Aliquippa Forge Information
Location
100 First Street
Alquippa, Pennsylvania
In the late 1940s, Aliquippa Forge (previously Vulcan Crucible) was a supplier of rolled uranium rods used in Hanford’s reactors. The AEC operated a rolling mill, two furnaces and cutting and extrusion equipment at Vulcan. Work at the site ended in 1950. This site was designated as part of the Formerly Utilized Site Remediation Action Program (FUSRAP) in 1983 and remediation work took place was in 1988 and again in 1993-1994. This work was performed under the Bechtel National Inc. umbrella contract for DOE site environmental remediation.
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
- Vulcan Crucible Steel Company
- Universal Cyclops, Incorporated
Type of Facility
- Atomic Weapons Employer
- Department of Energy
Covered by EEOICPA
- Part B (AWE)
- Part B and Part E (DOE)
EEOICPA Covered Years
- 1947-1950 (AWE)
- 1951-1987 (residual radiation)
- 1989-1992 (residual radiation)
- 1988 (DOE)
- 1993-1994 (remediation)
Contractors
- 1988 Bechtel National
- 1993-1994 Bechtel National
Did work for:
- Hanford
DOE
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
NIOSH
- FAQs About Your Case
- Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
- AWE Site Wide Documents
- NIOSH Case Statistics
Other Resources
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