Site Report: FAA Nome Radio Range
| Site Name: | FAA Nome Radio Range |
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| Address: | W of Beam Road; ~1 Mile NE of Nome Council Road Intersection, Nome, AK 99762 |
| File Number: | 400.38.051 |
| Hazard ID: | 26445 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Sophia Bracio, 9074511682 sophia.bracio@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.499239 |
| Longitude: | -165.318675 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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We make every effort to ensure the data presented here is accurate based on the best available information currently on file with DEC. It is therefore subject to change as new information becomes available. We recommend contacting the assigned project staff prior to making decisions based on this information.
Problems/Comments
The former Radio Range (RR) Facility is located approximately three miles outside of the City of Nome, along Beam Road on privately-owned land. RR Building 401, which was demolished in 2021, was a two-story structure that measured approximately 25 feet wide by 40 feet long and sat on 44 creosote pilings. There were five 140-foot towers associated with the RR. Over the years, Towers 1, 2, and 3 folded over with their bases intact and their upper portions on the ground. Towers 4 and 5 were demolished in 2021. All five towers were painted with red and white lead-based paint (LBP), which has flaked off across the surrounding tundra over many decades. LBP chips are present on the surface and embedded in tundra around the general area of the towers.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 9/4/2015 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 11/5/2015 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79816 name: FAA Nome Radio Range | Joy Whitsel |
| 12/7/2015 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Sent PRP letter | Joy Whitsel |
| 10/24/2016 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | DEC received the Draft Site Investigation Work Plan for FAA Radio Range Navigational Facility and Communication Facility, Nome, Alaska on October 7, 2016. DEC reviewed the work plan and requests some minor edits/clarifications to the text. On October 24, 2016, DEC approved FAA's written response to DEC's comments on the work plan. | Joy Whitsel |
| 6/14/2017 | Site Visit | A site visit was conducted to observe the investigation activities associated with potentially contaminated soil from flaking lead-based paint from communications towers, PCBs from electrical equipment, and petroleum from above-ground storage tanks. | Joy Whitsel |
| 4/9/2018 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | REPORT RECEIVED: Draft Site Investigation Report for Radio Range and Radio Communications Transmitter Sites, Nome, AK. Prepared by Bethel Environmental Solutions, LLC. Dated March 2018. | Jamie McKellar |
| 4/30/2019 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Contacted FAA for an update on 2019 field work in Nome. FAA stated that the work in Nome will be going out to bid soon. There are currently no dates for the Nome project; however, it may be phased in between this fall, winter, and possibly next summer. FAA will keep DEC updated as the project takes shape. | Jamie McKellar |
| 3/16/2020 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | REPORT APPROVAL: Final Demolition, Remedial Action, and Release Investigation Work Plan, Various Areas of Concern at FAA Nome (Brice, September 2019) | Jamie McKellar |
| 7/27/2022 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | REPORT APPROVAL: Final Demolition, Remedial Action and Release Investigation Report, Various Areas of Concern, former FAA Nome Station, Nome Alaska (Brice Environmental, July 2022). | Jamie McKellar |
| 7/28/2023 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 79816 Five Former RR Towers. | Jamie McKellar |
| 7/28/2023 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 81331 RR Building 401. | Jamie McKellar |
| 2/23/2024 | Site Characterization Workplan Approved | WORK PLAN APPROVED: Final Remedial Investigation and Remedial Action Work Plan, Nome Former FAA Station, Alaska (Brice Solutions, LLC, February 2024) | Sophia Bracio |
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