Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Projects

Guterl Steel Site

Press Operations — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:39:00 GMT

The former Simonds Saw and Steel Company was contracted by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to conduct work in support of the Nation's early atomic energy and weapons program.

Harshaw Site

Press Operations — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:45:00 GMT

The former Harshaw Chemical Company was contracted by the Manhattan Engineer District and later the Atomic Energy Commission to support the Nation’s early atomic weapons program.

Joslyn Manufacturing Site

Press Operations — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:14:00 GMT

The former Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Company, currently known as the Fort Wayne Steel Corporation, processed uranium billets into metal rods under subcontract with the University of Chicago.

Luckey Site

Press Operations — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:52:00 GMT

In 1949, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) built a beryllium production facility at the site where Brush Beryllium Company (later Brush Wellman) produced beryllium oxide, beryllium hydroxide, and beryllium pebbles.

Niagara Falls Storage Site

Press Operations — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:02:00 GMT

Beginning in 1944 the Niagara Falls Storage Site (NFSS) was used by the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) to store radioactive residues and wastes from uranium ore processing. Radioactive wastes and residues continued to be brought to the site for storage until 1952. In 1982 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) began cleanup and consolidation of the radioactive wastes and residues in an earthen containment cell constructed on the property, which was completed in 1986.

Seaway Site

Press Operations — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:54:00 GMT

The Seaway Site was operated as a landfill from 1930 to 1993, accepting a variety of municipal, commercial, construction, and industrial wastes.

Shallow Land Disposal Area

Press Operations — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 13:56:00 GMT

Remediating and cleaning up an area affected by the nation's atomic weapons and energy programs.

Superior Steel Site

Press Operations — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:19:00 GMT

The former Superior Steel Site processed uranium metal in support of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission’s (AEC) fuel-element development program from 1952 to 1957. The site was also licensed from 1957 to 1958 to receive thorium metal for processing and shaping.