Vulcan Tool

Vulcan Tool Location 730 Lorain Avenue Dayton, Ohio  At the request of National Lead Company of Ohio (Fernald), Vulcan Tool Company conducted experiments involving the cutting of normal uranium slugs and tubes on a Brehm cutter in October 1959. Type of Facility Atomic...

Tocco Induction Heating

Tocco Induction Heating Location 3800 Harvard Avenue Cleveland, Ohio Tocco had a contract with National Lead of Ohio (Fernald) to develop induction heating coil equipment for heating uranium fuel cores. Tocco performed operational tests of these units at its Ohio...

Tech-Art

Tech-Art Location Milford, Ohio In 1952, National Lead Company of Ohio (Fernald) used Tech-Art to grind inserts as part of a study of Firth Sterling HF carbide profile inserts in conjunction with the machining development program. Additional documentation shows that...

R.W. Leblond Machine Tool

R.W. Leblond Machine Tool Location Madison and Edwards Roads Cincinnati, Ohio National Lead Company of Ohio (Fernald) contracted with Leblond Machine for the purchase of a rapid boring machine. In 1961, acceptances tests, using 17 tons of natural uranium, were...

Reactive Metals

Reactive Metals Location East 21st Street Ashtabula, Ohio The Ashtabula site(formerly known as Reactive Metals, Inc.) opened in 1962 and ended production in 1988. During this time, the site received uranium for processing under contract to the U.S. Department of...

Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Location 3930 US Route 23, Piketon, Ohio  The U.S. began construction of Portsmouth in 1952 in order to expand the nation’s gaseous diffusion program. The gaseous diffusion plants already operating in Oak Ridge, TN and Paducah,...