Wayne Interim Storage Locality Map

Wayne Interim Storage Site (FUSRAP Site)

The Wayne Site is located about 3.2 kilometers (two miles) north of Wayne, New Jersey, in a highly developed area of Passaic County. The site is approximately 58 kilometers (36 miles) northwest of New York City. The W.R. Grace Company operated in the Wayne Township extracting rare earths from monazite ore and thorium between 1948 and 1971. Prior to 1960, radioactive thorium ores were placed in above ground piles. From 1960 to 1967, the thorium waste was buried in unlined pits. From 1967 to 1971, some of the waste was transported to Chattagnooga, TN. After production of materials was completed, partial decontamination of the site took place. The company covered the onsite disposal area and razed several buildings and burying the rubble. The remaining buildings were decontaminated and left intact. Vicinity properties that were contaminated via Sheffield Brook were also completely restored. EM completed this site as a part of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). The FUSRAP Program was transferred to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 1997, in accordance with the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.