Falls City Uranium Mill
Location
Falls City, Texax
This uranium mill was operated from 191 to 1973 and then some processing of the tailings was performed between 1978 and 1982. These milling operations are covered under the auspices of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and are not separately covered under EEOICPA. However, DOE environmental remediation contractors performed remediation under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (Public Law 95-604) at the Uranium Mill in Falls City from January 1992 through June 1994. DOE and DOE contractor employees who performed this remediation are covered under EEOICPA.
Type of Facility
- Department of Energy
Covered by EEOICPA
- Part B and Part E
EEOICPA Covered Years
- January 1992-June 1994 (remediation)
DOE
DOL
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- Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
- Ombudsman’s Office
- Resource Center
- Site Exposure Matrix
- Circular 12-05: Employment at 17 new facilities is now covered under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) and additional years of employment have been added at three facilities
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