Monticello Uranium Mill Information

The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)–-owned processing mill at Monticello recovered uranium and vanadium from AEC-furnished ore.. The Galigher Company was contracted to redesign an existing mill at that location after the AEC purchased it from the War Assets Administration in 1948. Galigher became the Management and Operations (M&O) contractor for the redesigned mill in August 1949. The National Lead Company, Inc., assumed responsibility for mill management and operations on April 1, 1956. The AEC shut down the mill and began decommissioning activities in 1960.

Additionally, from 1983 through 2000, DOE environmental remediation contractors performed environmental remediation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) at the Uranium Mill in Monticello. 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

• 1948-June 2000

Contractors

• 1948-1956 Galigher Company
• 1956-1960National Lead Company, Inc.
• May1959 – July 1975 Lucius Pitkin, Inc.
• July 1975 – September 1986 Bendix Field Engineering Corporation
• October 1986 – September 1987 UNC Technical Services, Inc.
• October 1987 – August 1990 UNC Geotech, Inc.
•  August 1990 – November 1993 Chem-Nuclear Geotech, Inc.
• November 1993 – September 1996RUST Geotech, Inc.
• September 1995 – February 2000 OHM Corporation
• September 1996 – June 2000 MACTEC Environmental Restoration Services

DOE

• CERCLA
• DOE Facility List by Name
• FUSRAP Considered Site
• Legacy Management
• Legacy Management Documents

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
• 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

EPA

• Site Narrative
• Superfund Site

NIOSH

• FAQs About Your Case
• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
• NIOSH Case Statistics

Other Resources

• BTComp Contractor/Subcontractor Database
• Waste Lands-America’s Forgotten Nuclear Legacy Database