Befo e
a d
afte
photo
of
the
Fe ald
Site
clea up
Fo
ea ly
fou
decades,
a
site
i
Ohio
was
pa t
of
the
U ited
States’
uclea
weapo s
p oductio
p og amme.
Today,
the
same
la d
has
bee
tu ed
i to
the
Fe ald
P ese ve,
with
wetla ds,
p ai ies,
fo ests,
walki g
t ails
a d
a
Visito s
Ce te
that
tells
the
sto y
of
its
past.Acco di g
to
US
E e gy
depa tme t,
its
Fe ald
p ope ty,
located
o thwest
of
Ci ci ati,
o ce
housed
the
Feed
Mate ials
P oductio
Ce te .
The
facility
p oduced
high-g ade
u a ium
metal
p oducts
a d
se ved
as
the
fi st
li k
i
Ame ica’s
uclea
weapo s
p oductio
cycle.
U a ium
p oductio
at
the
site
e ded
i
1989,
afte
which
its
missio
cha ged
f om
p oductio
to
e vi o me tal
clea up.What
followed
was
a
massive
effo t
to
emove
adioactive
a d
othe
co tami ated
mate ial
f om
the
site.
The
clea up
cost
$4.4
billio
a d
i volved
wo k
such
as
sampli g,
a alysi g
co tami atio ,
demolishi g
buildi gs,
emovi g
waste
a d
t eati g
co tami ated
g ou dwate .
The
p oject
cove ed
the
1,050-ac e
site
a d
was
ca ied
out
with
the
i volveme t
of
gove me t
age cies,
egulato s
a d
the
local
commu ity.The
clea up
was
completed
i
2006.
At
the
time,
it
was
desc ibed
as
o e
of
the
la gest
e vi o me tal
clea ups
i
US
histo y.
The
p oject
fi ished
12
yea s
ea lie
tha
the
o igi al
estimated
completio
date
a d
cost
$4.4
billio .The
fo me
i dust ial
site
the
bega
a
ve y
diffe e t
chapte .
I stead
of
u a ium
p oductio ,
the
la d
became
the
Fe ald
P ese ve,
whe e
ative
t ees,
p ai ie
g asses
a d
wetla ds
ow
fo m
habitats
fo
wildlife.
The
site’s
Native
histo y
is
ow
pa t
of
the
sto y
p ese ted
at
the
Visito s
Ce te
The
t asfo matio
Afte
the
i dust ial
facilities
we e
emoved,
the
focus
shifted
towa ds
esto i g
the
la d.
Native
t ees,
p ai ie
g asses
a d
wetla ds
we e
established
ac oss
the
fo me
p oductio
site.The
esto atio
c eated
a eas
that
suppo t
wildlife
habitat
a d
cha ged
the
appea a ce
a d
use
of
the
p ope ty.
La d
that
o ce
co tai ed
u a ium
p oductio
facilities
became
a
place
whe e
visito s
ca
walk
t ails
a d
see
esto ed
atu al
a eas.The
histo y
of
Fe ald
goes
back
much
fu the
tha
its
u a ium-p ocessi g
yea s.
The
la d
was
i habited
by
Native
Ame ica
t ibes
lo g
befo e
eco ded
histo y.
People
obse ved
the
cha gi g
seaso s
a d
used
the
la d
fo
g owi g
a d
ha vesti g
c ops
a d
hu ti g
game.That
histo y
is
ow
pa t
of
the
sto y
p ese ted
at
the
Fe ald
P ese ve
Visito s
Ce te .
The
ce t e
was
completed
i
the
summe
of
2008
a d
was
c eated
afte
discussio s
with
Fe ald’s
eighbou s
a d
local
commu ities,
who
wa ted
the
fo me
i dust ial
p ope ty
to
become
a
commu ity
asset.The
Visito s
Ce te
was
desig ed
ot
o ly
to
explai
the
site’s
uclea
histo y
but
also
to
se ve
as
a
educatio al
esou ce.
Its
meeti g
oom
ca
be
used
by
commu ity
a d
school
g oups,
while
visits
to
the
site
ca
suppo t
lesso s
i
subjects
a gi g
f om
histo y
to
the
life
scie ces.The
buildi g
was
also
desig ed
with
e vi o me tal
featu es.
It
was
pla ed
a d
co st ucted
to
meet
the
sta da ds
of
the
US
G ee
Buildi g
Cou cil’s
Leade ship
i
E e gy
a d
E vi o me tal
Desig ,
o
LEED,
ati g
system.The
ce t e
uses
a
g ou d-sou ce
heat
pump
fo
heati g
a d
cooli g.
It
also
has
a
bio-wetla d
desig ed
to
t eat
wastewate .A
bio-wetla d
uses
wate ,
pla ts,
mic oo ga isms
a d
atu al
su ou di gs
such
as
su light,
soil
a d
ai
to
t eat
wastewate .
The
system
is
pa t
of
the
buildi g’s
e vi o me tal
desig .O e
of
the
buildi g’s
majo
desig
featu es
also
co ects
it
with
the
la d’s
ea lie
histo y.
O
the
summe
a d
wi te
solstices,
su light
ca
be
viewed
alo g
a
axis
th ough
a
set
of
alig ed
glass
doo s,
ove
the
Cold
Wa
Ga de
a d
beyo d.
