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Fig. 7.2 Fernald environmental management project celebrating the last shipment of nuclear
materials offsite, a decisive step toward site closure in late 2006. Some 4000ton of uranium
waste were shipped from Fernald to DOE’s Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant for storage.
Credit to US DOE.

Fig. 7.3 Disposal cell opened for disposing of contaminated soil and rubble at Fernald project.
The Fernald plan for disposing of low-level waste includes a seven-cell, on-site disposal facility
with leachate collection and wastewater treatment systems and 1.5-m thick earthen and
synthetic liners.
Credit to US DOE.