Carboloy Company

Carboloy Company Location 27555 College Park Drive Detroit, Michigan In 1956, the Carboloy Company conducted operations to turn down the outer diameter of uranium slugs. Alternative Names  General Electric Metallurgical Products Department Type of Facility Atomic...

Brush Beryllium

Brush Beryllium Location Detroit, Michigan   The Brush Beryllium Company in Detroit, MI, was one of several companies that rolled or extruded uranium rods for Hanford reactor fuel in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In 1950, Hanford began making rolled uranium rods...

Bridgeport Brass

Bridgeport Brass Location Hess Street Adrian, Michigan Starting on May 25, 1954, the Bridgeport Brass Company had a contract with the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to operate the extrusion plant designated here as the Adrian Facility, which was located at 1450 E....

Baker-Perkins Company

Baker-Perkins Company Location Saginaw, Michigan On May 14-18 1956, Baker-Perkins performed a test of their mixing equipment for National Lead Company of Ohio (Fernald). The tests involved mixing uranium trioxide (orange oxide) with water and kneading the mixture with...

AC Sparkplug

AC Sparkplug Location Flint, Michigan   AC Spark Plug performed beryllium work for the AEC. Records indicate that approximately 10 men worked with beryllium at this location in 1947. Information about AC Spark Plug is found in health hazard surveys, shipping reports...