General Electric Vallecitos Information
Location
6705 Vallecitos Road
Pleasanton, California
In 1958, General Electric constructed four hot cells for postirradiation examination of uranium fuel and irradiated reactor components. The U.S. Government’s involvement (through the Atomic Energy Commission and later, the Department of Energy) was limited to a single hot cell, Hot Cell No. 4. Between 1965 and 1967, Hot Cell No. 4 was decontaminated, equipped with a stainless steel liner to contain plutonium, and dedicated to the study of mixed oxide fuel rods in support of the Atomic Energy Commission’s fast breeder reactor development programs. In 1978, Hot Cell No. 4 was placed on standby; it was used by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for six months in 1981 and 1982.
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.
Type of Facility
- Atomic Weapons Employer
- Department of Energy
Covered by EEOICPA
- Part B (AWE)
- Part B and Part E (DOE)
EEOICPA Covered Years
- 1958-1978 (AWE)
- 1981-1982 (AWE)
- 1979-1980 (residual radiation)
- 1983-1997 (residual radiation)
- 1998-June 7, 2010 (remediation)
Contractors
- American Smelting and Refining Company (1955-1956)
- Lucius Pitkin, Inc. (1956-1957)
Did work for:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
DOE
DOL
- Tracking your DOL Claim Status
- Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
- Ombudsman’s Office
- Resource Center
- DOL Case and Claim Statistics
- Site Exposure Matrix
NIOSH
- FAQs About Your Case
- Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
- AWE Site Wide Documents
- NIOSH Case Statistics
Other Resources
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