Unexploded ordnance poses
threats to human life.
UXB International, Inc. (UXB) provides integrated munitions response services for both active installations and Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS). UXB has the capability to locate, map, access, identify, remove, transport, and dispose of ordnance and explosives, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and stockpiled munitions located on land or under water. We conduct assessments, perform time critical removal actions, non-time critical removal actions, and UXO safety escort during environmental sampling and construction activities. UXB has the proven capability to perform all phases of the CERCLA process, from initial site investigations through no further action determination.
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Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
UXB is contractor for the U.S. Army Engineering Support Center Huntsville (USAESCH) to conduct a Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study (RI/FS) at multiple munitions response sites (MRSs) on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The investigation is being conducted to characterize the nature and extent of munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) and impacted environmental media related to military training conducted at these Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) during World War II training. The project includes land and marine geophysical surveys, and intrusive investigation by qualified unexploded ordnance (UXO) technicians at all three of the FUDS. The feasibility study and related decision documents will be used to focus future response actions at the site.
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Material Potentially Presenting An Explosive Hazard (MPPEH) / MEC Removal Action
Kaho`olawe Island, Hawaii
The challenge on this project was to locate, remove, and dispose of the UXO from over 50 years of bombardment and shelling on a training range for the U.S. Navy. The area of Kaho`olawe within the scope of the cleanup effort was 17,270 acres. The scope of the project included both surface and subsurface clearance. Over 1.5 million pounds / 40,000 items were recovered in what Navy officials have called the largest project of its kind ever undertaken by the U.S. military. Scrap removed from the range was thermally treated to remove the energetic hazard before it left the island; UXB developed the protocols now used by the Navy for range derived scrap thermal treatment.
UXB was also required to protect archeological treasures such as petroglyphs and burial sites. In addition there was a requirement to protect natural resources such as endangered plant and animal species. Furthermore, because the island had limited infrastructure, 300 workers had to be flown by helicopter to and from the island daily along with supplies. UXB successfully surmounted all of these challenges and received a safety commendation from the Navy.
UXO Avoidance and Construction Support for Water Pipeline Project
San Luis Obispo Nacimiento, Camp Roberts, California
UXB performed ordnance removal and disposal in support for a project that involved plan preparation, surface clearance, digital geophysical mapping (DGM) of the proposed pipeline right-of-way, and investigation of the anomalies. The complexities on this project included work that was conducted through an active training installation with multiple site contractors, all while complying with cultural/natural resources directives. The project was conducted over 8 ½ miles of pipeline right-of-way, to depths exceeding 4 feet. In addition, past use of the land resulted in significant surface debris. Approximately 980 anomalies were investigated. Anomalies identified as MEC were disposed of through explosive venting. All MPPEH was collected and removed from the project site for detailed inspection and disposal.
Surface Clearance / Engineering Evaluation (EE) / Cost Analysis (CA)
Edwards Air Force Base, California
Through USACE, Omaha, UXB completed historic records review and preparation of an Explosives Safety Submission; preparation of an EE / CA and related decision documents; military munitions removal and associated activities; munitions debris handling and disposal; anomaly avoidance; and community relations support.
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