Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA)Information
Location
Garwood, New Jersey
Under subcontract to the Metallurgical Laboratory (University of Chicago), the Garwood facility manufactured casting dies and used them to cast uranium slugs. This work was conducted intermittently between July and November of 1944.
Type of Facility
- Atomic Weapons Employer
Covered by EEOICPA
- Part B
EEOICPA Covered Years
- 1944
Did work for:
- Metallurgical Laboratory
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