WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow, Thursday, October 16, Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy Jeffrey F. Kupfer will deliver remarks at the dedication ceremony of the Fernald Preserve Visitors Center in Ohio.  The facility has achieved United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification.  Kupfer’s trip builds upon U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman’s visit to Fernald in January 2007, where he announced the successful completion of a 15-year $4.4 billion clean-up operation of the site and pledged to develop the Preserve as a historical landmark in commemoration of Fernald’s contributions to ending the Cold War.

Following the Fernald Preserve Visitors Center dedication ceremony, Kupfer will travel to the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, where he will review progress of the ongoing environmental cleanup program and discuss areas planned for future plant Decontamination and Decommissioning. 

Media Instructions: Press should meet in the Preserve Visitors Lobby no later than 9:30 AM EDT. Tour coverage is natural light, wild sound.  For logistical press questions, please contact: Jane Powell (513) 648-3148.

Media Instructions: Press should meet in the Preserve Visitors Lobby no later than 10:45 AM EDT.
For logistical press questions, please contact: Jane Powell (513) 648-3148.

Media Instructions: Media must pre-register for access. Media should enter the plant via the West Gate off U.S. Route 23. Check-in required at the guard gate. * For logistical press questions, contact: Sandy Childers (740) 897-2336).

NOTE: To register for event coverage, contact Bethany Shively, at Bethany.Shively@hq.doe.gov or (202) 586-4940.

For more information about the Fernald Preserve, visit the Office of Legacy Management.

Media contact(s):
Bethany Shively, (202) 586-4940