NRC is the largest commercial Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO) in the U.S. and a major provider of environmental and industrial services. NRC provides our US customers with practical, cost-effective solutions to meet their environmental needs and regulatory obligations. A nationally recognized OSRO, NRC holds the highest classification offered by the United States Coast Guard and maintains stockpiles of oil spill equipment around the country for immediate response. NRC provides oil spill removal coverage in the US to more than 15,000 vessels, some 2,000 barges and approximately 1,400 assorted facilities, refineries and pipelines.

Through comprehensive in-house expertise and a vast array of specialized response resources supported by a highly skilled Independent Contractor Network (ICN), NRC can deploy a highly trained and well-equipped response team to any incident.

Our marine oil spill services include: 

• Marine Oil Spill Response
• Mechanical Recovery
• Aerial and Vessel Dispersant Capability
• Aerial Oil Tracking & Observation
• Removal of Oil and Hazardous Waste
• Shoreline Protections and Remediation
• Temporary Storage of Recovered Oil
• Stand-By Services

NRC provides its clients with regulatory compliance for:

•   Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA '90)
•   United Nations MARPOL Protocols
•   USCG Oil Spill Removal Organization (OSRO) classification
•   California Primary Response Contractor (PRC) Certification
•   PREP Compliance Program
•   Emergency Response Contingency Planning
•   Low API Gravity Oil (LAPIO) Coverage

NRC provides customized drills and training programs including:

•   NIMS/ICS Drill and Exercise Support
•   Spill Management Team Tabletop Exercises
•   Response Exercise Development & Management
•   Equipment Deployment Training & Exercises

NRC is also a leading provider of environmental and industrial services in the US. With offices covering the entire length of the US West coast, services include:

• Waste Management
• Site Remediation
• Industrial Services

Our Experience:

Oil Spill Response

NRC has been involved in most of the major oil spill incidents in the US since its formation in 1992. Some examples of the more recent oil spill events where NRC has responded include:

• a major pipeline rupture in Oakland California in 2005
• the response to Hurricane Katrina and the associated oil spills in 2005
• the spill from a container vessel collision with the San Francisco Bay Bridge in 2007
• an oil refinery explosion in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2009
• the major release of oil from a drilling accident in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010

Hazardous Material Response 

All NRC standby personnel on the west coast are trained in chemical response, health and safety, hazardous waste operations and in the appropriate procedures for the proper use of Level A through D personal protective equipment.   

NRC has responded to more than 5,000 hazardous material spills in the US ranging from leaking drums to highway accidents involving regulated or dangerous materials.   
 

Environmental & Industrial

NRC maintains hundreds of master service agreements with its clients in the US through which it provides a range of environmental and industrial services. Some examples include: 

• Provision of hazardous waste and environmental management services to a local Authority in the San Francisco area. The primary focus of the contract is waste characterization, collection, and disposal. Ancillary services include emergency spill response and cleanup, industrial cleaning and vacuuming services and audits of treatment storage and disposal facilities.
• Provision of waste identification, collection, and disposal, emergency spill cleanup, industrial cleaning and vacuuming, waste transportation, and site remediation services to the largest power company in northern California
• Services to the US Navy for recovery of residual fuel oil, tank  cleaning and disposal of hazardous materials from retired Navy vessels

REPORT US SPILLS TO:

24-hour Emergency:

          Inside the US:    1- 800-899-4672
          International:     +1 631-224-9141, Ext 0
          US West Coast:  1- 800-337-7455

NRC - Corporate Headquarters

3500 Sunrise Highway
Suite 200, Building 200
Great River, NY 11739
USA
Fax: 1-631-224-9086 - IOC
Fax: 1-631-224-9082 - Main
Email: iocdo@nrcc.com
www.nrcc.com