Site Report: Barrow Elson Former Nike Facility NARL
| Site Name: | Barrow Elson Former Nike Facility NARL |
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| Address: | 5 Miles NE of Barrow, West Shore Elson Lagoon, Barrow, AK 99723 |
| File Number: | 310.38.022 |
| Hazard ID: | 3238 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Kathleen Iler-Galau, 9074512153 kathleen.iler-galau@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 71.343812 |
| Longitude: | -156.595139 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
The site is the location of a former NASA Nike Missile Site that hosted more than 70 Cajun Missile launches from 1965 to 1972 by NARL and NASA staff. An initial EPA START sampling episode was conducted in July 1999 that identified TPH contamination and three transformers at the site. Three transformers were subsequently removed in 2002 by the USACOE and testing indicated petroleum hydrocarbons were present at 9,900 mg/kg. Since the initial EPA START testing identified petroleum as the chemical of concern, the site was referred to the State DEC for further oversight and the site was entered into the CS database. The follow-up 2002 testing identified DRO only at concentrations below cleanup levels. The site was eligible for FUDs, but a report in 2005 stated that there were no FUDs issues or concerns. EPA ID # AKSFN1002131.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 3/25/1999 | Update or Other Action | EPA Discovery, CERCLIS ID # AKSFN1002131 | Bruce Wanstall |
| 8/6/1999 | Preliminary Assessment Approved | START Trip Report. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 2/9/2001 | Site Added to Database | PAH and TPH. Snow cover hindered locating further sampling points. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 2/9/2001 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Prelimianary ranking. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 6/28/2004 | Update or Other Action | Staff reviewed USACE trip report from 9/02 with sample results indicating DRO 3,690 mg/kg below Method II Arctic level of 12,500 mg/kg. PCB were non-detect. Three empty transformers remain on site. | Debra Caillouet |
| 5/27/2005 | Update or Other Action | ADEC received an updated Inventory Project Report. No FUDS elligible projects are currently at the site. | John Halverson |
| 5/14/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Tamar Stephens |
| 10/3/2014 | Update or Other Action | Project oversight changed from Shephard to Carnahan. | John Carnahan |
| 6/25/2015 | Update or Other Action | Debenham attended Barrow Restoration and Advisory Board Meeting in Barrow. | John Carnahan |
| 8/15/2016 | Update or Other Action | Review site issues and sought input from contractors and Navy as to the status of the site. A review to determine if more work is necessary is underway. | John Carnahan |
| 9/29/2016 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Barrow RAB Meeting held. Debenham in attendance. | John Carnahan |
| 6/26/2019 | Update or Other Action | Site location was updated on this date. Coordinates for this site are used to determine the presence and position of the site on BLM’s ANCSA Conveyed Land web map. | Rebekah Reams |
| 9/4/2024 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | August 29 2024 Barrow RAB Navy/USAF sites DEC staff attended the annual 2024 Barrow RAB on August 29. This meeting was held in-person in Utqiagvik, AK for the first time since 2019. A virtual option was available for those not able to travel. In attendance was US Air Force (USAF), US Navy, ADEC, Galen Driscoll, Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC), North Slope Borough, Bureau of Land Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Brice Engineering LLC, and 10 community representatives. USAF presented updates for Barter Island Long Range Radar Site (LRRS), Bullen Point Short Range Radar Site (SRRS), Oliktok LRRS, Point Barrow LRRS, Point Lay LRRS, and Cape Lisburne LRRS. US Navy provided updates for Point McIntyre, Icy Cape, and the former Naval Arctic Research Laboratory. USAF and US Navy answered and addressed numerous questions and concerns raised by the public. Several questions were focused on public outreach and engagement and the economic impact of cleanup activities conducted in and around North Slope Communities. | Kathleen Iler-Galau |
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