  0_x_0 Member Username: 0_x_0 Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2007 |
It was abandoned from early '80's till it became a haz-mat site and it was leveled in the mid 90's ... From what I Know it made nickel slugs for the Govt. .. does anyone know the name of this plant. Thanks, Michael | ||
Ordinary Member Username: Ordinary Post Number: 269 Registered: 06-2006 |
I used to go to Wayne Scrap down by Fort Wayne and the fellows there used to talk about a place called Revere Copper. Not sure about where the place was located. Welcome to the forum. | ||
0_x_0 Member Username: 0_x_0 Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2007 |
Thanks - where was Revere Scrap? Was it the yard across from the above mentioned factory? -Michael | ||
Karl_jr Member Username: Karl_jr Post Number: 183 Registered: 06-2007 |
Revere Copper and Brass is correct, My friends Mom worked there during the Vietnam war era and made plenty of .50 cal. brass and other munitions related brass items. | ||
0_x_0 Member Username: 0_x_0 Post Number: 5 Registered: 12-2007 |
Thanks much .. wondered about this one for a while.. was quite a creepy place with all the scrappers and car strippers (They could just drive them in and had the large bldg. to work in) ... but it was so large if you wandered right you'd never bump into any of them. as I said in another post have many photos of this and other areas ... will post if anyone is interested... | ||
Plymouthres Member Username: Plymouthres Post Number: 446 Registered: 02-2007 |
Post 'em! I work at Fort Wayne all the time and it would be interesting to see what you have! | ||
0_x_0 Member Username: 0_x_0 Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2007 |
It will happen ... I usually use flicker... any other system recommended.. | ||
Mikem Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 3524 Registered: 10-2003 |
It used to be Michigan Copper & Brass. I don't know the history; either the plant or the company was acquired by Revere Copper & Brass sometime around WWII. | ||
Craig Member Username: Craig Post Number: 610 Registered: 02-2007 |
Anaconda Brass? | ||
Gsgeorge Member Username: Gsgeorge Post Number: 517 Registered: 08-2006 |
0_x_0, I use flickr and I love it. Would you mind sharing your username? I would love to see your collection of photos from Ft. Wayne and Chene-Jefferson area (from the other thread). Welcome to the forum. http://www.flickr.com/photos/g sgeorge/ | ||
Gsgeorge Member Username: Gsgeorge Post Number: 518 Registered: 08-2006 |
PS - For the record, flickr has been for me the fastest and easiest to use (in terms of interface) than the other photo sharing sites out there like Photobucket and Picasa. | ||
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker Post Number: 1954 Registered: 04-2005 |
 wsu/vmc This is an enlargement of an old aerial photo, so the quality isn't too good. I think the building to the east of FW is the one you're talking about? | ||
0_x_0 Member Username: 0_x_0 Post Number: 10 Registered: 12-2007 |
Yeah that's it. thanks! | ||
Mikem Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 3528 Registered: 10-2003 |
A follow-up to my previous post: quote: From History of Revere Copper and Brass | ||
0_x_0 Member Username: 0_x_0 Post Number: 11 Registered: 12-2007 |
Here is some info on the factory I just received. From The Center for Disease Control- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Website; FACILITY NAME: Revere Copper and Brass Detroit, Michigan TIME PERIOD: 1946-1950 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: DOE ES&H Website: Between 1943 and 1946, Revere Copper and Brass extruded uranium rods in its Detroit plant. During the late 1940s and early 1950s Revere rolled or extruded uranium rods. Revere also extruded beryllium ingots and billets into rods at its Detroit plant between 1946 and 1950. Revere had a contract with the AEC for beryllium work, but not with the MED. Revere also worked with beryllium alloys. Some of the beryllium work was done on parts or components for the Materials Testing reactor. DISCUSSION: A DOE FUSRAP elimination report was completed in 1990 which indicated the facility was eliminated from FUSRAP actions based on 1981 preliminary survey results and the fact the facility closed in 1984 and was demolished sometime prior to 1989. There is also a document that indicates the beryllium contract work extended into 1951. There is no documentation about any decontamination work in 1950/1951, after the beryllium contracts ended, nor after 1954 when the AWE work ended. Also, there is no indication that the AEC work was conducted in separate areas of the facility. The documentation reviewed indicates that no record of beryllium decontamination could be found. It is reasonable to conclude that the beryllium hazard was removed upon demolition of the facility in 1984. INFORMATIONAL SOURCES: Sources of information reviewed during this evaluation, as shown above, included the DOE ES&H Website, along with documentation provided by the DOE ES&H group consisting of written communications by or for the DOE. EVALUATION FINDINGS: Documentation reviewed indicates there is a potential for significant residual beryllium contamination outside the period in which beryllium metal was processed, produced, or provided to DOE. PERIOD OF POTENTIAL RESIDUAL CONTAMINATION: 1951-1989 |
