EEOICPA Statistics for Claimants Living in Texas
DOL Part B and Part E Statistics
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Texas EEOICPA Facilities
Facility descriptions credit: DOE
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The American
Manufacturing Company of Texas (AMCOT) conducted
specialized tube elongation and billet piercing
tests on uranium metal for National Lead Company
of Ohio (Fernald). The tube elongation tests
were conducted from July to September 1961 and
involved approximately 7 tons of uranium. The
billet piercing tests were conducted from June
to September 1962 and involved approximately 23
tons of uranium. Both NLO and AMCOT employees
participated in the tests.
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.
This facility is no longer covered under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. A determination has been made that it does not meet the legal or regulatory definition of a covered Department of Energy or Atomic Weapons Employer facility. Compensable claims reported for this facility are the result of covered employment at a different qualifying work site.
The Medina
Modification Center was established in 1958 for
component testing, modification, repairs, and
refinements. It operated until the early spring
of 1966, at which point its functions were
transferred to Burlington and Pantex.
Throughout the course of its operations, the
potential for beryllium exposure existed at this
site.
In the 1950s,
the Atomic Energy Commission began manufacturing
high explosives for nuclear weapons at the
Pantex Plant (Pantex). Today, Pantex continues
to fabricate high explosives and assemble
nuclear weapons. The principal operations at
this site, however, are the dismantling of
retired nuclear weapons and the maintenance of
the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. Pantex,
which is operated by DOE's Office of Defense
Programs, is the only facility in the United
States that performs these operations.
Throughout the course of its operations, the
potential for beryllium exposure existed at this
site, due to beryllium use, residual
contamination, and decontamination activities.
In 1951, AEC and AEC contractor personnel conducted tests at Sutton, Steele, and Steele, Inc. which were aimed at devising means of recovering uranium from low grade wastes and residues. The tests were to determine the feasibility of separating fused dolomite from magnesium fluoride slag and uranium. In 1959, National Lead of Ohio (Fernald) personnel evaluated Sutton, Steele, and Steele's dry tabling equipment for the separation of normal uranium shot.
Texas City Chemicals
produced uranium by recovery of U3O8 from a
phosphate fertilizer production plant. The AEC
contracted with Texas City Chemicals for the
recovery of uranium which was ultimately used in
weapons production.
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.
This uranium mill was operated from 191 to 1973 and then some processing of the tailings was performed between 1978 and 1982. These milling operations are covered under the auspices of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and are not separately covered under EEOICPA. However, DOE environmental remediation contractors performed remediation under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (Public Law 95-604) at the Uranium Mill in Falls City from January 1992 through June 1994. DOE and DOE contractor employees who performed this remediation are covered under EEOICPA.