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In March 1995, the facility was formally sold by Lockheed Martin to the Pinellas County government. DOE and the Pinellas County government jointly redeveloped the site for commercial use. Portions of the subsurface soils and the shallow
28:, United States. It currently houses over 30 businesses, which include a variety of administrative and light manufacturing operations, leased by the county's industrial development authority. 290: 92: 97: 295: 285: 59:. In exchange, GE was awarded a 25-year contract to operate the site. GE continued to operate the site for 35 years, until 1992. In 1992 the contract was transferred to 305: 320: 266: 310: 190: 315: 56: 300: 102: 36: 259: 158:, issued September 1996, with site maps building plans, and contamination descriptions/locations . accessed 10 February 2016. 252: 179: 143: 80: 21: 39:. It produced radioisotope-powered electronic components for the United States nuclear weapons program. 168:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pinellas Plant, NIOSH Radiation Dose Reconstruction project
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EPA's Role in the Site Remediation and Cleanup Program of DOE facilities in EPA Region 4
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were contaminated with organic solvents and metals, and it was declared a
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and closure operations continued at the site until December 1997.
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built the Pinellas Plant on a 96-acre (390,000 m) plot in
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in 1995, who then announced the closure of the site in 1992.
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Lockheed Martin: Pinellas Plant Environmental Baseline Report
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The Star Center is the former site of the Pinellas Plant, a
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This article about a building or structure in Florida is a
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Wall Street Journal: Pinellas Plant, General Electric Co.
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is a high-technology and manufacturing center located in
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Pinellas County
Florida
nuclear weapons
United States Department of Energy−DOE
General Electric
Pinellas County
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Martin Marietta
Lockheed Martin
aquifer
Superfund site
environmental remediation
Industrial buildings and structures in Florida
Nuclear weapons program of the United States
Superfund sites in Florida


About Us: History of the STAR Center





Wall Street Journal: Pinellas Plant, General Electric Co.
Lockheed Martin: Pinellas Plant Environmental Baseline Report
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pinellas Plant, NIOSH Radiation Dose Reconstruction project
EPA's Role in the Site Remediation and Cleanup Program of DOE facilities in EPA Region 4
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