With dynamic and innovative technologies, PIKA boasts quite a resume in a wide range of environmental, remediation, and construction management projects.  Some of our projects listed here range from geophysical investigations, decontamination and demolition (D&D), and asbestos containment and removal at Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant in Nebraska, to a full-scale time-critical removal action and follow-on waste handling contract at the burned Building 41-010 at Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas which involved extremely volatile and damaged canisters of white phosphorous.  An array of projects is provided below, and more information regarding PIKA’s history can be found in the Corporate Statement of Qualifications.

This project’s objectives included the removal and disposal of asbestos containing material (ACM) and debris to be performed in three phases. BWXT Pantex referred the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) to PIKA personnel through a subcontract for the Phase I and subsequently awarded PIKA the Phase II and Phase III contracts for this removal of ACM and debris and transportation to an approved landfill. read more

Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant (CHAAP)
Disassembly, Decontamination, & Demolition of Buildings and Installed
Equipment Containing Explosives Residues at CHAAP, Load Line 4

Production at CHAAP began with pouring of the first 1,000-pound bomb at Load Line (LL) 3 on November 11, 1942. Loading operations ceased August 14, 1945. During the period of Sept 1945 to Feb 1950, the plant was first declared surplus, then placed in standby status under control of the Ordnance Corps.

All removal of production equipment was completed in Oct 1991. In general, the explosives manufacturing facilities at the CHAAP LLs were previously decontaminated to a “3X” level in order to place the facilities in a standby status. At the time they were decontaminated, process equipment, such as TNT melt/pour pots, that were previously used to load, assemble and pack ordnance items was removed. However, the process piping and ventilation ducts and other related items were left behind. As such, while potentially hazardous explosives residue still existed within the LL buildings, the volume of explosives that may have been found in any one area was significantly reduced by the previous 3X operations. read more

Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant
Geophysical Survey and Investigation of Load Lines 3 & 4

CHAAP previously occupied approximately 12,000 acres and is located in south central Nebraska near the city of Grand Island in Hall County, Nebraska. CHAAP consists of five main components: five, major load, assemble and package production areas (LLs 1-5); a fertilizer manufacturer; two major explosive magazine storage areas; a sanitary landfill; and a burning ground where explosive contaminated materials were ignited. The plant was operated intermittently over a period of 30+ years from 1942 – 1974 and
has remained. read more

Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant (CHAAP)
Asbestos Abatement at Load Line 4

The plant was operated intermittently over a period of 30+ years from 1942 – 1974 and has remained inactive since 1974 to date. The facility maintenance contract that was in place to maintain facility readiness was terminated in 1990 following the facility’s addition to the property excess list. Currently, activities at CHAAP are limited to the leasing of property for agriculture, leasing of buildings for storage and limited manufacturing, wildlife management, and minor maintenance of the grounds, roads and leased facilities. read more

Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant (CHAAP)
Removal of Explosively Contaminated Industrial and Sanitary Sewers,

PIKA’s objectives for this project included the removal, inspection, certification and disposal of approximately 43,000 LF of industrial and sanitary sewers from Load Lines 1, 2, 3 and 4 at Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant. All Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) was removed and properly containerized and disposed of to an offsite facility IAW federal, state and local environmental guidelines. read more

Defense National Stockpile Center (DNSC), Curtis Bay Depot
Deconstruction of Selected Buildings at the DNSC Depot

The tasks that PIKA performed were to support Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) in their efforts in fulfilling the necessary radiological surveys of remaining facilities - twenty-four buildings that were in a partially collapsed state. PIKA conducted an engineering and asbestos survey of each structure to determine the condition of the roofs, floors and walls; the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure; and the existence of other potential or real deconstruction hazards; developed and provided a deconstruction plan based on the engineering and asbestos surveys for the safe dismantling and removal of building components and debris required to establish safe access to the floor (or removed floor material) of each building. read more

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District
Field Testing Of Propellants

PIKA International, Inc. (PIKA) was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District to further upgrade the Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) technology to meet current U.S. military demands to the capability to identify and analyze various high explosive materials, and initiate transition to an issuable,logistically supportable, fielded technology. read more

Indiana Army Ammunition Plant
Explosive Contamination Testing

PIKA’s objectives for this project were various equipment-disconnects, relocation, inspection and testing, explosives-free equipment disposal, and equipment decontamination prior to land transfers. As part of the project, PIKA performed tasks within facilities occupied by River Ridge Development Authority (RRDA) tenants. PIKA coordinated all actions with the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant Government Staff; Corps of Engineer, Louisville District; and RRDA to minimize any effect of performing the tasks on tenant activities. read more

Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
Decontamination, Decommission, Demilitarization, and Disposal

The site, which is adjacent to the Manufacturing (MFG) Area, is 10 miles south of Joliet, Illinois. From the early 1940s through 1977, high explosive artillery shells, bombs, mines and small arms ammunition were loaded, assembled and packaged on the site. Other activities included testing of ammunition, washout and renovation of shells, and burning and demolition of explosives. read more

Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
Excavate, Segregate and Remove MEC and MD

PIKA’s project objectives included providing labor, materials, equipment, & supervision to perform the excavation, segregation, and removal of munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) and munitions debris (MD) from 5,000 cubic yards of construction debris, scrap metal, and soil at Area of Interest 31A at LCAAP.read more

Pine Bluff Arsenal
Time Critical Cleanup, Transportation and Disposal of
Hazardous Wastes / Burn Rubble from Fire at Building

PIKA’s original objective for this project was the time-critical cleanup, packaging, transportation, and disposal (T&D) of WP contaminated M825 canisters, WP contaminated waste and asbestos contaminated rubble from cleanup of the fire at Building 41-010. Additionally, PIKA was tasked with the inspection, packaging and T&D of 4,000 2.75 inch WP rocket canisters; WP felts contained in 30-gallon drums; M825 canisters with bursters and to provide documentation of the cleanup. read more

Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant
14 Remedial Investigations (RIs)

PIKA personnel have also been involved in managing numerous environmental remediation activities including delivery orders ranging from initial site assessments and remedial investigations, interim removal actions, laboratory analysis, data validation, risk assessment, data analysis, bioremediation to decontamination and demolition of explosive manufacturing facilities and soil remediation. Each task order included a variety of primary tasks, each with distinct start dates and performance-based schedules. read more

Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant
Disposal of Contaminated Soil Winklepeck Burning Grounds

In preparation for construction of the Range, a Phase II Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) Clearance & Munitions Response was conducted from March to August 2005 to ensure surface MEC & site related chemicals of concern were removed from the areas of WBG needed for construction. During the Phase II clearance operations, MEC was removed from soils excavated from select burn pad locations. Two soil berms identified as being within the line of sight of the planned down-range targets were also excavated and processed for MEC removal. read more

Former Vieques Naval Training Range, Vieques, Puerto Rico
MEC Clearance Activities at Vieques

This project demonstrates PIKA personnel’s ability to successfully provide a Federal client with MEC/UXO clearance in areas with endangered species and cultural resources, sub-munitions and ICMs, train and hire Native personnel, and perform services in areas with with extremely rugged terrain. read more

Former Vieques Naval Training Range, Vieques, Puerto Rico
Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH) Processing

Due to the nature of the training activities at Vieques Navel Training Range (VNTR), the Navy identified several Munitions Response Sites (MRSs) areas of concern including Munitions Removal Area-Live Impact Area (MRA-LIA) and the MRA-Eastern Maneuver Area (EMA). These MRSs have been selected based on the high explosive hazards associated with the munitions identified at these locations and due to the trespassing of recreational boaters in these areas from the north and south of the MRSs. read more