Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, X-614A Sewage Pumping Station, 3930 U.S. Route 23 South, Piketon

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Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS), U.S. Route 23 South, Piketon vicinity, Scioto Township, Pike County, Ohio The X-614A Sewage Pumping Station is located at Ohio State Plane South coordinates at easting ft, northing ft and at Universal Transverse Mercator Zone easting m, northing m. The coordinate represents the approximate center of the X-614A Sewage Pumping Station. This coordinate was obtained on June 20, 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 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 X-614A Station was provided in the outfall main of the sanitary sewer system to pump sanitary waste from the plant area collecting system into a force main, which discharges into the Sewage Treatment Plant. The X-614A Sewage Pumping Station is part of PORTS, which is 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-BWXT Portsmouth LLC photographed the site 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 X-614A Sewage Pumping Station HAER was completed in PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, X-614A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION HAER No. OH-142-T (Page 2) Part I.

Historical Information Construction History of the X-614A Sewage Pumping Station: The X-614A Sewage Pumping Station was provided in the outfall main of the sanitary sewer system to pump sanitary wastes from the plant area collecting system into a force main, which discharges into the sewage treatment plant. Peter Kiewit and Sons Company and their principal subcontractors built the facility from February to October Part II. Site Information Description of the X-614A Sewage Pumping Station: The X-614A Sewage Pumping Station is located immediately south of the Process Building. The X-614A Sewage Pumping Station is a small, square-shaped, utilitarian building that measures, roughly, 15' square (Figures 1 through 3). Built of cinderblocks, the building stands from 8 to 10' tall.

The building is covered with a flat roof that slopes from north to south. A single pedestrian door is located at the south end of the building s east wall. The building rests atop an underground pumping vault. Controls and pumping equipment motors are located on the interior of the pump house, as well as manholes providing access to the underground pumping vault. Measuring approximately 15' wide by 29' long, the vault is slightly larger than the pump house. The vault extends 27' below the bottom of the pump house. The vault is divided into two sections, with pumps, valves, and piping located in a dry well, and sewage storage located in a wet well. PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, X-614A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION HAER No. OH-142-T (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 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, X-614A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION HAER No. OH-142-T (Page 4) Appendix A: Survey Photographs Figure 1: Location and Orientation of Exterior Photographs (2 through 3) PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, X-614A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION HAER No. OH-142-T (Page 5) Figure 2: South Side of the X-614A Sewage Pumping Station, August Facing Northwest Figure 3: South Side of the X-614A Sewage Pumping Station, August Facing Northeast