Neighbors of former uranium processing plant in Ohio can Sue - Health threats linked to toxins

August 27, 2007 - A federal judge has ruled that neighbors of a former uranium-processing plant suing because of health problems can proceed with their case, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said Saturday.

The suit was first filed against Divested Atomic Corporation in 1990 by residents who lived near the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, which once enriched uranium for weapons and nuclear fuel, but closed in 2001.

Plaintiffs can go forward on their claim that the plant contaminated their neighborhood with hazardous products, including carcinogenic materials, from its site, said attorney Stanley Chesley, of Cincinnati, who represents plaintiffs in the case.

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