EEOICPA Statistics for Claimants Living in California
DOL Part B and Part E Statistics
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California EEOICPA Facilities
Facility descriptions credit: DOE
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Under contract
to the Atomic Energy Commission from 1948-1956,
initially as the Merrill Company, A.D. Little
researched the separation and recovery of
uranium from various ores. Specific work
included the recovery of uranium and vanadium
from alkaline carbonate leach solutions from
domestic ores.
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.
The Atomics International Division of North American Aviation is a statutory beryllium vendor under the EEOICPA. Atomics International worked with beryllium and radioactive materials under contract with the Atomic Energy Commission at numerous locations. These locations include, but are not necessarily limited to, Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, portions of the Downey facility, the Vanowen Building at the Canoga facility and the De Soto facility.
C.L. Hann Industries provided machine shop services to Sandia National Laboratory, California. This work involved beryllium materials.
Using small amounts of plutonium and uranium, the California Research Corporation performed experiments to investigate the use of continuous chelation as a means of separating plutonium and zirconium from uranium. The California Research Corporation performed the work as a subcontractor to the Kellex Corporation which was under contract to the AEC to investigate waste recovery methods.
Under an operating
contract with the Atomic Energy Commission
(AEC), North American Aviation performed
research and development into the peaceful uses
of nuclear energy at the Canoga Avenue Facility
in Canoga Park, CA. This work was previously
performed at North American Aviation's Downey
Facility, but was moved to Canoga Avenue at the
very end of 1955. Principal work performed
included design, development and radiochemistry.
Beryllium machining is also believed to have
occurred in there.
The Nuclear Regulatory
Commission concluded in its 1995 report on the
facility that it "was found to be free of
radioactive materials which indicated that the
area had been successfully remediated... in the
past."
Ceradyne sold beryllium-graphite composite materials to the Y-12 plant in Oak Ridge in 1987 and between 1990 and 1996.
Ceradyne provided beryllium parts, and possibly powder, to the Y-12 plant.
City Tool is a precision machine shop that provided services to Sandia National Laboratory, California. The work involved machining beryllium-copper materials.
In 1959, the Atomics International Division of North American Aviation moved to its new facility on De Soto Avenue. AEC/DOE work conducted at this location included engineering design, construction, and nuclear fuel fabrication. The facility also had a radiochemistry laboratory and a gamma irradiation facility. The fuel fabrication facility was used to produce a variety of different fuel elements for test reactors. AEC-sponsored work involving the manufacture of beryllium-containing parts also took place at this site. Fuel fabrication was terminated in 1984, however small scale laboratory research work on gamma irradiation and analysis of radioactive samples continued until 1995. A DOE-owned mass spectrometer at this location was removed from the premises and sent to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 1995.
Remedial activities occurred at various times in the 1980's followed by license termination by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In 1998, decontamination and decommissioning of the mass spectrometer laboratory, funded by the DOE was performed by The Boeing Company. In 1998, decontamination and decommissioning of the state-licensed gamma irradiation facility was performed by The Boeing Company.
Under an operating contract with the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), North American Aviation operated a 2 MeV Van De Graaff accelerator at Downey. In addition, the AEC funded a four-watt Water Boiler Neutron Source Reactor at the Downey facility. Start up for the reactor was in April of 1952. This small research reactor was moved to Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in 1955. Personnel and operations from Downey moved to the new Canoga Avenue facility in late 1955. Effective remediation of the Downey facility was accomplished at that time. In 2000, The Boeing Company performed a survey verifying that the prior remediation met current Nuclear Regulatory Commission and State of California requirements. Ownership of the Downey facility was then transferred to the City of Downey.
EDM Exotics provided machine shop services to Sandia National Laboratory, California, working with beryllium-copper materials using an electrical discharging process.
Electro Circuits used uranium metal (approximately 300 lb.) to conduct tests aimed at determining the usefulness of ultrasonics in the detection of pipe in ingots.
Electrofusion
Corporation provided beryllium products to
Sandia National Laboratory, California.
Electrofusion was acquired by Brush Wellman in
1990 and is currently part of the Brush Wellman
Engineered Products Division.
Due to Brush
Wellman’s status as a statutory beryllium
vendor, all employees of Brush Wellman in the U.
S., regardless of location, are covered for the
entire period for which Brush Wellman and its
predecessors supplied beryllium to the U. S.
Department of Energy or its predecessor
agencies. That period is defined as August 18,
1943 and continuing.
Additionally, on March
8, 2011 the corporate name of Brush Wellman,
Inc. changed to Materion Brush, Inc.
General Atomics was
one of a number of private contractors that
processed unirradiated scrap for the Atomic
Energy Commission in the 1960s. In addition, the
Hot Cell Facility was used for numerous
post-irradiation examinations of Department
fuels, structural materials, reactor dosimetry
materials, and instrumentation. The
Department-sponsored activities at the General
Atomics Hot Cell Facility primarily supported
the High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor and the
Reduced Enrichment Research Test Reactor
programs. In December 1994, General Atomics
notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and
the State of California Department of Health
Services of its intent to cease operations in
the Hot Cell Facility.
General Atomics was
also the operating contractor for the AEC's
Experimental Beryllium Oxide Reactor (EBOR).
General Atomics manufactured EBOR fuel elements
(UO2-BeO) on site and examined them in the
site's hot cell.
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.
In 1958, General
Electric constructed four hot cells for postirradiation examination of uranium fuel and
irradiated reactor components. The U.S.
Government's involvement (through the Atomic
Energy Commission and later, the Department of
Energy) was limited to a single hot cell, Hot
Cell No. 4. Between 1965 and 1967, Hot Cell No.
4 was decontaminated, equipped with a stainless
steel liner to contain plutonium, and dedicated
to the study of mixed oxide fuel rods in support
of the Atomic Energy Commission's fast breeder
reactor development programs. In 1978, Hot Cell
No. 4 was placed on standby; it was used by
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for six
months in 1981 and 1982.
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.
Hafer Tool is a machine shop that provided services to Sandia National Laboratory, California. Some of this work involved the use of beryllium materials.
Hexcel produced a small number of corrugated beryllium sheet panels for the AEC in the mid-1960s. The finishing process involved vapor blasting and scrubbing of the beryllium panels with steel wool and cleansing powder. At the termination of the experimental project in 1965, the company sent the sheet panels and all related equipment to the AEC's Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.
The Department of Energy purchased this facility in 1984 for the purpose of producing forgings for weapons parts. It consists of 13.75 acres and 7 buildings. The DOE Rocky Flats Plant managed the forging process and produced forgings at this location through 1995. In 1994, DOE decided to close the facility upon completion of its defense-related mission in 1996. The facility was sold on June 30, 1997.
In 1959, Hunter Douglas Aluminum extruded approximately 1600 pounds of solid uranium stock for National Lead Company of Ohio (Fernald). In a subsequent subcontract, the company fabricated uranium-zirconium billets for the GE Evendale Plant. More Information
Jerry Carroll Machining provided machine shop services to Sandia National Laboratory, California, including the machining of beryllium-copper materials.
For over 30 years,
LEHR was the site of studies on the long-term
health effects of low-level radiation on
laboratory animals. Through the support of DOE's
predecessor, the AEC, LEHR (also known in the
earlier years as the Radiobiology Laboratory)
began in 1951 as a research project
investigating the biological effects of X-rays.
A few years later, the Atomic Energy Commission
contracted with LEHR for what became a 33-year
study that investigated the health effects of
internal exposure to low levels of strontium 90
and radium 226. In a separate but related
project, research animals were exposed to cobalt
60 radiation. Research involving the use of
small amounts of plutonium 241, thorium 228, and
other radioisotopes was also performed.
Research at LEHR has focused on: understanding
better the effects of exposure to low-level
radiation on the skeleton and its blood-forming
constituents; investigating the behavior of
certain bone-seeking radioactive materials;
studying the beagle as an experimental animal
model; exploring how low-level radiation
triggers and affects the formation of tumors and
development of leukemia; and, developing effective ways to use results gathered from
animal studies to assess risks to humans. LEHR
closed in 1989 and has been in remediation mode
since 1991. More Information
The Laboratory of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences (LBES) was established in 1947 on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, to provide biomedical and environmental support to nuclear testing activities. Today's programs are in three areas: nuclear medicine, where the study of positron emission tomography (PET) is applied to medical problems; biomolecular and cellular sciences, which involves factors influencing gene expression, particularly with reference to early molecular events in cancer induction; and environmental biology, which focuses on the basic physiology of plants in arid ecosystems.
The Laboratory of Radiobiology and Environmental Health (LREH), established by the Atomic Energy Commission in 1951, is an institute for research and training in cell biology. LREH is dedicated to fundamental research and investigation of the ways in which radiation and other energy-related biomedical insults affect cellular processes and lead to detrimental genetic and somatic biomedical effects. Research studies are undertaken to investigate the mechanisms by which perturbation and repair of cellular systems can affect the whole organism, cause cancer in the present generation, and damage future generations. Research focuses specifically on ways in which the organism can cope with such insults. As a research unit in the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, the laboratory was extensively involved with the academic programs of the university, until its closure in 1999
The laboratory that
eventually became the Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory was founded in 1931 by Ernest Orlando
Lawrence, winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize in
physics for his invention of the cyclotron. Once
the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) was
founded in 1942, the Berkeley Laboratory became
part of the MED. As part of the MED, scientists
at Berkeley developed the electromagnetic
enrichment process that was installed and
operated at the Y-12 plant in Oak Ridge from
1943-1947. Scientists at Berkeley also
discovered the transuranium elements, which
include plutonium, neptunium and americium.
Work performed on behalf of LBL which took place
in Gilman Hall on the University of California
campus is also considered part of LBL.
Throughout the course of its operations, the
potential for beryllium exposure existed at this
site, due to beryllium use, residual
contamination, and decontamination activities.
The Atomic Energy
Commission established the Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory as a facility for nuclear
weapons research. The Department of Energy (DOE)
owns the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Main Site and Site 300; DOE and the University
of California jointly operate the sites. The
Main Site was initially used as a flight
training base and an engine overhaul facility.
Transition from naval operations to scientific
research began in 1950, when the Atomic Energy
Commission (AEC) authorized construction of a
materials-testing accelerator site. The AEC
established the University of California
Radiation Laboratory, Livermore Site (the
predecessor of the Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory) as a facility for nuclear weapons
research. The Department of Energy purchased
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Site
300 from local ranchers in the 1950s for use as
a remote high-explosives testing facility.
Throughout the course of its operations, the
potential for beryllium exposure existed at this
site, due to beryllium use, residual
contamination, and decontamination activities.
The Lebow Company produces ultra-thin metal foils for Sandia National Laboratory, California, some of which contain beryllium.
Mathieson Chemical has been delisted and is no longer a covered EEOICPA facility.
Pleasanton Tool provides machine shop services to Sandia National Laboratory, California.
Poltech Precision did machining work for Sandia National Laboratory, California.
Robin Materials provided metal materials to Sandia National Laboratory, California. This material included beryllium-copper.
Ron Witherspoon, Inc. produced beryllium springs for Sandia National Laboratory, California.
Sandia National
Laboratory-Livermore was established in 1956 to
conduct research and development in the interest
of national security. The principal emphasis was
on development and engineering of the parts of
nuclear weapons outside the warhead physics
package. The site was selected for its proximity
to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to
facilitate a close working relationship between
the two laboratories.
Throughout the course of its operations, the
potential for beryllium exposure existed at this
site, due to beryllium use, residual
contamination, and decontamination activities.
Sandia
National Laboratory-Livermore was established in
1956 to conduct research and development in the
interest of national security. The principal
emphasis was on development and engineering of
the parts of nuclear weapons outside the warhead
physics package. The site was selected for its
proximity to Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory to facilitate a close working
relationship between the two laboratories.
Throughout the course of its operations, the
potential for beryllium exposure existed at this
site, due to beryllium use, residual
contamination, and decontamination activities.
Santa Susana Area 4
The Santa Susana
Field Laboratory (SSFL) is located in eastern
Ventura County, California, and borders Los
Angeles County. The SSFL is divided into four
administrative and operational portions based on
ownership and operations. Area IV was devoted to
nuclear operations. It is Area IV that is
covered under EEOICPA as a DOE facility.
Coverage includes, but is not necessarily
limited to the following operations: The Energy
Technology Engineering Center (ETEC), the
Nuclear Development Field Laboratory (NDFL), and
the Liquid Metal Engineering Center (LMEC). This
also includes the Sodium Reactor Experiment
Facility, the Kinetics Experiment Water Boiler
Facility, the Water Boiler Neutron source (which
is also known as the AE-6/L-85 Facility), the
Organic Moderated Reactor, as well as facilities
in Area IV associated with the Systems for
Nuclear Auxiliary Power (SNAP) Program; the
Sodium Graphite Reactor Critical Facility, the
Shield Test Experiment/Shield Test Irradiation
Reactor Facility, the Advanced Epithermal
Thorium Test Facility, the Hot Lab Facility, the
Fuel Storage Facility, the Radioactive
Measurement Facility, the Radioactive Material
Handling Facility, the Van De Graaff Accelerator
Facility and the Radiation Instrument
Calibration Laboratory.
Decontamination,
decommissioning and demolition of radiological
facilities in Area IV has been funded by the DOE
beginning in the 1970's, but predominantly since
1988.
Throughout the course of operations in
Area IV, the potential for beryllium exposure
existed.
The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) is owned and operated by Stanford University under contract with the Department of Energy. The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center was established in 1962 as a research facility for high energy particle physics. The Center's four major experimental facilities are the Linear Accelerator, the Positron Electron Project Storage Ring, the Stanford Positron Electron Asymmetric Ring, and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Linear Collider.
Stauffer performed electron beam melting tests on uranium metal for National Lead of Ohio (Fernald). The company had performed similar tests for Hanford.
Tapemation is a machine shop that provided services to Sandia National Laboratory, California. Several small jobs involved the precision machining of beryllium-copper materials.
University of
California has been delisted and is no longer a
covered EEOICPA facility. University of
California was an AWE site from 1942-1980 and
DOE site from 1981-1983 but has been removed
from the program.
Gilman Hall, located on the
University of California-Berkeley campus, was
the site of nuclear research involving plutonium
and uranium. These activities were conducted on
behalf of the Manhattan Engineer District and
the Atomic Energy Commission.
From December
1981 through February 1983, under agreement
between DOE and the University, Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory personnel performed remedial
action decontamination and shielding of the
contaminated areas. Remedial action was
certified complete in 1985.
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.
University of California was
deleted as an EEOICPA site between September
2011 and January 2012. As of September 15, 2011
37 sick workers had filed claims with 13 of
these being paid. It may be that this site was
divided into other California facilities.