DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, is addressing the Staten Island Warehouse (SIW) Site under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). This program authorizes USACE to identify, investigate, and clean up sites used in the nation’s early atomic weapons and energy programs. The 1.25-acre SIW site is located on the north side of Richmond Terrace in Port Richmond, Staten Island, directly below the Bayonne Bridge.

• 1940–1942: African Metals Corporation used the site to store high-grade Belgian Congo uranium ore, which was later purchased by the Manhattan Engineer District (MED).
• 1980s: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) identified contamination but initially determined the site was ineligible for FUSRAP.
• 2008-2009: Following further review and new data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the DOE declared the site eligible for FUSRAP in October 2009 and referred it to USACE.

AUTHORIZATION: The Fiscal Year 1998 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, signed into law on October 13, 1997, transferred management of the FUSRAP to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). FUSRAP was created in 1974 to clean up sites where work was performed during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s as part of the nation's early atomic energy program. Most of those contaminated sites were cleaned up under the guidelines in effect at the time, which were not as strict as today’s standards in most cases.

STATUS: USACE completed a Preliminary Assessment and Site Inspection in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

• FY 2022: An Action Memorandum was issued for a Time-Critical Removal Action (TCRA) to address soils with the potential to erode into the Kill Van Kull waterway.
• 2023: The TCRA was completed, involving the excavation of 724 cubic yards of contaminated soil, which was transported to a licensed disposal facility.

Site Close-Out activities are underway. USACE is preparing a Site Close Out Report (SCOR) and organizing the permanent record file for transfer to DOE Legacy Management in 2028.