Brookhaven National Laboratory Information

Location

Upton, New York

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is the former site of a U.S. Army installation (Camp Upton) and has been involved in research and development activities in support of the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies since 1947. BNL’s facilities conduct basic and applied research in high energy and nuclear physics and in other areas of science.

Throughout the course of its operations, the potential for beryllium exposure existed at this site, due to beryllium use, residual contamination, and decontamination activities.

Alternative Names

  • BNL
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory Buildings 353, 354, 467, 468

Type of Facility

  • Department of Energy

Covered by EEOICPA

  • Part B and Part E

EEOICPA Covered Years

  • 1947-Present

Contractors

  • 1998-Present Brookhaven Science Association (Battelle Memorial Institute and State University of New York at Stony Brook)
  • 1947-1998 Associated Universities, Incorporated

Contractor Numbers

  • AT(30-2)-GEN-16
  • AC02-76CH00016
  • DE-AC02-98CH10886
  • EY-76-C-02-0016
  • AC02-76CH00016

DOE

DOL

EPA

NIOSH

  • Tracking your NIOSH Case Status
  • Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
  • NIOSH Case Statistics
  • Special Exposure Cohort Status Table
    • Petition 113: “All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, from January 1, 1947 to December 31, 1979, 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 196: “All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, from January 1, 1980 through December 31, 1993, 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 Special Exposure Cohort.”
  • Work Site Information

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