A government corporation similar to the Tennessee Valley Authority, to operate the uranium enrichment enterprise in the United States. The new corporation began operation on July 1, 1993. DOE retained operational control of all waste storage and handling facilities as well as all sites undergoing environmental restoration. The terrain surrounding the plant, except for the Scioto River floodplain, consists of marginal farmland and densely forested hills. The Scioto River floodplain is farmed extensively, particularly with grain crops.
Pike County has a generally moderate climate.
Winters in Pike County are moderately cold, and summers are moderately warm and humid. The precipitation is usually well distributed with fall being the driest season. Prevailing winds at the site are out of the southwest to south. Usually high winds are associated with thunderstorms that occur in spring and summer. Southern Ohio is within the midwestern tornado belt although no tornados have struck the plantsite to date.