Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center staff celebrates the attendance milestone.

  
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) proudly announces that the Weldon Spring, Missouri, Site Interpretive Center has capped off 2015 with three very important milestones:
1. More than 250,000 visitors since the Interpretive Center opened in August 2002
2. The year’s 27,079-visitor count was the highest annual total since the Interpretive Center opened
3. Scheduling capacity was exceeded for interpretive programs and a waiting list has been established

The purpose of the Interpretive Center is to inform the public about the site’s history, remedial action activities, and final conditions. The Weldon Spring site was once used for explosives production (1941 to 1945) and uranium refining (1957 to 1966). Extensive remediation concluded with the 41-acre, onsite disposal cell completion in 2001. Today, the site includes the publically accessible disposal cell, a 150-acre native prairie, educational gardens, and the Interpretive Center. Audiences and visitors to the site have come to depend on interpretive opportunities to supplement school curriculum and to learn about the site’s history, remediation, restoration, and long-term surveillance and maintenance activities.

Interpretive Center staff strives to create the highest quality educational experience for visitors and program attendees. LM is pleased to have reached significant attendance numbers and to know that each community member involved in interpretive programs is connecting with the site’s historical legacy and overall mission.