The sediments off of plant 2, which are being handled as part of the rcra order, are also within the lower duwamish waterway superfund site. Feb 10, 2012 there was a nice article in the wall street journal this week about the boeing 737 and some of their lean and kaizen continuous improvement work. The cleanup is managed by internal boeing staff using a team of consultants from 5 firms. Pcbs from transformers and related electrical equipment, as well as from paints, caulk, and hydraulic. Apply to program officer, environmental health and safety officer, software engineering manager and more. Has all available relevantsignificant information on known and reasonably suspected releases to soil, groundwater, surface watersediments, and air, subject to rcra corrective action e. Draft in terim action work plan determination of nonsignificance environmental checklist the comment period begins march 15. Boeing plant 2 also known as air force plant 17 was a factory building which was built in 1936 by the boeing company in king county, washington in the united states. Only reason i differentiate is because there is a plant in both everett and seattle. Boeing is investigating and cleaning up hazardous waste. Appendices c, d, and e list the seattle public utilities spu, king.
What is boeing plant 2 and why is it important to our heritage. Sep 25, 2011 wood salvaged from boeing plant 2, in seattle, is stacked at the site on saturday, sept. Hazardous chemicals were found in the soil, sediment, and groundwater surrounding the area, which were cleaned up starting in 2010 when the manufacturing buildings were demolished. I remember the tunnels under 2 40 which doubled as storage area for artifacts. Mar 28, 2015 boeing plant 2 demolitionremediation project. A boeing plant ii primer the ramp that these three historic airplanes roll across, and the building they leave is one of the most historic aviation sites in the world. This is the factory where the widebody boeing 747, 767, 777, and 787 are. Find 158 listings related to the boeing company in cedar rapids on. This shoreline is in the footprint of the original plant 2 facility, where b17 bombers were assembled during world war ii. This complex remained boeings main factory until completion of plant 2 in 1936 at boeing field on the opposite side of the duwamish river. Wrecking ball looms for historic boeing plant 2 the. If boeing is successful, federal epa superfund standards would apply. Metals, solvents, pcbs and other contamination remain in certain areas of the facility. First produced here are the boeing 307 stratoliner and the douglas db7 bomber under license.
More than 9,000 jobs were created for the construction phase, and. I was also the data wiring engineer for new buildings 2 22, 2 122123, and 3801. Youre not about to be the only person who hasnt seen boeing plant 2, so its high time you see it your way. Rather than work through traditional environmental restoration and remediation programs one at a time, boeing engaged multiple agencies and stakeholders to.
Boeing built plant 2 along the lower duwamish waterway in the late 1930s to manufacture military aircraft for the u. Expedia has more than 640,000 properties to browse but we make it easy with advanced search functionality. Boeing auburn cleanup site washington state department. Final habitat design report habitat project boeing plant 2. This dredging effort involved removing enough sediment and bank soil to fill 4,000 railcars and replacing it with clean sand to restore the waterway. Boeing will implement a cleanup plan approved by ecology, after public comment. Us to chip in for boeings cleanup costs at bomber plant. Previous cleanup work epa s early action cleanup in slip 4 was completed in 2012. The states stringent cleanup levels would be relaxed, saving boeing on the amount of soil and groundwater contamination that would have to be removed from the site and sent to a dump. Interviews steve tochko poisoned waters frontline pbs. More than 9,000 jobs were created for the construction phase, and the site will employ more. In conjunction with this activity, boeing will demolish several aging buildings located at its plant 2 facility in seattle to facilitate cleanup efforts. Locations of boeing, lockheed martin, raytheon, and trw. The boeing company is under a rcra order from epa to investigate and clean up plant 2.
Netting keeps debris from falling into the duwamish waterway below. In a red barn was born the largest airplane manufacturer in the world, the boeing company. Boeing will build an aircraft completion center in china for 737 aircraft, marking the companys first plant outside the u. We will propose a cleanup action plan for the site. I remember the tunnels under 240 which doubled as storage area for artifacts.
Children under 2 must either sit in laps or in seats. Boeing also installed a stormwater treatment system to remove solids from the stormwater draining off the northern portion of the site. There was a nice article in the wall street journal this week about the boeing 737 and some of their lean and kaizen continuous improvement work. I was also the data wiring engineer for new buildings 222, 2122123, and 3801. Til the boeing factory in seattle is so massive that rain clouds began to form inside the facility until a stateoftheart air circulation system was installed. Media in category boeing plant 2 the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. The habitat restoration project and the corrective measure are. But the other boeing plants were full of priority work, so the old gal was again pressed into service. Boeing cos starliner astronaut spacecraft landed in the new mexico desert on sunday, the company said, after faulty software forced officials. Boeings plant 2 sediment remediation and urban waterway.
Location of duwamish sediment other area and southwest. They guided us through permitting and setup of equipment, and helped with the various inspectors involved in dewatering. Plant 2 was built in the late 1930s and was a major aircraft manufacturing facility during world war ii. The site includes two adjacent properties owned by the boeing company, the isaacson boeing isaacson property on the north and the thompson boeing thompson property on the south. Cleanup of boeing s plant 2 site was completed in 2015 under epas resource conservation and recovery act rcra. We really enjoyed working with the team from clearwater. Final habitat design report habitat project boeing plant. As airbus starts work on second china factory, boeing. The boeing everett factory, in everett, washington, is an airplane assembly building owned by boeing. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, militaryveteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Boeing has manufactured 737s since the 1960s at the renton, wash. The barn was built in 1909 just six years after the wright brothers first controlled flight as part of edward heaths shipyard on the duwamish river in seattle.
We can get you an absurdly cheap deal on a hotel near boeing plant 2, which means you can do it up right. Boeing to open its first european plant in postbrexit u. The cleanup removed 265,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment and bank soil, and replenished the area with an equal amount of clean sand. The proposed cleanup is planned for spring of 2004. William boeing bought the shipyard and building a year later, as. The boeing plant 2 is a resource conservation and recovery act rcra hazardous waste facility. Boeing teams speed up 737 output jet makers innovation crews search for ways to streamline production as aircraft demand soars. Government, turning out over 7,000 b17 bombers during world war ii.
As a boeing cable and wire design engineer, i was part of the 2 25 upgrade. It was identified as a priority cleanup area by the elliott bayduwamish restoration program. Wood salvaged from boeing plant 2, in seattle, is stacked at the site on saturday, sept. Invalidating sb 990 would save boeing hundreds of millions of dollars. Boeing clears way for plant 2 site restoration boeing. Located on the northeast corner of paine field, it is the largest building in the world by volume at,385,378 m 3 472,370,319 cu ft and covers 399,480 m 2 98. All 370 of the followon aircraft, the boeing b50 superfortress, were built in plant 2. Boeing announces duwamish waterway environmental cleanup. By the time production ceased in the building, the plant had built half of the boeing b17 flying fortresses, the boeing 307s, the boeing 377s, some of the boeing b29 superfortresses, boeing b50 superfortresses, b47. The max is the planes latest iteration, certified in 2017. Boeing plant 2 also known as air force plant 17 was a factory building which was built in 1936 by the boeing corporation in king county, washington in the united states. Boeing plant 2 was a factory building which was built in 1936 by the boeing corporation in. The site is bordered to the east by east marginal way s, to the north by the jorgensen forge cleanup site, to the south by the 8801 e. And serve she did, with 277 b52s being built there in 8 years.
Raw materials and large parts were barged up the duwamish to the back doors. As a boeing cable and wire design engineer, i was part of the 225 upgrade. While b29s were built by boeing in renton, washington, and wichita, kansas, a bell plant at marietta, georgia, and a martin plant at omaha, nebraska, sub assemblies were produced in plant 2 and shipped to the renton plant. You have a vacation wish list a mile long, but theres one spot that needs to be checked off now. Boeing plant 2 9wa0 you can now add favourite airports. Image 7 of 14 the duwamish river flows past boeing plant 2, in seattle, before demolition.
Boeing began making aircraft parts at plant 2 in 1936, when the total number of employees had just passed the 1,000 mark. Jan 14, 2014 in a red barn was born the largest airplane manufacturer in the world, the boeing company. He is an environmental remediation manager for boeing, and works on the companys cleanup of plant 2 on the duwamish river in seattle. The airplane could barely be contained inside the plant, and actually had to have the vertical tail folded down to clear the doors. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Boeing workers variously called it oxbow, plant 1 after 1936 and, most commonly, the red barn after the yards main building. Breeze software,adivision trinity consultants, 2016. Boeing, govt settle jet plant enviro cleanup dispute law360. Boeing plant 2 is located on the east bank of the duwamish waterway in seattle and tukwila, washington. As part of this project, boeing and the city removed debris and cleaned up sediments in the slip. Staff writer, puget sound business journal mar 18, 2016, 2. Bullseye landing in new mexico for boeings starliner.