Fernald Feed Materials Production Center

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fernald_Feed_Materials_Production_Center
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf uranium processing facility
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:FMPC
gptkb:Feed_Materials_Production_Center
gptkbp:area 1,050 acres
gptkbp:built 1951
gptkbp:closed 1989
gptkbp:coordinates 39.3017°N 84.6831°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Fernald_Preserve
gptkbp:employs over 2,000 workers
gptkbp:environmentalContamination radioactive materials
chemical waste
gptkbp:environmentalRestorationCost over $4 billion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fernald Feed Materials Production Center
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Priorities_List
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hamilton_County,_Ohio
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Fernald,_Ohio
gptkbp:notableEvent public health concerns
major environmental cleanup
gptkbp:opened 1951
gptkbp:openToPublic gptkb:Fernald_Preserve_Visitors_Center
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkb:National_Lead_of_Ohio
gptkbp:products gptkb:uranium_tetrafluoride
gptkb:uranium_hexafluoride
gptkb:uranium_trioxide
uranium dioxide
uranium metal
uranium oxide
gptkbp:purpose nuclear weapons production
uranium metal production
gptkbp:rangeEPA OHD004207858
gptkbp:remediationAgency gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkb:Fluor_Daniel
gptkbp:remediationCompleted 2006
gptkbp:significance Cold War nuclear weapons production
Manhattan Project supply chain
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:superfundSite yes
gptkbp:wasteType gptkb:Idaho
gptkb:Nevada_Test_Site
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Fernald_On-Site_Disposal_Facility
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:Fernald_Preserve
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manhattan_Project_sites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5