MIAMISBURG, Ohio - Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Mound Cold War Discovery Center at the former Mound Plant site on April 23. U.S. Rep. Michael Turner of Ohio and Miamisburg Mayor Richard Church Jr. were present at the event, along with Douglas Little, DOE Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental and External Affairs. The center is a major remodel of an existing Mound building performed by Dayton History, the official historical organization for Montgomery County, Ohio. DOE’s Office of Legacy Management (LM) provided funds to Dayton History through a cooperative agreement. EM completed cleanup at Mound in 2010. Workers disposed of nearly 20,000 cubic meters of soil and decontamination debris in the cleanup, which focused on the Operable Unit-1, a former mixed-waste landfill. Mound supported the nation’s nuclear weapons and energy programs until decommissioning began in 1993.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management
