Penn Salt Company Information

Location

Philadelphia/Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Salt experimented with samples of fluoride containing byproducts from AEC operations to determine if they could be used for hydrogen fluoride production or to extract uranium from the material. Penn Salt was licensed to receive scrap from AEC operations.

Alternative Names

  • Pennsylvania Salt Company

Type of Facility

  • Atomic Weapons Employer

Covered by EEOICPA

  • Part B

EEOICPA Covered Years

  • 1953-1956

DOE

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