Kellex/Pierpont Information

In 1943, the M.W. Kellogg Company established the Kellex Corporation to design and construct the first gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment facility, the K-25 Plant, in Oak Ridge TN. This work was conducted under contract to the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) and later to the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). In the 1940s and early 1950s, Kellex conducted research and development on fuel reprocessing and component testing using uranium hexafluoride, and uranium processing and recovery techniques. In 1951, the Vitro Corporation of America assumed all the rights and obligations of the Kellex Corporation. In 1953, Kellex discontinued all AEC contract work at the Kellex/Pierpont site.

Remediation activities under the Formerly Utilized Site Remediation Action Program (FUSRAP) occurred in 1979 and 1980 by Tobar Construction and Envirosphere Co.. The cleanup was certified in 1983.
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 Names

• Vitro Corporation of America
• Kellex Corporation

Type of Facility

• Atomic Weapons Employer
• Department of Energy

Covered by EEOICPA

• Part B
• Part B and Part E

EEOICPA Covered Years

• 1943-1953 (AWE)
• 1954-1978 (residual radiation)
• 1981-1983 (residual radiation)
• 1979-1980 (DOE-remediation)

Did work for:

• K-25

DOE

• DOE Facility List by Name
• Legacy Management

DOL

• Tracking your DOL Claim Status
• Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
• Ombudsman’s Office
• Resource Center
• DOL Case and Claim Statistics
• Site Exposure Matrix
• Approved Special Exposure Cohorts
• Bulletin 08-36: Kellex/Pierpont SEC Class

NIOSH

• FAQs About Your Case
• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
• AWE Site Wide Documents
• NIOSH Case Statistics
• Special Exposure Cohort Status Table
  • Petition 100: “All Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) employees who worked at the Kellex/Pierpont facility in Jersey City, New Jersey, from January 1, 1943, through December 31, 1953, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days occurring either solely under this employment or in combination with other work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort.”
• Work Site Information