Carborundum
Company
Carborundum is an AWE facility for June 1943-1992 so workers are eligible to file for Part B and Part E claims.
In June of 1943, the Carborundum
Company at its Globar Plant and Buffalo Avenue locations
performed experimental grinding of uranium metal using a
centerless grinder. Uranium slugs were received in June and
return shipped in September 1943. From 1959 through 1967,
the company used powder fabrication techniques to
manufacture uranium, plutonium, and carbide pellets for an
AEC research program. The Hanford facility supplied
Carborundum with materials during that period.
Carborundurm also performed work during
the 1950s that is not covered under EEOICPA, including
fabricating nuclear fuel elements for commercial purposes
and producing zirconium, hafnium, and titanium for AEC's
special reactor materials program.
During the period of residual
contamination, as designated by the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health and as noted in the dates
above, employees of subsequent owners and operators of this
facility are also covered under EEOICPA.
DOE
DOE lists Carborundum as a covered EEOICPA facility.
DOL
DOL provides Part B statistics for Carborundum.
NIOSH
NIOSH lists statistics for Carborundum dose reconstructions.
Other
The Wall Street Journal's Waste Lands series provides information on Carborundum.
