University of Chicago Site

The University of Chicago Site in Chicago, Illinois, originally consisted of seven buildings. Three of the buildings have been demolished; four buildings remain (Ryerson Physical Laboratory, Eckhart Hall, Kent Chemical Laboratory, and George Herbert Jones Chemical Laboratory). Interior surfaces, ducts, and drains in these buildings were contaminated between 1942 and 1952 by radioactive materials used in research activities by the Manhattan Engineer District and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to support development of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico.

The University of Chicago and a contractor conducted decontamination activities at this site in 1982 and 1983. DOE designated the site for remediation under FUSRAP in 1983 and performed remediation of the site in 1982, 1983, and 1987. DOE certified that the site conformed to applicable cleanup criteria and standards and released the property for unrestricted use.