Fernald uranium plant

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The Fernald uranium plant was a U.S. Department of Energy facility near Cincinnati, Ohio, that processed uranium for nuclear weapons production and later became a major environmental cleanup site.

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instanceOf Superfund site
environmental cleanup site
former U.S. Department of Energy facility
nuclear weapons production facility
uranium processing plant
addedToSuperfundNPL 1989
alsoKnownAs Feed Materials Production Center
Fernald Feed Materials Production Center
area approximately 1,050 acres
cleanupCompleted 2006
cleanupCost approximately 4.4 billion U.S. dollars
cleanupProgram DOE Office of Environmental Management
cleanupStrategy demolition of contaminated buildings
groundwater pump-and-treat system
on-site disposal facility construction
soil excavation and disposal
constructionBegan 1951
contaminant PCBs
asbestos
radium
radon
thorium
uranium
country United States
decommissioningBegan 1991
environmentalImpact airborne radioactive releases
groundwater contamination
soil contamination
healthConcern elevated cancer risk in nearby residents
legalOutcome class-action settlement with local residents
locatedIn Hamilton County, Ohio
Ohio
locatedNear Cincinnati, Ohio
managedBy U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management
nearbyCommunity Fernald, Ohio
Ross Township, Ohio
operatedBy National Lead of Ohio
operationsBegan 1951
operationsEnded 1989
ownedBy U.S. Department of Energy
postCleanupUse Fernald Preserve
environmental education center
nature preserve
primaryFunction processing uranium ore concentrates
producing high-purity uranium metal
producing uranium feed materials for nuclear weapons
regulatoryDesignation U.S. EPA Superfund site
suppliedTo U.S. nuclear weapons complex
wasteDisposition off-site shipment to licensed disposal facilities
on-site engineered disposal cell

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Fernald Feed Materials Production Center alsoKnownAs Fernald uranium plant
National Lead of Ohio associatedWithSite Fernald site
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