Government Announces Cleanup Plan for NYC Radioactive Site
The Wolff-Alport Chemical Company Superfund site in Queens, New York.
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New York (AP) -- The federal government on Thursday announced its plan to clean up a Superfund site in New York City where radioactive material was once processed to develop the atomic bomb.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the $39 million job, which could take years, will force out businesses still operating on a block in Queens where buildings, the soil and sewers were contaminated with radioactive material. Protective measures have been in place since 2012.