Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, X-100 Administration Building, 3930 U.S. Route 23 South, Piketon, Pike County, OH. Surveyed as HAER OH-142-H, with a 1,405-word written history.
“The former Administration Building housed administrative staff who oversaw day-to-day operations at PORTS.”
Written record, HAER OH-142-H survey. Machine-read text.
surveyed by the federal HAER program as HAER OH-142-H · the record runs 1405 words · one of 30 surveyed structures published for this county.
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Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS), U.S. Route 23 South, Piketon vicinity, Scioto Township, Pike County, Ohio The Administration Building is located at Ohio State Plane South coordinates at easting ft, northing ft and at Universal Transverse Mercator Zone 17N easting m, northing m. The coordinate represents the approximate center of the Administration Building. This coordinate was obtained on June 19, by plotting its location in EnviroInsite The accuracy of the coordinates is +/- 12 meters. The coordinate datum is North American Datum Date of Construction: Designer/Builder: Peter Kiewit Sons Construction Company Previous Owner: N/A
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The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) oversaw construction and operation of PORTS until when the Energy Research and Development Administration was established with responsibility for research and development duties from In the U.S. Department of Energy was established, overseeing operations at PORTS.
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The former Administration Building housed administrative staff who oversaw day-to-day operations at PORTS. The two-story building was built with four wings surrounding a secure three-level (basement included) records vault where classified documents and photographs were stored. PORTS was a part of the U.S. Cold War nuclear weapons complex. PORTS primary Cold War era mission was the production of highly enriched uranium by the gaseous diffusion process for defense/military purposes.
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Fluor B&W Portsmouth LLC photographed the site in July December February and in August Gray & Pape, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, served as the primary author of the historical narrative and resource descriptions drawing from numerous historical records and reports, drawings, photographs and plans. For additional contextual information, see Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, HAER no. OH-142. This Administrative Building HAER was completed in PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 2) Part I. Historical Information In support of this report, there are three appendices that are provided: Appendix A through C, which consist of survey photographs, historical photographs, and historical drawings, respectively.
Construction History of the Administration Building: The Administration Building (Appendix A, Figures was built in by the E.C. Corporation, of Knoxville, Tennessee during the initial phase of construction at PORTS (Appendix B, Figures LVI Service Inc. demolished the building in September as a part of site cleanup and closure. Historical drawings of building plans are included in Appendix C (Figures 14 through Part II. Site Information Description of the Administration Building: The building provided offices for central files and document records, and housed the offices relating to the administration of operations at PORTS, including a Production Division, Industrial Relations Division, Engineering Division, and general offices of the AEC.
The building s location allowed for plant supervisory use, as well as accessibility to members of the public with official business at PORTS. The Administration Building was centered on a two-story, squared, reinforced concrete vault structure (Appendix A, Figures Radiated from this central block, four, two-story, wood-frame wings clad with asbestos-cement siding were arranged at right angles in a pinwheel fashion. Each wing was at least long and the building as a whole provided sqaure feet of floor space. The roof had a slight slope to it and was covered with built-up roofing and gravel. The eaves of the roofline extended slightly over the adjacent walls. Fenestration consisted of banded window openings with steel sash. The central core of the building had a basement and a penthouse.
The wings of the building were built on concrete slabs with concrete pier foundations supporting two rows of structural columns. Each wing was separated from the central core by fire walls consisting of thick concrete block masonry. The center of the core served as a security vault on all three floors. The perimeter walls and adjacent stairwell framing, floors, and roofs of the central core vault were constructed of fire-resistant reinforced concrete. Other interior walls and walls of the four wings were of wood-frame construction and clad in gypsum board on the interior with asbestos siding on the exterior. The northern wing of the Administration Building originally housed the Production Division Offices. The eastern wing housed the Industrial Relations Offices.
The southern wing housed the AEC Offices, and the western wing housed the Engineering Offices. A freight elevator was located on the south side of the central core facing a parking lot. A print shop, secured communications center, and telephone switchboard were located in one half of the basement. The other half of the basement contained a hydraulic system for the freight elevator and a steam condensate tank. An ambient air monitoring station was located in the penthouse. PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 3) Part III. Sources of Information Department of Energy. The Role of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Cold War History. Piketon, OH: U.S. Department of Energy, Department of Energy.
Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Report for the Process Buildings and Complex Facilities Decontamination and Decommissioning Evaluation Project at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Piketon, Ohio, DOE/PPPO/03-0245&D3, Piketon, OH: U.S. Department of Energy, Department of Energy. Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis for the Plant Support Buildings and Structures at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Piketon, Ohio, DOE/PPPO/03-0207&D4. Piketon, OH: U.S. Department of Energy, October Department of Energy. National Historic Preservation Act Section 110 Survey of Architectural Properties at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Scioto and Seal Townships, Piketon, Ohio, DOE/PPPO/03-0147&D1. Piketon, OH: U.S. Department of Energy, January Giffels & Vallet, Inc.
Gaseous Diffusion Plant at Portsmouth, Ohio, Project History and Completion Report (Redacted). Washington, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Virtual Museum accessed at operated and managed by Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth for DOE. PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 4) Appendix A: Survey Photographs Figure 1: Location and Orientation of Exterior Photographs (2 through 5) PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 5) Figure 2: West Side of the Administration Building, August Facing Northeast Figure 3: West Side of the Administration Building, December Facing Southeast PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No.
OH-142-H (Page 6) Figure 4: West Side of the Administration Building, February Facing Southeast Figure 5: East Side of the Administration Building, February Facing Northwest PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 7) Figure 6: Aerial View of the Administration Building, July Facing West PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 8) Appendix B: Historical Photographs Figure 7: Looking Northeast at Administration Building, August 12, Figure 8: Looking East at Administration Building, October 14, PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No.
OH-142-H (Page 9) Figure 9: Looking East at Dispensary and Administration Building, December 15, Figure 10: Looking West at Administration Building, December PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 10) Figure 11: The and Administration Buildings, Looking East, February 12, Figure 12: Interior View of Administration Building, April 14, PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 11) Figure 13: Interior View of South Wing of Administration Building, May 14, PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 12) Appendix C: Historical Drawings Figure 14: East Elevation PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No.
OH-142-H (Page 13) Figure 15: South Elevation PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 14) Figure 16: West Elevation PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 15) Figure 17: North Elevation PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 16) Figure 18: Roof and Penthouse Plan PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 17) Figure 19: Second Floor Plan Wings PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 18) Figure 20: Second Floor Plan Center Core PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No.
OH-142-H (Page 19) Figure 21: First Floor Plan Wings PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 20) Figure 22: First Floor Plan Core PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 21) Figure 23: Lobby Modifications PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 22) Figure 24: Basement Plan PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-H (Page 23) Figure 25: Plot Plan and Sheet Index
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