LocationTonawanda

East Park and Woodward

Tonawanda, New York

Alternative Names

  • Tonawanda Laboratory (AWE portion of the plant)
  • Linde Air
  • Praxair
  • Linde Air Products Division of Union Carbide Corporation
  • Uranium Refinery, Linde Site
  • Buildings 30,31,37 and 38 of the Linde Ceramics Plant

Type of Facility

  • Atomic Weapons Employer
  • Department of Energy

Covered by EEOICPA

  • Part B
  • Part B and Part E

EEOICPA Covered Years

  • November 16,1942-1953 (AWE, DOE )
  • 1954-1987 (residual radiation)
  • 1993-1995 (residual radiation)
  • 1997-March 1, 2011 (residual radiation)
  • 1988-1992 (DOE)
  • 1996 (DOE-remediation)

Contract Number

  •  W-7405-ENG-26

DOE

DOL

NIOSH

  • Tracking your NIOSH Case Status
  • Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
  • AWE Site Wide Documents
  • NIOSH Case Statistics
  • Special Exposure Cohort Status Table
    • Petition 044: "Atomic Weapons Employees who worked at the Linde Ceramics Plant from October 1, 1942 through October 31, 1947 and who were employed for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, either solely under this employment or in combination with work days within the parameters (excluding aggregate work day requirements) established for other classes of employees in the SEC."
    • Petition 107, 112, 127: "All Atomic Weapons Employees who worked at the Linde Ceramics Plant in Tonawanda, New York, from January 1, 1954 through December 31, 1969, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort."
    • Petition 154: "All Atomic Weapons Employees who worked in any area at the Linde Ceramics Plant in Tonawanda, New York, from November 1, 1947, 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 work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees included in the SEC."
  • Work Site Information

Other Resources

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