Background

Under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is cleaning up sites with contamination resulting from the Nation’s early atomic energy program. FUSRAP was initiated in 1974 to identify, investigate and, if necessary, clean up or control sites throughout the United States contaminated as a result of Manhattan Engineer District (MED) or early Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) activities. Both the MED and the AEC were predecessors of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Congress transferred administration and execution of FUSRAP cleanups from the DOE to USACE in October 1997. USACE continues to address sites the DOE began, sites that were referred to USACE by the DOE Office of Legacy Management under a USACE/DOE Memorandum of Understanding, and one site added to the program by Congress.

Learn more about the USACE completed FUSRAP sites that have been transferred back to DOE-LM for long-term stewardship.

The Buffalo District is charged with managing the FUSRAP sites within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. Read more about the story of the Buffalo District’s FUSRAP sites.

The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in exempted or excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
Lockport, New York
Guterl Steel Site, Lockport, N.Y.
The former Simonds Saw and Steel Company, located in Lockport, New York, was contracted by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to conduct work in
Buffalo District
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
Harshaw Site, Cleveland
478 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
The former Harshaw Chemical Company, located at 1000 Harvard Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, was contracted by the Manhattan Engineer District and later the
Buffalo District
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
Joslyn Manufacturing Site, Fort Wayne, Ind.
478 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
The Joslyn Manufacturing Site is located in Fort Wayne, in Allen County, Indiana. From 1943 until 1946, the former Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply
Buffalo District
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
Luckey Site, Luckey, Ohio
478 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
In 1942, a magnesium processing facility was built at the Luckey Site on U.S. government land. National Lead operated the facility for the U.S.
Buffalo District
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
Niagara Falls Storage Site, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
478 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
Beginning in 1944 the Niagara Falls Storage Site (NFSS) was used by the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) to store radioactive residues and wastes
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
Work at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, FUSRAP Seaway site
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
Seaway Site, Tonawanda, N.Y.
The Seaway Site, located in Tonawanda, New York, was operated as a landfill from 1930 to 1993, accepting a variety of municipal, commercial,
Buffalo District
In January 2002, Section 8143 of Public Law 107-117 directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to cleanup radioactive waste at the Parks Township Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) site under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). The cleanup will follow the remediation process outlined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and is consistent with the requirements of the July 5, 2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for coordination of cleanup and decommissioning of FUSRAP sites with NRC-licensed facilities.
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
Shallow Land Disposal Area
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Remediating and cleaning up an area affected by the nation's atomic weapons and energy programs.
Pittsburgh District
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
Superior Steel Site, Scott Township, Pa.
478 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
The former Superior Steel Site, located in Scott Township, Pennsylvania, processed uranium metal in support of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission’s
Buffalo District