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Fernald's K-65 Silos are Gone. Two of Fernald's most recognizable landmarks fell to the ground April 16-17 as Fluor Fernald demolition workers knocked down the K-65 Silos. For nearly 50 years the two concrete structures were home to 8,900 cubic yards of radioactive waste, the byproduct of uranium metal extraction. The waste is now in holding tanks awaiting treatment and off-site disposal. Keywords: Fernald Closure Project Fernald Green Salt Plant, Feed Materials Production Center, Fernald, Ohio (FEMP)

Fernald's K-65 Silos are Gone.

Two of Fernald's most recognizable landmarks fell to the ground April 16-17 as Fluor Fernald demolition workers knocked down the K-65 Silos. For nearly 50 years the two concrete structures were home to 8,900 cubic yards of radioactive waste, the byproduct of uranium metal extraction. The waste is now in holding tanks awaiting treatment and off-site disposal.

DOE Photo

Workers Expose the Cell 6 Liner to Prepare the Surface for Attachment to the Cell 7 Liner.
A Member of the Quality Assurance Group Watches as a Worker Installs a HEPA Filter at Silo 3.
An Iron Worker Installs Rebar at Valve House 7.
A Teamster Places Impacted Material Around Demolition Debris in Cell 4 of the On-Site Disposal Facility.
An Electrician Verifies that One of the Motor Controls that will Operate a Piece of Equipment in the Silos 1 and 2 Treatment Facility Works Correctly.
A Member of the Waste Acceptance Organization Inspects a Section of Pipe Before Allowing Workers to Move it to the On-Site Disposal Facility (OSDF).
The Decontamination and Demolition Project Work Scope Includes the Dismantlement of 259 Former Production Plants, Support Structures and Associated Components.
Fernald's K-65 Silos are Gone.
A Supervisor Gives Instructions to an Operating Engineer in Pit 3.
Two Crews Work to Remove Waste Material from Pit 2.
Workers Remove Transite Panels from the Pilot Plant in Preparation for the Demolition of the Concrete Structure.
The Bio-Dentrification Tower and Plants 2 and 3 After Demolition. Excavation Crews are Now Removing the Below-Grade Portions of the Structures.
The Bio-Dentrification Tower and Plants 2 and 3 Prior to Demolition.
Plants 2, 3 and 8 After Demolition.
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Rennhack / Fernald (FEMP)
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Keywords
Fernald / Closure / Project / Fernald / Green / Salt / Plant, / Feed / Materials / Production / Center, / Fernald, / Ohio / (FEMP)
Date
Apr-17-2005
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Oct 30, 2005
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