The residents say they still have the right to bring claims for cleanup costs for contamination of their property by uranium dust from the plant.
The Fernald plant has spread uncounted tons of uranium dust into the surrounding area.
-when you know very well that I could be made sick if I didn't avoid uranium dust!
The Government now acknowledges that the plant has released uncounted tons of uranium dust into the surrounding area.
An effort is under way to determine how much uranium dust was allowed into the atmosphere.
"There must still be a band of uranium dust between those two towns."
Dumping and release of uranium dust into the air from the Ohio plant have been known about for years.
Admittedly one that's quite hot and filled with uranium dust, but beggars can't be choosers.
In December 1985, the plant operators announced that 275 pounds of uranium dust had leaked.
Navajo miners would come home wearing clothes saturated with uranium dust.