Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, X-744H Bulk Storage Building, 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 Bulk Storage 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 Bulk Storage 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 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 (DOE) was established, overseeing operations at PORTS.

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The Bulk Storage Building was used as a fabricating shop and workshop in and The DOE converted the building into a warehouse in From through the DOE used the Bulk Storage Building for supplemental storage of cylinders containing both pure and depleted material (uranium hexafluoride). Storage cylinders were made of metal, ranging from 2.5 to 14 tons. This building is part of PORTS, which 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-BWXT Portsmouth LLC photographed the site in August and in November 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 Bulk Storage Building HAER was completed in PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, BULK STORAGE BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-Z (Page 2) Part I. Historical Information In support of this report, there are two appendices: Appendix A and Appendix B, consisting of survey photographs and historical drawings, respectively.

Construction History of the Bulk Storage Building: Built in the Bulk Storage Building was used for fabricating and as a workshop until when Goodyear Atomic converted the building to a warehouse. At that time, workers removed the water lines to the building and capped the drains. Historical drawings of building plans are provided in Appendix B (Figures 5 and 6). Part II. Site Information Description of the Bulk Storage Building: The Bulk Storage Building is a square foot, single-story, steel-framed structure with corrugated metal siding and roof over a concrete pad. The Building is located slightly east of the middle of the site, roughly southeast of the Process Building.

It consists of two long and narrow buildings that are paired together to create one warehouse (Appendix A, Figures 1 through 4). Each of the two structures has its own arched roof. The overall building measures approximately by Siding over the steel frame consists of corrugated steel. The building rests atop a concrete slab. The Bulk Storage Building was built during the initial phases of PORTS construction and was originally used for fabricating and as a workshop. From to the Bulk Storage Building served for supplemental storage of pure uranium materials and for storage of cylinders containing small quantities of uranium hexafluoride leftover from the uranium enrichment process, as well as spare parts and pieces of equipment related to the gaseous diffusion process.

The concern was that production could not slow down, and spare parts were readily available should immediate repairs need to be made. In addition, the building housed spill control equipment. It currently houses numerous crates with spare parts from the Goodyear Atomic era. PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, BULK STORAGE BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-Z (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. Historical Narrative for the Bulk Storage Building, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Piketon, Ohio. Washington, 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, BULK STORAGE BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-Z (Page 4) Appendix A: Survey Photographs Figure 1: Location and Orientation of Exterior Photographs (2 through 4) PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, BULK STORAGE BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-Z (Page 5) Figure 2: North Side of the Bulk Storage Building, August Facing Southwest Figure 3: South Side of the Bulk Storage Building, August Facing Northeast PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, BULK STORAGE BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-Z (Page 6) Figure 4: South Side of the Bulk Storage Building, November Facing Northwest PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, BULK STORAGE BUILDING HAER No.

OH-142-Z (Page 7) Appendix B: Historical Drawings Figure 5: Containment Slab Plan PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT, BULK STORAGE BUILDING HAER No. OH-142-Z (Page 8) Figure 6: West Truck Door