OH Cleveland McKinney Tool and Manufacturing Machining of uranium metal, at least six months in 1944. Quantity of material handled and precise duration of work unclear. Cleveland Tocco Induction Heating Division Intermittent tests of special furnace systems on uranium metal rods, 1966-68. NRC OH Columbus Battelle Memorial Institute, Battelle Columbus Division Multiple buildings involved in nuclear research, processing of uranium and thorium, 1943-86. Substantial risks of radioactive and toxic exposure for many workers.
Records show the operation raised radioactive dust in work and office areas.
Columbus Battelle Columbus Laboratories Multiple buildings involved in research on nuclear reactor fuels, fabrication of uranium rods and processing of various isotopic compounds, 1943-86. Federal cleanup ongoing. Eliminated OH Fairfield Associated Aircraft Tool and Manufacturing Machining of 95,000 uranium metal slugs, 1956. Radiological surveys in early 1990s found contamination in building, soil. Federal cleanup, including removal of 160 cubic yards of radioactive waste, completed in 1995.