Fernald, Ohio
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Fernald, Ohio is a small community in southwestern Ohio best known as the site of a former uranium processing plant that played a significant role in the U.S. nuclear weapons program and later became a major environmental cleanup project.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
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unincorporated community ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram | U.S. nuclear weapons complex ⓘ |
| cleanupManagedBy | U.S. Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cleanupOutcome | Fernald Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cleanupProgram | Superfund-style environmental remediation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| county | Hamilton County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLandUse |
environmental education center
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nature preserve ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
groundwater contamination
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radiological contamination ⓘ soil contamination ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Company towns in Ohio
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Environmental remediation in the United States ⓘ Nuclear weapons infrastructure of the United States ⓘ Unincorporated communities in Hamilton County, Ohio ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Fernald Feed Materials Production Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Feed Materials Production Center of the Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveTheme |
environmental cleanup and restoration
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history of U.S. nuclear weapons production ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | Fernald Preserve Visitors Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
production of uranium metal for nuclear weapons
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uranium ore processing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
former uranium processing plant
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major environmental cleanup project ⓘ role in U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearWaterBody | Great Miami River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | U.S. Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fernald Feed Materials Production Center