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Telex . 69,1478 Interna ti onal

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Reg cr .ol l/oter Q,al ity Control beard107 S . Broad'.ay , Suite 402 7Los Angeles , California 1UCHZ

MAR 1 2 198 1

Attention : I'r. Ra','laond M . nertel , Exccut i ve ui i icer

Re : Tractive Burning end [ispesH' Site (File 81-18

Gent lcrnen :

Rocket dyne is he rcuith suh, ittinc the historical data pertaining to the

inactive disosa1 51tr- k,fuvii _- tl;~_ '°?urn Pit" rhich is located aL our

SaTlt '~L =,ana F I L I U ab . Ills °ubcitt !a? s made in accord nee vi~tn ols-

cussions w ith Mr H . Yacouband your letter dated February 19, 1981 .

To essist in - the a ssessment of the site, tloo infor'°ration pacfar? es ar ebent prcno!a -i ; 'i ;st o priaid~ historical !.-,r!'yr_,t~ nd data fur the siteend second, to provide a ti~c :rl : clcn del ineat inq in detai'I. hov,~ the site o'ilbe survcrod and unaloLed . This pacl:.ade contains the historical backgroundof the area ,

General Site iii <.t ,r v

The "Loin Pit" site ti,~es tabl ishe in appro inataly 1958 for the safe dis-

posaI of chi-'-J Cal fucis by couatirn in order to minimize pot=ntiel Pub IIC

exposure , :hich co ?d It troncpcrt across puLlIc h!dispose

in a co- ,,entionaI l anc'fill . This s;~as onarated by quaiifiad Roeketdyne

PrCtoctive Scrvlccs personnel until At thet ti-c, Ire site tdesClosed

bcczuof sir pal Tut i, n c~ dcr~ 1~~is . Sir.cc lea closure, the site has

boon e en t i c ~ l y t rac : i A'L v i i t o tl7e c>.cept l on or a few fire def-er`rnent .: :cEiT;-

on,,trat ions e nd troir;irC 7 cisos to mcliltSin thoir proiiziency In dealingwith cheriCal fires arc emergency incidents .

Site riescripCo n

Locoted 1n k(-, c ':ne's 2C60-ac1 e Sa to Sauna lest Facility (SSFL) is a

six- acre a rea 1,hfciI vE r -, rod Lo tI_.C "$urn Pit .' l'i,I n the bounds of

the sir-ocrc are-3 t:re six pits i :f-ich range in vcicoo from apprcxirratciy 200

gaI urns to IG,D00 c 1 ions . C tl e c six pits, three cf t are lined h

concrete and I h r r -c ur: i r r l r > cartHan p The encIncaad nnps a the geocrei' is Iscat !orl, 1Cp0-= r L;p ll), Ct~ir11i1 g outfHIa difj ruo, 1ylui the

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Area Water Run Off

A prelimin~ry review by our che^wists lea's us to believe that in allprobability no hazardous residues resulted from the combustion pro-

census . Routine sampling at Ihr- adjacent perii,,e ;er pond has not

shown an ;' unusual coricenI ret ions of any of the substances requ i redto be sampled by our current hPDES pcrFrit . We believe, therefore,

that su,-face run off is not the problem .

Ground plate r

The kockctdync ttRL is ser'Jccd by one well which is maintained by

Roeketdyre . -hc additional Is are planned to be brought cn line

in si>. (6) months . Hue of these wells are locatee near the burn pit

area and arc upgradiert . Rccikctcyne believes that there has been no

ground 4~ate : contai~inction re .ultinc from the past activities in the

burn pit area .

This conclusion is ;lased ors or evaluation cf the type of the disposalpractices ti3hich were- cup',o,ed oad a 1c,58 geologic and hydrologic surVC}' Gf ih .:. L% -, :=1", ~,iiGut~v r CC3i ;C,ll_I01115, The S~UClti was fJerfOrll~CG . U yC . C . Kill inr.s4 .orth, a Consulting urologist from Los Angeles, wwhosefindin s revcaled that "tke overall average effective porosity appearsto be less than one pcrccnt (i over the 2, 000 acres of property .

Description-of rtstericls and Dis ;.vsal_ ftethod s

Table I was developed from the records which were kept by the Protect vcService Orger;izs,tio ❑ ci i e dfspasals . As indicated, the majority ofthe hazardous wastes r;ere : estroyed by eombt :stion, deto-,at ion oroxidation . Therefore, tee residues would La =alts and oxides whichoccur naturally ir, the soil . There was a snul1 volume of acidic andbasic process chemicalsdisplsed of in the burn pit . Hco-,ever, theseeheriicals ,Were diluted to near iicutr concentration prior to disposalinto ti-,e unl ined pits .

Container Disposa l

Containers which held the % .estes hale buried in the confines of the

six (6) acres of the, hLrn pit area after they had been penetrated

and burned out or they core thoroughly flushed .

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contact l1r . Telephone ( 213) H4-4000, Eztcntion

If question ~r r c nceri,i,c t he historica l background, pleas e

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Very truly yours, .

ROCKW ELL 11,7 _1,F L,T IO IAL CULPDRAT 1014Rocketd;yne Division

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Type of Materia l

A . Fuel s

I . NitrogenTctroxideMisc .Conta :iraatcd Fuul s

3 . Penh, ort :n ctt . RP-1 (Ycr nuene Base )5 . JP-11 (K+_rase. nc Base)6 . Nydrau~ncs7. 7riet1,yl Aluminum

8 . Triethyl Aluminum Borane

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Process Ch'=ruical s

F',cid. Gases

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1 . r,iurnirum2 . ~taanec 1 urn3, Sodiu mit . Potass•1 Lr,

Organic Sulvcrts 31,717 gallon s

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2 . Llcc! if >l s

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1 . t'itlocc1 Muse

2 . Mix Laxidcs

3,Dynami : e

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3 . Ct,iorine iSas

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CombustionCori ust ion

CombustionCombustion

CombustionCombustion

Combustion

n~1{ Detonation

21,300 gallons Dilution and place

in earthen pits

3~51O pcunc s

5,121 pounds

32 °'_ ;eet

191 gallons

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Combustion

Detonation

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3 . Concrete lined pits& concrete block cortrol shed .

4 . Unlined pi t5 . Lined pit with dra i6 . Burn cages(2) pi t

Partially burne dwood

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ChromiumCopper

IronLeadMagnesium

MercuryMolybdenumNickel

Phosphorus1y~~M60 Potassium

SeleniumSiliconSilver

TinTitaniumZinc

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DichlorobenzeneEthyl ether

Methyl ethyl, ketoneMethyl isobutyl ketone

TolueneXylene

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1 . By atomic absorption spectroscopy or emission spectrography .2 . By gas chromatography or high pressure liquid chromatography .3 . By sample preparation followed by gas chromatography .4 . By specific ion electrode/classical wet chemical techniques .5. By colorimetric tests .

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TABLE 1 - SUMMARY OF MATERIALS AND DISPOSAL* METHOD S

Type of Material Volume or Mass Disposal Metho d

A. Fuels 450,000 gallons

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Nitrogen Tetroxide CombustionMisc . Contaminated Fuels CombustionPentaborane CombustionRP-1 (Kerosene Base) CombustionJP-4 (Kerosene Base) CombustionHydrazines CombustionTriethyl Aluminum CombustionTriethyl Aluminum Borane Combustion

Igniters 46924 Detonation

Process Chemicals 21,300 gallons Dilute and placein earthen pits

1 . Acids2 . Bases

Reactive Metals 13,810 pound s

1 . Aluminum Burning2. Magnesium Burning3. Sodium Burning4. Potassium Burning

Organic Solvents

1 . Tetraisobutylene2 . Alcohols3 . Heptane

1,717 gallons

CombustionCombustionCombustion

Explcsives 5,121 pound s

1 . Nitrocellulose Detonation2 . Mix Oxides Detonation3. Dynamite Detonation

Toxic Gases 32,932 feet '

1 . Oxygen Difluoride Gas Combustion2. Fluorine Gas Combustion3 . Chlorine Gas Combustion

Heavy Metal Toxics 191 gallon s

1 . Leaded Paint (189 gallons) Combustion2. Potassium Cyanide Combustion3 . Sodium Arsenite Dilution4. Mercury Dilution

*NOTE : From Fed . Register, May 19, 1980 , p . 33119"A materialis 'disposed of' if it isdischarged , deposited , injected , dumped, spilled , leaked or placed into or on any land orwater so that such material or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or beemitted into the air or discharged into ground or surface waters ."

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