Du Pont Deepwater Works Information about Facility
Location
Deepwater, New Jersey
In the 1940s, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company (DuPont) produced uranium products and conducted research on uranium hexafluoride. These activities were conducted first for the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), and later under contract to the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). DuPont also developed processes to convert uranium dioxide to uranium hexafluoride, and produced uranium oxide and uranium metal which was used to fuel the CP-1 reactor at the University of Chicago. After completion of these activities, the AEC conducted limited decontamination and released the site to DuPont for reuse. DuPont currently operates a chemical plant at this site.
Although DuPont Deepwater Works was designated as part of the Department of Energy’s Formerly Utilized Site Remediation Action Program (FUSRAP) in 1980, the only year in which actual remediation was performed under contract to the DOE was 1996. There was decontamination performed in 1997, but this did not involve the Department of Energy.
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
- E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
- Dyeworks-Carney’s Point
- Deepwater Dyeworks
- Chambers Chemical and Dye Work
Type of Facility
- Atomic Weapons Employer
- Department of Energy
Covered by EEOICPA
- Part B (AWE)
- Part B and Part E (DOE)
EEOICPA Covered Years
- 1942-1949 (AWE)
- 1950-1995 (residual radiation)
- 1997-March 1, 2011 (residual radiation)
- 1996 (SOE-remediation)
Did work for:
- University of Chicago
DOE
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