.
