Sequoyah Fuels Gore Plant, Oklahoma

A uranium processing plant near the town of Gore, in eastern Oklahoma, originally operated by Kerr McGee. It opened in 1970, as one of only two non-government plants in the nation processing uranium hexafluoride for the nuclear industry. A depleted uranium metal facility operated for seven years on the site as well. It  became  famous for an industrial accident in 1986, where a cask of material exploded, killing one worker, and hospitalizing dozens more. It was sold to General Atomics in 1986, and was forced to close in 1992, following another accidental release of radioactive material.  Clean up of the site continues.