Fernald is one of two former nuclear sites that have been decontaminated to the point where the public can visit. The other is Weldon Spring, a former U.S. Army facility about 30 miles west of St ...

Radon was monitored in other parts of the Fernald Preserve but that ended nine years ago, according to Hertel. "The reason we stopped sampling for radon is we had 10 years of data showing it was ...

The Fernald Nature Preserve in northwest Hamilton County is a Superfund cleanup site where components for nuclear warheads were once made. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now ...

NBC News Site Map; Help; Follow NBC News. news Alerts. There are no new alerts at this time. ... walks with Sue Wolpole down a path in the Fernald Preserve, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, in Fernald, Ohio.

Radioactive waste left in the groundwater at the former Fernald uranium-processing plant in southwestern Ohio could linger for a century, state officials estimate. That's why the U.S. Department ...

CINCINNATI -- A site once home to a Cold War-era uranium processing plant and the focus of a contentious struggle to clean up toxic waste has re-emerged as a haven for wildlife and a memorial to ...