EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics)
Radford, VA · Parent: Northrop Grumman Corp
- Total releases
- 224.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics): how the 224.0K lbs splits
224.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 142.5K lbs 63.6%
- Off-site Transfers 81.6K lbs 36.4%
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics)'s 224.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 63.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 36.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitroglycerin.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Radford, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 21.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 224.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,047 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) is pounds #64 and chemical-count #75 at 224.0K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant; Wolverine Advanced Materials; Federal Mogul Powertrain Llc.; Moog Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Entegris Inc; Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant; Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant; Starpet Inc. Other Northrop Grumman Corp sites in this extract: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp - Promontory; Allegany Ballistics Lab (nirop); Northrop Grumman Systems Corp - Bacchus; Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitroglycerin; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Radford, VA: 224.0K lbs across 5 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 63.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Entegris Inc and Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
224K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics): Nitroglycerin-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) reports the 596th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitroglycerin alone is 78.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Entegris Inc and Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics)'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitroglycerin at 78.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics)'s total reported releases fell from 40.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics)'s air releases fell from 37.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics)'s off-site transfers fell from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 224.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 69% (69.8K lbs to 21.5K lbs).
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics): annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 69% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitroglycerin.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 69.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 58.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 33.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 40.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 21.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitroglycerin | 175.8K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 27.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 15.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Diphenylamine | 1.6K lbs | - |
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) in Montgomery
Nearest TRI Facilities to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics)
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Wolverine Advanced Materials, Federal Mogul Powertrain Llc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Entegris Inc, Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant, Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) on cumulative reported pounds (224.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Entegris Inc, Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant, Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Entegris Inc Burnet, TX · Chemicals 224.0K lbs reported
- Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant Baton Rouge, LA · Chemicals 224.1K lbs reported
- Prairie Farms Dairy Inc Granite City, IL · Food 223.9K lbs reported
- Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant Bridgeport, NJ · Chemicals 223.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Northrop Grumman Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Northrop Grumman Systems Corp - Promontory, Allegany Ballistics Lab (nirop), Northrop Grumman Systems Corp - Bacchus.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitroglycerin, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Nitroglycerin) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Radford, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325920 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Entegris Inc (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (new River Energetics) stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 63.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov