Philadelphia Naval Yard-Deleted
Location
4747 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Naval Yard has been delisted and is no longer a covered EEOICPA facility. In 1944, the Navy built a thermal diffusion pilot plant using concentric hot and cold pipes at the Philadelphia Naval Yard. The S-50 plant at Oak Ridge was a large-scale version of this plant. A large quantity of uranium hexafluoride was processed at this site.
Type of Facility
- Previously Atomic Weapons Employer
Covered by EEOICPA
- Previously Part B
EEOICPA Covered Years
- Previously covered 1944-1945
Work for
- Oak Ridge S-50 Plant
DOL
- Final Circular: 07-05 De-listing of three AWEs
- Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
- Ombudsman’s Office
- Resource Center
Other Resources
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