Westinghouse
Nuclear Fuels Division
Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels Division is an AWE facility from 1971-1979 so workers are eligible to file for Part B claims.
The Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels Division
received shipments of nuclear materials from the AEC nuclear
weapons complex in 1971 and 1972. The Cheswick site received
a shipment of enriched uranium from the AEC’s Fernald plant
in 1971. It also received a shipment of plutonium in 1972
from the West Valley facility. This plutonium originated out
of Hanford. Because this material came from the nuclear
weapons complex, the site qualifies as an Atomic Weapons
Employer for these years.
Although the Westinghouse facility in
Cheswick, PA, conducted substantial work with radioactive
materials in other years, this work is not covered under
EEOICPA because it was not related to nuclear weapons
production. This includes the fabrication of nuclear fuels
and reactor subsystems for naval, space, and civilian
applications. Among the projects to which the Cheswick
facility contributed were the Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Program, the Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
(NERVA) program, and the Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor
(LMFBR) 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 the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.
Alternative Name
DOE
DOE Legacy Management has a Westinghouse Cheswick webpage because it was considered for FUSRAP.
DOL
DOL provides Part B statistics on the Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels.
NIOSH
NIOSH lists statistics for Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels dose reconstructions.
Other
The Wall Street Journal's Waste Lands series provides information on Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels.
