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1,050-acre Feed Materials Production Center (Fernald site) was
designed as a large-scale, integrated facility capable of
converting uranium ore and recycled material into uranium metal
through a series of chemical and metallurgical conversions. Approximately 136 acres in the center of the site were used in the
actual production process; the remaining acreage included
administration facilities, laboratories, waste storage areas, and
buffer land. The production area contained 10 primary
plants, each with a specific mission to support the uranium metal
production process.
Pilot Plant,
the UF6 to UF4 Reduction Facility
Plant 1, the
Sampling Plant
Plants
2 and 3, the Ore Refinery Plants
Plant 4,
the Green Salt Plant
Plant 5,
the Metals Production Plant
Plant 6,
the Metals Fabrication Plant
Plant 7,
the Hexafluoride Reduction Plant
Plant 8,
the Scrap Recovery Plant
Plant 9,
the Special Products Plant
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