McKinney Tool and Manufacturing
Location
414 Meadow Street Waterbury, Connecticut
Between May and August of 1944, McKinney Tool & Manufacturing of Cleveland, Ohio, turned and ground unbonded slugs to provide fuel for the first nuclear reactors, including the three Chicago piles; the Oak Ridge X-10 reactor; and the Hanford B, D, and F production reactors and 305 test pile.
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
- Parker Rust Proof
- Meister-matic Incorporated
- KC & F
Type of Facility
- Atomic Weapons Employer
Covered by EEOICPA
- Part B
EEOICPA Covered Years
- 1944 (AWE)
- 1945-1981 (residual radiation)
Did work for:
- University of Chicago
- Oak Ridge X-10 reactor
- Hanford B, D, F reactors, 205 test pile
DOE
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- AWE Site Wide Documents
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