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The Antarctic Sun, January 31, 1999 On the Web at http://www.asa.org January 31, 1999 Published during the austral summer for the United States Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Ministerial Conference Converges on Ross Island. Story on page 3. Bill Gilmore, the remediation team leader, dumps a load of contami- nated soil into a barrell destined for removal to McMurdo Station. Gilmore and his team of remedia - tion specialists removed 21 bar- rels of diesel-contaminated soil and debris from a remote site in the Dry Valleys on the shores of Lake Vida. The team, in its first year of work, has focused on six sites of major environmental degradation. Dedication to Remediation Story and photos by Alexander Colhoun descended on Ross Island in October with hopes of making-up McMurdo Station is a scientific, industrial site. for past mistakes. A walk through town reveals miles of permanent fuel lines The team came to Antarctica with a tightly-narrated task and 16 bulk storage tanks capable of holding approxiamately sheet that focuses on six primary areas of gross contamination. 9,000,000 gallons of fuel. Front-end loaders, graders, 18-wheelers, “The objective,” said Kurt VanGelder, ASA’s environmental engi- bulldozers, tracked vehicles and machines of every descrpition neer, “was to try and clean-up areas of signifigfant impact.” snake their way amongst 96 permanent structures that comprise These sites were Hut Point, Marble Point, the helicopter pad, the this outpost village. 1997 Winfly fuel-spill site, Lake Vida in the Dry Valleys, and 700 And with any major industrial complex there are industrial drums of soil stockpiled near the hazzardous waste yard. problems, chief among them: environmental degradation. Since While these particular sites still need attention, redressing December of 1955 when McMurdo was established, the station’s environmental concerns is nothing new to the United States once pristine grounds have endured countless fuel spills, both Antarctic Program. Since the mid-1980s the National Science major and minor, and decades of accompanying environmental Foundation has spent vast amounts of energy and resources neglect. toward McMurdo’s clean-up. It may be an uphill battle, but the challenge of cleaning some It’s no secret that for most of McMurdo’s early life, the sta- of McMurdo’s most abused areas has not detered Bill Gilmore tion’s waste was burned or staged on the ice for it to fall through and his team of environmental remediation experts who when the ice broke out in late summer. These practices are long ...story continued on page 8 INSIDE What’s in Store for Ainley’s Adelies/ Page 4 McMurdo’s Biology Coasting to the Top/ Page McMurdo?/ Page 2 Course/ Page 9 14 The Antarctic Sun January 31, 1999 2 Road Map to McMurdo’s Future by Frank Brier, National Science Foundation’s will be constructed in the winter of facilities engineering projects manager 2000 with a food service area that he road map to McMurdo's will include several islands to Tfuture, a plan devised by improve traffic flow and reduce Antarctic Support Associates known waiting time. as the McMurdo Long Range Workers who return next sum- Development Plan, is guiding the mer will see major changes along National Science Foundation as it Highway One, the hallway in front seeks to modernize and improve the of the station store. This corridor overall efficiency of McMurdo will be remodeled this winter in Station. conjunction with the overall plan to The process began this season remodel the housing office, com- with the construction of two new 2 puter labs and laundry facilities in million gallon fuel tanks and the this area. installation of the waste heat recov- Other projects on the drawing ery piping system. board include the first phase of a These two construction projects new Science Support Center (SSC). are the most noticeable activities in Patrick Stevens, a pipefitter, works on a fuel line that shares space The SSC will replace the aging implementing the plan, which iden- with the new heat recovery system running between buildings 165 Mechanical Equipment Center. tifies and prioritizes major construc- and 155 in McMurdo. Construction of Phase I of the SSC will start next summer and will be tion activities based on five factors ing the program over 1 million dollars a including: improved environmental stew- completed in October 2001. Phase II of year. the SSC, to be constructed in the future, ardship; improved safety; reduction in Another fiscally sound enviromental energy use; improved quality of life of sta- will consolidate the Berg Field Center, action is the waste heat recovery project USAP Cargo, and Field Safety Training tion personnel; and greater operational that was started last winter with the efficiency of the station as a whole. under one roof with the MEC. installation of heat exchangers in the And the list goes on. Other projects The construction of new fuel tanks power plants' diesel generators. These and the waste heat recovery system were of community interest planned for the exchangers capture heat exhausted from near future are the remodel of the direct result of environmental consid- the radiators and uses it to heat liquid. erations. Most of the existing bulk fuel Dormitories 203, 204 and 205, replace- The piping system being installed ment of the Carpenter Shop, moderniza- tanks are substandard and do not have this summer will carry this liquid to secondary containment required to meet tion of the power plant, construction of a buildings 165 and 155, eliminating the consolidated warehouse, and replacement environmental standards. need for burning fuel to heat them. In Next summer two additional 2 mil- of recreational facilities such as the bowl- addition, this winter the Crary Lab will ing alley, weight room, aerobics room and lion gallon tanks will be constructed, fol- be added to the waste heat loop, and in lowed in 2001 by the construction of a gym. future years dormitories and other build- By consolidating functions, replacing much smaller tank for gasoline storage. ings will be heated with this system. Once completed these tanks will allow all many existing buildings with larger mod- When complete this project is estimated ern facilities and eliminating remote fuel at McMurdo to be stored in properly to save 460,000 gallons of fuel per year. constructed tanks with secondary con- buildings like those on Observation Hill New fuel tanks and exposed pipes are the NSF hopes to reduce the overall foot tainment. readily noticed in McMurdo, but some Environmental stewardship has print of McMurdo Station. As ever, changes are less obvious. Last winter an funding considerations may limit the financial benefits as well. Consideration is extensive remodel of the food preparation also being given to construction of several speedy implementation of these plans; area in Building 155 was carried out in but McMurdo residents can be certain the additional fuel tanks to provide two years preparation for an entirely new dining of fuel storage capacity for the station, NSF is thinking ahead and making plans room facility complete with windows and for a bright and efficient McMurdo thereby reducing the need for a yearly multi-level seating. The redesigned facility fuel tanker journey to McMurdo and sav- Station. ✹ The Antarctic Sun, part of the United States Antarctic Program, is funded by the National Science Foundation. Opinions and conclusions expressed in The Sun are not neces- sarily those of the Foundation. Conveniently located just off Hwy. 1 at the busiest intersection in town! Use: Reproduction and distribution is encouraged with acknowledgement of source and author. Publisher: Valerie Carroll, ASA * No liquor sales during this week * SeniorEditor: Alexander Colhoun Editor: Ginny Figlar Open 6:30 to 8 p.m. Contributing Editors:Ty Milford, Sarah Ohlson Contributions are welcome. Contact The Sun at Closed Thursday, Feb. 11 [email protected]. In McMurdo, visit our office in Regular hours resume Feb. 14 Building 155 or dial 2407. Web address: http://www.asa.org Hours subject to change based on vessel arrival TreatyThe Antarctic Sun Ministers VisitJanuary 31,Ice 1999 3 Story and photo by Alexander Colhoun The meeting was a long time coming. Forty years after signing the Antarctic Treaty, ministers of 24 nations gathered in Antarctica to discuss the political manage- ment of growing environmental concerns facing this distant, ice-covered continent. "The meeting is designed to be a fact- finding and informal one,” said Simon Upton, New Zealand’s minister responsible for Antarctica. “ It will achieve its primary goal if it focuses significant political atten- tion on the continent and its dependent eco-systems.” Ambassadors and ministers traveled from the far corners of the globe, including India, Peru and Bulgaria, to experience the Antarctic environment and its logistical challenges first hand. The meetings, held at McMurdo’s Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center, focused on environmental issues ranging from the illegal exploitation of toothfish stocks in Antarctic waters to the Dr. Abraham Muthunayagam of India prepares to clamber into atracked vehicle that was used to travel across the growing influx of tourists, some 12,000 ice and snow surrounding Scott Base. Dr. Muthunayagam joined ministers from 24 nations at an informal meeting strong each year, across the continent. of nations that are signatories to the Antarctic Treaty. The meeting was hosted by the New Zealand government. "Antarctica's main defense has been its during his 1911-12 expedition to the South good life as well -- if I were young, I’d have isolation. It has been ‘out of sight, out of Pole. volunteered for a month or so.” mind,’” said Upton. “But technological “It’s beautiful here, beyond my Walking across the ice, watching pen- changes are rapidly diminishing that isola- dreams,” said Katia Todorova, deputy direc- guins slip into the sea and riding heli- tion.
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