C. H. Schnorr Information

Location

644 Garfield Street

Springdale, Pennsylvania

In 1943, C.H. Schnorr & Company began providing metal fabrication services in support of Manhattan Engineer District (MED) operations. C.H. Schnorr machined extruded uranium for the Hanford Pile Project. Operations may have continued until 1951 when the building was sold.
Although this site was designated for the Formerly Utilized Site Remediation Action Program (FUSRAP) in 1992, the only year in which remediation work was performed was 1994.

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

  • Conviber
  • Premier Manufacturing

Type of Facility

  • Atomic Weapons Employer
  • Department of Energy

Covered by EEOICPA

  • Part B (AWE)
  • Part B and Part E (DOE)

EEOICPA Covered Years

  • 1943-1951
  • 1952-1993 (residual radiation)
  • 1994 (remediation)

Did work for:

  • Hanford

DOE

DOL

NIOSH

Other Resources

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