Podbeilniac Corporation Information
Location
5200 Cottage Grove Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
In 1957, National Lead Company of Ohio (Fernald) used equipment at the Podbeilniac Corp. to conduct an extraction experiment using uranium in solution. NLO later traveled to the site to oversee the decontamination of equipment used in the experiment.
Alternative Names
- Capitol Associates
Type of Facility
- Atomic Weapons Employer
Covered by EEOICPA
- Part B
EEOICPA Covered Years
- 1957
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- Fernald
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