Frequently asked questions

Yes. USFS samples, excavates, loads and hauls with our own trucks, and coordinates disposal at permitted facilities, so the job stays with one company from start to finish.

No. Depending on the contaminant and the site, bioremediation or in-situ treatment can cost less than excavating and hauling. We'll look at what the site needs before recommending an approach.

Then you don't need to switch contractors. USFS holds Texas NORM licenses and runs its own NORM program, so the same crew can survey it and handle it.

Hazardous, non-hazardous and E&P exempt waste, hauled on our own trucks to permitted facilities. Scrap and salvage can be recycled once it's cleared.

NORM stands for naturally occurring radioactive material. In oil and gas, radium and other naturally radioactive elements come up with produced water and settle out as scale and sludge inside pipe, tubing, tanks and vessels.

Equipment with NORM above regulatory limits has to be decontaminated by a licensed company before it can be reused, sold or scrapped.

Yes. You can't tell by looking. A radiation survey with the right instrument tells you whether equipment reads above the limit and needs decontamination. Our crews do these surveys.

It depends on how much equipment there is, where it is, and what it is. A large pile of pipe in one yard can make sense to clean in place. Odd-shaped equipment or small quantities often move faster through the Winona facility. We'll recommend one after the review.

Yes. Customers in any state can arrange to bring equipment to the Winona facility. Call or send us a request before anything ships: we review the material first and confirm we can accept it under our license.

No. Never ship NORM-contaminated material without written acceptance from USFS. Every load is reviewed and approved first, and transport has to follow the applicable requirements.

Field work runs under Texas Radioactive Material License No. L06795 and Louisiana DEQ NORM license RC-670. Customers anywhere can send equipment to the Winona facility after it's approved.

The equipment type, roughly how much of it, where it is now, any survey readings you have, and photos if you can get them. The more we know up front, the faster and tighter the quote.